Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-19


March contains ST. Patrick's Day in
the mornin'," Easter Sunday, Spring, and
innumerable bad colds.
Now we know what makes it so cold
Elder LUTz, of New Haven, has been
preaching on "Hell Closed for Repairs"
"A Poultry Association, for the i'm
provement and introduction OF stock, has
been organized in Bryan, Williams county.
The season is now at hand for those
people to be looking around for houses who
have to "get up and git" about the first OF
April.
Mrs. PARTNoTox and IKE were at the
New England dinner given by the Prosby-
terians at Maumee City on Wednesday
evening.
We are pleased to announce that the
season for pumping water with an axe and
carryingit home in basket has moved far
ther north.
animal, the horse, and are otherwise pre-
pared to furnish bills in good style and on
short notice.
The Rev. Mr.. BARKER will preach
again at the Baptist church, in this place,
on next Sabbath morning at the usual hour.
All are invited.
There are two things that we can do
without, that threaten to stay with us all
summer-the winter weather and the DEM
ocratic State Legislature.
The hen that will refuse to lay when
eggs command 25 cents per dozen, and on
ly week from Easter Sunday, had better
have been born a rooster.
"A severe hail storm passed over Scotch
Ridge on Sabbath last, and some of the
hail stones that fell during the storm were
as large as small hens eggs.
The utility of the Iron Age cook stove
has been discovered, and Mr.. DOUGLASS,
with PECK, HAMILTON & Co., informs US
that their sales are immense.
"A noble woman has been found and
she lives in this county. She gets up in the
morning, builds fires, gets breakfast eats it
herself, and lets her husband sleep.
AS will be seen by the proceedings of a
meeting of the Ladies' Temperance League
our Grand Rapids neighbors are still alive
to the issues of the Temperance cause.
One OF our exchanges says an old and
grey-headed man claiming to be a member
of Lodge 1917. F. & A. NJ, of Carlisle, Pa,
is on his travels. He is an impostor. Look
out for him.
--Messrs. Fl. II. DODGE and JAsHER
PILLARS have formed a partnership in
the practice of law, with an office at Per
rysburg and at Bowling Green. See card
in this paper.
The following letters remain dead in
the postoffice for the week ending March
Is: Mrs. A. ]. Cumins, VIM. johnson,
C,roline, O'Roric, Mrs. Sam1 Swope and
Mrs. Martha Scott
1t has recently been discovered that
geraniums will drive Off snakes. Saloc
keepers will now be expected to keepa sup
ply of geranium leaves on hand, for the
protection OF their bestcustomers.
An exchange announces that it has a
local poet with long hair His poems are
also long, and the only reason assigned for
all his long lines not rhyming, is because
the paper isn't wide enough.
Mr.. TRowBRDeE succeeded in getting
his stave factory started on Tuesday of last
week, thus giving employment to some 25
or 80 men and boys who have been idle
during the extreme cold weather.
Mr. JOHN G.. HOFFMAN, slaughtered the
" boss" pig one. day last week. 1t was rails
ed by him, but short time since was sold
10 Mr.. JOHN ANON. 1t weighed, when dress
cd, 6S2 pounds. Is there any in Wood
county that can beat this2
Frozen potatoes are generally past re-
covery, and it may not come amiss, ut this
season to publish the fact for which an EN-
ineut chemist vouches, that placing them
in cold water six days previous to using
will make them as good as new.
We learn from Mr.. Roswell CAM
FIELD, that a man named ADAM SNYDER,
who resides near Stony Ridge, had leg
fractured in two places below the knee
while engaged in hauling saw logs on Fri
day last. Further particulars were not
leaned.
Mr. I XVprcrr.r Roppyrso,y who l. ,,,o,J
ing a couple OF weeks at home, informs us
that DIR. WEBBER, of Detroit, with whom
he is studying medicine, was called upon
and amputated twenty toes in one day.
Whiskey and Jack Frost made this days
work necessity.
We are informed that Mr.. j. b. Hons,
Of Freedom township, has received the ap-
pointment to Gil vacancy in the Board Of
County Commissioners, vice r. w. KEEL
LEY, resigned. We know nothing OF Mr.
Hons, but trust he will make as good
record as did his predecessor.
MIR. j. S. PARkHURsr has purchased
half interest in the Perrysburg Steam Saw
Mill of Mr.. II. WILrsE, in the operations
of which he will be actively identified.
The fine sieiyhing during the Winter has
enabled them to lay in 6ne supply of logs,
and lively times may be expected in that
quarter during the ensuing season.
-" Belville Ridge Grange" is the name
Of anew Grange of the Patrons of Husband
ry organized on Saturday last, with 32
charter members. The following are the
officers elect; Master-ENos BELvILLE;
overseer-RoRERr CALDWELL Stewart
Gro. w. SHOEMAKER; Asst. Stewart
ALEX. BEARD; Chap.-HESRY SHoEMAK-
ER; Treas.-Jos. EoBERr; Sec'y-JAMEs
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