Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-21
FROM WEST MILL GROVE.

EDITOR Journal March "came in
like lion" Carry the news to Prof Tice.
To-day the air is balmy and thOre are ma.
ny indications that
Winters cruel reign Is over"
The United Brethren meeting has closed.
No accessions.
Mr.. ziba Osman, while engaged in cut.
ting timber for Mr.. Pelton, south Of this
place, cut his foot in shocking manner
on the 4,h inst. Ills injury was promptly
attended to by DR.. Rosendnle. Mr. Ooman
has been singularly unfortunate Of late.
School closes here on the 2lst lust.
Mr.. j. B. Mallory, our accommodating
and genial harness maker, has removed to
Frecport, this county. Success
Our village is literally swarming with
NJ. D's.
Mr.. j. q. Williams Is in the patent
shirt-b oson.ironing- board business.
II there is q meaner thief than one that
will steal iiom widow or an orphan, !
should I've glad to know il. One of these
superlativeIy mean creatures stole the
meat belonging to Mrs. Yates, an aged
widow lady living wcs.sti this village
lately.
Last Friday night, violent rain storm
accompanied by thunder and lightning
the first Of the season-please remember
visited this section.
A young and verdant gentleman and
lady, came very near being married accident
ly in this place recently.
Hygienically speaking-the correct way
to do in reading 10y lamp.light is to sit 20
and the light should be 80 placed that its
rays shonld tall Oh the book or paper
obliquely over the left shoulder. Now it
is utterly impossible for Il certain individ-
ual in this county to attempt to save his
eyesight in the manner above described,
simply because his ears are too large.
| For nice fitting name would respect
fully refer you to Mr.. Busybec, a resident
for many years of Portage township in this
county. He is, strictly speaking, an agri-
culturist, but lie has raised an inte ligent,
well.educsted family, in fact lie is ole oi
the prominent men Ia his locality. "What's
in name?" Not much to be sure, but
Mr.. b. is not one Of your slack-twisied far
mers by any means.
A Mr.. Carrick living between this place
and Rising Sun, manufactures WOOden.Suled
boots and shoes, which it is said wear we'll.
Mr. w. J. MofIett, our cooper, has now
heaps and heaps" OF work. Good for
him.
Some low-lived william set fire to the
house oi old Mrs. Bretbiner in Bloom twp.
and cremnted her pig which she kept in
the parlur.
They have actually got lightning rod
man in Jail in Minnesota and refuse all
bail for him, we are credibly informed
Now il they only had few insurance
agents incarcerated with him also and no
bail allowed for them, the millennium
would soon begin.
Fox hunting is very fashionable in this
region. In different sections in this coun.
ty aud the adjoining counties the lovers OF
the chase have been rewarded for their
exertiOns. An attempt was made on the
| 9Th inst. to ring the wild fox" aud al
though the chase was quite we'll organized
the territory (l6 square miles) was too
large for the number of hunters. Owing
to the depth of the mud, and the swollen
and almost impossible streams--although
n number of foxes were brought in-they
escaped, Let Master Reynard beware.
journal Correspondents Union-Yes!
Fraternally, GJoDsPEED.
March, 10, 1879.