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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1878
Page
3
The community discusses harbor improvement, riverfront landscaping, and fund-raising for a commemorative project at the cemetery area. Citizens consider a festival and additional gifts to enhance the grounds as a dignified public space. A capsizing incident near the lake ends safely thanks to a tugboat rescue.
The signals and apparatus for the Ash tabala Signal Station arrived and will be ready for business tomorrow. A red flag danger signal by day and a red light by night will be displayed from Hall's clock at the Harbor. Signal officer W. C. Nettleton must stay on duty until midnight and will telegraph orders to the Cleveland office.
The City of Detroit steamed out at 12 43 on Last Thursday with 900 excursionists aboard from Ashtabula and nearby. The day was warm and the group enjoyed the lake bank groves with refreshment tables. After arriving at 1 40 pm the boat took on about 600 more excursionists from the south and stayed out over an hour and a half. Passengers praised the voyage and officers as gentlemanly. The return trip left about five o clock amid forecasts of a stormy passage but the trip was a grand success with more to come.
A report from Ashtabula covers Miss Mary Markham’s fatal stair accident at Dr. Hubbard’s office, surrounding town events, council actions, harbor improvements, and a public meeting plan. It notes public works, land valuations, and the push to widen and deepen the harbor with debates over cost sharing and tax assessments.
A pleasant social event last evening at the Stockwell House celebrated the wedding of C. B. Chamberlain to a well known Isslie missioner. Friends and fellow workers from Williams Brothers hosted an informal reception with dancing refreshments and a gift inscription. The event was a fitting compliment to the bride and groom and well received by the town.
Real estate transfers listed for week ending July 18 1878 include Aswrasota O H Calaway and L C Thayer to J Russell Hurd Jr for unknown acres at 800 dollars. Other transfers include E J Laughlin to William I P White 3 acres for 600 dollars, N Knapp to Harmon Knapp 1 acre for 500 dollars, A Moses to Alonzo Moses 20 acres for 2500 dollars, H B Dean to P A Moses 0.1 acre for 1355 dollars, P A Moses to Alonzo Moses 123 acres for 1000 dollars, and Olive S Brockway 100 acres from P R Miller and wife for 100 dollars. Also 1 acre from Heman Mayer to Margaret A Downs for 50 dollars, Orlando P Fobes 0 acres for 200 dollars, administrator of John Stewart estate to Adeline Stewart Lenox and Dorset 70 acres for 540 dollars, L Holmes to Daniel Mahony 16 rods for 50 dollars. The County News notes news items: 12 year old drowned in Grand River. local business and employment updates. deaths, political notes, and community notices. stock market and local commerce items. Wheat harvest near completion and harvest labor rates discussed. public notices about local elections and upcoming conventions. Various ads for goods and services including clothing, grocery items, photo services, and medicines.
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