Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-30

restraining Of lntemperanee' we SLY couH
US in.
%. A. Rockwell, Of KIngsville, suffered
the greatest loss Of any Of our sheep raiser
in the county, from depredatiOns Of dogs
He was allowed SIS at the last meeting oi
the Commissioners. The whole amount al
lowed in the county was something ovel
1886.
The wood working manufactures o.
Ashtabula are being troubled over the
scarcity of stock. Should the open win.
ter continue, little or no logging viii be
done and the result viii bea serious detri
ment to the business interests of these
manufactures.
Our ambitious neighbOrs of the Hui
are hardly satisfied with the progress oI
their village in their new town house and
school house, but are now reaching out af.
ter $4,000 brick hotel, just for the pur.
pose Of gratifying their ambition and hurt
ing our feelings.
One of our physicians reports 81 case:
OF births in his practice during the veal
1879; Of this number "a we're males and Is
females. Another physician reports 4a
cases, Of which 81 we're males and % fe-
males. Certainly the population of Ash
tabula is increasing.
We see that our friend of the Sentinel
persists in chasing the Jay, the Yellow
Hammer and the crow among the migra-
tory birds, 50 that our schooling of him
seems to 60 for nOthing-lostl II he con-
tinues in such contumacy, We shall be
obliged to let him go his gait.
The A & P. Co.'S docks are nearly
cleared Of ore and the shipments to the
furnaces Is light, being about 300 tons
per day. 1t is expected at the present
rate Of shipping, the ore will be entirely
cleared from the docks by April 1st. a
greatly increased ore trade is anticipated
for the coming season.
-Dan-the Cincinnatus Of Saybrook-
reminds Us Of our Indebtedness to him for
official advancement, and therefore thinks
that his influence might be equally success
ful in bringing Hon. EG. Fitch out for
Congress. Pshawl the fellow don't seem
to know that be is, in this latter case, get
ting little beyond his depth.
Tonight meeting of the Court Of
Discipline of the Ashtabula Light ARTILLERY
will be held, TO take action on the cases Of
its delinquent members. 1t is supposed
legal notice has been served on all members
interested, and those who fail to appear
and repent for their wrong doings may ex-
pect to see the State military law put to a
test at an early day.
Within the past six months the price
of good print paper, such as we use for
the TELEGRAPH, has advanced about 70
per cent. News papers are now about the
cheapest things that are made in the coun-
try. The subscription to cheap weeklies,
however large, does not pay the cost of
producing them. Without advertisements
they could not live.
The result of the notice published by
Capt. Faulkner in last weeks TELEGRAPH.
for all the members of the Ashtabula Light
Guards to report at the armory for drill has
met with an encouraging response. At the
meeting Of last Monday evening there were
about thirty members present, and still
larger attendance is anticipated for the fu-
ture.
The Grand Army Encampment in
Cleveland last week, scattered its favors
around this county quite generally-Sam-
uel Mccullough Of Austinburg, was elected
Vice JUNIOR Commander; J. G. Palmer OF
Conneaut, Medical Director; NJ. D. Town
send of COnneaut, Chaplain; and E. F.
Mason of jefferson, one of the members Of
the Council of Administration, of the
State organization.
On the 18th inst, two children-Alice
and Albert-aged and 4 years. children
of Mr.. Albert Wilson, of Chatham, Onta-
rio, were burned to death, by playing with
matches in a small stable. The fire was
so rapid in its progress that it was envelop-
ed in flames before it was known, certainly,
that the children were in the stable. Mrs.
Wilson, the mother Of the children, is the
sister of Mrs. Ross, of this place.
Charley Fobes. took a short cut from
ROckwelPs corners through the gulf, on
Sunday morning last and found things
somewhat alarming, as the bottom began
to drop out, little on the hither side of
the bridge. When the team went in to their
gambrel joints and the hubs of the wagon,
he began to question whether he could pull
through, and now as be thinks of his es-
cape, he wonders what makes 1t so soft.
Mr. Geo. Hall is to start new brick
yard on L. W. Smiths property on Lake
street near the overhead bridge: With
three manufactures of this kind in town ii
is quite probable that bricks will be cheap
er than heretofore and consequently more
generally used for building purposes this
summer. Owing TO the open winter but
little logging has been done in the lumber
ing regiOus, and the supply viii be light
and prices high.
-Yiek's Floral Guide is work ofex.
quisite taste and beauty. 1t contains 100
pages and perhaps 500 illustrations. The
paper and execution throughout carnes Ihe
same harmony and refinement. It is an
ornament to the center table and its sweet
face reflects pleasure. Think Of getting
such work for five cents a number
monthly-and eolored plate of great rich
ness and beauty in addition. James Wick,
Rochester, n. Y
The Mahoning and Valley railroads
have completed arrangements for a new
union depot in Cleveland. These roads
have joined together in purchasing the LOT
of land bounded by South Water, James
and Merwin streets, and on the west side
by the line of the old Ohio canal, Nearly
every road entering the city is to have q
representation in the proposed depot, which,
it is stated, will be begun early in the
spring, and be rapidly pushed to completion.
Invitations are out for the third and
F5st party this season Of Protection Engine
and Hose Co., which occurs next week Fri.
day evening at Haskell's hall. Those who