Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-09
FROM BELVILLB RIDGE.

EDITOR JOURNAL: - when I wrote you las,
every body here had the blues. But two days
Of sunshine has almost entirely removed the
disability. sad our good farmers begin to lcok
happy again.
The members Of the Bslrills Ridge Brass
Band met on the Sd inst. aud rssrEanized. The
following gsntemon were appointed 10 offioiA,s
the ensuing year.. NJ. Browu, Sss'y; Thsmas
Fsnton, Assistant Ses'J, d. J. Shoemaker,
Treasurer; J. II. Bslvills, Leader. William E.
DrvsrHer was shoses to frame 4 Constitution
and Bylaws. There being ~ further business
the meeting adjourned.
We rssrganizsd our Sabbath School ysster-
day. ]. II. BSlTille was elected SupOrintsnd-
sut. jim is but a boy, ys. he knows how to
conduct 4 Sabbath sshsol 10 make 1t inter-
ssting.
We were making some garden to day and we
found plenty Of potato bugs, some Of them
almost large enough 10 stand AAt-foo:ed and
drink out of a tin-ouPI l planted four bush,ls
OF early rose potatoes few days ago and the
ousses--ths peta.e bugs mssn--Grs statioue |
at every hill, watching with the utmos. impA-
tisnos for the potato vines to make their appear
anos. One Of my neiEhbers says that his bugs
had The impudsnce to some to his bouss and
ask for a few Of his old potatoes to last the m
till the new ersp comes on Don't you think
he yarned little ?
The people in this section are auxiOusly
awaiting the action Of the new Trustees Of
Psrrysburg township in regard to Ditch No. 7
|: has bsen in litigation for Ioms tims--ihs
injunction was raised at the April term Of the
District Court; siuse then we have heard moth
ing about Ditch Ne. 7. Quite a number of US
have completed our share Of tho work, and
what We have done amounts to nothing unless
the ditch is completed. and il there is a place
in Wood county where there 10 a ditch needed
mere than that, We wsud like to sec il. Now,
We don't like our new Trustees TO 60 back on US.
Let them soms out aud see for themselves, an 4
il after having viewed the premises they will
not get up on shsir tip-,Oss and swear that a
ditch, drain or uator-eourse is absolutely nee
ess,ry, thsn we will ever after hold cur peace
The concert en- the 26lh was a nice liltls
affair. The house wal not crowded 10 suffoca-
ton. but there was a much larger audience
than was expected as you remember it rained
all day and the mud was about three feot deep
This is the third day since IL rainsd, and in
vain de We listen fer the oroAk Of the tree freq
or the thunder St the pheasant, which are sure
indications or rain.
Nr. Editor, can't you pick up caurAEo and
come out and sec this part Of Wood oouHty
when the roads get good Ii will only take
about an hour TO drive oSt. You need not be
afraid 10 come cut en- the Ridge, for there il
not q young lady here. But just abou. half a
mile west OF ua on the Centre ditch there are
scores Of a. gsod looking young ladies AZ Wood
county can afford. and were il not for the young
ladies Of that neig ighborhood, our Sabbath Schssl
here on the Ridge would dwindls aud die. But
thsy are always on hand to cheer the sshsa
and lend a helping hand. Then there are
some little bays aud girls over on the Ditch
who are as regular in their attendance as tbs
young ladies aud gentlemen, and little more
So. But there is one thing lsokinr. The pa
rents Of these little fellows are seldom II ever
seen at the Sabbath Sshssl. This should mo-
be the ease. But perhaps the old folks MAJ
think differently. II so, they have a right tt
their opiuisn. God bless the little folks Ma,
they ever continue to attend tho Sabbati
School. When they shall have Erswn old they
will never regret having been faithful Sabbatl
School scholars.
Yours, in haste. 0RIDIRoN.
DslVills Ridge, May 6Ih, 1873.