Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-08
FROM WEST MILL GROVE.

Enron PEHRTsBuRo JoURNAL 49, As youi
correspondent, "Alf," from this place, is par.
TALLY "under the weather." rs the saying IL
| | thought II you would cundescend to give =
girl space In yonr spicy shcei to 'explaternte
| would make my dcJm as local reporter from
southern Wood county. Now, MIR. Editor
please dnnt criticise my effort too closely, and
| may possibly appear in Tie role Of reporter
again.
The first item Of note is concerning n runa-
| way. One day last week Henry Yates went up
! to get his brother's horses aud wagon to haul
wood. lie went TO the woods, turned the team
around, and was in the act Of throw ing a stick
Of wood on the wagon when the harses became
frightened and started away at a break neck
pace. They ran some distance. when one Of
the wheels struck stump, making complete
wreck Of the wagon. and breaking one Of the
horses hind legs. As the horse was consider
ed a valuable one, the loss falls hea willy on the
owner, as ho is no near relative to any Nationa !
Banker. His neighbors symphthize with him,
however, and their real sympathy is manifest
in dollars uf our dads, greenbacks, &c.
Yesterday JAS. Wilson had a verv close ca II
to Shovel Clouds" rs Prof. Ridge, Of elocuion-
airy fame, puts 1t. Its the old story-two BOYS
fuOling with loaded revolver. II accidentally,
Of course went of and the ball Just missed
Jimmes head, and on Sunday too Oh, my /!
what is this world coming to-when every lit
tie upstart Of boy, yes, and some big upsarts
too, think they can't enj'y the luxnries Of lite
unless they carry one Of those awful reynvers,
and some Of the more daring ones carry muir
derous looking thing they call dirk Why is
- ii. a.. .,f II
matter in hand, and at least try tn check this
outrage--yes. it is downright outrage on any
community, because we don't know what mo
ment, when we are on the streets, that some si-
lent messenger of cold lead might assist us ia
shutting of this mortal coil.
Perry tnNnHhip was quite well represented
at the Teachers Institute" at Bowling Green.
They all speak in hattering terms Of the pro.
ceedings atis, all but Friday afternoon and
Saturday forenoon's programme. That en-
braced the time set for examination, aud few
spoke even favOTably of that; hut the rest OF
them feel little de licate on that pOint, be.
cause, to use a naughty slang phrase, the most
of them "gOt left" But to return to the Iusti-
tpte. | was there and I'm happy, all but a
badly sprained ankle, caused by stepping
through hole in their dilapidated sidewalks.
Oh dear they ought to elect two or three more
ElhOpans as councilmen, if in 80 doing they
will improve the sidewalks any. But to digress
tute next Spring at Perrysburg. If | may be
allowed TO speak, all say--'I hope So cause
their sidewalks are so good and we can have
such jolly times boat riding, and the citizens
appeared so kind, and last, but not least, they
boa arded us ladies' free" But what A time Mr.
Troup did have in finding places for us all to
board. don't believe there is another man in
Wood county who could have survived under
such load of resi- possibility. Why dont some
enterprisng friend of education at Bowling
Green inaugurate something in behalf Of us
poor unprotected schoolmarms2 And echo an-
swers, WhY2
To change the subject: What has become
of f"Sarah jane" of Grand Rapids If you
don't show your cOlors now and chastise that
awful cyclop Of "John," you ought to be
tattooed, that's all. Just think of him calling
the schoolmarms there pug -uosed j" Did !
ever, in all my life, hear of such an indignant
thrust at the fraternity! Yes, and that awful
fellow over at Millbury ought to be turned out
with the cannibals. and after they get through
with him, IL there is anything left, he ought to
be cremated. The idea of him assailing the
moral character of poor little "Mina Wilkins"
Now, "Mna, take a sisters advice, and if he
saws another dsrespectful word stab hi m with
a knitting needle or shoot him with croquet
ball. and If you need any help don't ask Mr.
Sanger. Of the Rapids, but there is r nobler and
truer friend Of the weaker sex, Frank Crosby,
that will assist you. You see Sanger is too
gauzy, or, AS the boys say, he resembles tissue
paper. suppose have said enough tn i'm
prison me for life, but couldn't help it, cause
why
"a schooma'am is sure to have her way,
And when she's gone you II miss her
So il you've had an angry word
Just call her back and kiss her."
But before close my letter must tell YOU of
something in which think Perry township is
ahead, aud that is about the age of horse
owned by Mr.. Kempher. It may seem funny
how girl should know anything concerning
the longevity OF animals (when they know so
little about the age Of their own sex), but
know this horse is thirty -four years old, and
the men say it is sound as a dollar. ! don't
vouch for that. but do know 1t is fat, got good
eyes, and is able to eat the hardest Of corn, and
as reg gular as Sunday comes it hauls its Vener-
able owner 10 miles to church.
The Perry township schools will commence
in few days with teachers as follswS: Mill
grove schools, Mr. DeWOlf and wife Wimore
N. Legron, Centre John Evans, Boards
Miss Emma Moore, Hatfed's Alf r. Knapp |
Goes 4; Halls and Pleasant Grove schools not
known, rs their respective teachers ''got left :"
the StrOuse school by Mr.. -; Eph. d. Mof-
felt teaches near Weston.
II survive this shock, and am admitted, will
write you again.
Nov. 4, 1873. BLANCHE BURsHA: