Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-02-02

"A Detroit lady visited a meuageric and
asked ~ be shown the cundurango.
The earnings Of t he Ohio Penitentiary dur
ing the past year were $1,000 over ordinary ex.
penses.
Proposals for locating the State Fair will be
received by Mr.. KLrPPAnT until Saturday, Febu-
airy lOlh.
"A letter addressed to Mrs AB1G ALL Taylor,
Hcnsonvllle, Green Co., N. Y. is held for pos
tage at the Perrysburg office.
by his card elsewhere 1t will be seen that
Mr.. WIN. b. KEITH, who is known to many Of
our citizens has gone into the Commission busi-
ness in Cincinnati.
Court is still in progress At Bowling Green,
with prospects Of soon closing out the docket.
We shall endeayor to get the disposal Of the
docket for publication, at the close of the term.
Newspapers had better stop noticing the
"Grecian bend" for many Of the ladies have
got their " backs UP" about it. Newspapers
are still in demand by them. however,
"A letter writer, describing ball. says the
feature which made the deepest impression on
him was the unusual number of very plump
women foaming over the tops of their dresses"
We are in receipt of further favors from our
Tontogany contributor, GRACE melbourne, also
letter from Cincinnati, which we are unable to
get in type for this issue.
The Belvue Gazette announces the fact that
this is leap year, gives list of the marriageable
men of that town, with descriptive papers Of
each, advising the ladies how to approach them
&C., and recommends them TO pitch in.
We see it stated that the wife of the Rev c. G..
AMEs, of San Jose, California, during her hus-
bands recent visit to the States. supplied his
pulpit, and attended to all the household cares
besides.
The "Tammany Ring" paid $404 ,347 y
for safes, and yet with all these advantages,
about 500, 100000 of public money was stolen.
But with all their stolen treasure the thieves are
not happy.
"A beautiful and mcrited tribute is paid to
the genius of SHAKESPEARE by RALF WALDO
EMERSON, in his address delivered to the law
students of Howard University. It will be
found on the first page of this paper.
1t is quite common for persons sending
newspapers to write their name on the outside
of the paper or wrapper This subjects the
package to letter postage, according to P. o,
regulations. Pat on letter postage if you wish
to continue this practice.
We learn from the Ottawa Sentinel that
Messrs. LAsKY 4. Brother have sold out their
Hardware establishment, one of the largest in
the northwest, in that place. That paper adds {:
" Messrs. LAsKEY Brother retire from the
business with the best wishes o. our people for
their future prosperity"
= The largest log of the season was received
by II. WILTsE & Son one day last week. 1t
scaled four feet at small end, was sixteen feet
long, making I 800 feet of lumber board measure
1t was brought in by 7. HAYES, and took three
teams to load and two to haul it in.
IL. L. MoREHoUsE, Esq, of Watervile
died at his residence in that place on Sunda y
last, after protracted illness. Mr.. NJ. has been
largely engaged in mercantile pursuits at Water
vile for thirty odd years, and was also a mem
Der Of the firm of MoREHoUsE & WHTTMoRE, at
Tontogany in this county.
The editor of the Toledo Dcmocra. has beer
imbibng too freely, of Vinegar Bitters, and tue
result was an inflated Imagination. We wa:
not driver ofthc sleigh that Suddenly precip..
tated a party into snow bank If drivers will
get sea sick tits not by our precept or exam.
pie, nor will we be held responsible for Mr.
| PowELL's defective Imagination.