Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-27
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday Morning, Aug, 27, 1880.
LOCAL NEWS.

-Forepaughs circus is to exhibit at
Warren, Sept, 7th
The fall term OF the Ashtabula Public
Schools commences on Monday, Septem-
Der 9th.
-Messrs Hubbard & Strader have gone
into the phosphate business. See udyer-
lisement.
--Scovilles cornet baud will furnish
the music at the encampment of the Tenth
Regiment.
The L. S. & NJ. S. pay car unloaded
part OF its valuable cargo at Ashtabula
last Wednesday.
There were twenty-one vessels of all
classes in the harbor last Wednesday, and
business was booming.
The train men on the passenger trains
of the A. & P. R'y., wear white canvas
caps, similar to the main line.
AN excursion train will probably be
run over the A. & P. R'y, during one of
the days of the encampment Of the 10th
regiment.
There were no services at the Congre.
gational church on Sunday evening last
the pastor taking little respite during
the warm season.
-Seoyille's cornet band made some
excellent music in the North Park last
Tuesday evening, These open air con.
cerIs are duly appreciated by all lovers of
good music.
The longest telephone line in town is
ore from the residence of Mr.. George B.
Raser on Bunker Hill to his office at the
A. & p depot at the Harbor, distance of
nearly five miles.
The A. &. P. R'y. Co., are now en-
ploying about 200 men on their docks at
the Harbor and the orders for ore are
coming in faster than the cars can be pro-
cured to fill them.
The Ashtabula Light Guards and
Ju, emile Band are to give series of three
daomrs, at the armOry during the encamp-
ment, probably on the evening of Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of next week
The prospect OF full gathering of
Pioneers aud old people at the Hub, Sept.
8, is very encouraging. The incepient
steps taken at jefferson on Monday
last, together with all others in the
way of preparation, will find place in the
TELEGRAPH.
-"Gertrude's" letter from North Kings
willie came little late-Thursday morn.
ing-for insertion, especially as the main
subject had been alluded to in another.
The other items are given. We shall be
pleased to hear from the writer-as in
timated-at any other time.
The dredge Hercules was engaged
last Tuesday in pulling up twenty eight
piles that formed point to the front of
the new dock of the Ashtabula Loan AS.
sociation's. The dock line will be carried
back about eight feet at this point, max.
ing the river that much wider.
- The old and reliable dry goods and
carpet store of L. P. Collins is occupying
a liberal amount of our advertising space
this week in announcing the closing out of
the entire stock at cost. Mr.. Collins
means business, and all close buyers
should avail themselves ofhis low prices.
The Blakeslee brothers began work
upon the "Pope's nose" last week. at the
Gulf, and showed that they mean business.
A few six feet blasts left an impression.
The rock, however, is pretty hard and sol.
id, and there are about LOO yards-by
survey-to be removed. The rate per yard
is 3415 cents
Mr.. S. B. Wheeler, Of Union City, is
among the callers at the TELEGRAPH office
the present week. Wheeler is doing "A good
business, but the highest benefit of his
removal from Ashtabua is the regaining
OF the health OF Mrs. W., who left Ashta-
bula on her bed, aud is now in the enjoy
ment of sound health.
"A flag staff has been erected over the
residence OF ex-Mayor Morrison, from
which floats a Weaver & Chambers
streamer. This is the only Greenback flag
in town. Now # Brother Castle, or some
other apostle of temperance, will unfurl a
Dow & Thompson flag all the Presidential
candidates will be represented.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
1875 guests in attendance at the wedding
of Miss Louise Porter, of Painesville, to
Mr.. Fred Smith, Of Elyria, were taken
sick, probably from something in the ie-
freshments, and between the hours of 10
and O'Clock in the morning there was
lively time sending for doctors. The diff
fculty was in the bowels, from which,
however, all recovered.