Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-08

a rumor comes down with Tue current
that Haskins has been inundated by water
for some time past. How is this, &c. ARP"
Attention is directed to the Statement
Of the old and reliable Hartford Ins. Co.
in this paper. F. r. MILLER, Perrysburg,
and S. W. CLAY, Bowling Green, are the
local agents.
Auditor CASE and our correspondents
have trespossed upon the territory in which
we usually revel with pencil, scissors. and
paste pot, but we will not quarrel with
them, this time.
The citizens Of Tontogany we're highly
entertained on Saturday evening, by an
exhibition given under the direction Of
Mr.. A. G. SHATToCK, Principal OF the
Schools. The entertainment consisted Of
declimations, essays, tai lleau &c, and the
| proceeds were used in the purchase Of an
unabridged dictionary.
A saloon keeper of Piqua, named
PLocK, was crushed to death while at
tempting to board Conductor THOMAS
train, on Wednesday night, at the Piqua
crossing. This is the first accident of the
kind that has ever happened to n train
under Mr.. THOMAS charge, in his fourteen
years of faithful service on the d. & NJ.
Road as conductor.
The sweet songs Of the early harbing-
ers of Spring, the robin, blue bird and the
frog, have made the WELDON ring for the
past few days. The frog joined in the
chorus last evening for the first time this
season.
"SNeet prospects, sweet birds and sweet
flowers,
Have mol all lost their sweetness for ml
S. p. ToLMAN secured fine stock of
logs during the run of snow for the manu-
facture OF his grape and berry boxes, peach
crates, grape baskets, cut lumber, &C., &c.
He has lately arranged te manufacture
splint baskets, which, with his other sty les
Of berry boxes, crates, &C.. comprise about
the whole list in this line in which the
smaller fruits are handled and shipped,
and his work is all irst-class.
The next best thing that our excellent
Board of Education should do, is to make
n division fence at the school-house, separ-
ating the boys from the girls. More dew
iltry il instiled into the rising generation
by this commingling OF sexes, than careful
parents approve Of Weston Reporter
Bro. DARKE, is not this sly dodge to
get subscribers for the Matrimonial Adver-
Hscrf Build division fence and make
them correspond, you know.
L. d. GRosE, of Weston, who was ar
rested few weeks since for being impli-
Gated with band of horse thieves that
have been committing depredatiOns in this
county for several years past, had pre-
limary examination before Judge PHELPS
on Monday aud Tuesday. He was re-
manded to Jail in default of 5000 bail. We
learn from Mr.. ANDY GLENN that there is
unusual excitement over the revelations of
JAcoD WRINGER. who is also under arrest
as one of the gang and who has turned
States evidence.
On Wednesday of last week a well
dressed mGn with some money and n good
gold watch OH his person boarded the
freight train at Deshler that WAS passing
south OH the ID. & NJ. Road. Instead of
getting OH the caboose he got on the mid
die of the train aud when near Bemore
l,e was discovered by those OH the cabOose
lying on the track in terribly mangled
condition. lie was taken 70 Belmore on n
hand car aud died in three hours after,
being unable to explain how he fell from
the train or give his name or residence.
He came from the west on the B. & o.
Road to Deshler.