Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-12-04
SOUTHWESTERN ONO.

Business and pie ,sure combined called
Us TO Southwestern Ohio on the first three
day. of the week. During the closing
moments OF the 20 minutes for refreshme nts
on Sunday afternoon at Lima We met con-
dnc,or Harvey Harper, who has been en-
i,loyed on the D. & NJ. for near quarter
Of century. and briefly interviewed him
lie said there was large amount of
freight passing over the road at this time,
the principle part coming north being corn
and cotton (slill striving for the ttlc ot
King) The bulk OF the corn passing over
the ID. & NJ. was transferred with shovels
al Dayton from the aarrow gauge cars and
passed over the D. 4 NJ. TO the Nicllle
Plate Road where il was turned eastward.
Every car loaded with corn was labeled
"Peri.liable freight, rush through" This
WAS the irst time since lie had been on the
road, said Mr.. Harper, that he lind seen
cars laden with cora thus labeled, The
cotton parsed on north and he did not
kasw it's destination.
Dayton has not yet secured her nnion
depot, and Nick Dinner slill holds forth AT
the old eating stand in the "shed," repre-
sented by clerks whose airs would indi-
cate that they held n large interest in the
Miami Valley, obiivioas Of the fact that
they might son,e time be "enter,aining
angels unawares."
Hamilton is Just catching onto a man
ufacturing boom. The foods and high
taxes at Sinsinnati is causing those who
have their skill and capital invested in
manufacturing enterprises to seek more
to be that place by some Of them. New
and substantinl brick buildings nre in
course Of erection to accommodate those
who have selected that location
Hotel accommodations, new brick business
blocks aud other improvements are visi-
Ole to the naked eye. An old boyhood
playmate. and later, comrade, Charley
Reischier, showed us through the library
OF Weizel Compton Post No. 90, G. A. r.,
which has accumulated very in.
teresting library, for soldiers at lensi
containing the records oil both the
Federal and Confederate armies "a
far as pubiished, the conduct Of the
war, public documents, magazines, besides
number OF daily and weekly papers
Que wall oi the room Ia devoted to large
frames containing cabinet photographs Of
che members Of The Post. The Post mum,
bers $50 members and was named WeIzel-
Compton, in honor of the two color bes rer,
OF the 69th o. v. l., who were among tn,
FIRST killed in the list OF soldiers en- list
ing in Butler couaty.
Tuesday morning found us at Colleg,
Corner where we could stand with on,
foot IN Ohio and ihe other in Indiana
while tie regular and special irainr wer.
passing 10 indianapolis carrying bands o
music and u portion of the 10000 I,eopl,
reported to have gathered there on tho oc-
csssion OF The funeral OF the dead Vice
Prssident. Being a stranger TO all, ex
cepting nephew, We mingled in the Grove
upon the platform 10 hear the various ex
pIes.ions concerning the object OF The ex
curaion to Indianapolis. Some were i,
hearty sympathy with the objects Of III.
excursion, TO honor the Office, man and hi,
lie record, while others said they enter
tAined all due respect for The Office, III,
man M n man, but could not forget The
record and would not 60.
The late rains have had their adyan-
tsges as well ms disadvantages. The
wheat and late pasture all along the linz
has heen benefited. while the nntsland-
Ing corn has been greatly injured.