Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-23
From our Grand Rapids Correspondent
MATTERS AT GRAND RAPIDS.

En-. JorRSAL; We we're trying to coax a
little corn abovs high water mirk, and looking
after the interests Of crop Of wheat ,snd between
I the two did not God time to give ron any obscr.
vaiiuns d men and things last week but owe
| ing io wet weather, ind concluding 10 Yet the
/ curn take Us chances, have li;lc more leisute
and viii drop you line.
Judging Rum the Appearance and position
! uf the business men Whn arr setting with their
! feet as high 40 their heads waiting and wntcli.
ing " for customers, they are having pretty
easy time NJ Il, while the customers are busy
/ 10 the fields culuvatng corn, culting wheat aud
! grass, aud would BE- very glad % the assistance
/ NJ these fellows, ~ hands are very scarce, aud
! the fields are so wet teams cannot get into
them TO draw rcApers aud must " the Rrnin has
/ " be e'cul by hand. 1hc~c las bcena great de-
! mand for grain cradlee and but few in the mar
kct and the farmers are having lively time to
secure thsir wheat, as 10 rains about every day
which sets them back. ....f.... I'D. t.#
SiLAs ROWLAND, Riehaclj township, Henry
county, had his f,,ot cut very badly W NOV
! ing machiue last week, ani WM. McLAIS
was thrown from his seat ON a renpet IN front
of the knives. and his horses stopping promptly,
when spoken too, savei him frotn severe &C.
cidcnt. ..
The mule packet Indianola has laid up. In port
to paint. The Captain aud hands, except the
cook. we noticed 10 the hay field gathering a
little fodder to feed the mules next wiuter.
! The wood packet clipper ID " is also IN pnrt
lsid up. Something wrong with the propshhy
| works. The boys are having gay time hsh
| ing tor bass and pickeral. Splendid hsh ara
now being caught aud the river is full Of them
this season.
The troubles in tho Methodist Church here
and At Weston are not being settled very hst
Al the last quarterly mreling held At the
"Chapel " near Tontogany, two weeks ago, the
| Elder was present, but would not cOucede any
thing, and removed the class leaders NJ this
place and Weston -nppninird man outside Of
the chuch here as trustee. and last SUNDAY
the aJDointee, Mr.. VAN uuNpr had but twenty
persons to hear him preach AMI WI are tld only
three of them bolunged Ia the church. Altdr
finishing his sermon he wished thnae members
present to nifty absent members that they
must "cOme 10 time " ar he would be after theui,
- this way of doing business was played Unt,
and ifthsy did not come IN he would bring The
guns ~ the church to bear upon them aud II
| they got blOwcd ur Il would be their fault AID
not his, as he was buund a. do his duty. or
| course cannot vouch fOr this bripg the exact
| language used, but IL Is the substance as we un.
/ perstand from thnse who wcrc present. As the
! members here aud at Weston claim t1 b. in the
right aud will stand Ia thcif position, there will
shortly be an accommodation not often heard
~ in any church, it Mr.. Vas q. carries out tho
laws Of the church as he threatens.
The expose Of the secret - duins Of the Nrw-
ling Green people is having damaging effect
upon auditor NEWTON up this way. Il was gem
orally conceded that NEwToN would be rennm
mated but this matter Will be looked into.
The t1T-parers In this part of the county have
concluded that commissioner st. JoHS was Civ
ing his attention to ioont matters too much tO
suit them and those WIN voted for removal have
not forgotten the promises made by the Bow
ling Green interests, aud now being obliged TO
pay taxes to build the county buildings, aud
the course 81. JoHS has pursued, has not gained
him many friends In this section, and VI ia thought
best to make change. There will be an exci'-
ing time no doubt ut the next County Conven .
tion, AS the question will bp VI local and not
Poiticnl character, and the "frst may be last
and the last first" Some will get no minated
aud some will not. keSp your eye on the gun.