Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-09

ringing The bells, rung ont the FIRE alarm,
and officer Rennick gave them short
time In the lookup.
The Ashtabula gillnct fishermen
have LEFT Eric, and now make their head.
quarters just below Conneaut In Pennsyl-
vania waters The cntch Is said N be ox
ccllcut and the fishing laws Of Pennsylva-
mia more favorable
Our Board Of Health is not pushing
things much in the way oi sanitary re-
form. The energy shown in this step at
the outset has rather oozed out. Is IL not
about time to renew the effort, II renewal
is to be the order oftbings?
The wheat crop, which has been Of
such unusual excellence as to call out nu-
rnerous emcomiums being now nearly gath
eredS must give place to the oat crop,
which could hardly be surpassed in lis
luxuriant and abundant promise.
Providence faYors us with the best Of
harvest weather and offers the opportunity
for garnering the crops jn the best possible
condition. Their excellence, abundance,
aud consequent cheapness. bring the as
suranoe OF mans fulness and plenty.
For energy aud fidelity, the Blakeslee
brothers may be relied upon at all times.
The contract taken by them to make the
I'll on the Plymouth side Of the gulf road,
has been finished and cepted--giYing as
we understand, satisfaction all around
Brake & Co. are making commenda-
ble progress with the tool factory building
An addition equal to the rolling mill
building has been carried out from the
north end of one story in height and the
walls are nearly up to the main building.
"A runaway Of Fassett Bros. team on
Friday last, from Ed Pierce's place on
North Ridge, being left without hitching,
crossing the railroad and bringing up in
Main street knocking off the thills and
turning the wagon over. But little dam
age.
We have to record the marriage on
Thursday morning last, of our popular
young friend and Deputy Sheriff, B. W.
Baldwin, to Miss Kate, daughter of Hon.
N, E. French, both of Jefferson. Our best
wishes, of course, are with the happy
pair
Our printers in the last article of
"Aslnabula," made the writer use the term
erich friends" ;" instead of "outside friends, -
as written The change required little
ingenuity on the part of our printers but
then no more, perhaps, than our boys are
equal to.
The following officers Of Western Re
serve Lolge, l. o. o. f. were installed last
week: DR.. l.. B. Bartlett, n. G.; George
Palmer, Sec'y; W. J. Sherwood, Wardeni
G. L. Lewis, Conductor; l.. Savage, r. S.
A, Abee, L. s.; N. j, Strong, l. G,i
Thos. Holmes, o. G.
Miss Sarah Alvord is on a visit Ia
Ashtabula friends, and making head
quarters with Mrs. X. Mckenzie. Mis-.
A. still resides with her sister, Mrs. Man
chester, in N. York, following her pur
suit of painting and sculpture, with repu.
tation and remunerative results. .
Our reporter Of the Hanna-Topky
nuptials, gave the credit to Storhs, Harri
son & Co. of the floral display-especially
the marriage bell. We are reminded that
this beautiful piece of floral manipulation,
was from the Simmons gardens, at Madi-
son, and we are glad to give the palm
where due
The new cotton, rubber.lined fire
hose that was purchased this spring by the
Council, of Peck & Bemis, Cleveland, was
tested last Wednesday and proved to be q
poor investment. One section burst, and
nearly every coupling leaked water. The
village has 600 feet Of this hose, which
cost $412.sO.
Mr.. Henry H. Hunt, express messen
ger on Ashtabula s. Oil City route, started
last Monday for months absence il
Michigan. He expects to visit Hon. O
G. Griifey OF Negaunee, formerly edito
of Che Ashtabula Citizen, before his re
turn VIM. c. Baird takes his "run" dur
ing his absence
Mr. Amos Fisk, we learn, is doing
well, and contemplating roturn home
He spent fortnight at Holland Patent
and since has been with his sister Mrs
Silby, at WILLIAMSON, some 20 miles eas
nf ROchpstpr-Ona of thp finest sections n
the state The continuance of his visit i
advised by home friends.
Mr.. Frank Mckenzie expects to hav
, his job of lengthening the old bridge an,
preparing the new approach completed
in about two weeks. His contracts 70
, pile driving have been considerably re
tarded by the difficulty in procuring
teams The price now paid for team
has been advanced to $3.50 per day.
The wants of the Congregations
r church in the way of spire, has been sub
mitted to Mr.. Architect Hurd of Cleve
land, and design has been prepared an,
q sent down for approval We understan
that the deficiency will be made good with
3 out much delay, but on a somewhat dii
= ferent plan than that OF the first spire.
e The post office department has relC
e the contract for carrying the mails be
tween the village and the railroad stations
to j. S. Fuller, who had the old cOntrac
The rate of compensation is much reduC