Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-23
FROM ROSS TOWNSHIP.

EDITOR JOURNAL In regard to good
soil, internal improvements, close pruxIm-
ily to a good market, health, wealth, aud
industry Of its inhabitants, there is no part
of Wood county so generally favored with
all of these as Ross township,
But within the past three months there
has been an unusual amount OF sickness,
and some eight persons in the eastern
part OF the township have died. A low,
lingering lever, something like the typhuS,
and the scarlet fever ha, been the preva-
lent diseases. One, woman, died OF the
Incorporate use Of that baneful beVerge-
alcoholic drink This is another record of
the terrible results that vii sooner or later
come to those who will persist in its exces-
sive use.
On the 18th Mr.. A. o. Crandall met with
quite II loss. lie requested his little son
Chester boy five years Of age, to bring
some water; the little fellow FASTENED to
the house and told the girl that his papa
wanted some water and match. She gave
! him the water and only one match, know
ing it was against his parents wishes to
| give any OF the children matches, but Think.
| ing it was request coming from his father
complied. He took the water directly to
his father and, returning, entered the barn,
without doubt, TO prevent any one from
seeing him light the match. When in the
lott he lighted the match and holding it,
MS he said, until it burned his fingers, he
let it drop in the NOW which contained hay
and straw. lie then quite wisely got out
as soon az he could. Two OF the school
boys were at the pump, adjacent TO the barn,
and seeing the light they Instantly gave the
| Il Il M 4 In at arb ia,
the field, hearing the alarm aud seeing the
fire about the same time, ran with all speed.
Fearing that his little boy was in the barn
he entered, thinking Of nothing else but TO
rescue him at all hazards. He remained
until the heat aud smoke had nearly suiio-
Gated him but coming to the door he nscer-
tanned that his boy had made his escape
and was all right. Then he entered again
and endeavOred to loosen one of the horses
1t being tied with n strong rope and desper'
ately pulling back the attempt was lruiI less
Here is an instance where the possession oi
knife would have been worth one hundred
dollars at least). Mr. c. then slepped into
the third stall from the door and let tho
other horse luosc, but escape ont Of the
door was impossible and Mr.. e. being again
nearly suflocated jumped through smal
hole under the girt and just back of th'
horse, and TO his niler surprise the hOrsl
70 flowed him struggling and tearin:
through IL making his escape with hadl.
! burned back That horse, and the harnes
that was on him, WAS all that was saved
/ the other horse, many Of his farm imple
: ments, considerable grain, &C., was burned
II was some little time after the alarm wa
q given before assistance came but the win'
I blowing in favorable direction aud ih
. timely assis ance of scholars and the neigh
=, bors forming bucket brigade saved lh
: house.
A As Mr.. c. is left without team, grain o
y any of the necessary things to enable hin
4 10 put in his crop, except a plow an
o harrow, the neighbors are generousl
!, giving their assistance and are putting /
J. the remaining portion of his crops.
Farmers are about through plan ing an
everything bids fair for asplendid crop. Il