Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-15
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

Ine 0Ch; warren Fierce at Garrettsville
y. X. Overholt at Wadsworth, and James
Mcdonald at West Liberty.
The full ticket nominated by the State
Greenback Convention on the 9th is as
follows: For Governor, Stephen John.
son, of Miami; Lieutenant. Governor,
John b. Powell, of Columbiana; Treas.
urer, John Junkins, of Tuscarawas; Su.
preme Judge, Samuel Z Adams, of Guy
ahoga; Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Charles e. Bonsall, of CoIumbiana; At.
torney' General, Marshall o. Wagner, of
Lucas; Member of the Board of Public
Works, Jacob Riblett, of Crawford;
School Commissioner, j. G. Logan, of
Mahoning.
Mrs. JOHN RUTH, wife of the ex- Mar
shal of the village of Wyoming, Hamil-
ton County, was run over and killed by
the engine of passenger train short
distance from her home, on the 4th. The
whistle was sounded frequently but she
did not seem to hear it.
THE Ohio Sabbath school Union com.
menced its eighteenth annual meeting at
Delaware on the 5th. In his report the
Corresponding Secretary says: OF the
80 counties in this State 40 are doing
splendidly in maintaining county organ.
izations and doing thorough Sunday
school work OF 1886 townships in
the State 262 have township organiza-
tions. Seventeen counties have no
effective county Sunday. y.school organ
ization. From reports and careful es-
Inmates the total number of Sunday.
schools in the State is placed at 6,347, of
which 1851 are kept up all the year
| EnrnllaH
attendance, 447, 246. Thirty.seve coun-
ties report 10,054 conversions from the
schools and accessions to the churches.
An estimate for the State on that basis
would show gain to the churches from
this source of 81 377, or one of twenty
eight of the school enrolment. Great
hindrance has been experienced in the
work of the State organization from want
of funds.
AT the hook and ladder tournament at
| Clyde, on the 9th, the Rescue, of Nor
walk, won the first prize for best time
made, 800; Crescent, of Tiffin, $50;
Bellevue, $50 silver trumpet. A large
crowd was in attendance, being esti.
mated at over 5000 people, and every
thing passed off satisfactorily.
A DISTRESSING accident occurred at
Washington Court House on the 9Th,
which nearly cost the lives of five per-
sons. William Lanum and family, con-
sisting of wife and three children, were
taken violently sick in the afternoon and
the sickness continued till late hour at
night. The symptoms were violent pains
in the stomach and bowels, throwing the |
parties into convulsions and delirium,
which were only relieved after several |
hours work by the physicians. The
cause of the illness is the result of poison, |
which is thought to have been taken |
with buttermilk which was brought |
in from the country in jug supposed
to have once contained paint. AT latest
accounts all were out nf danger
A FARMER named Thomas Hewlett, |
living near Toledo, was instantly killed |
ON the 7th by heavy stick of timber
falling on him, which he was unloading
from wagon.
THE recent Greenback Convention ap.
pointed the following State Executive
Committees: Robert Schilling, Cuya-
hoga; John T. Shryock, Muskingum; S.
S. Linn, Miami; j. J. Achmer, Athens,
and Job B. Powell. Central Committee
First District, John Flanagan; Sec
ond, Thomas j. White; Third, j. w.
West; Fourth, G. H. Edison; Sixth, Der.
nard Meilink; Eighth, S. S. Linn; Tenth,
B. F. GOodsell; Eleventh, w. T. Wash |
am; Twelfth, j. j. Achaner; Thirteenth, |
]. T, Shryock; Fourteenth, j. II. |
Schenck; Sixteenth, George E. Smith;
Seventeenth, Lemuel T. Foster; Eight |
eenth, HI. G. Sheldon; Nineteenth, Will |
lam G. Chambers; Twentieth, Robert
Schilling.
AT the session of the State Sunday
School Convention, on the 7th, the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year were |
elected President, Abner L. Frazer, of |
Cincinnati; Vice Presidents, VIM. Allison
of Xenia, J.W Clarke Of Cleveland, Rev |
J. G. Frazer of Toledo; Robert Cowden
of Gallon, j. Z. Huff of Columbus, VIM.
s. Heade of Cambridge; Corresponding
Secretary, f. r. Loomis, of Medina; Re-
cording Secretary, B. j. Loomis, of Co
lumbus
THE following is list of the county
fairs of this State, together with the time /
and place of holding the same, as far as
reported to the State Board of Agriculture |
up to the present date:
Allen, Lima, Sept 1921.
Ashtabula, Jefferson, Sept. 25-2S.
Athens, Athens, Oct. 4-5.
Belmont, ST. Clairsville, Sept. 1921.
Brown, Georgetown, Sept. ll-l4.
Butler, Hamilton, Oct. |.
Carroll, CaTTollton, Oct. 1912.
Champaign, Urbana, Sept 25-28.
Clarke, Springfield, Aug. 2l-4.
Clermont, Boston, Sept. Al.
Clinton, Wilmington, Sept. Al.
COlumbiana, New Lisbon, Sept. 25-27.
Coshocton, CoshOcton, Sept. $3.50.
Crawford, Bucyrus, Sept. 25
CuyahOga, Cleveland, Sept. 1l-1S.
Darke, GreenYille, Sept. 1921.
Defiance, Defiance, Sept. 1921.
Delaware, Delaware, Sept. 26-2S.
Erie, Sandusky City, Sept, 25-2S.
Fairfield, Lancaster, Oct 1913.
Fulton, W auseon, Sept. 1921.
Gallia, GallipOlis, Sept. 1928.
Geauga, Burton, Sept. A-26.
Greene, Xena, Sept, 81.
Guernsey, Cambridge, Sept, 1920.
Hamilton, Carthage, Sept. ~,
Hancock, Findlay, Oct. 3-6.
Hardin, KentOn, Sept. 27-29.
Harrison, CSdiz, Oct, 2-4.
Hooking, Logan, Oct. SO,
Holmes, Millersburg, Oct. 2-5.
Jackson, Jackson, Sept. 1878.
Jefferson, Smithfeld Sept, 1928.
Knox, Mt. Vernon, Sept, 25-27.
Lake, Painesville, Sept. 1928.
Lawrence, Ironton, Sept. 1921.
Licking, Newark, Oct. 2-5,
Logan, Bellefontaine, Oct. rs.
Lorain, Elyria, Sept. lV-2l.
Lucas, Toledo, Sept. 1921.
Mahoning, Garfield, Oct "a,
Marion, Marion, Oct. 1912
Medina, Medina, Sept. 1920.
Meigs, Pomeroy, Sept l4-l5.
Miami, Troy, Sept. 1921.
Morgan, MeConnellsville, Sept. 1920.
Morrow, Mt. Gilead, Oct. 2-5.
Muskingum, GAINESVILLE, Sept. 4-S.
Ottawa, Port Clinton, Oct. oil.
Paulding, Paulding, Sept 1928.
Perry, New Lexington, Sept. 26-28.
Piekaway, Circleyille, Sept. 9-2S.
Portage, Ravenna, Sept. 25-27
Putnam, Ottawa, Sept. Gj-2S.
Richland, Mansfield, Sept 1871
Ross, ChillicOthe, Sept Al.
Sandusky, Fremont, Oct. rs.
Seneca, Tifiin, Oct 3-5.
Shelby, Sidney, Sept. 1921
Stark, Canton, Oct. 1913.
Summit, Akron, Oct. 2-5.