Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-01-07

Mr.. Geo. Newton has been quite i'll for
some days past with the lung fever.
Clas. L. Condit. of Napoleon, spent the
New Year Sabbath with friends here.
J.S. Hirth and j. L. Powers, of Webb
Station, were home over New Years.
Prof. Lyman Z. Hall, of Oberlin occupied
tile pulpit at the First Presbyterian Church
last Sabbath.
Mrs. T. II. Smith, of Wnyland, Mich, is
visiting relatives here and others out the
pike this week.
Henry Chubb started last week on n
prospecting tour in Kansas, with the view
of locating there if satisfied with the coun-
try.
Miss Kittie Smith has accepted po-
sltion as teacher in tue shcools ut Ply
mouth, Ind, and started for that place on
Saturday last.
Mrs Mary Ann Barton, mother of VIM.
Barton, started on Monday to spend the
remainder Of the Winter in visit with
relatives at Medina, o.
Mr.. C. N. Chamberlin, who is engaged
on the public works in Alabama, came
home last week to spend few days with
his family, returning on Wednesday to
Alabama.
Mr.. E. D. Lock has accepted position
with Shaw, Kendall & Co., machinests oil
| Toledo, who are so crowded with business
that he got in 81 days in holiday week by
| working over time.
Shell F. Miller, we hear, has accepted a
| position in one of the largest hardware
stores in ST. Louis. He distributed among
| his friends here, by mail, some very nea
| specimens of New Years calling cards.
Mr.. r. E. Richards, of Toledo, ia hold
| ing Lodge of Instruction, at the Hall oi
Pheuix Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of this place
each evening this week, for the benefit OF
the members thereof.
Mr.. l.. c. Wilson has become 30 attach ed
to his first love, the dry goods business
| that he has decided to become n permanen
| fixture, for some time a least, with Messrs
| Neuhausel Bros, Toledo, where he hopei
to see his old friends when they visit the
city.
Supt. N. C. West, of Fremont, was here
| Wednesday. He reports the Pike in ex
| cellent condition for travel, but not much
/ tiaNCi ppoh SohHS1hSht'N hbS aSSS'P's
from toll are very light. Mud roads are
also good this Winter which accounts TO
this.
Mr.. John Croft, who has been engaged
for two or three years past in the Stave
factory at North Baltimore, has removed
his family back to Perrysburg, and expect
as soon ms his time is up at North BAlti
more to engage with Mr. A. w. Lee in th,
stave factory at Milton Center. Mr.. Crof
is good, Industrious citizen and we vel
come him back as u resident OF the bnrg.
We were pleased to receive pleasan
call from DR.. S. F. Benjamin, of Medina
N. Y, on Wednesday, who is on shor
visit with relatives on the pike and in thi
place. The Doctor has become quite
traveller in late years He first becnm
infatuated with Vineland, N. j., and in
vested considerable means in real est Z
His health not being good he visited Cali
fornia AMI Oregon some three years age
but not sufficiently pleased with the coun
try TO locate returned after some month,
He has since disposed of his property /
Vineand, nt sacrilice, and has Just re
turned from prospecting tour through
Texas. lie was not pleased with the waite
nor the sol Tor farming purposes, snfi
riently well t, locate there,