Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-31
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PnLApELrnA, PA, July %, 'S5.
ED. JoURNAL;-The first musical en-
tertSinment OF sacred music, Tor this sea-
son, was given by McClurg's celebrated
band ut FSirmount Park, last Sunday af-
ternoon. 1t was estimated over |, 500 peo-
pie listened 10 the melo,lions strains.
Strong opposition was made Ivy some oil
the churches to these Sunday concerts
but by the persevering Efforts of Mrs.
Smgerly, wife Of the proprietor oi the
Philadelphis Record, the Council consent
Ell 10 grant her request last senson. This
lady has since died, but her good works
continue. Seven gentlemen contributed
the necessary stamps for this enterprise,
"s follows: Wm. Singerly, $3.50; o J.
Drexel, y. Dohn, Geo. w. Chills. +. j.
IIarran, +. II. Piper and Hamilton Dis.
ton, each 500, making total $3.50.
Last Sunday was scorching day in
this city, and thousands Of people sought
the cool breeze nj various points along the
Delaware River and sea coast. while others
tried TO keep cool by the frequent Use of
ice cold beer at the numerous beer gar
dens. "Rijgway Park" on small island
in the Delaware River, Isa famous resort
for beer drinkers, and often frequeEted by
a clnss of roughs who frequently indulge
in what they call SCRAPS" Now scrap
is a figbt-not q scientific set-to by expert
boxers, but a sort Of row or free fight,
beginning suddenly with no apparent
cause, waged fercely, and generally end
ed without ceremony by the friends OF
the "scrape's" or the police. Scraping is
as often INDUCED in by women as men,
especially that class who guzzle beer.
Last Sunday evening, Just as the band
began to play, one of these scraps" oc-
Cured between some of the feminines, and
the music WAS transferred from tile brass
horns to the alto voices OF the belligeren,s
-2,000 people were on their feet, and
rushed to the scene to witness what they
term sport, when two burly policemen
spoiled the fun by seizirg the two princi-
pal ones engaged in the row by the arm,
and walking them along the gang plank
to the boat, and thus sent them away from
the Park.
The work on the City Hall buildings is
progressing slowly. They are located at
the crossing OF Broad and Market streets,
and cover an area of four and one-half
acres. The whole am ourt Of floor space
is fourteen and one-hnlf acres. Total
number of rooms. 500. Most of these are
now occupied.
Ground was broken for the magnificent
structure in 1871, and the corner stone
was laid in 1873. The cost on an average
each year is about three. quarters OF mill.
ion dollars. The tower, when completed
will be the highest on any building in the
world, being 535 feet. The crowning Stat.
ne of Wm. Penn, the founder OF the
!, Quaker City" will be SO feet. To form
the basis of the tower, an excavation was
made 80 feet square. down to solid rock
| To raise the massive blocks of marble
brick. etc., for the tower, an eugine. stand
, in the center of the work, on a lrestle with
puleys and a sort of railroad BY which
/ the marble blocks are raised, and then run
back to any desired point, and lowered tc
the proper place on the wall. The arm
B revolves horizontally 30 as to place th'
stone on eacl, and all sides as desired.
: few weeks ago this engine WAS 200 fee
I above the surface. When the wall was
3 completed to tina height, il was raised 81
? feet more, by means OF screws, and til,
trestle built up to it.
r The highest tower in the world is th
. Washington Monument, being 555 feet
| Comparative height of the towers of som'
f of the principal buildns, are, City Hall
r Phila., 535 teet; Cologne Cathedral $50
! feet: Slrasburg Cathedral 46S feet 81
= Peters, at Rome, 44S feet.
!. John Wanamaker still reigns supreme
o as having the largest Clothing house an'
: the largest retail store in America. Al
e his ready-made clolhing is cut with
n knife instead of shears. A piece Of clotl
Il is folded so as to make twelve or ff!ee
,. layers, on which patterns are laid an
= cloth duly marked. The pile is the
: placed on another table having crack O
O slot to admit the knife, which the opera
is tor uses by running 1t up and down as
e carpenter would a rip saw, turning th
r. cloth to the knife, as a person does hi
is board in scroll-sawing. His retail hous
y covers over eight acres of floor space. Fl
e has nursery for children. reading room
d containing AN organ and piano for genera
e use, a restaurant with ice cream. and
= soda fountain. He gives employment
le over 5000 hands, and so teams are re
i. qnired to deliver goods to his numerot
" customers. Yours as ever,
e RAMBLER.