Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-07-31
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JoTTINGS BY THE wAY,IDE

! FREDERICK CRY, Nd, July 10. 1874.
En-. JorHSAL :-Wm. A. Dayhoof in the
empoy Of Chns. f. Mealy, who keeps livery
stable in this place, was kicked by a horse
last evening, and died at 3 O'Clock this after
noon. Deceased was 40 years old. yesterday
and being his birth day, was having n iolly
good time. He was one Of the oldest mel bsr.
of the Unted Fire Company, having joined in
1850.
Las! week | ramhled cut on the nike
towards Baltimore, crossed the Mnnncoy river
on the substantial old stone bridge, built in
1905 o, consisting of four arches 65 feet span.
each. During the war, the Rebs tried several
times to prick powder into the abutments 10
blow them up, but AS often fnIed in the ATTEMPT
Visited an old tree, under which once biy
| Ounc'd and slept with "ne eve open when ON
picket Also house through which a shell
passed, which picked up under IN apple tree.
The occupant said II made right smart
hole" now have the shell at my residence
In Ohio.
l.. McMurrv, of Baltimore, has an extensive
canning establishment here, where Thousand, +,
of cans of peas, beans and corn are nut M an.
nually. lie has 500 acres planted to sweet
corn, and c0Guted twenty five men eacl, with
a morse OF NUE. cultlNdttnS III t'le nelO.
Notwithstanding this is one of the finest
counties in the world. with many wealthy
farmers, they are far behind the north The
numbers are very few who take pains To beau
tify their homes aud make them attractive.
They drive their four or six-hOrse teams at a
snails pace, grow their wheat and corn, use
long benches instead Of chairs at the table
aud seem to think thus is all there is of life.
An instrumental music at q farmers residence
Is rare thing 10 be seen ] called nn a Yer
mont Yankee, who came here since the war puT-
chased small farm, married a wife, and plant
ed couple acres Of Strawberries. lie sold in
one week 700 quarts at l5cis. per quart,
amounting to $255. lie n1w intends 10 plant
seven acres aud one acre Of raspberries. His
neighbors think there is money in growing
strawberries anu are now planting largely,
The weather is very warm during The day,
bnt ema Tkably cool at night. Unlike the sui
try nights at the north, and the humming Of
those troublesome insects, which give notice
they are ready to settle ther little bills aud sO
much disturb the would be sleeper. Have
not seen here one Of J sh Billings " musical
muskeeteTs" which SO much annoy one's sweet
repose,
This city Il famous for soaking icc in beer. |
which seems to make n very pilatabie drink |
judg ing Of the many jolly ones who partake |
card playing isstriO'ly frbi iden by an ordin
ancs: And not a dog, (even the faVorte
poOdle) is m the ST. eel without a muzEle, that
escapes the vigiIanl eyes Of the police which
soon as discovered, is caPured. the "wner mott.
led, who must pay heavy fine or his dog is
doomed to death.
There are many buildings now standing here
hat were erected in the days of yore, with
Prick shipped from England. The universal
Ity of houses, even those of modern times, is
a build two hinge chimneys and then erect
he house between them. Very few build. \
ngs are painted, nearly all are white.washed
,ut side and in. '''
Fences nearly all posts and rails stone
walls. Lime rock in abundance on nearly
very rm,whioh are burned and freely used
IN the land wel-payiug in bountilul Yield
II crops, Wages tn farm hands very law, the
,est working for sl2 per mouth. believe one
i've Yankee would accomplish twice as much
a bor in a given time as the average hands here.
Water for the city is conveyed In pipes from
rtesian wells six miles distant, in Catochin
Ionntain. spur Of the Blue Ridge, and is very
ure and wholes me. More anon from
RAMBLER.