Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-04

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clothes taking qro.
Some one took advantage Of the ai.
tention NJ those in attendance at Newber.
rys drug store, on decoration dny, 10 steal
his way TO the money drawer and liit
thereirom the sum of Sl5.
Frequent showers Of late have done
much Tor crops and vegetation generally.
Everything is full Of promise-booming,
and the season promises to be one Of the
most prolific and abundant.
Bricks have been so scarce in town,
Notwithstanding the third yard has been
started this spring, that the progress Of
building has been mpeded. Besides three
brick kilns we have two lime hlns.
Attention is directed to the advertise.
ment on the Sth page Of this paper Of II.
W. Simons' "Major Gold Dust" He is
a fine horse and may be seen on Tuesdays
at stable on Ann street near Prospect
Belle, the oldest daughter Of VIM. G.
Haskell, fell into the ditch near Mr.. J, w.
Collins residence on Prospect stu eet, last
Wednesday evening, and suffered a fract.
ure and dislocation of the left arm at the
elbow
Census enumerators, when they hap
pen along about meal time are not enti-
tied to strawberry shortcake, and it may
be hazardous to ask some of those lean,
hungry fellows to take Il seat at the table
anyway.
Judge Sherman has n set Of cut stone
in preparation for steps from his front
walk, and tagging between the steps and
the porch, with a line Of tagging from
the front to the rear door. Beer has the
contract.
The usual exercises and observances
Of respect to the patriotic dead, took place
on Saturday last Oratorical illusions
were made on Sunday in the pulpit by the
pastor of the Methodist church-Rev Mr..
Yingling.
We may bid adieu to lake fish-except
such as are caught with hook-until the
first Of Superintendent being the law.
Scruples therefore, about Sunday angling,
may stand in the way of our quantum of
brain pabulum.
Mr.. II. L. Morrison has purchased the
Tombes lot at the Harbor, upon which he
will move the O'Neill store. He has also
made arrangements to build dock 80
feet long on the water front of this lot, on
the new channel line.
Mr. Elias Thompson, an employee in
the shaft and pole works of A g. Snyder &
Son, lost all of the fingers on his right
hand yesterday morning while adjusting "A
double suriacing planer. Drs. Eames and
Case dressed the injured hand.
John Granger is doing some very
thorough cultivation of the soil about his
premises. Mr. G. shows himself to be no
stranger to good husbandry. That's all
well enough, but then, it will never an
swer as reliance for perpetuating his
name.
"A note from Clarance Richardson
with Hilliard & Demotts Great Pacific cir
Gus, way up in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
says the company are meeting with good
success through the west, and the boys
from this section are happy and in fine
spirits.
Il, W. Smith is also large village
land holder. He will not range much be-
low the same figure. But then, there are
so many who can probably count mp their
hundreds of acres within the corporation,
that it would require quite list to recount
them all.
The ingenuity of man deprived of
his liberty, to regain it, is beyond thought.
In looking at the Jail at the Hub. no one
it seems-would ever think of breaking in
or out; and yet an attempt was made last
week by one or more of the twelve prison
ers, to get out.
e. j. Carroll, of Ashtabula, a brake.
man at the L. S. & NJ. S. upper yard, was
seriously injured last week Friday night,
coupling coal cars. His right hand was
mashed, and a collar bone and several ribs
broken. He is, however, doing well now
and will soon be at work again.
There is a toy pistol in popular use,
which, though supposed to be harmless,
is every once in a while wounding some
what seriously the children who use them.
Ollie, the youngest son of II. j. Topky,
had the wadding of cartridge blown into
his hand the other day, lacerating it bad
ly.
Mr.. A. Morrison of Cedar Falls, Iowa
has been exhibiting on our streets during
the past week, one OF Pierce & Morrison's
steamers for cooking food for cattle. II
is an article that every stock raiser should
possess. Further information may bt
obtained at the store of Geo. c. Hubbard
& Co.
The proposed route for the removal oI
the O'Neill store at the Harbor, we learn
ed on Thursday last, was to take the road
by Halls block, and then cross the marsf
between Halls block and the buildings OIL
Paine's corner, northerly to its new loea
tion north and west of Humphreys lin,
kiln lot.
The potato bug puts in his regular an
nual appearance with about his accustom
ed plentifulness. Those who have beer
industrious in picking off the old stool
which hibernate in the soil and appear witt
the potatoes for the single purpose of prol