Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-02


thing. said, upon my word, Dirty, iss
too bad, the only clean thing In your rOo"
is your towelf
THE clerk who could not afford 20
marry had third larger sslary tnen ~. elis
man by his side, who had beautnutt w, W.
and four children, well-furnished nVuse
nearly Maid for. vigorous health, smiling
face, and a happy heart When rallied on
the subject he exclaimed, " Msrrleof
cannot afford anything else
THE will of Edwin A. stevens has been
opened. His entire property is estimateo
al $50 600 600. 800. 600. 600 Of which rs in
Hoboken and Jersey City. Ie bequeatnS
$t5OOO0 for the erection Of an educational
institution, and an endowment OF S0VO,VVV
for its support. He further bequeaths VII
100000 tor the completion Of the stevens
Battery.
Ir is claimed by the Palmyra On. ~
Courier that Col James s. Stoddard, re-
siding in that place, is the oldest printer IN
the United States. He is in his S5th year.
and Il is seventy-three years since be De-
gan his apprenticeship with Samuel Green,
in New London, Conn. lie Is still In the
enjoyment of remarkable mental ana
physical strength.
A BoY living in Rome, Ohio, recently
picked up a small bright stone from the
grade in the town, which proved TO Dc
valuable. A Cincinnati firm offered him
S40O, then $3.50, and finally $40 for IL.
lie took it to another establishment, how
ever, who said it was either ruby OF q
diamond, and very valuable, probably
worth $1,000. lie sent 1t to New York 10
be disposed Of.
MIR. GEORGE w. CmLDs, of the Phila-
dclphia Ledger, not long ago presented 10
persons employed in responsible positions
in the Ledger office, life insurance pollcles
amounting in the aggregate to $4O,OOO,
undertaking at the same time to pay the
premium, about $4,000 per annum, for ten
years, at the expiration of which time
the policies become, by their terms, self
paying.
In ST. Louis, recently, a man, while driv-
| ing his horse and cart, got his whip-lash
wound around his neck, and one end OF 1t
became entangled on spoke of the cart
wheel. lie was unable to stop the horse,
and as the wheel revolved he was drawn
from his seat and thrown under it, so that
the wheel passed over his abdomen, caus-
ing his death next morning.
The "Fat Contributor" reports the
Bustinville County Fair for the Gin
cinnati Times. He says that "a high board
fence runs around the outside, while
policemen walk around the inside and
that "two lines of sidewalks run to and
from the grounds every ten minutes, and
are thronged continually. An air line
sheep track across lots is driving good
business. Every preparation has been
made to feed the people at the hotels, with
the single exception of victdals, but that
is always the way"
Two New York swindiers have devel-
oped a new and ingenious method of for
gerry. One of them bought promissory
nsto for $2,0S51G, for seven per cent. dis
count, and the day following the other
appeared with what seemed to be the same
note, and offered to sell it back again for
ten per cent oil This bore a suspicious
look and the matter was Investigated. A
careful examination proved that the sec
ond note was literal copy of the first
the date, signature and general appearance
being initiated so closely as almost t.
defy detection. The parties were ar
rested.