Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-28
FROM PORTAGE.

Ed. Journal i-All things in this world
are doomed to change and correspondents
for newspapers are no exception. Your for
mer writers from this place having become
tired, they have prevailed upon me to fill
the place, while they take vacation
......In accepting the position wish to as
sure all those who are writing for The other
papers OF the county, that it vii be as well
for them not to begin on me with their
slang abuse. may be induced to resume
specie payment in such event......We are
not having the most pleasant weather Just
now, but it is just such as we need. We
are just emerging, apparently, from sea-
son of showers, which was very necessary
as the ground had become hard and dry.
THE crops around here look we'll
Considerable hay has been cured and stored
away. A few farmers had hay down when
the rain came and it will be somewhat in
iured, but the greater portion is in good
condition. The wind which came with
the rain lodged some Of the wheat badly
The crop will be very heavy. Some Of it
will be ready to cut this week. The corn
looks splendid. Quite number of our
farmers have cultivated their corn three or
four times. The oats look WE'LL but it is
40 full OF mustard, that, looking from the
roads one would think that our farmers
are going into the production OF mustard
on large scale. .... Our roads are in ter
rible condition......And now somebody is
awfuI mad, and all because Frank Mum
has bought the drug store and added
thereto stock of groceries. The consid-
GRAFTON which he gave for the store was
between $500 and $500. He taIksof build
ing new store room on the corner oppo-
site the hotel......The festival at Cook 's
Hall was well attended and ali express
themselves as being we'll pleased with their
reception. The Cornet Band from Bowl
ing Green came out and discoursed some
sweet music for the occasion. The boys
were welcome and we shall be pleased to
see them out here again. The net profits
were about $25.00...... From mine host of
the Portage Hotel | learn the following /;
A chap who claimed to hnll from Toledo
came to town Oh last Thursday in buggy
and put up for dinner. lie told the land.
lord that man had come TO livery sta
bic in Toledo and hired a rig and went off.
Not returning at the time which he stated
lie would, the owner became alarmed and
sent out after him. The first mentioned
party tracked him to Pembervilc where
he hired bay horse and buggy and came
over to Portage. Well, after dinner he
started off, when 10, and behold, on Friday
another man from Pemberville came over
here in search of No. l, who he claims is
a horse thief. These fellows are becoming
| bold ...... The fence around the campground
is completed. Mr.. A. NJ. Drain has been
appointed chi I Of police for the occasion.
He has chosen as his assistants, the follow
ing gentlemen Mr.. Meers, Mr.. Quint-
ance, Henry Wolf, and All. Kinney ......At
the Murphy meeting on Saturday evening
1t was necessary to elect Vice President,
Mr.. Jno. Parmenter was chosen. The
weather was very bad and the attendance
waS limited therehy..".. have formed
| Dramatic Club at this place, The fol-
lowing persons were appointed MS a COM
\ UiilkcC ~ HSicCb NO "
temperance play, viz; Chas. Parkey,
Chairman; Mrs. R. NJ. Donnelly, and s.
l.. Bender. The committee selected the
following; Minnie Hedgman, Elva Cook
Della Patterson, May aud Blanche Drain
James Besanson, Jno. b. Parnenter, Frank
Hodgman and Alfred Drain. The club
win meet on Wednesday evenings of each
week...". There are a couple Of correspond
ents for the New Baltimore Enterprise who
would do we'll to either not inflict their ef
fusions upon the public or to say some
thing sensible. The ladies Of their respec
tive towns must have lack OF good sensC
il they cannot afford better champions fol
their causes than Hoylc" and Dow, :
......Mr Will Parmenter has been on th,
sick list for while but he ia now improv
ing...... Denny Mum is now attending t.
his fathers store .... Patterson aud iIDon
nelly are crowded with work; they are th
boss harness makers...... DrS. McCrhckeI
and Wright are busy at present. .Severa
of our leId students intend to return I,
school in the fall, ambng them Jno. Wick
enheiser, Mr.. Muir and Miss Lottie De
| Witt..... Through letter from Mr.. X. V
Haymaker we learn that things are livel,
in Defiance, just now ,..... Mr.. editor, VIII!
cannot some kind of an. arrangement b
made BY which all Of the correspondent
of the JOURNAL. both did arid iiew, cal
meet and enjoy a social good time together
More anon, +. GREENE JENKINS.
June ~, 1873.