Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
FROM sCOTCEH RIDGE.

transactions, lam constrained to write you
again thus early. St. Valentines day was,
as usual at this place, day of general re.
taliation, wherein if any person had aught
against his neighbor he took advantage oi
the time honored custom of sending to hi.
or her adversary we'll aud fitly adapted
comic valentine. am favorably convinced
that all well disposed persons, both old and
young, will join me in totally ignoring the
above custom as most prolific source
of hate and enmity among neIghbors and
associates.
Frank Stephens and Walter Davidson.
Jr., While engaged in saving wood short
distance north of the Corners, found we'll
concealed beneath pile Of brush and be-
tween two logs two commercial valises.
They had evidently been placed there or
years ago, as they were almost entirely
decayed and when taken from their place
OF cOncealment they would not hold to-
gether They were valices which were un-
doubtedly new when placed there, and
must have ietailed at from SS to $40.
They contained suit of clothes, about 80
neckties and Il goodly quantity Of shirts
and numerous other articles of Gents fur.
nishing goods. The entire contents were
30 badly decayed that they would merely
admit OF recognition of the quality ol goods.
The question arises as to how they came
there and by whom. \ chain of circum-
| stances occur to my mad, something like
this: Three years ago burglary occurred
in Bowling Green. wherein report said that
the burglars obtained several valises and
quantity OF miscel laneous gents furnishing
goods and some readv-made clothing. Al
about the same time Miss Jennie Dunipace
was engaged in teaching the school at the
Corners and was accustomed to going
through the woods wherein those valiscs
were found, TO her home. One evening
while on her way home, at or near this
identical spot, she became frightened by n
strange man who seemed only desirous of
frightening her away and did not appar-
emily mean any further harm. Taking these
facts into consideration, I am led to the
conclusion that those goods were the ones
taken from b. G.
One of the most comical sights of leap
year that has come under the radius of my
optical vision, was charming girl whis-
pering a tale of love into the ear Of deaf
young man.
Mr. A. C. Austin, of this place, and Miss
Arcena Cowden, of New Rochester, were
married on the 10th inst, at what place or
by whom have thus tar heen unable to
ascertain. As far az | have been able to
glenn the facts in the case they were mar
ried and Immediately sailed forth on a
wedding tour in order, as | have been told
TO enjny peaceable honeymoon. Wheth-
a tha.. will -ot,,r,, baf,ra tI,a I,,t oya,,,,
or until full moon I cannot safely say. /
suppose-that isl understand I
guess that-that il, I've been told that
the boys are eagerly awaiting their return
in order to give them loud and ringing
reception. l have ON hand limited num-
Der OF original verses we'll and iiily adapt
ed to such transactions, which | withhold
for obvious reasons Here is a sample:
"old age looks forh with calm delight" sc
DIR. Cnrmon. of Freeport, billed this
place, announcing that he would hold am
auction sale at Householdcr's Corners, COM
mencing on Friday the 18th. The brand
his son were promptly on hand with their
goods and held forth in the old postoffice
building. His stock l am informed CON
sisted OF dry goods boots and shoes, sc.
Their mode of conducting an auction sale
varied somewhat from the common custom.
For example the DIR. offered for sale pair
of gloves in the following manner and on
the following terms: Gentlemen, here ire
a style OF gloves which cost me SIG per
dozen; | start them at S1,25 who bids
higher; does anybody want II pair for that
money. The sale throughout, | am inform
ed, was conducted on atplan, and proved
to he rather thin.
During the late cold weather the country
has been over-run by hog dealers who were
anxiously desirous OF buying and who used
every Imaginable pretext to buy hogs at ex-
ceedingly low figures. One dealer from
near Woodyille, am told, claimed that he
had sunk 81 600 during the present winter
IN the hog traffic another from east of
Pembcrville claimed that he had lost $500
in the same length OF time, and one not 80
far away claimed that he had lost ON three
decks OF hogs at one time Sl65. What a
wonder that men OF sense will persist IN
such ruinous traffic. Farmers should wake
up on this subject and not allow these men
TO ruin themselves, financially. They
should become afflicted with the enlarge
ment OF the heart and contract their hogs
with these gentlemen for year or two in
advance, at fom S22 ar So per ewt. in or
der to allow them To reimburse their bank
rupi condition.
N. G's." proposition 10 meet at the
JOURNAL Office ON the 23d meets with my
approval at once. Narrow Gauge" may
expect to meet at least one Of the pencil
showers at the time aud place prescribed,
provided he can make il convenient To put
in his appearance before half-past two
O'Clock r, M, on said day. Further, add
not ALIsPICE,
Feb. 10, 1880.