Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-04

Don't fail to call and see FRED. YEA
GERS stock of goods.
The spanish version of the proverb, "Si
lence is golden" reads, "Flies don't Greer
into closed mouth"
MIR. & Mrs. HoTcHKIss returned home
last evening and have settled down in the
realities of married life.
The Drummer Boy is attracting full
houses at the Opera House, Toledo. To-mor-
row evening will be the last opportunity to
witness the performance.
-Fostoria has organized literary soci-
ETY., which proposes to furnish a course OF
lectures to the citizens of that village dur
ing the winter. This is commendable.
The editor of the Wood County Demo
erat has got his family located in Bowling
Green. He will now, probably, cease to
bother the Commissioners for job of sleep
ing in the Court House.
We find these two items side by side in
the Wood County Democrat of last week:
"Pure liquors, for medical purposes only,
at the new drug store"
The editor is at his post this week-and
expects TO remain there"
The skeleton Of an Indian Of gigantic
size was found the other day, in Paulding
county. From appearance it was thought
he was fully ten feet in height Two knives
a spear head and handsomely carved pipe
were also found.
From the number of old-fashioned fights
recorded by some of our exchanges as taxi
ing place in the saloons of some of our
neighboring villages, in which knives, pis-
tolls, &C., are used, we begin to think that
Perrysburg is something of paradise.
The coffin manufacturers have just held
a convention" at Cincinnati. What FL
nereal assemblage it must have been We
have not noticed how they propose to in
crease their business. They represented a
capacity OF 1920 wooden collins per week.
The Toledo, Wabash & Western Rail-
way Company have prepared new scale of
prices for the transit of grain, which took
effect on Monday OF last week. BY the
new scale prices have been reduced and all
grain will be charged by the hundred
pounds.
The snow, which fell to the depth of
- inches on Saturday last, furnished very
fine sleighing until Tuesday. But it yield
ed to the gentle zephyrs from the South on
Wednesday, and we are enjoying the luxu-
ry of soft water and slush, the first for a
long time.
1t is stated that a lamp chimney may
be made almost indestructible by putting it |
over the fire in vessel OF cold water and |
letting it remain until the water boils. 1t |
will be found that boiling toughens in this
case. This discovery will add much to the
good m orals of the country.
AS anticipated, the Thanksgiving Sup
per furnished by the Woman's Temperance
League of Tontogany was a success, fnan :
cially, and otherwise source of much en-
joyment. Our reporter was present, but
coming in contact with Thanksgiving COB
bier was disabled and could not make full |
report. He remembers to have heard some
good vocal and instrumental music, and
that over S32 was realized from the supper.
Canton proposes to put her tramps to
some practical use. The city council has
concluded to purchase large amount of
limestone and put in a convenient place,
then every tramp found in town will be sur
rounded, captured and set to work at break
ing the stone for the street paving purpose.
Tramps will be unusually numerous this
winter and every town in the state should
adopt some such benevolent plan for their
benefit.