Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-12-05
Digest of Old Hotel Register.

From advance sheets OF Knapp's forth.
coming History OF some OF the Pioneer and
Representative Men OF the MaumeeValley. I
In 1886, the following named guests
we're registered at Spaford's Exchange,
Perrysburg: Joseph Larwell, BuGyrus /;
Jonas Colby, Defiance; Brice Hilton, Bru-
uersburg; win Neil, Columbus; A. Ter
Eyck, Detroit, (who claimed to have been
kindred of II S. Knapp by reason of his
having been Dntchman;) Henry P. Buck
ley, U. S. a.; 7. B. Brown, Gilead G. r.
Garrison, Toronto; Willard V. Way, Per-
ryshurgi Mordccai Barley Mansfield, (sub
sequen.ly Governor oil Ohio;) Frederick
Wright, Boston; lIezekioh D. Mason, Gen
eseo, Livingston Co., n. Y; G. II. Bride
WE'LL Toledo; Franklin Adams, Mansfield; :;
A Beebee, Elyria; John p. Resner, Ash
land, O.; A. w. Milsheimer, Ashland, O.;
Joseph Larwell, Bucyrus; &. d. Woodruff,
Perrysburg; Ambrose Rice, Perrysburg /;
john Larwell Wooster; D. w. Deshler,
Columbus; E. D. Potter, Toledo; Chas. W.
Hill, Toledo.
ls4O.
! a. p. Elgerton, Hicksville, Defiance Co. 4,
o.; Geo. Mckay, Toledo Richard Mott,
Toledo; Z. Wnrdhams, West Meriden, n.
Y G. +. Brintnell, West Mendon, n. Y;
II. o. Sheldon, Norw0lk, o.; B. f. Tyler,
Ohio City; +. l.. Nichols, Manhattan c.
E. Brintnell, Manhattan: s. Armington,
steamboat Oliver NsUbury; Capt. Titus, S.
B Sanduskyi Cal. Mark, South, ,speculating
j. Gilbert Beaugrand, Lower Sandusky o g.
L. Boalt, Norwalk; Ebenezer Lane, Nor.
walk; Andrew Palmer, Toledo; N. Birch.
ard, Warren; $. +. Astorrie, Painesyille;
+. II. Haines, Port Clinton; S. Corning
Port Clinton; David Higgins, Norwalk
Leander Ransom; J.N. Chandler, Defiance,
John Bryan, Columbus, Estate Auditory
Daniel Chase, Manhattan City; c. Bor.
land Mansfield; Jonathan Lundy, Man.
haitian L, S. Frest, Maumee City Oscar
White, Manmee City; Capt. Conner, U. s.
Revenue Gutter; j. Adams, Mansfield j,
Heyt, Ohio City; j. Q. Adams, Monroe, N
" Robert A. Fors, til, Maumee City s.
Birchard, Lower SNndusky ; w, V. Way
PerryaburR; Lieut.. Pendergrast and wife
US Revenue service; Mary NJ Kee, Toledo
Spahord's Exchange was established IN
1923, by Aurora Spaflord, and was the most
prominent hotel between Buffalo and Chi.
eaRo, the only frame public house between
Dnhalo ana ndIhicAgo-lhht,a aB Is well known
10 intelligent people, between The Atlantic
and Chicago, the two important points
were Lower Sindusky, now Fremont, and
PerrysbLrg, the latter being most promi.
nent ne thattime Mr.. Spafiord continued
as landlord OF this holGl TO the time OF his
death, in 1854.
The first public jonrnAl established in
Perrysbnrg, was Issued December, 1888, by
Jesup w. Scott aud his brolher.in-l law
Henry Darling,
The old register Of Spafi0rd's Exchange
is htlsd with the names Of many prominent
people, bnl General William Ii. Harrison
The candidate for the Presidency in 1910
was guest OF John Hollisler hence hi,
name was not recorded aud the absence
from the register Of such names as Thoma,
Ewing, Il. g. Schehck, Thomas Corwin
Charles HammSnd, of Gin. Ga1els; Gen
, Leslie Combs, OF KY; Major William Ar
! thur, John Tyler, OF Va; candidate lo
/ Vice President; and OthsrsO OF the most em
I inent Statesmen Of this country Is for th
reason that they were entertained by j. c
: Spink, ,Shibnah Spink j JOhn Webb aud oihe
citizens OF Psrrysburg.