Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-19
LOCAL MATTERS.
NEW ADVERTIsEmENTs.
Dry Gocds-A. NJ. GrnffN Co.
Books Wells & Co.

Why is drunksrd like bad account :
Because no generally overbalances.
The prospects this morning are very favor
able for fine sleighing. saw-logs, stave bolts,
&c., are on the move
ALEXIS was charged one thousand FIVE
hundred dollars for one meal at a hotel at Mag
ara Falls. 1t wasnta vgsod dinner, either.
"A man living at Flat Rock, o., has FIVE
brothers named respectively, jeremiah, Obadiah
Hezakiah, Zachariah and Josiah.
An Illinois grave-digger, who buried a
man named Button, sent bill to his wild ow as
folows:-" making one Button-hole, So 5O."
A spirited Railroad meeting was held in
Bowling Green on Tuesday evening. Measures
are to be adopted to secure the Toledo, ThorL-
town 4 st Louis Railroad through that place.
"A neighOor requests us to say that il a Ger
tain party will not desist from taking wood
from their wood pile after it is sawed 10 stove
lengths, that the name will be made public.
"A clerk writes home to his sweetheart:
"Cant marry you this " inter. Our firm don't
advertise business is awful dull, and 1 will
get my wages cut down, il the firm don't bust UP
altogether"
A rich treat is again in store Tor the citizens
Of Toledo. Mrs. MAcRsADY appears at the new
Opera House on to- morrow evening as Shy
lock in she Merchant Of Venice " charac-
Ter never before attempted by atady.
With the compliments Of Mr.. BLYMYER, Of
the Tifiin Tribune, we have received copy OF
the Carrier 's AJd,ess issued FROM that Ufioe. 10
is put in pamphlet form, and in taste would lie
a credit to any establishment in the State,
--One Of our exchanges deliberately promul-
gates the following opinion "a man who will
leave lie gate open aud swinging on the side
walk for passers by to swear at and bruise them
selves against, ought to have hisAeat punched"
Z saloon keeper having started business in
a building vyhere trunks had been manufactured
asked friend what he had better do with the old
sigu. Trunk Factory" "Oh," said the
friend, "just change abe T to a b, and it will
suit you exactly.
Carroll county has wolves and snake
twelve feet long. The Commissioners il they
had aDhher animal or two might start in tie
show business, and with the edi.a, of the Bow
ling Green .SAtaI as sensational advertiser, it
would be a success.
A party Of young folks in this place got up
a sleigh ride on Tuesday evening and had au
oyster supper at NoEToN's Exchange. Severa |
of the young men are reported tn have became
seasick,' The parents should endeavor to
learn. wsl ere the responsibility rests.
The JOURNAL will be found Of more than
usual interest this week. We would call es-
pecial attention to the able expose Gu the fourth
page of the slanderous charges againsr Presi
dent GRANT from that sterling paper, the New
York Times, also to our Montgomery township
letter.
Mr.. BoFF, who opened book store here just
after Ar. FINKBEINER removedto Napoleon 'oUk
the advice of one Of our saloon keepers quot to
advertise in the JoURNALa az nobody read it,"
has closed up his business and left town. He
learned, probably, that those who spend their
money for beer, were no; the persons that put
chase or read books.
-ETen Baron VAN VALKE NsBURG, OF Il c
Fremont Messenger, has The audacity to call US
pet names, such as sour. cross-grained old bacl :
elOr, &c. He has probably forgotten tie fate
OF others who made such rash attacks. If it be-
c'nes necessary we will unchain TON GRAM
GERS bears, which will leave the next editorial
convention Nithout an orator.
"A little boy recently became greatly enam-
o;ed over a little trumpet which had been given
him. One night as he was being "put in his IL
tie bed" he handed the trumpet to his grand
mother, saying "Here, gran'ma, you blow
while pray!" This occurred, We believe.
shortly after the Bible Class received their tin
truupcts from the Christmas Tree at the NJ. E.
Church.
-TLroughail the appeals, not only through
tue JOURNAL but the local press of the district
also, the destitute little innocent, left in our
care during the holidays is ye! whhouI aid.
We are inclined TO think this a cold, unchariia
bIe world, and will adopt the adage of The poet,
Beauty when unadorned, adorreS the most"
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