Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-01
FROM sCOrCH RIDGE.

Ma. EDIToR Owing | presume to the dry
ness of the weather aud the absence Of frns',
there is considerable sickness hereabouts, anu
the mortality is becoming quite alarming. One
week ago yesterday the funeral of year old
child, daughter o { Jacob Lavman. took place at
fhe church hers. The disease which took
the little one off prematureiy was scarlet
eve r, accompanied by diptheria. Yesterday
the funeral of John Fletcher occurred, and
while the procession was fling its way to the
last resting place Of the deceased the ne s was
pa ssed along the procession that Robert South
had just been called to his reward. Mr.
Fletcher was perhaps the oldest citizen ever
buried In the cemetery here, he being about So
years old. or the former lite and character
Of Mr. Fletcher | KNOW but little, consequently ?
| can offer no comments Robert South was a
middle aged man. Of English decent and has
lived in this community about Is years was
| favorablv known as an exemplary citizen and
| had for many years been member ur the U .
! h, Church. His life proved the man to be u
| most ardent christian. His bereAyed family
have the full sympathy OF the community in
which they reside and the public deeply feel
| tue loss, Of a good citizen. Allen Cduhed is
! lying in a very recarious condition and it is
expected that from the nature of the disease
and the long illness, that Mr.. G. will shortly
he removed from this Ia abernscle Of frsh.
Walter Davidson Esq, of the irm Of David
son & Son, purchased the premium top carriage
at the Toledo Fair. II is d. ube seated rig
and is by far the finest and Gnstliest in the
county. | am not in the secret as tn the exac
cost Of the rig but can without hesitaney ad,
that the Squire is thrifty, energetic anc
: L.
himself on fair dealing aud acc"m ldatinu. lie
is IA man who enjn,s life MS he goes and is po
lite and obligng to all whe have the pleasur
of his acquauthnce.
The Girield Guards were out in force or
FRIDAY night and ml 1s II tour OF ab Iut 4 miles
on foot sort "f n serenading expedition, vo'
know The boys are becoming quite pruf,j
IN the art Of drill undrr the cnmpeteut manage
ment of their exec llent Captain and dIill mas
ter, Mr.. r. y Davidson, our nblIglug L. NJ.
A rattle headed DutchmhH. who passed b.
the name u( Tea sier, delivered a 81 ca He'd pr''
hibi ion speech Mt tire hat on Saturday nigh
in which he is said 10 have merely given ty
rade of sandernus ab;;Se against the Republi
cans, aud clearly proved himself to be Demo
craft a wolf in Sleeps clnChing.
Republicans, each al ~ bdit I, Ike no com
promises accept no middle terms rnlertai
no thoughts Of dc feat staud by your color
aud demund an unc nditiunal surrender at til
Otlnt DoX. rus Is the pace Ia stfike lgllln
blow at the rebel element.
JUDO e RITcuiE's ELcQUEEcE.
, II was mg intention when last wrote ynu
, dwell hat on the speech of Judge Rich
at this place on the occqsiun of the Republics
pole raising, but, it is simply impossible to n
: port Judge Rtchis's speech. lie las a fr
cnmmand Of language, an unusual brillidnc
Of thought He is true, logical, humorous An
eloquent aud capuvates his hearers aud hnll
their C clusesl attention throughout, The Judl
spoke but half an hour, when his audience s.
up Il simultaneous shout of 60 on, gn IN. Sue
A was the effect that to INV certain knOwlsdl
: four Democrats deea red themselves ircided
n against llurd and ia favor Of Richie, all b
4 cause "f his fairness and candor in appea liz
n TO their better impulses.
n Your correspondent has frequently bee
!. asked that mnst perplexing question, "Whn
Sili Roller, and has as often referred the |
= quirer to the articles of " Sea per Of the De
g IFS Hole, and Shrdine," of Middleton; an
n having desire to m IRE fullv kunw for M, st
= who the man was, have made special invs
n CATION aud have made sumo developments wh
n may appear in a week or twn. They will
self supporting aud will answer the query
a to " whn Bin Rnller is" ALLsPlcE.
~ Sept. lS, 1880