Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-07-21

well at Bloomdale, this county, &c feet in
diameter and about 20 feet in depth.
Gen. JAS B. SrEEDMAN has been Sc
lectcd for one of the Executive Committee
of the Custer National Monu meni Associa-
tion.
We have failed to receive the Sccrcta
ry's report of the Editorial Convention a
Put-in-B Bay last week.
The cucumber is now getting in its
work. Green apples and water melous
will soon assume their respective rolls in
tho drama.
-WESDLE ARDNEn, OF Defiance, com
mitted suicide last week, by cutting his
throat with razor. lie leaves wife and
nine children.
A fire at Elmore, on Tuesday OF last
week, destroyed property to the amount of
$4,000, which was partially covered by
insurance.
The mex. nesting of the Lucas County
Teachers Association will be held at South
Toledo, commencing August 9TH, and con-
tinue two weeks.
"A tight-rope walker Of the Adelphi
Theatre, Toledo, fell 81 feet and narrowly
escaped the loss of his life. His right arm
and side was badly fractured.
Capt II. S. HoTcHKIss has two single
paper sculs we'll under way, and we will
probably know next week whether their
manufacture will prove success.
One man predicts that this wet wealth
er will last 40 days from July 1st. Don't
you believe it, IIs probably wants to go
into the ark business.-Edst Side.
Il Wisconsin newspaper says: The
Board of Z lucation has resolved to erect
building high enough to accommodate
500 students three stories high"
JOHN STRONG, of Columbus Grove,
while out in the woods ate what he sup-
posed to be spiknard, but which proved to
BE- will pArsnip. lie died in about two
hours.
The Sunday Journal has got us mar.
red again. We are happy in the consolo-
tiOn that should such calamity ever be-
fall us, nobody will believe it.
| a man named JACK WeNDERLY, who
was convicted Of manslaugther at Defiance
July 18th, received sentence of seve
years in the Penitentiary from Judge
LATTY, Wednesday.
The "Tontogany Star" is the name OF
a new monthly newspaper which is soon
to make its appearance in that village
with Mr.. III. G.. CoNDtT local ed itor. Sue
cess to the enterprise.
The Port Clinton Ners says: 3" as
Saturday evening about ten o'clock a mo-
teor was seen to fall nnd pass to the surface
of Lake Erie at a point nearly north OF
Port Clinton" &c, &c, &c.
There is little curiosity to know
Just what relation Mr.. MABLEY of Toledo
holds to "Camp KumIer," on the Islands
whether it is Sutler, Chaplain, quNrtermas
Ter or master of transportation, or what.
The editor of the Weston Free Pres
having a political double son,ersaul
and skinned a cat" while performing tho
feat, we will excuse him from further
exercise OF his agility during the heated
season.
Two years ago, in the Republican Con
gressional Convention, a portion OF thu
d iegates from Wood county enacted ,
most ridiculous farce, which, it Is hoped
will no; be repeated at the coming conven
ton.
The Perrysburg Journal OF last weel
was given up almost entirely to the loca
history Of the county and the proceeding
of the Centennial Fourth. Brother Tim
mons deserves credit for his enterprise
FTndldy JET.
The discovery of a grease spot oil
Louisiana Avenue Tuesday, in connection
with few ivory tips from parNsol,
centennial shoe bucket and n few pins, il
we believe, the first case OF cremation il
our midst.
Some eighteen or twenty Of our citi
zens--mostIy ladies--visited the Island
yesterday, and it so happened that the win
blew on this occasion. They are not il
a humor this morning to be questioned
upon the subject.
The man who lives right and is righ
has more power in his silence than anoth
or has by his words. Character is lik
, bells which ring out sweet music, ant
which, when touched accidentally, ever
resounds with sweet music.
Mr.. JAMES NJ. BRowS received a pos
tai card day or two ago announcing tn
arrival of Capt S. JOHNSON at his father
residence in Hancock county, who has beeI
absent for two years, rs,supposed to be drowned
We will make further mention OF this mex
} week.
Another good move has been made b.
our city fathers, and that ia to compel ev
cry land owner within the corporation Il
cut down the weeds and grass in the street
and alleys connected with his premises
With some twenty-five or thirty stree
lamps now erected and lighted every night
when light is required, we can look upoI
,,lean streets by night as well as by day.