Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-12-06
FROM BELLVILLE RIDGE.

ED. JOURNAL I'll am all "out Of sorts"
nv wife has gone visiting the girl is at school
and had to get my avn dinner, or starve. !
have just finished washing the dishes and, oh,
dear, burned one Of my fingers horribly
while cooking. But,never mind Il wish hadn't
a neig hbor living nearer than so miles. can
not for the life Of me imagine how you old
bachelors get along without cook. used to
think it was horrible for man to have his sec
ond wife picked out before he bad got rid Of
the first, but I've got over that.
Our school is progressing finely under the
supervision of D. U. Yanvoris Of Freeport.
Dave comes we'll recommended, having taught
several terms and in each instance giving per-
I feet satisfaction.
q. @. Stevenson has moved his sawmill frnm
the Center Ditch to the Devil Hole Prairie
where he owns good farm. We are sorry to
loose George and his family and we wish him
success in his new enterprise.
Quite number Of our farmers here talk Of
moving to Michigan, having become disgusted
with the ditching business. They say thatthey
want to go where there is not so much dichiBg
required.
Rumor saws that the old McCutchenvlls
road is to be planked next summer. 1t is to be
hoped that something will be done. Of course
a plank road would be preferable to a mud
road, but it looks like nonsense to plank the
| McCutchcnville road when there is snch an
| abundance Of stone in close proximity TO it. In
| constructing a stone road from lIousebolder's 8
Corners to Perry sburg, a distance OF IL miles,
| there need no stone be transported more than
| az miles, and | venture to say that the stone
will cost nothing only the hauling. Perhaps u
stone road might cost more in the beginning
| than a plank load, but a stone read would be
the cheapest in the end. That the McCutchen-
Vile road ought to be McAdamized is obvious
to every intelligent man, and there can be no
| doubt that had the business men OF PeTrysburg
aud tue farmers along the line Of the road
AIKEN a decided stand to have this road Mead
amized that it might have been done years ago
and the county seat might have been at Perrys-
burg to day instead of at Bowling Green. But
! have said so much about McAdamlzing the
old road that perhaps the readers Of the JOUR
NAL are tired Of hearing it, but feel that
have au interest in Perrysburg and don't like
to see her left out IN the cold. Suppose that
the McCutchenVlle road is neglected as it has
| been, (the last improvement amounts to but lit
tle) and the contemplated bridge at Eagle
Point is completed and the people in Webster
| Twp, and in the southern part of PsrrysburR
take a notion to McAdamiIe the Jim Smith
road This would make almost direct route
to Toledo aud would certainly have very dam.
aging effect ON the business interests Of Perrys-
burg. But enough of this at present.
1t was proposed bv one of your correspond.
ents sometime ago, that the "embassadors" of
the Journal meet and have a kind of reunion.
| He did not mention any certain time or place,
but merely made n proposition, aud have
heard nothing OF it since. Now | suggest that
Perrysburg be the place for the meeting. Will
some one set the time 7 Don't all speak at
once.
Some one Of yonr Millbury correspondents
has raised HELEN BlaZes over in Ireland, Lucas
county. was over there the other day and
imag ned that | could smell "brimstone."
am not in the habit of betting, but il can
borrow the money OF Kshlo at Is per cent |
| will bet million of dollars that Gen. Grant
will be the nominee IN the Republican ticket
Tor President in 1880 aud will bet mother mil
| lion that il lie gets the nomination that he will
be- elected. Who dare take these bets?
PERSONAL.
Michael aud George Roller of Hancock county
are visliAg friends here.
Mr.. Henry Opp. uf Angola, Ind, is also hav-
ing an interesting visit with his numerous
| friends here
The Brown Bros. had a very pleasant rcun-
ion here n week 0r So since.
Mrs. Nancy Egbrrt, who has been confined
TO her bed for near 3 years, is Nc better.
GRIDIRoN.