Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-07-15
FROM BELLVILLE RIDGE,

Ed. JOURNAL THE voice of the reaper is
again heard in the land, and the husba ndman
rejoices as he gathers the we'll filled sheaves of
wheat. Bnt the corn crop, an sorry to say, is
very sickly, good deal of it having not been
worked owing to the extreme wet month of
June. There will not be half crop of corn in
Wood county this season. The hay crop win
also be short. Oats bids tair to be an average,
the potato crop promises to be good aud apples
very scarce.
Chicken cholera is making sad havoc among
the chickens in this neighborhood. Mrs. Z. j.
Brown had fine flock of hens which she says
were paying her better than her COWS, bu, they
are dying at the rate of TO per day. un-
derstand that Mrs. Rollers chickens are dying
at the rate of or 10 per day. good remedy
for that disease would sell well in this neigh
borhood.
Your correspondent few days agn had oc-
casion to visit Lucky, a village ON the y. G. Il.
R., about miles southeast Oi here. ! had not
been in the village long till met our old friend,
s. L. Fox, who took me IN charge and showed
me the sights. The first place visited was the
Krotzer fiotel, which is situated on Oak street.
in close proximity to the temporary depot of the
| o. q. which is to be replaced soon by substan-
| ,ial new one. The Krotzsr House is 3Sx40 feet
and is built after the most modern style, and
will reflect great credit on Mr.. krotzer, who
| planned it, also the mechanics who put those
| plans into execution, while all parts of the
building showed unmistakable signs If work
manship. The plastering. must say, ,exce.led
| anything in that line that / ever saw. Mr..
Fox. who did the j"b, ism fine workman, but it
| would seem that lie outdone himself IN this oc-
| casion. Mr.. KrOtzer expesis Ia mnve into his
new hotel in a few days, and has 20 bnarders
to start with, with prospect Of an increase 10
| 30 soon.
The next place tn visit was Trowbrdge's
stave factory, where we found business inn
mehse, and WAS agreeablv surprised to see
81 many familiar faces-it looked as il nearly y
all the employees were Perrysburg men. After
satisfying our curiosity here we were escorted
To the dry goods aud grocery store Of Lucky &,
Co., and were introduced To Mr.. Lucky, whom
we found to be very pleasa gentleman aud
chuck full of business. He told me that lie had
bought Ms hiRl, MS 700 railroad ties in n sing e
day, and from appearances we slinnd judge
that they were doing an immense business IN
the dry goods and grocery trade.
At this juncture my friend Fox suggested
that II was Just about the time OF day lie gen
orally took his hash, and accepted an invita-
tion to dine at the kr0tzer House, aud If a Judge
of good victuals (Which think amy i should
say that those who had the management Of the
culinary department are all that could be desr
ed by the most fastidiOus.
After dinner we were introduced to a mn mbei
| 0l gentlemen, among them MIR. Aldrldge
foreman at Lucky e. Reeds saw mill. Mr.. A
Is a genial gentleman, and | could not he
feeling at hume in his company. ! did not ge
to visit his saw mill, but from appearance u
the "acres" Of saw logs and the hinge piles %
Lumber about the premises. ] should say tina
Mr.. A Is doing land.office " business.
s. L. Fox and !. w Krotzer have formed .
a co.parnership in the lime business. and ar'
making mainmpth preparations 10 supply th
great demand for that article, and | am sur
; tatnn oi the hrm for honesty and fair dealing
. WIN insure for them a permanent and payini
business.
The musical talent of Lucky must be great
as am informed that il contains Z yiOlinst
and good singers innumerable.
Lucky can boast of as sober and as industri
Gus young men as il has been my fortune 4
meet. am not prepared u speak Of the younl
ladies' OF the village, but will venture TO sa
that they will compare favOrably In intelli
gence, virtue aud g0ud looks with any Of ou
Wlod county girls. While the people Of Luck
seem 10 be Intelligent, prosperous and happy
: Il would seem that the spiritual welfare Of thos
good penple had been sadly neglected, as wa
informed that ere WAS not church In III
village, or anywhere near it, but on the contra
~ his satanic majesty has plauted two balterir
there IN The shape of sa l0ons, who are doin
> their work of death and daunation.
know, Mr.. Editor, that you will excuse m
for being thus lengthy, when ! say that til
people of Lucky have been grossly misrepTs
b sented by certain Toledo paper. aud dssir
TO place them square on their record.
Y"nrs fraternally, 0RipiRos.
July IL, 1881.