Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-09-25

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We'll and cistern water promises TO
be luxury in these parts.
Don't forget the Wood County Fair at
Tontogany next week. Everything IL
ready for you.
Our merchants are stocking UP with
seasonable goods, and the fall trade Is
commencing very favorable.
The Wood County Fair, and the Horse
Fair given by the Tontogany Driving As
sociation, will be the center of attraction
next week.
TO the person taking the first premium
on butter at the Wood County Fair, will
be awarded copy Of the JOURNAL for
one year.
For the week ending Sept. Gath the
following letters remain uncalled for at
the Postoffice: g. u. Jenkins and Mrs.
Peter Wenslng.
Look to your chimneys before start
ing:your fall fire. Too much caution can
not be taken, especially while all sur
roundings are dry as tinder box.
We are pleased to see our young
friend JAS L. DOUGLAS again established
at the desk In Messrs. PICK, HAMILTON &
Co.'S. Hardware, after an absence Of
couple of years.
BRO. BREWER Of the Wauseon Re-
publican called on us last evening. His
wife and baby are at Bowling Green and
he was inclined to start there on foot at
10 p. NJ, the last account we had Of him.
When SEQ farmer upon his arliva,
In town, go directly to "drink house,"
[ feel assured that he has mortgage up
on his farm or soon will have.
o. d. SERVER.
The man is q success who by labor Of
hand or brain makes q home, pays his
way, and takes care OF himself, and de-
votes his life and earnings to the support
and happiness OF the home ones, and at
tends to his own business.
Scientists say, that the oyster Is "a
marine nc phalous molusk of the lamel-
This is q cheering item OF intelligence
just at this season Of the year, when GO
nus homo have pleasant dreams of oys-
ters on the half shell.
Mr.. s. W. CLAY, Sec'y Of the Wood
County Central Fair, and Mr.. 6. W..
BEcHEL, Treasurer of the Defiance county
Fair, will accept our thanks for favors.
The former closes at Bowling Green to-day,
and the latter will be isld at Defiance
Oct. 9th, 9TH, 9Th and 9th.
Mr.. GEO. HOFFMAN Is making sub
stantial improvement back Of his meat
store In the shape of 4 two-story Ice house
The luxury OF ice 10 the quantity used by
him in the preservation of meat, has been
an expensive one this season, which he
proposes to provide against in the future.
Mr.. JonN THoRSToN has taken the
contract of putting ma cistern at the cor
ner of Louisiana avenue and Second street
Of a capacity of SEQ barrels. The work
has already been commenced. This is a
move In the right direction, and some thing
that must be done to make our Fire De.
partment available.
We: learn from the Fostoria Rspiew,
that the Postofi, ,e at E.gleville, in this
county, known as Bloom. has been dis.
continued, and new one established al
Bloom iale, on the b. p. & G. Il ,ilway.
Mr.. e. p. EMMERsoN, who held the po
sition st the old ON ;e, will be the Post
master at the new one.
The coming transit of the planet We.
nus, Dec. s. 1874, is an event Of great i'm
pOrtance to the scientific world. and ex
tensive preparations are being made fol
the observation Of that planet ACROSS tn;
suns @iSk. The last transit visible from
the earth occurred in 1869, and there vii
not be another till 1904.
Give man the necessaries Of life ant
he wants the conveniences. Give hin
the conVeniences and he Graves for tht
, luxuries. Grant him the luxuries and h,
sighs tor the elegancies. Let INN hav,
the elegancies aad he yearns for the fol
J lies. Give him all together and he com
plains that he has been cheated both II
|, price and quality Of the articles.