Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-30
MILLBURY ITEMS.
A Lively Time Among the OnlcIals
and Saloon Keepers.

ED. JOURNAL One day last week Adam
Sweaney had The Hrst and second fingers on
bis right hand taken of at the second joint IN
Karehuer a Curtis stave facloty. lie is the
seenud man that has lost lwo Gagors there this
summer. % the same day, frankie Mst1ksr,s
by about eight years old, had the ,6rst, second
aud third fingers on his right hand Ibadly
crushed between the coR-wheels Of q straw
cutting machine. DR.. A. p. Meng dressed both
their wounds and they are getting along ss
we'll IS could be expected,
We had quite lively time for = short time
last Sunday, and a great many thought that
there were some drunken meu in town, but as
saloon keepers are law-abidibg citizens, 1t was
a great query where they could have gotten
anything to cause intoxication. II was also
noticed that two Of our councilmen were lead
ers iu the fray. But the matter appeared
quite clear when we came to understand that
the Council had been considering two points
lately, viz the cauac Of sickness In town, aud
the condition Of the 4" cooler" To investigate
these two points, a committee OF two was ap-
point ed. said committee chonsiug last Sunday
as the day on winch to make their investiga.
tions. The first part Of their programme was
Health ;" aud thinking that bad drinking Wa
tor was the cause OF so much Sickness. they
proceeded to Investigate that On the 6rst ex
animation they found n well OF very bad water,
aud it i" few to their heads" and one Of them
meeting man from Martin, of different polti.
cal views than his wu, thought il his duty TO
aip i'm Frnr tha tnN nut flsn nj m
mitteo man agreeing with tho Martin man IN
politics, interfersd in favor ofsaid Martin man,
but suddenly there was q eollissiuu between
one cummittee mans hst aud the others face.
THIS our friend from Martin considered too
good AN opportunity to be lost, consequently he
impr0vsd the cha nee which leg bail offered
Oi course, neither Of the Marshals were there,
but we're At home I" only waiting to be called.
On a minutes warning they were present to es-
cOrl these honorable members II the cnuneil Ia
the conler. At this point another citizen show
cd his bravery so much that he was also per.
mitted to 90 into the couer the same as though
he were Que Of the committee. When ones
they 1ete in and the key turned, they set to
work to get out. Their tools were an ordinary
was made Of three thick nesses Of inch lumber
the inner one OF which ives White Ash. The
middle one was cut away and the luck set in
between the outer and inner thicknssses. With
their knife they cut away the White Ash board
which covered the lock. and with the two sticks
Of wood they broke the lock to pieces and pried
the d0Or open. They were out in ahuut half
hour from the time they were put in; aud,
meeting the Marshal in the west end II town,
they told him that they had furnished bail aud
that the deputy Marshal had released them. 80
he passed them. Two Of these three meu anil
two saloon keepers who had been selling liquor
on Sunday had their trials before Mayor Long
ou Monday, aud he soon informed them that
they were to pay the mtxmum SUN Of three
| dollars apiece and costs for the iun they had
had. The other councilman had his trial put
of three days. Taking everything into consd-
Grafton, it is certainly u disgrAceful affair.
Another Of our So lnon Keepers, law. abiding
citizens), is soon to have trial for keeping
his saloon opeu later than $3.50 P. NJ, the time
specified by the ordinances. framed bh the cum
mon cOuncil of this place, prnvidinz far all the
SALOONS within the corporation to close.
Respectfully, Roxy.
July 2S, 1880.