Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-03
GRAND RAPIDS ITEMS.

Notwithstanding the devastation Of other cit
les, towns and villages, the march OF improve
ment goes steadily forward 10 this village.
Mr.. Clay, has erected Gothic cooper shop; !
VIM. Sheffield has erected blaShapaIsh shop on .
the corner Of Mill and First streets, and on the
corner Of Phelps and First streets, J. L. Gillett,
Esq, has erected stable. The two latter build
ings are Of The Arobe'qWe order Of architecture
and are quite an improvement 10 the place. 3.
Powell, Sen, Is painting his dwelling house.
james Purdy, is about completing the protection
wall on the river side Of the canal. II Is one
fourth Of mile long and fifteen 10 twenty feet
in height and will probably y:withstand the foods
hereafter. lie got one run Of stone ready
in the mil and ground out about a Thousand
bushels Of wheat when %. Long the SuPerin-
tedcnt ofthe canal ordered him 10 shut down.
lie has done so under protest,as there is water
enough running through the dam to turn the
fur run nf stone, and as long rs the lessees let
II ruu in that way they may be liable for the
time he has to let the mill be idle. The lessees
have two boats at work calking the dam and IL
is said they not going to allow the citizens to
| poses, washing and sich, fearing Il will still
more impede navigation, which has beeumO
rather difficult on the slack water; but you
mus, not infer from this that every man you may
see hereafter with a dirty shirt on, halls from
Grand Rapids.
(Since the above was written fine shower oI
ram has fallen which will relieve the pressure
for the pre- sent.)
Nr. David Hickman who is always looking
around seeing what is left und' me that
ought to be done, came tn the conclusion tina
the school house bell had been jngled long
enough for church purposes, and went to work
and raised money enough in u short time TO bus
a very nice bell which now hangs in the belfry
oftbe Union Church, Meth. and Pres.) II Il
not a very large one but une Of Meneely's bcs
for the size, and there is now no excuse for AM
one saying he did not 70 tn church because ht
did not hear any bell. John CLARK has tnker
the contract for the coming year to ring it ant
he will make them hear.
Rev. Mr.. Rep. United Brethren, has had somC
difficulty with his church at this place, and hai
Withdrawn his Sunday evening appointment
The Union Sunday School last Sunday resolves
to appropriate every fourth Sunday evening fo
Sabb ,th School concert. The school has nev
or held any Of these concerts on account Of th,
evenings being occupied for public service.
Mr.. Wright clnsed his select school Saturday
He had large school and the scholars were $,
well pleased they presented him with = yer,
f ie autograph album with their respective sig
natures, and in the evening those who rem ,ined
had parting "reunion" at his dwelling. Iii
: publc school will commence the frst Monday il
November, and from appearances the old schoo
house viii. not hold the scholars who will b
present.
Miss Crooks strained her ankle severely an,
had to close her school last week. She resume,
: on Monday morning.
Business lively. The stores have all got &
full stock Of goods and Of courss selling then
! at "Toledo prices" The bpat Grand Rapid, /
taking out a large amount Of grain. This hs
I been the best point for grain market in thi
part ofthe country this season. The merca ant
are paying mare than any other village, aud a
the canal was closed for repairs the warehouse
were pretty well filed. which was no di.sdvan
tage to the merchants as the price advance
from fifteen to twenty cents per bushel.
The prospects Of the Toledo and ST. Louis Al
Line n. r., is good. About all the stock requir
ed in Indiana and illinois, has been voted an
! they will make short work fthe Ohio part. Thi
place will put in about thirty-fve thousand
Watarville. it is expected, will raise twenty
thousand Maumee offers the right Of wa
through any street they have and fifty thousan
dollars, and Toledo will make up any defcen
cies on the balance of the road. Mr.. Spragus
3 the President,is expected here in 4 short tim
=. and corps Of engineers, well soon be on th
route.
r. r. Mcknight has sold his farm, lying tw
miles south Of this village, to John Mckee.
Major Hinsdale has purchased part Of town
ship Of land in Henry county, in the big wood
r near the line of the Baltimore and Ohio r. Il.
it is built, and III goes to Napoleon, he think
of fencing II in for a deer park.