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


EDITOR JoURNAL:-The IIaskins "inun.
dation" story is II fraud, so far as our vii.
oge was concerned: : but the fact OF oul
having an abundance of water in our cana
at the time Of the alleged imundation wa,
not fraud. The aforesaid canal, or mann
M 9th ditch, that passes through the center
Of our village, was effervescent, in places
during our late heavy rain and snow melt.
ing process. Quite number Of field.
south of the village were uverAown to the
depth of three or fsur inches; and one
wheat field in the village was covered with
water for about twelve hours. All of the
east and west bitches in town were nearly
full of water caused by an overplus in
the large ditch. One bridge belonging Ia
Abner Cummings, that crossed the big
ditch, was carried away by the force Of the
water und pressure of ice jam. The plank
ing OH nearly all the bridges in town, that
spanned the big ditch, were removed to the
road side TO save them frsm floating off.
| was informed last evening that the
County Commissioners intend TO deepen the
above mentioned ditch, two feet, the dam
ages TO be assessed according to specficn-
tons in the first petition presented for an
enlargement of said ditch. The specfca-
lions think were, that the damage of en-
larging the ditch should he assessed 10 each
piece Of land benefited according 10 the
amount OF benefit received by the enlarge
mcnt. The ditch ia certainly too small for
the amount ol water Il is now Obliged 10
carry, and | speak the sentiments OF ouI
vilinge when say 1t should be deepened,
gentleman from Weston was here q
good portion of the winter buying hickory
Outls Tor irm in Dayton, Ohio. As hC
paid iair price per foot for them in cash
quite number OF our farmers took ad.
vantage of the little snow we had and
hauled hickory butts, in preference tc
wood, for which there was a good demand
but not ar good show for cash AS in the
hickory butt business As fast as cal
could be loaded 1t was shipped direct tc
the Dayton firm and the money Tor the
same forwarded to the gent from Weston
The last car load was shipped about two
weeks since and the gent from Weston has
not made his appearance as yet TO settle
mp with those who helped haul the las
car load. One man looses SIG, another
the young man whom he employed 10 at
tend 10 matters in his absence and con
tracted TO pay him Sl.25 per day, losse
| Sl2,5O; another $3.50, another 81, and s,
on. The full amount OF his Indebtedness
here | do not know. 1t is now currentl.
reported that he has absconded. lie leave
wife in Weston and takes his son will
him.
Fcagles Cunning have dissolved part
nership. J. NJ. Cunning continues tn
business on cash basis in the old stand.
DIR. ID. b. Gedney, is now Notary Publ
in place of p. j. Feagles, resigned
The Presbyterian Society OF this plac
have been holding a series Oi Meeting
with what success | am not prepared
state.
The Rev, A. G. Thomas is at home agal
after his labors OF the winter at East PEI
rysburg, or Stony Ridge" by which nam
1t is more commonly known. He reports
grand success in the matter OF conversion
There has been no revival here this seaso
by the NJ. L. Society.