Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-02
FROM WEST MILL GROVE.
Terrible Accident-Two Little Boys
Burned 10 Ashes.

Farmers are improving each shining
hour.
Wheat looks unusually we'll all over the
township.
Patent right swindles have put In an APP
penrance. The best known nntidote for
that class Is to "shoot 'em on the spot"
One Of the boys who went to Kansas re-
Gently, expecting to get 50 per day, writes
back, cam working for s1.25 per day aud
pay $3.50 week for board" Let those
having abe Western fever draw their own
conclusion.
noticed in recent issue of the Sentinel
that its editors recommend that X. NJ. Dom
nelly be reappointed School Examiner.
While never have heardE any complaint
against Mr.. ID. and believe him to he fully
competent, yet think it would he no more
than our just dues TO have an Examiner
from our end OF the county, as everybody
knows there has not been mn appointment
made Of any resident Of this end Of the
county Tor 10 these many years
happened to he passing through Rising
Sun on the 25th inst. and heard the cry Of
fire. After some inquiry it was found to
be house situated about 40 rods from
town and belonging TO Adam Blessing,
well respected and well to do farmer; but
one conclusion did come to and that was
that Mr.. Il. was either the meanest man in
town, or that Rising Sun was the meanest
town in the county; and why, simply
off 10 ii,
one thing to stop the fire, but all stared and
looked at it burn as uncOncerned rs ii II
had been brush pile. think il that is
the way they let things go down there they
had better change the name of the town to
Sun Dorm, for it certainly will 60 down if
they don't manifest little more interest
in each others welfare.
A new millinery store has l'een started
here, above Lenhart aud RisSer's store wi h
Misses Lenhart & ChilcOte ut the helm.
Mr.. Theron Peltnn, who capped the eli
max last year in raising barley, Is putting
up large barn short distance from here.
Mr.. James A. Yates one of the stalwarts
among the pedagogues of Perry township,
came to the conclusion that il was not good
for him longer to be alone, so after making
special arrangements with Miss Sarah Hall
abe has kindly concented to try the reali-
ties OF going hand in hand down the une-
ven journey of life with him. Success,
and may you never know what il is To go
to bed cold or hungry. B7s SSu SHAKE!
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Perry township was the scene Of one Of
the most heart-rending accidents that ever
happened in our midst, and l hope may
never have to chronicle the like again.
Last Thursday morning word reached us
that house situated near Hon. Nathan
Hatfield's residence had burned the night
previous and two little boys aged and IL
years perished in the flames. The parents,
| (BurkhO by name) had left the little
boys at home alone and during the night
the house caught fire near the stair way,
and as the little fellows we're sleeping up
stairs it cut off their only chance of escape,
and before the neighbors were aware of the
fire, the little boys were in ashes, at least
all that could be found of them the next
morning was perhaps a common wash ba-
sin full of bones, which were put in a box
hastily constructed Ivy one OF the neig ghbors
and conveyed to their last resting place
The parents are nearly crazy with sorrow
The fire not only burned everything that wa,
near and dear to them, but everything they
had except what they had on at the time
The funeral was preached yesterday, to {
large gathering, who deeply sympathiz'
with the bereaved parents. FLAKRA.
April IS, 1879.