Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-15
FROM GRAND RAPIDS,

GRAND RAPIDS, o., March IL, '7S.
The boat Metropolis, Capt. Brewster,
loaded or Toledo to-day, it being her frst
trip for the senson.
Ed. j. Oney, who has been attending
college at Granville, Licking Co., came
home to-day. He fell some two weeks since
and hurt his side, since which time he has
been quite i'll.
Mrs. Bassett, widow Of the late Abram
Bassett, died on the 9th inst. nfter a ling
ering illness, and was buried to-day at
Beaver Creek.
Prof. Heller gave up his proposed select
school on account of the small number Of
pupils desiring to attend. A Mr.. Chas.
Parkey, OF Portage, began a select school
here this morning with seventeen pupils.
"Jud," who lives mile east of town,
is somewhat near sighted. One bright
Sunday afternoon he and one of the boys
were reading on the back porch, when the
old man, casting long look down into the
meadow, said Lorenzo Dow, if that white
stone down there, is hog go and drive it
out"
The boys have pretty good thing on
johnny Bentley. JOHNNY is OIL the sunny
side OF thirty and has wife and three
children, but he is II little fellow and don't
wear any beard. One day he dropped into
the new saloon. In n few minutes the pro-
prietor came around and said, "My son
don't you attend school?" johnny flushed up
considerably and said he didn't. "Then,"
said the saloon man, "you had better run
home to your mother, this is no place for
bows"
Shanks is the boss rat catcher. The
other day he and "Bob" came marching
out of the store with large basket, and
began to whistle. In about two minutes,
six dogs and young army OF men and
boys had surrounded the basket. Then the
contents OF the basket were shaken out
and among the debris appeared a mouse
about the size OF a No. 3 buckshot. 1t es.
capped perfect deuge of brick, stone,
clubs and boot heels, without scratch.
Then n big cur dog made dash for it, but
over run it, and bouncing against bull
dog was nearly eaten up before any apology
could he offered. Two boys in trying to
separate the dogs. got into frncas them
selves and Others taking part general
melee was imminent when the Marshal p-
peared on the scene. In the mean time an
old terrier had snapped up the mouse. but
It is supposed lie caught it in a hollow
tooth, as the mouse still appeared to be
quite healthy, and mddling kind of cheer
lul, when il went under the sidewalk.
Comic valentines are almost universally
denominated a nuisance-an outrage on
common decency, &c., &c. And vet in the
fdce OF all this it is positively asserted that
Judge Swan has not been seen sleeping
in church since the l4th OF February.
J.N. Mosier and Levi Brown-neighbor-
ing farmcrs-will sell their personal prop
eriy at public sale on the 10th and 18Th
respectively. They are going west.
met "Crummy" this morning, and
telling him | was going TO write few lines
to the JoURNAL, asked him what should
write about, as ners was very scarce. "Why
-why-(at that moment Mollie' and
Belsey" passed by why write about our
girls" "Tell 'em, I'A bet seven dollars
and forty cents we have the best looking
lot Va gu Ilphl hNSlNS lS"lo Olu W lOIlN, ,
there is in the United States" "Darn EN-
but they're sweet." on. & B. rcpassing.) J
"rell 'em, Ive been in love with every
one Of 'cm two or three times, already,
aud feel a. il was going to have re-
lapse" And he relapsed into "Rakestraw'"
TO get "chuw o tObacker."
SARAH Jane" has resigned Let it be
recorded The eyent-starlling as il is
was not wholly unanticipated. Because
ahem 1t was beautiful evening; they
sIood at the front gate; an obliging cloud
passed quietly over the moon; he east
hurried glance around, and then she
1raneed in bliss,
Within the living zone of his strong arm,
And rocked by the wild passion Of his mood
The unguessed heights, and depths Of her
bnle Heaven
LaJ basking in the light Of loves young
And all her saul beneath the throbbinR fame
or his isng kiss, hsaVed dizzily to aud frol
About this time the old man appeared
on the scene, and said, Sarah Jane was
wanted inside, and that if Bill" meant
business, TO say 40, M he didn't want any
burned fooiiT round. (It is presumed that
William meant busin,ss.)
Good day, JoHN.