Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-05-12
LUCKEY ITEMS.

estaDllsnment COnslueTnOly, hnu put " ln
very good condition. DR.. w, S. Loomis
has located here, and bought Mr.. Fox's
share in the office that was built by Lay
man and Fox last fall, and the Office will
in future be owned and occupied by Lay
man & Loomis. c. G. Laymn will have
his law office in IL, and DIR. w. S. Loomis
his doctors office.
Mr.. Isaac Krotzer has rented his hotel
10 Mr.. Heissor of Toledo, who took pos
session the frat of May. Mrs. Krotzer has
been unable to attend TO her duties MS
hostess on account of sickness, so they
deemed il advisable to rent it for while,
and as Mr.. Krotzer intends going into the
lime business, he would be unable to at
tend to both He intends putting up two
kilns, this summer, and his brother, Mr..
Joseph Krotzer, one kiln ON which he s
now at work. He bought forty acres OF
Mr. Orrin Gooddle, so that this summer,
he is expected to get everything In full
working order, and Luckey will be ship
ping lime all over the country. 1t has
every facility for the business and the best
OF stone for lime.
Troy township has voted TO build new
brick school house, in the near vicinity,
costing 81 500. Mr.. Samuel Hathaway
has moved into his new quarters which
are much more commodious and conven-
lent for his enlurging business. He is do
ing well, and has lately been appointed
Postmaster here. After Mr.. Geo. Luckey
burnt out in his store and Posotiice he re-
signed and Samuel was appointed instead.
| Mr.. Geo. Luckey has been unfortunate in
having his business burnt out so soon
after starting. 1t has also been unfortu-
nate for the place. He has not yet rebuilt.
Luckey & Co. have not been able 10 get in
any logs the past winter on account OF the
bad roads, SO that their mill is not rum
ming.
Mr.. James Hathaway il going on with
his feed MILL which will be completed dur,
ing the summer.
Mr.. Trowbridge manages TO keep his
factory running. He secures bolts by the
car loads from other points. His fac
tory is running comsta ntly and so furn-
ishes steady employment for num-
Der OF hands. Mr.. Trowbridge is highly
esteemed here for his business integrity
and all fee thankful to HIM for his gener
Gus conduct towards all.
A move is being made and it is expected
that church will be built here this sum
mer. Something of the kind is needed
very much.
Mrs. Sillscot, a lady about eighty year
of age, died Saturday evening, May 9th
She was one OF the old pioneers of Woo
county, and an earnest worker in the hare
task of turning Wood county from n wild
! erness and swamp into II garden. Th
family have wide circle OF friends wh
mourn their loss.
ULYSSES s. GRINER SHOT.
Sunday, May, 7th, ut about IL o'clocl
r A. NJ, Ulysses S. Griner, aged II years, Sol
: of John Griner, Postmaster at Fenton, nc
, cidently shot himself while hunting. III
= was but short distance from the hous
at the time he was shot, and was standing
on log with his gun resting on the log
. 1t slipped off, the hammer struck the loi
, discharging the gun and lodging the con
tents in his body, after shooting off tire
fingers on his left hand, which lie hell
over the muzzIe OF the gun. He was kile
almost Instantly.
Our wheat prospects through here ar
about an average. Too much rain and j
has been very hard winter for it. MI
: Gooddle, OH the old Bushnell farm intend
: to plow up ten acres. Oats generally loo
] well.
Peter Lnyman. who is one of he bes
0 farmers in Wood county, is making quit
an innovation by Introducing thorough
I bred Berkshire hogs. They are quite n
Improvement over the old runts that use
to run round: here. His brother in.lav
; Mr.. John W. Rothenbuler, has also con
y menced doing the same.
THE LUcKEY FOX.
We have Fox here who tries to pc
senate almest ever character known. ii
is the best mason, the best carpenter, til
best painter any where TO he found, and h
, can do more work and make more none
than any other man in the county. NJ
:, content with these accomplishments Il
turned his attention toward insurance bu
y mess, which subject lie mastered in tw
T, weeks. Then he gave his attention to I'll
Office OF notary public, and the mysteri'
> OF the legal profession were at once ma
!, tered, and without ever having read II pal
h OF law in his life, he at once became
/, prominent lawer. He handled care b.
d fore Squire Weddell with the skill and a
. OF Blackstone. Squire Davidson was Il
!. where. Then he gave notice through Il
= Bowling Green Democrat, that lie shoul
0 Iake law student from the Michigan I'm
] yersity into his office as n student III
e next feat WAS to call on Prosecuting Alto
J. ney j. o. Troup to have him give nm II,
- ing the business OF his office. Mr.. Tron
J. quietly intimaled TO him that he kne
g enough TO attend to his own busines
: This was too much. He went home i
o wrath, determined to defeat Troup an
z his ticket at the next election. ii
! went TO work In earnest but with mortif,
d ing results. Not satisfied with this, Il
% thought he would assume another chara,
y ter, and this time he endeavored to imital
l. a spirit of the celestial world, by assumin
o the character or garb of ghost for the pul
's pose OF frightening a person whom he di
IT not consider very bright, but whom prove
h too bright even for Fox, for he cam
l. very near turning him from an immag
J. nary into real ghost. The Fox had
d very marrow escape for his life, by bein
4. shot at, the bali just missed him. II
y thinks that all the ladies have very Fl,
J. opinion OF him, that they are cracked afte
N him, etc. AT present the animal content
,e itself by stirring up strife in the commit
" nifty. lie has been picking on perso
here MI winter through the columns OF I'll
Sentinel, and in various other ways, whe