Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-08-12

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During tliB early part OF last winter
Duckey q Reed, from Gilmore, came here
and bought five acres OF ground from Mr..
Krotter, on which to build a saw mill and
store, and during the winter they bought
and liatled of their own in all about five
hundred thousand feet Of loga. For all
that they bought they paid &C. o. d."
They built saw mill with the capacity of
$4,000 feet daily, and they employ thirteen
men around the establishment, and make
things lively. In all directions one can
see nothing but life and activity. The
Rai'rood Co. have Just completed building
a spur to extend out to the side of the mill
so that the cars can he run along side the
lumber track, from which IL will be very
easy and quick work to load car. They
have sawed over 400, 900 feet since the Let
of June, and they have not run all the
time, either. Mr.. Altman is foreman
They are buying and hauling logs con-
stantly.
In the store Luckcy & CO., are doing
quite good business. 1t is in charge of
| George Luckey,a young man from Elmore.
| He is also Our postmaster and II. r. agent
both of which offices are kept in his store.
He is also agent for Luckey & Co. to buy
| X. r. ties, OF which over 10000 have been
| bought since the middle of May, at % cents
| for black ash and 35 cents for oak.
In January last Mr.. Trowbridge, of To-
ledo, who owns a large stave and heading
factory on the pike nj LeMoyne, bought
fonr acres of ground of Mr.. Krotzer on
which to build factory, and since that
time stave bolts have been coming in con.
stantly. lie got his factory running about
the LIST OF June and since then he has cut
OFT over 10000 slaves. The heading ma
chinery is not fully completed yet, but he
expects to have TINT finished in week or
so. He employs about twenty hands
around the establishment n; from ak
shillings TO two dollars n day, paid weekly.
brought daily. He now has about 100000
staves ready TO ship. All the machinery
in the factory is new and Of the very best
and latest improved, The supervision of
the factory is under WIS. Lyon. 1t is n
well arranged and well managed concern,
aud the men have frst-class business rep.
utaton, of which they are deserving. Mr..
| Trowhridge has also bought business LOT
on which he intends building hardware
store.
Mr.. Samuel Hathaway is doing fine
business il, the grncery line. lie is an old
resident here, and generally highly es' eem-
cd for his honesty and integrity. He has
bought three lots on which he intends TO
erect a building for a new store to make
room for his increasing business. lie
stands well in the community and he must
succeed in his undertaking, for he is eau
tious and careful aud sure of patronage.
Mr.,James Hathaway, mn old batch like
ourselves, intends putting up feed mill
soon on the east side of the r. r. track.
He has the boiler painted SHINING hlack,
and ready to put into the arch. Wish him
success.
In the near vicinity are the Layman
Bros, who do some saw milling business
but summers they are very bus,ly engaged
on their farms, but this summer thus far
they have shipped several car loads of lum-
ber to Toledo.
The Brown Bros, and Mccormick, botl,
residing west from here, have Slipped a
considerable amount Of lumber from this
point.
Our notary business is done at present
by MIR. S. E. Fox. He got his appointment
not long ago. lie is u gentleman OF good
repute and good addition TO our young
} town, for he is a sober, and industrious and
of an exemplary character. 1t seems that
he has come to stay, for he has bought two
lots, and intends building in the spring
He has bird for his cage already engaged
She called not long ago to see her future
home, and understand was well pleased
with the prospects.
There were four engineers here during
the week, two from Toledo and one from
Perrysburg, nll four surveying and pros.
pecting. The railroad companys en-
gineer was looking to see what the prospects
were for sand for the r. r. track. The r.
) r. Co. intends putting in 400 feet of side
track to accommodate the business here
and arrangements for depot building
have been completed. At present the rail
) road office and postofIice are in Luckey 6
: Cos. store. The railroad officials report
, more business from here than from any
other point along the line from Fostoria Il
, Toledo, and as soon as every business here
gets TO shipping il will be lively indeed.
The lame of Luckey has reached tn,
Sucker State. and one OF its best doctor
has come to locate with us, and has bought
two lots on which to build himself
/ home.
: The prospect for several new buildings I,
] 60 up soon are fair. for the lots are pur
Y chased and everything in readiness to g
/ on with the work. Mr.. Krotzer is put
d. ting up two new houses now, one Tor hi
G brother and one for his hired man. Man,
8 a day this summer sixty teams came IN
!. day loaded with ties and bolts. This woult
v be good location for n good wagon make
|, and blacksmith. We want sober and in
v dustrious mentor such there is plenty o
room and plenty of work and they will b
n received with welcome.
:. On Friday, July 29ih, John Schairs, VIII
0 was in the employ of j. w. Rothenbulel
5 OF Webster, while going out into the whea
5 field after load of wheat, iell off the wag
3 on, from the effects of which he died Sun
o day evening, July 3lst. He had injnre
% his spine in the fall and from the bruises c
10 the wagon wheel, 20 that the lower ha
10 of his body and limbs were dead when h
was picked up n few minutes after the nc
= cident. DIR. Loomis, Of Webster, and DI
Busch, of Woodville, were summoned, bu
there WAS no hope for him. lie was bun
ship cemetery. a.4
On nthe whole we think we have reason
s. for feeling proud of our future prospect
for thriving town, it looks so bright an
encouraging.
We have had one marriage in the plac
ii Mr.. George Hnser and Miss Mary Wibbel
but no births ms yet. But the prospect
'r good for orr young store keeper and pos
,g master, MIR. George Luckey, to bring
v. beautiful young bride here soon. His n
40 fianced was here the 4l of July to surve
- her future home and prospects. She W,
n. satisfied. You will hear from me anon.
I'd COLUMBUS.
p. S.-There will he political deba
err between c. G. Layman and Asa Philo,
n Lnckey, ON Saturday evening, August
~ commencing at 7:S0 p. NJ.
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On No Good Preaching.
I'd No man can do good jrb Of work, preach