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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1879
Page
3
A flotilla of items covers harbor work and street repairs in Ashtabula. Reports describe harbor improvement plans, land purchases, and damages, plus council votes and bids. Notices include public works results, fire and water projects, and local civic events.
Local page recounts long past marriages and families the Bar ton son Sumner and A M Bar episodes at a lake event a cave in of a man’s tooth and nearby illness in Ashtabula township with an oldest dying and a single child a girl. It also mentions a Kingsville resident criticizing a contributor and a Flower Queen cantata by Presbyterian ladies drawing praise and plans to stage elsewhere.
Edy Saybrook notes handwork by two tramps on the Fourth amid harvest progress and a family incident. Rev. S. W. Streeter and wife visit Wayne, with hopes locals show kindness at their new home. An annual Saybrook gathering at Congregational Church is planned for Sunday night July 19 with officers to be elected. A land purchase project for Sunday School assemblies led by Rev. Nutting and others aims to raise funds and acquire land at Red Creek for meetings.
Local notes describe a blaze at the Eliza and Mary Root residence in Austi center. The fire destroyed the house and belongings. the cause remains unknown. The article also mentions property values, new livestock, and a retired traveler returning from New York with reflections on local geology and lake shoreline history.
The Hartsgrove column records a long public speech by Hon. S. Sherma touching human rights and governance, with remarks from Pacbones and others. It includes exchanges from Jefferson Sentinel and notes on New Lyme's Deming Seminary opening, local store ads, and upcoming school term plans in Ashtabula county.
Advertisement-style note lists varyingly priced geraniums and plants, promising low grocery and provision line prices at Hiddell's ALK, Thurber & Co drag store. Mentions products like Bantan preparation for hair and itching warp remedies, with scattered figures and brand names.
Mr H. promotes the Eureka wind mill and Arnold's Hay Carrier for W Babcock & Co with sales efforts aiming at orders. The column also recounts local events including a Fourth of July celebration, crowd turnout, and speech by Hon. Mr. Northway. Weather and crop notes mention rain relief and improving condition in the south.
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