Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-06-16
LOCAL HISTORY,
As Furnished by the Local Press.
Record % Perrysburg ena Wood
County.

mons, oil the JOURNALOl That toWn. incse
include copies OF the Ohio Wing, by II. I.
Smith, extending in time from Nov. 10,
1888, to Nov. 2s, 1910; the Perrysburg
Neics, by A. G. Morton, (thrce numbers
July 3, Semptember "a, and December 81,
1922 the Wood County Packet by Gordon
& Smith, 1.-TWO numbers--March 20 and %.
ls39) the Miami Of Lake Erie, by w. p.
ReEnor, (partial from July 10, 1874, TO
April lS, 1s46) with a single number Of
the Northwestern Democrat, by Albert ID.
Wright, May %, 1858.
With these, are two copies Of the log
Cabin, of June, 1910, being a campaign
paper published at Dayton, Ohio, about
l6x22 inches, with a border consisting Of
logs. One number contains Wing song,
"Succcss TO You, Tom Corwin," with the
music engraved in wood.
| The Local Advertisers.
The advertising patronage OF the Wing Of
November 10, 1888, was very limited. The
business departments were represented MS
follows:
Dry Goods, Groceries Drugs, etc.-Peck
& Griswold and James Manning Hall.
Cabinet Ware-D. w. Christian.
Leatber-David Crops.
Stoves and Tin Ware-C. d. Woodruff.
The professions had, of Lawyers Isaac
Sletson, John c. SPHINX aud Andrew Coffin
burg, Henry Bennett, and J. Purdy and
w. V. Way, of Perrysbarg; and John NJ
May and Samuel NJ. Young, Maumee
City. Physicians-Dr. n. Dustin, Perrys-
burg,
A large portion of the advertisements
consisted Of steamboat lines between Per-
rysburg and Buffalo, Cleveland, Sandusky,
Lower Sandusky, (Fremont,) Manhattan
and Toledo. The Boats consisted of the
"Anthony Wayne" Capt, Amos Pratt; the
Wisconsin" Capt. G. +. Powell; the "Con
slitution," Capt. "Gil." Applebery; the
"Columbus," Capt. Augustus Walker; the
"James Madison" Capt. X. c. Bristol; the
"Thos. Jefferson" Capt. Thos Wilkins;
the "Caroline," Capt. G. Perry; the "Ver-
million" and the "Rhode Island" A por-
,icn OF these constituted "a daily line be.
tween Perrysburg and Buffalo" The
"Rhode Island" 200 ,ons), 'lhe only small
Boat of the East, put in at Lower Sandusky
, and Monroe once each week"
The local agents Of these Bonts for the
several ports were ns follows: At Perrys-
E burg, John Hollister & Co Maumee City,
Bingham & Farey; Buffalo, Gnlstom &
Evans; Cleveland, Petrie & Root; Huron
Wickham, Walker & Co.; Sandusky, Bar.
ber & Barney; Lower Sandusky, r. Dick.
inson & Co; Toledo, Palmer, Burke & CO..
Detroit, Gallagher & Co.; Chicago, John
: S. Wright.
O 4. Hunt ington, as Administrator of the
estate OF d. p. Newell, advertised zone riA,
. gun, one wooden clock, one silver watch,
u variety Of carpenters tools and some few
l. articles of household furniture," at auction
r ut the Court House, Perrysburg-"all sum
4 under So, cash; over that amount foul
:, months credit, with approved security.
John p. Elderkin and j. S. Russell, Ap
3 praisers, gave notice that they had appras
e. ed at 500 certain stray horse, taken b,
=, Henry J. Elder, OF Troy Township.
o. Notice was given that a petition woul'
it be presented to the Legislature for til
erection OF new county TO be called Cass,
and to he composed of three townshi ps iron
Seneca county, one from Sandusky, tS,
at from Hancock, and six from Wood county
l. with the county seat at Risden, now cor
~ slituting portion OF Fostoria. The coun
ty Cass was not erected.
Another new county project included
: territory fiom the counties OF Woot
IN Henry and Lucas, with the county seat a
I'd Gilesd, (now Grand Rapids Wood county
!, "Gilead" never possessed the balm" c
V court house and Jail.
IN The most ons,,icuous advertisement
ii that issue consisted OF the delinquent Ian
ID list, published by Sidney c. Sloane, Count
Auditor. The main portion OF the prol
erty was town lots in Perrysburg, the take
re on which ranged from n cents 10 $l05 Il
in averaging about So. There was but 3
parcels of farm land, the taxes rangin
from S1.35 TO S6623. There were 23 loi
i, in Gileud and West Gilead.
- January 5, 1889, A. Hill, P. NJ. adve
tised list of letters remaining in the Pc
rysbnrg Postoffice.
Joshua Chappell, Sheriff, advertised 8
sales of real estiie.
January, 1882, Sphinx & Hosmer, Andre
Coffinbury, and Henry Darling had a,toi
neys cards in the Wing. John Webb WI
then the County Clerk.
March 1889, II. j. Lewis, "Fashionab
Tailor" ndverlised-"Shop few roC
above () the liberty pole, Front street."
Marriages.
Married, Maumee City, March 10, 1888
N by Rev. A. NJ. Fitch, Jacob Folk and Mi,
Amelia Spangler.
Married, March 90, 1889, by e. Hun
n ington, Esq, John +. Tuttle and Mi
- Rachel Collier, both OF Sandusky county
or Married, at Lafayette, Williams count
ut April 81, 1885, Alonzo Rawson and Mi
ne Nancy Perkins.
% Married in Troy, Wood county, July
- 1880, by Julius Blinn, Esq, Lyman Bus
nan un1 NJ;oS cliyabath Martin
ly Married in Troy, July IA, 1889, Samu
ur Loop. of Sandnsky county, and Miss L,
l,o ma Harms, of Troy.
~ Sept. 5, 1889, VIM. Houston aud Ablgl
hg Couse were married Mt Perrysbnrg.
l. August 20, 1889, John Hollister of Pc
c. rysburg, and Mrs. Sarah q. Slevei
!, Lenox, Mass, were married ut the latt
~ place.
Fire in Perry sburg.
he April 4, lS45, fire broke out, whi'
r. destroyed the entire block of buildings
e. the southeast corner of Front street al
of Louisiana avenue, owned by Capt. Dav
Wilkison, together with the residence
his Mr.. Benjamin +. Kirk. The lire origi
lie aled in the room occupied by Col. e.
set Woodruff A. tin shop. The corner roc
~, was occupied by j. A. Hall & Co. al
= store. The other part of the block "
M. occupied by Geo. Powers & Co., and S.
At Doune.
zen As an incident of the fire, il ia stat,
lila that the ladies were active in their efiul
w to suppress the fire, many OF them rend
'as ing service by standing in line" and pa
ing buckets OF water, while men (Y) We
standing round. looking ON with indiA
: ence.
'u- somewhat PERSONAL.
The The Democratic rival Of The Wig, "
re- the Wood County Plckei. published al II
ion rysburg by Seneca y. Gordon. The re
lions OF the two journals may be judg
from the following extract from nh edit
ain rial reference in the Ricket 10 the editor
IN. the Wing, .towii:
an uo, e,., poi'mtea' ioa'nsome wretch