Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-09-19
OUR nEHCHEGAN LETTER.

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Michigan is now at a premium in regard
to sensational matters. The latest has
been the Thomps IN. DeLamd scandal, in
which the Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, the
gifted American minister who resides at
Berlin and the prospective successor to
Bayard Taylor, figures rather conspicu
ously.
The case is this: Mrs DeLond goes to
Berlin to take lessons in music. She is
armed with letters Of Recommendation
from several clergymen directed to Mr..
Thompson, who takes her under his wing
and care. Three years aftcrward she re-
turns to her home in Grand Rapids, Mich,
and then her husband discovers that she
has not Girdys walked in the paths OF rec
titude. lie smashes her trunk and finds a
number of letters from Thompson to his
wife, duplicating her in several question
able transactions, among which their going
10 London and registering as man and wife
and remaining tlree or four weeks sustain
ing at relation in their actions, is one OF
the least damnable.
The husband wants Thompson to pay
him $4,000, that being his estimate OF his
atllic ion in pecuniary point OF view.
The affair has created decided sensation
IN the highest circles in our State. De
Land furnished the main points to the
Chicago Times which has scattered the
facts broadcast over the lanl.
Grand Traverse people sell gensing roots
to the Chinese.
The enlerprising citizens of Battle
Creek have already had frost.
The Hills,lale County Fair is billed fr
Sept. 30, and Oct. l, 2, and 3. Let the
quill drivers OF the JoURNAL come out
and make the acquaintance OF at that
time he viii be glad to see them.
The Saginaw Telephone Exchange does
over 1900 jobs OF talk and talk back per
week.
\ Lapeer man has become insane from
the use OF tobaccu and has been sent to
an Asylum--on awful warning to Young
| America.
Thus tar in 1879, there have been !, >
| 347 ,99l barrels Of salt made in the Sag
inaw Valley.
Thc'post master OF Fennville, Allegan
county, is under arrest for OBTAINING reg
| istered and business letters.
! Hon. Zach. Chandler is in active train
ing for the Ohio campaign. lie bought
wind mill at Kalamazoo few days
s'n,e.
| The I.cnawee county peach crop is large
and luscious. Growers realize - 80 per
bushel Tor Early Crawfords.
Senator Ben Hill, OF Georgia, will talk
to the Grangers Mt the Iona County
| Fair.
Evart parties ship Eastwood to Massa-
chusetts. They make Congressman and
patent pals of it down there.
They used to tell as that Sault Ste Marie
was up IN the woods. Woods or no woods
there is an $4,000 school house there
! A new punishment has been Inaugurated
at the State Prison. When a convict
dies the other convcls have to SIT and
listen TO funeral sermon by the Chap.
| lain.
Lambil, Corbin & Chitteuden, OF Adrian
are in the fruit canning business. They
can corn, tomatoes, beans, peas, pumpkin,
and apples, and expect to put up 100000
cans OF fruit this season.
John kelleher, u farmer living near
Marshall, had a misunderstanding will
a mWle on the 5lh, and came ont will
three ribs and his collar bone broken
! Not hair Of the mule was ruled.
Five years ago nm unknown CANADIAN
firm put 100000 feet Of logs in a lax,
near West Branch, Ogeman county, anC
they are there yet, and no one knows who
the lirm is or what they propose TO d,
with the we'll soaked logs.
Now for or snake story BlissGel,
man last week killed blue racer . fee
aud six inches long. lie chased i, II
miles on horseback, and would not hay,
caught it then had the snake not mad,
fatal mistake. IL was running alou.
with its mouth wide open aud failed I,
notice that it had cnllided with a ral,
handle until il had swallowed the haudl,
The cross head and teeth caught in TIA
reptiles ,ws aud with the handle in il
body made il 81 sliif that il couldn't sc
along well Upon disscclug this reptil
three lost children and six months oil
calf were found ton the inside OF course.
Fortunately the blue rae r is sin
waisled snake or this one might have bee
u real dangerous yarminl Ot Lenawe
county eventually,
/ We always tell our annual snake stor
after all the others have had their SAY
! The man who tells his early in the sea
son stands no show nc all vide the "iou
foot.ed". snake man Of Kansas.
, Sant I, 1870