Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-12-27
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Mp. Enron g. The query has often presented
itself 60 my mind. whctL,r or no the average
reader OF local new sWapers ever had a true
conception Of the beratinRs which the local
correspondents usually receive at the hands Of
. class Of jealous, unsophistcated IL lgnoramuses,
of which every we'll regulated community has
its share. II not, they little know the cost Of
happiness to at least one " ambassador Of The
JOURNAL. In vindication Of myself ] would
merely remark, that it may be an easy task
and perhaps not an unpleasant one to sit in a
Guy railor by warm fire, surrounded by all
the associations and luxures NJ happy home,
aud with contented miRd, benev client fancy
| and flowing pen smooth over the peighborhood
occu, rences in Rilded manner, fearing TO Of
fend the guilty and striving to spread the man
tie Of deception over public opinion, bul
when you come to write stubborn facts, Ia.
ken from reality, II is quite a different thing
| II is and always has been my intention 10 take
up lranspirinR events as found them and tc
give their different phases according to the
merit of the case. shall not at any time re-
late anything have not seen or heard or dc
not know to be true from personal observations
or incOntestble evidence. What write shall
be able to prove. In concluding my introduc.
tory remarks kind reader, must beg your in.
du gence. l am not in an authors sanctum
surrounded by all those convenicnces and aux
iliarles 20 necessary to correct composition, aud
| IL I err in rhetoric you will pardon me, taking
these advantages into consideration and re-
membering that lay no claims to eltquence or
authorship. | beg the public To overlook my
| errors and to ex- POstmasters and would be-
| County Commissioners | would say, rene mber
that Nemesis, the dark goddess Of retributive
Justice, never folds her wings.
The beautiful snow we have in abundance
| sleigh riding is the theme OF the day rs well as
| night.
The citizens NJ Fish Ridge have organized a
literary society exercises every Tuesday night
! rLe schools OF the Township are in -four.
! ishine condition. with an able curps Of teachers
| ut their lead. Webster township can produce
more teachers to the square inch than any
township in the county, and trust OF as good
quality.
| am glad to inform your readers that Robert
Bates, " hu has lately been afflicted with insau-
! ity is rapidly recovering his former saneness
| TO the great joy Of his family and friends. In
nv allusinn to the residence uf Mr.. Bates,
which was published in the Journal few
!
Of the Corners, instead Of east.
The organized hunt which came of at the
Ridge on the l4h. was most enjoyable occa-
sion and viii compare layOrably with anything
| Of the kind ot former uccurance as will be seen
by pcrusing the detailed report as published
| by the Sentinel pf the 18th inst.
| Thomas H. Webb, an old and we'll known cit.
izen OF the county came to his death on Thurs
day night, (l9h) something in the following
manner. Mr.. Webb left his shop near the resi-
dence Of j. W. Phillips, in this township, al
about noon If Thursday, and went tn Pember
willie on foot. That he WAS seen and recOg nzec
in Pembervile in the afternoon Of the above
named day is au undsnHble fact, and he was
noticed to start for home in the latter part OF the
day, which was the last seen Of him until about
noon on the day following en- one Isaac
Smith found him dead near he residence o
Esq Weddell He was lying nearby larg,
stump on the roadside, supposed to be frozen Il
death, 1t is not my purpose to make any com
meuts upon the former life of Mr.. Webb, or Il
his former habits, but allow the public to de
duce from the following the probable cause o
his death. Mr. Webb had on his person wheI
found IA cents in currency and two largt
bottles and a Jug. One Of the bottles ha'
become nearly empty from some cause
but the other bottle and the Jug were flle'
with corn juice of very inferior quality. Hi
remains were taken tn the house OF J. w. Phil
lips, and on Saturday Esq. Weddell summoned
Jury who held an inquest over his remains
which resulted in verdict something like tn
following Thomas l.. Webb came to hi
death on the night of the 18th Of December
1878, by cause unknown TO us. The questin
may properly arise in the minds If many, VIII
is responsible for Mr.. Webb having that whis
key, and would it not be good plan to inter
view the saloons Of Pembervllla with the law
Ohno, the citizens of Pemberville hold thei
: saloons more sacred than their religion. We
they may for they only have few. The fol
Lowing are some Of the proprrtors, namely
Fred Rolf, A. Grnle. Jacob Furry, &. Murs
and four other places wLere the regeneratn
liquid may be had. Letus hear what the PEN
berville Independent man has To say in regnr
( to those distinguished worthless, some
+ whom is doubtless guilty of The murder Of I
+. Webb. He dare not cherp. ALLsPIcE,
nprpmhar % 1873