Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-02
LnCKEY rTENrs.

EDITOR JouRNAL:-Since my lust there
has been but little change in the situation
of affairs here, The Columbus & Toledo
Railroad has put in spur on their road,
about mile directly east OF Luckey, TO
accommodate shippers,especiall Mr.Trow-
bridge, who hns commenced shipping his
staves, so now there is competition of car.
riers, which makes it very good for ship
pers. Mr.. Trowbridge has the heading
part OF his factory running, and everything
is now in complete working order.
There is general dissatisfaction about the
way the Ohio Central is running its trains,
there being no accommodation at all for
people wishing to go to Toledo on business,
and return the same day, 80 the Columbus
Il Toledo road gets all the passenger traffic,
and that makes it very inconvenent at
times when citizens are compelled TO go sew.
eral miles TO II road, when there is one near,
but no train to accommodate the commune
ity at large. Every one snys that we might
as well not have any road at all. Every.
body along the line did all they could by
way oil subscription toward the road, and
now cannot even get to Toledo and return
the same day by it.
This community has been thrown into
quite commotion on account of the arrest
of Alanson Bushnell, an old and honored
citizen and early pioneer of Wood county.
He is charged with hiring and melting one
John Pember who made his home at Mr..
Bushnell's and was in his employment, to
blow up and burn or destroy the drug store
and office belonging TO l.. l.. Loomis, at
Householder's Corners, in April, 1880. On
Sunday morning, the 18th of April, 1880,
DIR. Loomis went into his drug store as
usual, and found a very strongly made box
filled with gun. and blasting powder, lying
on the floor against the north counter,
wrapped round with fuse saturated with
coal oil, which had been set on fire and
partly burned up the fuse, and then went
out before it reached the hole in the box
| where ii was intended To ignite the powder,
and in that way blow up the building, but
the catastrophe was avoided by the fuse go
| ing out, and 30 saved the property and very
| likely several lives, for no one can tell how
much damage it would have done. DIR.
Loomis has been quite unfortunate of late
years, having had his store burned and
meeting with other draw backs. Several
wears ago Mr.. Bushnell went security for
DIR. Loomis on n note of Sl,0l0, and in re-
| turn DR.. Loomis cancelled book account
of over $780, and paid SG6 on the note
He also gave HIM a second mortgage on
eighty ncres of land, there being a prior
mortgage of about ;;40O for the purchase
money. The farm was worth about 50 900
so it seems that Mr.. Bushnell was amply
secured for he had over 81 500 security foi
less than 5000 indorsed. But Mr.. Canary
OF Bowling Green, succeeded in getting
that mortgage away from Mr.. Bushnell and
in that way Mr.. B. lost money, for he had
TO pay the note, but Mr.. Canary paid Mr.
b. over 800 back on the mortgage. The
whole matter created ill-feeling between
Mr.. Bushnell and DIR. Loomis which seems
to be the foundation of the after transnc
tions. Whether the charge Is true or false
remains TO be decided in our courts of jus
tice. At the examination at Pemberville
Mr.. Bushnell and his son were bound ovel
to the Common Pleas Court, and John Penn
ber was taken to Bowling Green and LODGED
|
rests were made j ohm Pember went into I
n. Bierly's Office in Pembervile, and want
ed Mr.. Bierly to go into partnership will
him, to get all out of Mr.. Bushnell tina
they could for hush money. Pember of
fered Bierly half of what they could get
but Mr.. Bierly thought he could max,
money some other way BETTER and so hat
all parties concerned arrested. 1t casts
gloom over the large circle of friends tha
Mr. Bushnell has to see HIM in such troub
for he has always been an honored membe
of society, a hardworking farmer and abov
reproach.
Levi Loomis, son of Dudley Loomis, o
Webster, was badly hurt some time age
While hauling ship timber south of Penn
berville, he had to pass through gate, AM
in so doing got into an alteration with th
man on the farm. The fnrmer stepped NJ
) behind him with knife in hand and in
ficted deep and painful wound in tn
back, severing the branches OF the left soap
ulaf artery. The men for whom he wa
J hauling the timber had a permit to pas
that way, SO Mr.. Loomis cannot be blame
as he had had nothing to do with the fan
mer. He was taken to Pemberville wher
(. he had his wound dressed, and is now do
ing well.
, The discussion that was to take place be
tween the two rural orators, c. G. Laymar
e +" Republican Cicero" and Asa Philo,
Prohibition Henry Clay" on the evenin
OF August 20th, commencing at 1880, wen
> off very PLEASANTLY and another meetin
t was appointed for Thursday evening, An
gust 25th. They expect to continue unit
the supply of air and water is exhanste
!, and then they intend calling on "rh
0 Great Ohio Greeley" George S. Canfele
of the Toledo Sunday Journal to supply tn
deficiency, or he will burst And they n
sure city readers that they fed thnnkf.
e there is man living with such enormot
e capacity.
The ticket nominated al Bowling Greel
August the llth, by the Republican Cou'
d ty Convention, gives general satisiaclio
J. and will receive a hearty support.
:, COLUMBUS.
u August 29tb. 1881.