Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-28
FROM w EST WILL GROVE.

left footprints that time will scarcely
obliterate. VIM. Justice whom | reported
sick in my last letter, was called to that
bourn from wheee no traveller returns. the
18th inst, and lis wife who bnd been all
ing (and whom the attending phycian, Or.
Rosendale, did not consider dangerous in
the leasi) died few hours after without n
struggle. Those who witnessed the scene
pronounced il heart rending beyond de-
scription, for there side by side, in the
silent hall Of DEATH" fatheI and mother,
who had not yet reached their prime Of
life, and who few days before were buoy
ant with life and health. To those who
were acquainted with the true inwardncss
Of the cause, the thought would come
unbidden, that there lay two victims of
inlemperance, the former directly, the
latter indirectly. The remains were sent
to Waldo for burial, and now all that are
left Of that once happy family is one boy
and three little girls, the youngest o!
which being only a few months old.
Last Thursday Mr.. Chris Kcefe-, a well
TO do farmer OF Perry township, came near
getting his leg broken while huuliug a
log from the woods. He was'ent exnctly
using that useful member ns n handspike
but the affair proved to him, that all bod
les unsupportel will certainly fall to the
ground.
Ex-Commissioner Chilcote has moved to
Bairdstown. While we dislike TO loose
tr,o,o O., f-,,r, o,r .,,,i.l oi.olo ,,o o,,,
not but congratulate bair"s'oWh on her
good luck.
The "Ccnter Debating Society" did
sor,o ha,y, sr,rriro Iost rr,rs.i,, aga
"e'' '' ''S''
Sn1gec'' -, =,
HeSO'ceu-I nat L'mI'eu Moharchy
is preferable to Republican form OF gov
ernment.
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Ai''''""'','' E' % '"'e","Ner' "e"'se
cooper, ana IRA u CohIey' Negative, All
r. Knapp, II. b. Chilcote and l.. O. Weeks.
Judrcs decided unanimiouslv in favor "a
u,o Taoa,iro Srhi.o, for nov, rhrr,1a
eve.
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lshed.
Mr.. Jim Pelton is building new Saw
mill near the Center. and from the fulluess
of the millyard one would naturalIysuppose
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that Jlhls pocNet oook VIII present
stick-out-ative appearance ere long.
new cure for Diptherin-Patent ap-
nlied for. Last Friday eve. | came from
NV school with n very sore throat: [ went
directly To the Doctor who Instructed me
to Use snlphur. did so and Monday
morning found my throat perfectly cured,
and of course to sulphur, thought | was
indebted for the remarkable cure; but what
was NV surprise to find | had not used
Sulphur. but made "a mistake and used
Cream of Tartar. No comments "NIina. u
new drug store is soon to be started
in town by Messrs. McCrilI & Runvan,
n. S. Hatfield and d. O. truth are ex-
pected home this week, the former from
Cleveland Medical College and the latter
from the Columbus Medical College. They
expect TO bring their sheep skins with
them,
-Four of our number have ceased to trot
in single harness and are now doing double
blessedness inst as natural as duck takes
10 water. The contracting parties are w.
r. Kelly and Lora Phillips. J. NJ. Law
renee and Netta Philips. The former
remains Mt Mill Grove while the latter
90 to Freeport. I didn't get any cake-no
not even cigar; but here is to Tom and
Lora, NAV te beautiful star shine brightly
in your horizon; and to Jake and Netta
may the sweet elherial essence OF surround.
ing purified spirits ever hover DER your
pathway.
Mr.. Putnam Clarrv, a shoemaker Of our
village. met with auite "A loss a short time
since. He moved his shop to Rising Sun,
and had worked but few weeks when the
house and shop took fire, and burned every
thing he had. The loss falls heavily
on Him as lie is q poor man.
Quite number of Perry township
teachers attended Examination at Bowling
Green last Saturday and they await the
result with breathleSs anxiety.