Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-16
PERRYSBURG AND MAUMEE CITY
IN 1913.
From advance sheets OF KNArP's forth
coming History OF some of the Pioneer
aud Representative Men of tho Maumee
Valley.

\ very accurate Judgement Of the busi
ness condition of Perrysburg, as it existed
in 1913, and a fair map Of those who
dominated in professional and other pur-
suits at that unc, may be CLEANED by a
briei analysis OF the contents of the Mau-
mce River Times dated April s, OF that
year.
The journal named was edited by the late
| H. 7. Smith, and one page is dated Per-
| rysburg, and the other Maumee City, and
the leading nnd principal editorial is u
critiscisln, void Of all acrmony, however, J
upon the financial views then entertained
hy. MIR. Knapp, editor OF the Kalida Zen
! tuTe.
At the Perrysburg township election,
| held the Monday previous to the issue Of
| the Times il is stated that Woring Brad.
! ford, Loomis Brigham and james Birtlsall
were elected trustees; David G. Doan treas
urer; VIM. u. Reznor clerk; Levi G..
Lock, assessor; Levi G. Lock, 0. W. Smith
and John Brownsberger, constables John
| llollister and Aurora Spafford, overseers
of the poor, and Aurora Spafiord. Alex
! Decker, Hugh Stewart and Chester Blinn,
supervisors of highways.
On the other side of the river, and in
! WayncsIield twp, Lucas county, the fol
lowing were elected. Justices of peace
Socrates IL. Cately and Daniel Strayer
! Henderson II. Horton, Oscar White and
lIezekiah lluhbell, trustees DIR. Wm. ST.
Clair, clerk Isaac Hull and Martin John
son received an equal number OF ballots Tor
treasurer;] C., Matthews, assessor John
! Hamilton, David Taylor and johnson II.
| Bateman, constablcs; Geo. w. Reynolds,
! Elijah IIerricll and Michael Allsbach, su-
pervisors of roads and highways Thomas
! Clark ,2d, and Wheeler French, overseers OF
the Door.
1t is announced that the bridge across
| the Maumce river, April &. 1913, had taken
French leave" aud that no other means
nf crossing existed except by the horse fer
ry boat. Smith called Il meeting Of citi-
Zens mt his sanctum," Mt which he was
chief, and elected himself chairman and
secretary, and made himself the committee
ON resolutions. Ii the meeting was not
large it may have been considered " re.
spectable." Smiths views were carried
ont, and resulted in the location of the
structure upon the same site where it now
exists. Next appears an article upon
RAILWAYS AND CANALS,
n most valuable contribution, by the late
Je@sup W. Scott, gentleman who wns nev,
er known to write other than sound views
THE ADVERTISERS.
These were: Warren Russell, storage
forwarding and commission, and he want,
settlement" David Crops, tanner and
shoemaker, would like the domestic trade
under the name of the home league.
Sphinx e lIosmer, (John G. Sphinx and IIez
l. llosmerl advertise their law card sam
uel NJ. Young and NJ. Il. Waite, theirs \
Cuilinberry, do; James Durbin has lumber
Z. ID. Woodruff would have people "saye
your ashes )" lIoratio G.. Phillips, OF Day
ton, has notice in partition, in which he
makes jerome, VIM. C., Juliet, Mary Fran,
ces, Asa Hopkins, Arabella Ilolgate and
Eliza, widow OF Curtis llolgate, defendants
+. B. Dodd sproprie or of the Washing
ton House, Maumee City, one door sOntl
Of the Court House f." Il. y. Lawton, To.
lcdo, advertses his Indiana House; Da.
mascus Cottage, half way between MauReC
City and Defiance, by Durbin & Taylor;
Deiinoe Exchange, by c. j. Freedc Mau.
NEE City High School, +. NJ. Lane, prin
eipal Smith & Hazard advertise largely
Alfred p. Edgerton, lIicksville, OHIO, adj
vertiscs miscellaneous values Thos
Clark, I'd, assignee of Acker Il kanady ,ad,
vertises an assignee sale. The death of Mrs
Christency lIuhbell, which occurred on the
2Gth Of March 1913, is announced, She
was the wife of Daniel lIubbelI, and died
aged GO years. Also, the deccase, April ,
Of Mrs Abigail X, wife OF Jarvis Spahord
at the age OF 33 years. She removed iC
Pcrrysburg in 1925, and married Mr. Spaf
ford in Feb. 1880. \. W. Fairbanks, o
the Blade, announces that he has added &
ruling machine to his bindery.