Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-25
FROM pELvilLE RIDGE.

Eplroa JouRSAn i hardly know how tn
begin This communication. We Nre here on tho
Ridge, su-raunde by mud and water On ovety
side. The farmers are NIL sick, and strange to
say, thOy are all afflicted with the same dis.
ease 0mm--a and empty poeket.booksl Every
man you meet looks as it he had Just buried
tho best friend ho had on earth; in fact. it is
almsst impossible to recognize somo of our
nerrest ncighbors, their faces having grown So
much longer than their usual length, at this
season Of the year, but Cow days Of fair
weather would heal this fearful disease, which
is undermining the constitution Of 50 many
farmers.
The question is frequently asked, Can't there
be something done for tue MoCutchenvillo road
That road is travelled as much, perhaps (nol
just now) as any other In the county vet there
is no other road in the county so much neg
lectod as the McCutchenvile road. Now II
occurs to M that there could and should be
something done to improve that road. viii
s'me Of our Perrysburg friends please give us
a htle light on this important subjecl2
party of seven men made their appearance
at Mr.. Wm. Rnller's house on the Ridge last
: +. .ilay and called for dinner. They were wet
to their necks. some had axes, others had
instruments such as Surveyors use, one carried
a large basket which eontaisd nothing but a
large pie pau. Upon inquiry It was found that
they had been sent out to survey a railroad from
Bowling Green to the Lime Kilns, on the Stone
Road. Whether the Lime Kilus is to be tho
terminus uf ;he road or not we are not able To
say, but We suppose the road is to terminate
there, rs the Surveyor told US that they were
/ going no farther than that puiat. | cannot
conceive what the eljsct can be in building a
railroad from Bowling Green to the Lime X ilns,
! unless it is to transport lime to Bowling Green,
! fJr The purpose Of building new Court House 49,
! which will be needed it the county seat re-
mains there. Dut Bowling Green will either
have TO move OF of that little sand knob and
/ get in line with some OF the proposed railroads
or she is gone upss far as the county seat
| question is concerned.
The Belevle Ridge Band has improved
rapidly since wrote you last. They propose
to give Concert on Saturday evening the
28.h. Now, Mr.. Editor, if you or any Of the
citizens Of Perrysburg want to hear some gaod
music, just take passage on a mud boat and
steer for B,leville Ridge next Saturday eve.
ming. II the boat should be so crowded tha
you cannot get passage and TINS miss thi.
opportunity to hear the boys "bnw," Just lei
them kuow when you want some good music in
vour tswn ap1 they will come down aud makc
ii lively for you.
1t is a painful duty to announce the de
parture ur another of our Wood county pio-
neers. Mary Egbert died on the 10th inst
at the residence of her snn-in.law, Enos Belle
VILE, Her age was S5 years, less 2 msnths
For over 70 years she was member Of the
NJ. i. Church, and during all that period o
70 wears she never fAlterrd by the way, but
when she came dawn ta the Jordan Of death
the sane hand that 50 gently led her through
this Wilderness of sorrow for so mlnv wears
led her across the cold and turbulent stream
T Of death, and she passed over rejoicing ia
that God wlnm she had long served. When
! saw her last she WAS at tie margin Of In,
river, waiting pa'ientlv. perfectly calm aud
serene, for her turn Ia pass over. and coull
not bat eXclHim in the language of ono pf old
"Oh Lord let me die the death pf the right
eons; let my last end DO like his" The nune
raj sermon was preached bv Rev. IL Chapman
We would like To start Temperance Lengu,
here. Can't YOU send some one out to give us
ths necessary instructions? All here seem f
be we'll pleased with the result Of the election
! especially the Constitutional Delegate.
GR,oIRoS.
Belleville Ridge, April 2Sl, 1873.