Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-19
COUNTY MATTERS.

The County mmissioners at their last reKu-
lar session elected Il. W. KELLEY president oi
ihS Board, in conformity to a law passed by the
legislature last winter. All procs edings OF the
Board are 10 be conducted as isr Nc ys:isls in
conformity with the rules Of parliamentary law
The yeas and nays on every motion which In.
wolves the levyIng Of taxes, and ths appropria.
tion or Paymsnt Of money, are to be entered on
record.
Taxes como in 10 the Treasurer's office very
slowly. Only &l3 2l4 was collected up 10 Dec
10Th. Up to the same date last ycarEs2S, ,o2i
had been collected. Hard ,imss au1 the aim o.
impassable roads are the cause.
Al the last session of tho Inhrmary Directors
TO. REID was appointed Superintendent for ih
-~auiux- year, at a salary of $500 with board fol
himself aud family. Dr. j. Z. !INcoLN, O.
Bowling rem was appointed Infrmary '.y'i
eian for the ensuing year at a salary of ss5.
The supt. of lnhrmary. reports $3oc Ii as til,
cost Of buildings that he was directed 10 erect
Also Sill 6S cos. OF an unfinished hog pen.
JoHS CAMPBELL, Esq, Recorder elect, hiss
taken up bis residence in Bowling Green, and
will soon enter upon the duties OF his Office.
The " FORTE tied Land s lie" held at the Audi
tor oflce on the 9th inst. was rather slim Af-
fair, only three tracts Of land were sold.
County-seat meetings are the order ofthe day
--0r rather night-at Bowling Green. We are
informed that JAsHER PILLARS was one Of the
rriSciple orators at late meeting. He made
frequent use of such expressions as ave must
aght them from tue word CO." "Our cnnss
&c."
II is said that ordway who prides himself IN
bis orAtorieal efforts was totally eclirsed by a
speech from the little Dutch baker, Rentx, who
Epoke substantially as follows: l dell you Mr.
Rhalrmnn vat dInks is der best way to do, ish
n make baper und den bring him to der Court
Honse und get Mr.. Stewart aud Shudks Phelps
name on him und den take him to Mr.. N'rris
und Mr.. Hatfield und dem Peryysburgsrs can't
get no bill mid dem names on him."
We are advised that few days since a couple
Of gentlemen left their homes in jackson town
ship for the purpose Of going to the county seat
to pay their taxes. They came down by rail to
Haskins, intending to take the hack from there
40 Bowling Green, but as the road WAS impaSsa-
bio 10 VIII selsd conveyance. they were forced to
wade through The mud to the end Of their
journey.
A meeting 10 discuss the county.ssat question
had been sailed Tor tie evening Of their arrival.
Our Powllng Green friends, wishing to cuifie0k
these gentlemen, invited them to attend the
meeting. During the evening one Of them was
urged to express his views upon the subject.
lie consented, aud arising slowly to his feet,
said: "You want speech from me all right,
and for the introduction Of my speech, zee that"
Al the samo time hfting ono n his legs covered
with mud TO the kueo, until IT formed a right an
gle With his body. Letting ii down slowly he
continued "And for the body OF my speech
look a, thAt," raising the other limb to the same
suRI. covered with mud to thu hip "and for
me eonclusiun In my speech, d-n county seat
,h,, eant furnish means Of getting N H."
A more pertinent OF foreioe speech !. would
bs dIficult to conceive r......
Our friends thinking that nights rect ana
a warm breakfast mig ht have snoth0d The lrrs'
.s,sd feelings Of tho gentleman from jackson.
again attempted his cultivation tho next morn
ing. Alsr liGtening 10 them few moments, he
exclaimed "It Won't do gentlemen, II won't
do no use Of talking you heard nay speech
Ia, evening ami IN be a il ! don't stand by
10 EaHn' o'r".