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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1878
Page
3
The issue reports a fire loss adjustment, local business changes, and court notes. It notes Dr Fricker's estate, repairs by builders, the Ravenna stock deal, and a Light Guard ball. County events include musical concerts, lectures, and the Ashtabula Educational Association meeting details.
An 1855 brief notes oak timber shipments to Europe via Montreal with seller payouts of six to nine cents per cubic foot after felling. It lists multiple real estate transfers and names, including Harrington, Hepburn, Mason, and various couples, in Ash tabula county records. The document also mentions a fire recovery note to M Newsmar and an 1878 weekly transfer register of deeds and mortgages.
The council met with all members present except Fisk. They discussed harbor improvements and requests to extend Elev Street, as well as sidewalk and fire limits petitions. The Gas and Harbor committees reported on supplies and bridge plans, with funds and ordinance preparations noted. The mayor reported license receipts and fines. adjournment followed. A Congregational church sermon critique covered Beecher and Farrar, noting concerns about hell and orthodoxy.
Ex Senator Wade dies after five to six weeks illness at his home in Jefferson. A funeral service is held in Jefferson with prominent figures from Ohio and New York in attendance. Speakers praise his honesty, steadfast convictions, and leadership, noting his role in opposing the Fugitive Slave Law and steering war policy. Community leaders adjourn and issue notices closing public offices during the ceremony.
Local notices cover school events, student recitations, and class performances with praise for Miss Cochran June and G B French. Town reports note road conditions, new school masonry, orchard removal, and shop openings while merchants discuss currency exchanges and a shift toward cash sales.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mr. Thomas Richmond and Mrs. Jennie Reed with details on tumors and funeral services at the Panebyterian church. The column chronicles revival meetings, local weather shifts, sugar camp yields, school exam corrections, and various town notices, sales, and ads featuring local businesses and residents.
Fragmentary OCR note recalls a cemetery ceremony near a railroad and street names. It mentions Abner Reillg and Jefferson O Fitel Henry Farsett from Ashiabula with Judge Rasduais Ou and Judge Teale Killen of Cleveland. A hearse leads a procession through unclear routes.
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