Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-02
FROM BLOOMDALE.

Spring has arrived in full bloom in this
locality.
Wheat looks promising and is more even
ly set than it has been for years.
Oats are sowed and gardening completed.
Supervisors in the several districts have
scraped the roads making travel more pleas
ant.
DR.. Hubbard is doing good business.
Frank Markle has just completed the
carpenter work on his residence.
Our school was abandoned last week us
the teacher, Roxy Crider, had the Shakes"
L. S. Bryant has about $4,000 feet of dry
soon. Ed. is doing good business in this
line.
DIR. Chilcote has purchased 10 acres of
the Robins farm. lie contemplates build
ing this Summer.
The attendance OF the Sabbath school is
large this Spring.
Nettie Bronson commenced the Pleasant
Grove school last Monday.
Rev. Wells, of Fostoria, preached at Ea-
gleville on last Sunday.
"Nate" Frederic gave concert at Bloom
Center, Sunday Eve.
Eagleville is to have a new school build
ing.
Schools are being taken up for the Win.
ter term, already.
A HoRRID sIGHT-A HOUSE AND TWO BOYS
BURNED TO ASHES.
A Mr.. Burkholder, who resides about
three miles northeast of this place, had hia
house and two little boys burned on the
night of 22d, whose ages were and Q, re.
spectively The particulars as near as can
learn from an eye witness, are Ms follows:
Mr.. b. moved his family near Mr.. Hat,
| fields in Perry township some time since
| The family being in rather poor circum-
stances; Mr.. B. was working for Ambrose
Purky IN distance Of about miles, at the
time OF the occurrence. Mr.. B. is an encr
geIic man, while his wife is dlatory and
scarcely ever found at home. On this occa'
sion she had started to Bowling Green, on
foot, to attend to some business, (so she
said) against the wishes uf her husband
|
dren during hs absence, aud had gone Al
far as Millglove when the sad news reached
her. They had three children whose agei
were I, 9, and 10 years. The eldest had
severely cut his loot some time ago and
could scarcely walk and ms they were il
need the boys 7aded an old stove for n sho
gun so that they could hunt and subsist OF
the game. The two younger boys sat Ol
the banks Of the creek fishing the whole
night previous to the fire, and therefore
were very sleepy the next night. The fir,
originated from an ash gum which sa Iii
rectly behind the house where burning
Goals had been thoughtleSsly left in the eve
ming. During the night the elder boy who
slept up stairs-the two younger ones, sleep
inX down stnirs-was awakened by cough
ing. lie found the room full of smoke ant
discovered that the house was or fire, liz
leaped down stairs through hole whcl
; had already been burned in the floor Will
his sore foot, taking n coat and a blanke
with him. He then jumped through I
; window below, the coat and blanket taking
fire while passing out and were burned di
recily afterwards All thai he heard hi
younger hrn hers say WAs while he nassei
out. Willy spnke tu Frank saying, "lh
house is on fire aud how can We be saved.
The oldest boy was 80 frightened that h
forgot all about their danger and ran
DISTANCE Of ABOUT half nile, to Mr.. STAN
baugh's, for assistance, but did not succee
in arousing him the FIRST time bnl went III
second time, by the time assisIancc NJ
rived it was too late. az the ranf had al
ready fallen in, ard the smouldering re
mains OF the two brothers could he seen |
the flames. One boy had got opl nl be-
and the utber remained IN. Their huFpe
fragments lay about four feet apart.
The alarm soon spread and in shol
time about 100 people were collected
. witness the sad soenc. The parents wei
8 sent Tor aud upon their arrival become a
2 moot frantic with grief, Local.
APril 20, 1879,