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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
A Canadian Romance.

One of the most romantic occurrences
ever recorded in this city has just come
to light. The principal actors are
waiter, or it should now be said former
waiter, of the Russell House here, named
John Fields, and an American lady
Miss Parker-a member of one of the
leading families in Boston. About two
years ago the lady mentioned arrived in
Ottawa, accompanied by her sister, and
the two engaged suit of rooms ut the
Russell. They were travelling through
the country for pleasure, and remained
here ten days, this time being occupied
in visiting the Parliament buildings, and
other many points of interest. During
their stay at the hotel it fell to the lot of
these ladies TO occupy seats at table
which was waited ON by the swell of the
walters staff, John Fields. John is what
may be called an average good-loOking
fellow, and Furthermore is possessed of
pleasant gOod-naturedness seldom
found among hotel walters except when
being dropped" something. He had
always been a great favorite with the
guests, and it was soon remarked that
the two American ladies appeared to
view him with more than ordinary favor.
John, who was exceedingly neat in his
dress, and always wore u clean collar,
had pardonable habit of casting very
frequent glances at the mirrors around
the dining g-room, and if possible his
glances in that direction are more fire.
uuent than ever now. But to proceed.
At last the day came which was to wit
ness the departure of the fair ones.
| Shortly after luncheon Miss Parker re-
auested to have John sent to the parloT.
| and there, in the most matter-of- fact
manner, she informed him that he was
the only man she could ever love, and
| implored him to marry her at once. he
refused, giving as one reason his depend
ency on his pay as waiter for his liveli'
hood. To this she replied: "Oh, have
enough for both" However, he held
out in his refusal, and the ladies left II
will not be considered very strange that
in a few weeks John left on trip to
Boston, but, contrary TO the expectation
of those who were acquainted with his
little adventure, he returned and re-
sumed his position as waiter. He re
mained in this position until about siS
weeks ago, having only been absent
twice, when il is supposed he was visit
lnH IN DOStOns DounS NlLiOi0ob iAtiAAh h>
gave up his situation and said he wa
going to the United States. He departed
quietly from the city and was almost for
gotten, when day or two ago the man
ager of the Russell House received an in
vitation to his wedding, which read a
follows: "Mr and Mrs. b. f. Parker re
ceive friends at Granville on Wednes
day evening, 27th June. Ceremony a
seven O'clock" This at once explained
the mystery of his sudden departure
, The Parkers are said TO be ono of tn
best families in Boston and very wealthy
and Miss Parker is worth 100000 in he
own right. The latter is under thirt
years of age, while the husband she ha
thus chosen for herself is about thirty
five. 1t is to be hoped their union ma
; prove happy one Ottasoa (Ont.) Co'
CHICAGO Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
In the Woods Of Nevada.

A book agent of this city has just re-
turned from the Honey Lake country.
The agent one day stopped at cabin
situated in the edge of the foothills. Be-
fore entering the cabin half a dozen dogs
of assorted sizes and unrecognizablc
breeds started up from under stunted
pines or came running from sheds about
the place, yelping and barking like a
pack of coyotes. In the wake of the
dogs swarmed forth seven or eight bare
headed, flaxen haired children, plainly
all of one breed, the forest breed. The
juveniles were followed by a gaunt, SAT-
from. n.complexioned woman of about forty
BY cooking for many years before an
open fireplace she had become as ef-
fectually smoke-cured as any herring.
To the woman who thus appeared the
agent made known his business,
Wall, stranger, I'm afeerd var come
to the wrong place eff yer got nothin' but
books to sell. Ef yer had some powder
or caps, or suthin' in the amernition line
yer might sell some to my ole man. AS
I Ter books, stranger, we're not much OF
| the read hyar."
"Could l see your husband, ma'am?'
asked the book agent.
"Wall, stranger, l reckon yer could e.
yer was whar he was; he's big enough fel
to see, Lord knows"
" He's not at home, thenS"
"Stranger, he's not at home"
F" viii he be likely to return soon"
"Can't say, stranger; he's little on
sartin."
(Which way has he gomez l ma,
meet him somewhere in the settlement.
81 reckon not, stranger; he's gone ou
bummin'."
"Gone out bumming! What do yol
mean by that?"
oval, stranger, he tuck down his gul
this mornin' and from wink he guy m
as he started away calkerlate he's gon
off somewhars to bum sheep or two."-
MeOada Territorial Enterprise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

MAX ADELER says; We are surprised
to read in an exchange that " the corn of
Mr.. Redman, of Lycoming County, is
seven feet high" We pity Redman.
We cannot imagine how he gets his
boots on, over such a corn as that, nor
can we conceive how he contrives to walk
even when barefooted. 1t is hardly
likely, we should think, that Redman
himself is more than six feet high, and il
that is the case that solitary corn of his
must tower above his head. 1t might be
good thing to tie an umbrella to, or he
might carry flower.pot on bis foot and
have honey.suckle climbing up the
corn and blossOming under his nose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

by the gas, and they, too, fell insensible.
After several had thus fallen, gang was
organized to rescue those who went in
last, and squads of four or five passed in
until they came to fallen comrade,
when they would take him in their arms
and carry him out to the open air. In
this way thirty.six men were brought
out, six of whom were either dead before
reaching the mouth of the bank or died
Immediately after.
The dead are John Jones, Superin-
tendent; Miles Davis, Robert Williams,
Richard Jones, David jenkins, John
Barton, William Young. Insensible,
William Roberts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
WEST AND SOUTH.

A temperance convention was commenced
at Lake Bluff, Wis, on the 10th, under the
leadership Of Francis Murphy, IL. A. Rey-
nolds and other temperance workers.
Five thousand persons were present at the
opening of the Louisville s@ngerfest on the
10th.
Baseball on the 18th; Hartford 8, Cincin-
natl 2; Louisville IA, Bostons.
The Georgia Constitutional Convention
met at Atlanta on the 1lth. Charles J. Jen-
kins was chosen President. In his address
the President said; at is unnecessary to
caution you against anything that would in
fringe upon the rights of the negro race"
This was received with applause
The Iowa Greenback Convention was held
in Des Moines on the ellth. Daniel II. Stubbs
was nominated for Governor. The platform
adopted declares that the cio-Resumption
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
WAR NOTES.

Official dispatches from ErZeroum on the
10th announced that the Russian left wing
had been driven across the Russian frontier,
pursued by Ismail Pasha, the Russians
on their retreat losing all their war material,
Russian accounts acknowledge that the Asian
campaign was a complete failure.
The Turkish fleet bombarded Eupatoria
on the 10th.
Vienna papers publish reports Of atrocities
committed by Circassians and Bashi- Bazouks
after the regulars had evacuated the Do
brudscha. The Mayor of a German colony
and several other German Protestants were
killed and a Protestant church pillaged. The
Russians are reported to have pillaged eleven
villages in Armenia and killed fifty people,
on the pretext that they had fought against
them.
The Twelfth and Thirteenth Russian army
corps have been constituted the Army OF
Rustchuk, and are destined for the siesa Of
that fortress, with the Czarevltch ascom'
mander.
The bombardment of Rustchuk was re.
commenced on the 10th and the Russians at
tempted TO take the town by assault, but
were repulsed after two hours fighting.
The civil and military commandants of
Sistoya, Tirnova aud osmaR Bazaar have
been summoned to Constantinople for trial
by court-martial.
The Russians have sunk ships laden with
stores at the mouth Of the Danube.
The bombardment of the citadel of Baya
zld by the Turks was recommended on the
18th, the Russians refusing TO surrender
Turkish adviees say Tergukassoh's attempt
to relieve the citadel was a failure, the Rus
SLAMS, after being defeated with severe loss
retreatng TO Mount Ararat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

The marring fiend who names the
towns and cities in the United States il
still at his hideous task, His latest idi
ocy was to change the rather striking
name of Lone Tree, Neb., to Centra
City. What makes this especially stu
pid is that there are seven other Contra
Cities in the Postofiice directory, anC
1856 other places the names of which be
Gin with "Center" or Central" VIII!
is it there is not law to prevent sucl
thingsY- Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
THE EAST.

O'Leary, the pedestrian, has accepted
challenge of Weston to walk six or twelve
days at London, in September next, for 92 900
a side.
The monument erected to the memory Of
P. P. Bliss, at Rome, Pa, was dedicated on
the 10th, in the presence of 10000 people.
Messrs Moody aud Sankey took part in the
exercises. The dedicatory address was de-
livered by DR.. Pierson, OF Detroit.
An engine on the Fitcbburg Railroad ran
into a wagon at the crossing at Wendell Sta
zion, Mass, on the l1th, killing Ira Davis,
Mrs. Jonah Davis, his mother, Mrs. Ira
Wakefield, Mrs. Eugene Brown and Miss
Nellie Lacey. The party were returning from
a berrying excursion.
A gang OF railroad thieves were arrested at
Warmers Station, on the New York Central
Railroad, on the llth, while in the act OF
throwing a case of silks out of freight car.
Engineer Wait and Brakemen Sprung and
Dickerson, employees of the Central, were in
cluded In the gang.
John H. Keyser, the Tweed ring plumber,
has failed Liabilities S2QO,OOO; assets o.
Scott and Dunlap, the Northampton Mass
bank robbers, have been convicted of break
ing into and robbng the bank.
A receiver will probably be appointed for
the Universal Life Insurance Company, of
New York. On the lst of May its assets were
$2,449 ,6S9; liabilities 1886, ,l02.
The Republican State Convention of Mas
sachusetts will be held at Worcester, Sept. 10.
James Russell Lowell, Minister to SPAN,
sailed from Boston on tire 18Th.
The Insurance Commissioner OF Connecti'
cut on the l4th obtained an Injunction re-
straining the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Company, of Hartford, from paying any
money. The plan to continue the company
has been abandoned, its assets being found
SO impaired as to make it hopeless. Policy
holders are advised to keep their policies
alive until receiver is appointed.
Two million bushels of wheat were bough
in the New York market during the weel
ending on the l4th for shipment to Europe.
The principal business portion of Elk City
Pa, was destroyed by fire on the 18th. Los
about $20,0 600.
The whaler Ellen Rizpah, the first mat
OF which was recently seized and held by
Spanish cruiser, has arrived at New Bedford
and full account of the outrage has bee
sent to the State Department.
The directors of the Paterson IN. J.) Fir
Insurance Company have resolved to clos
the concern and apply for a receiver.
The National Amateur Press Association
held its annual meeting at Long Branch o
the 10th. One hundred and one member
were present. Alex. w. Dingwall, of Mi
waukee, was elected President for the ensu
ing year.
Twenty-Five or thirty fremen of freigl
trains on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroa
struck at Martinsburg, w. Va, on the 1911
New men were put in their places, but tn
strikers prevented them from starting tn
trains. The Mayor with the police arreste
the ringleaders, but they were rescued b
their comrades. No freight trains were a
lowed to pass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

A FARMER at Croydon, N. H., rejoices
in the possession of goose known TO be
sixty-nine years old. The bird is little
iniirm this summer, and the probabilities
are that some unlueky family will under
take to pick dinner from the venerable
creatures bones next Christmas Day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

AND now they call the new yellow
trimmed bonnet the "omelette Uranium
decorator" and "suDAower headgear,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

1t has been made against the law for
Postmaster to give mans letter to his
wife. But the thing mustn't stop here
now we want method to prevent her
from sorting over the contents of his in
side pocket and perusing his various
correspondence while Morpheus is hold
ing him In his arms.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

Wine is made from oranges exten-
sively in ST. Augustine, Fla.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20

--Boston's bill for banqueting Presi
dent Hayes was $4,000.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-01-11
TEACHERS AssocIArIoN.-The Of

TEACHERS AssOCIATION.-Theo of
fetal announcement and programme
for regular meeting of the County
Teachers Association at Upton, be-
ginning Friday evening, 18th inst, j.
published herewith. Meetings Of this
Association have already been held in
several Of our neighbering villages,
and the custom has obtained of ten
dering free entertainment during the
brief session of the body, to the wis
dom of the county thus assembled
BY this. means the attendance of
many Teachers is secured who would
otherwise be obliged to deny them
selves that pleasure and advantage;
and on general principles, such an act
Of hospitality on the part ola town is a
proper and graceful one. A commit
tee has already made, or will soon
make a canvass to ascertain what cam
be done, and where. About 100 teach
ers are expected.
ron Friday evening the Association
will be addressed, in the court room,
by Prof e. Won Coelln, State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction. His
lecture, to which the public generally
10 invited, is said to be both instruc-
tive and entertaining. The Associa-
ton will be in session both Saturday
forenoon and aftern0on-the time be-
ing devoted to the practical work Of
the profession. These exercises will
also be found interesting by all most
any one who might listen to them.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-01-11
FROM MASSILLON.

In the weekly budget of news, con-
densed and boiled down by the manag-
ers of the ADVERTISER, one finds
nothing of late from Massillon. In
fact / have been behind the scenes SO
long, that it is possible have lost my
place as the Massillon correspondent.
We have been enjoying a few days of
good sleighing, and we have made
the most of it by drawing wood. with
a sleighride now and then.
The holidays passed off in very
satisfactory manner to young and old.
On the evening Of the 23d large
Christmas tree was placed in position
at the schoolhouse, laden with pres
ents of all kinds, from candy toys, to
splendid scarfs and shawls. Oysters
were in great demand, which our
dealers We're hardly able 70 supply.
New years night there was a dance
at the hall, largely attended by the
young folks.
The Good Templars Lotlg in this
place is doing good work We pur-
pose to do all we can TO prevent the
use and sale of Intoxicating drinks
To accomplish this, all honorable and
lawful means will be resortca TO.
That huge idea of n. y. Gates
will crop out next snring, in the shape
of barn 40 by 90. So he says, and
the piles of stone go to prove it,
The Depot has been provided with
new floors, making the passenger room
and Office much more comfortable.
Lew Huyck we understand. is tired of
office work, and is going out to peddle
AK handles.
Ephriam Brink died on last Wednes-
day morning, at the residence of his
son. Mr.. Brink was about 70 years of
age and one of the first settlers of this
township. A protracted meeting Is ia
progress here-attendance, good.
Massillan Jan. eth 1877. 7. Il. T..
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total levy for county purposes was 81
mills mills for county fund, ] mill
for Co. school, mills bridge, 1 mill
insane and mill for sinking fund.
With that year, we believe, the bonded
Indebtedness of the county was cx-
tinguished, and no levy for sinking
fund was afterward made. Without
that item, the continued levy of 4!
mills would probably have been =
tritie more than sufficient to carry the
county along, as there has not been
any considerable increase in the ex-
penses. But there was then some
thousands Of surplus in the treasury,
and of course that should he used up.
So the corresponding levy for 1872 was
made but mills. And not content
with this, in 1873 the entire county
levy, exclusive of local levies as above.
was made but Al mills. for county
fund, for Co. school and for bridge.
OF course ii is much easier and more
pleasant to reduce than to increase
taxation, and so in 1874 this very low
levy was maintained; and when in
1875 they jumped part way back and
made a q mill levy, it still failed to
reach. The last Board of Supervisors
no doubt intended that the seemingly
heavy levy which we are now paying
being total of IL mills where the
previous years were 81, g. A, ~ and g,
respectively-should square up every
thing. But if the tax seems large to
those who pay it, they can remember
the low taxes of ~, '73 and ~, and
that the average rate for the six years,
from 1871 to 1876 inclusive, is only 81
mills on the dollar-not nearly up to
the average in our neighhoring eoun-
ties.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-01-11

THE number of The Living Age for
the week ending January 9Th begins a
new volume and new year Of that STAN
dard periodical. In this volume George
MacDonald's able serial "The Mar
quis of Lossie," will be continued from
advance sheets; short and charming
story translated for The Liriag 1gc
from the French Emil Sovestre, and
sketch by Ivan Turguenief, will be
given III early numbers; and during
the new year choice fiction is expected
to appear from the pens of Miss Muloch
Katharine S. MacquOid author of
"Ratty'l William Black author of
'"The Princes Of Thule,"l Anthony
TrollOpe, and other leading novelists
Of Great Britain. In Science, Politics
Theology and General Literature, the
very important contributions To eur
rent literature by the ablest writers of
Europe. and especially of Great Brit
tain, will continue to be presented in
The Liring Age with satisfactory
completeness elsewhere uninterrupted.
The beginning of a volume is an cA-
cellent time for the beginning of a
subscription. and the publishers still
present to new subscribers for 1877 the
six numbers Of 1876, containing the
first instalment of MacDonah's "Mar-
quis Of Lossie." To every one who
would keep abreast Of the best thought
Of the time, the periodical is in fact al
most . necessity. With fifty-two num-
bers Of sixty-four large pages each Tor
more than 1000 pages Il year the sub
scription price (SS) is low, while for
$lO.O6 the publishers offer to send any
one of the American 81 monthlies or
weeklies with The Liriay 4ige for a
year, both postpaid. LITTELL & GAY,
Boston, are the publishers.
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FROM INLAND.
Sunday school Convention.

Convention opened with singing
always Cheerful" Prayer by Rev.
Bowles. Responsive reading of the
lesson and quotations from the Bible
concerning the lessons and other inn
portant facts. Questions on the lesson
were talked with much interest. Mu-
sic-'Never Turn Back"
Discussion-Subject: To what ex-
tent is the superintendent responsible
for its continuance during the whole
year. Music-"Pull for the Shore"
Topic: Duties of teachers to Sunday
School Superintendent. Music-"Only
an Armor Bearer"
On motion of Mr.. Bowles, the pro-
gramme was gone through without
adjournment.
Topic: Should teachers use cu.n-
mentaries" Songs-'The Bible" and
What Friend we have in Jesus"
Blackboard exercise conducted BY
M. c. Moore. Subject Prayer. II
was conducted with much interest,
and had very good impression. Fol-
lowed by song-'Pray for the Blnss-
ing"
Topic: Are teachers meetings es-
sential to success in Sabbath Schools +.
Opened by Mr.. Mayes.
Children's meeting conducted by NJ.
c. Moore and G. Chapman. Son.
'Jewels."
Secretary report of Sunday Schools
in Inland Township. Appointment
of committees.
Committee on pyogramlne-M. G.
Moore, r. l.. Latchaw, Sister Wiley.
Place OF holding next convention
was decided to be held at-444land.
On motion of Rev. Bowies COM
mtttee was appointed to ascertain how
many children in each distFieta are rot
attending Sunday School consisting OF
=. l.. LatchaW and +. u. Moore.
Convention adjourned To meet in
the evening, and listened TO very in
teresting and instructive lecture on
the Holy Land by DIR. FairaH. of Iowa
City. HOMER CURTIS, Pres,
r. l.. LATCHAW, Sec.
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NJ. Eiitor.-The object OF the ar
ticle In last last weeks paper entitled
"The Catholic Festival, y was evident
ly to injure me and the cause of relig
ION among those who were not pres
ent and acquainted with the facts. |
have only pity for one who would
write so unreliable an article and vent
his evil feeling after that manner. |
have only this to say, that was en-
ploycd by the Priest to sell some
things at auction, and as marshal to
keep order ii any We're disposed to
make trouble. / could have gone
home, n started To do when the
dance commenced, had il not been
for some who were disposed neither
to enjoy the dance or IL let Others do
so, and staid and did what | did ut
the urgent request OF those who had
the festival in charge.
u. j. BTNIE
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TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.

The third meeting of the Cedar
County Teachers Association will he
held in Upton, commencing at the
Court House, Friday, Jan. 18th, 1t I
o'clock +. NJ, and continue during
saturday. All interested in cduca-
tional work are cordially invited To
attend during the entire session:
The following is the programme of
exercises.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Music. Prayer by Rev. :. \. Lee.
Music
Address of Welcome, Hon. III, G. Carr.
Response, T.. NJ. Elliott.
Lecture, State Sup't G. w. won Coeiln
Music.
School Work, u. Il Frink.
SATURDAY A. Nj.
900 TO a:l5. Opening Exercises, Rev.
VIM Lee.
9:l5 to l0;o0. Self-rcnorting System in
schools, II. &. Young.
Discussion Rev. ], X. Bloom and t..
NJ. Elliott.
1o:aa TO 1880. history II. II. Hiatt
1880 to la:t5. Recess,
I0:i5 to 1875. Word Analysis, ". T.
Stahh9.
ILLS 10 1900. Practical Arithmetic,
VIA. T. Wolf
T.. D.
lisa 10 2.l5. Scheel Government, H..
NJ i!oon.
Dscnssion-H II. W. stanton and /. =.
Fairbank.
oa:l5 10 2:45. "l'he Teacher-his labors
and reward Mrs. NJ. IL. kilbournc.
2:i5 10 500. Recess.
300 TO 1910. Lecture, Prof. j. Piper,
1870 10 4:oo. Miscellaneous business.
a. G. Ross,
T.. l.. FRiNK, Com :.
NJ. A. 3. WIrTER,
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