Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-15
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

The State Grange, p. of H., will hold
its annual meeting at Gallon, COM
mencing on the 10th inst. Representa-
tives will be present from each county
in the State, besides large number Of
distinguished Grangers from this and
other States. The Grange will remain
in session four or five days.
A LABoRER named Smart was so bad
ly injured at Selden on the 4th by being
caught in the belt of corn-shelling
machine that he died the following day.
The flesh was torn in shreds from his
left arm, and one leg was broken in
three places. -. f
PRESIDENT HAYES on the 9Th nomi-
mated John G. Poole Collector Of Gus
toms at Sandusky.
The Southern Ohio Fair Association
has been reorganized by the election Of
Nicholas Dinner, President; j. w. Butt,
Vice-President; G. p. Harmon, Treas
urer, and j. A. Miller, Secretary.
The Central Ohio Butter and Egg
Shippers Association met at Urbana
on the 9th. Mutual interests were dis
cussed, and it was decided that the
cause of low prices in butter and eggs
was due to the fact of stock being held
until too old and stale for use, and ship
ping while fresh was recommended.
1t was also determined that quicker
transit for perishable freight be demand
ed. G. II. Brownell, of Washington
Court House, was elected President of
the association. The next meeting will
be held at Putin Bay.
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was fatally wounded by Officer Butler
at Cincinnati on the 9th. Norton's s
father had Butler arrested for shooting
with intent to kill, and he was released
on $500 bail.
ONO has 800 miles of canals, which
cost the State S16,OOO,OOO.
REV Mr.. HAMMOND commenced his
revival labors at GAINESVILLE on the 9TH.
THE following Ohio Postmasters were
confirmed by the u. S. Senate on the
Sth: John M. Barrere, Hillsborough;
Mrs. Mary S. j. McGroarity, College
Hill; Elijah w. Greene, Columbus
Grove. .....
THE Republican printing office at
Millersburg was totally destroyed by
fire on the 9TH.
MEEKER STARRETT, a well-knOwn
citizen of Sidney, was run over by a
freight train at that place on the Sth.
His body was cut in two at the waist.
The Ohio State Association of Mexi-
can Veterans will meet in Columbus,
Feb. %, 1873. This will be the thirty
first anniversary of the battle of Buena
Vista, and it is expected will call out
the largest assembly of veterans ever
held in the State. The old veterans of
the Soldiers Home, at Dayton, will be
present. EX-Gov. Thomas l.. Young is
President of the Association and S. A.
Leckey Secretary and Treasurer.
DEPENDABLE distillery at Fosters
and Pifieffer & Co's rectifying- house at
Cincinnati have been seized for violation
of the U. S. revenue laws.
A DAsTARDLY attempt to assassinate
William Smith was made at College
Corner on the night of the 9th. AS he
stepped out of his house an unknown
man asked him if he was boss of the
house. Mr.. Smith said he was and
asked the man in and turned to go in,
when the man shot him in the back, in
fiicting a serious wound, and ran away.
One Henry Norris has been arrested for
the crime.
AT CincinnatiE ION the 11th, while Off
Ger Hull was conveying to the station
house colored man named Levi Car
penter, the latter knocked the former
down and took to his heels. The officer
not succeeding in stopping him by calls
fired at Carpenter, the ball passing
through. his brain.