Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-16

Court bench.
Commercial B,rk Is the name Of the
new bank opened January lat, 1885, at
Bowling Green, under the frm name Of
Royce, Smith 4 Coon: II Is designed to
do y general banking business.
MIR. & Mrs. Geo. Hilla5rand had the
misfortune to loose their lRle boy on Tues
day, alter short illness. He was boru
during the Presidential contest, and was
named Grover Cleveland.
e. o. Hill, a Wood county constable
was fined the costs in Poliece Court this
morning for cruelty 10 animals. lie left
his horse out in the storm an unreasonable
length Of time Toledo Bee.
No services at the Walnut Street
church on Sabbath morning next, on ac-
count OF Rev. Mr.. Mix filling an engage
ment in South Toledo on that OCCASION.
Illustrated lecture in the evening.
Burglars appear to be getting desper-
ate this winter. They broke open the safe
in a printing Office at Upper Ssndusky
last Sunday. They obtained SIG in cash
and SIS 900 OF subscription accounts.
Good Goods at Low Prices, at
FINKBEINER's.
The Directors OF the Wood County
Agricultural Society, at a meeting held at
Tontogany last Saturday. selected Sep,sm-
ber 10th, both and October 1st and Cd,
1885, a. the dates upon which their next
fair will be held.
The beautiful. beautiful snow is with
us again, about,eight or nine inches Of it
on the level, and measured by feet in many
places where it has drified. The prospects
are good to-day for still more. Weather
mild and walking tough.
Last week George Whitman put up
ice taken from the bayou near the tannery,
and this week CIV. Hoffman is putting up
ice from the same locality. 1t il 8 inches
thick, clear and solid. Fred Hillabrand
expects to commence putting up ice to-day.
Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas
and Pickles at L. B. HOLLY & Cos.
Practical experience is educating VS.
to that point of belief, that spelling is be-
coming one of the lost arts that the Texas
Congressman who spelt it "Urip" is a fair
scholar when compared with some of our
late graduates OF the spelling book.
"A petition has been fled with the
Probate Judge, asking for new joint sub
school district to be formed from territory
TO be set of from the corners of Web-ter,
Trnv aud parrv at,u tNwpsI,tna 10
thought the proposition will meet with
opposition.
-Picture., Frames, Nations and Fancy
Goods. at FINKBEINER's.
-"Gaih" Geo. Alfred Town.eud) the
great journalistic prodigy, is on lecture
tour. He Is advertised to be at Fostoria
| on the 2Slh inst. We would be pleased to
hear Gath" explain the situation orally.
lie is said to be entertaining and \ majes-
| tic orator.
-Ordway Camp, Sons Of Veterans, held
public Insta llation of their officers at
Bowling Green on Monday evening, which
was attended by a delegation from CTeps
Camp, at Tontogany. Auditor Poe de-
Ii versd the address of welcome, which was
responded to by Abel ConnstocK. Speeches
were also made by Gen. Day and Major
Swigart. A good time is reported.
An exchange tells how girls taste
differs according to her age: ''At sixteen
she wants a dude with tooth-pick shoes
and microscope mustrche or coachmsn;
at Twenty-Five she'll be satisfied with a
member of Congress, on a salary; at thirty
a country doctor or minister will do; a.
thirty-ive an itinerant tinker; over thirty
FIVE any thing that wears pants"
1T il Estimated tn at nine-tenths Of the
candy used in this country is poisonous
and unft to be used, and if the laws oi
Ohio were strictly enforced, there is not a
dealer in these poisons but would go to
Jail. That is the opinion of one OF oul
most distinguished chemists. The out rage
Of selling our children poisens ought to be
prevented. Half Of the diseases of the
m.n is laid in childhood by these drugged
| candies.
We notice by our exchanges that in
number Of the surrounding towns the
ladies have formed societies for the pur-
pose of looking after the poor of the sever
al localities. They take pains to inquire
into the condition Of the worthy poor. and
greatly tighten their burdens by iudicious
and timely help. They gather up cast--of
clothing, provisions and money, which ia
carefully placed where most required.
They do excellent work and prevent much
.nffering.-Panam County Sentinel.
The Sentinel says Treasurer Black ha,
written tn Hon. E. p. Emerson, Wood
Coun'y's Representative, strongly urging a
change In the law relating to the time .
collecting ta<es. The change desired is t:
allow the Treasurer to keep his book
open until February 25th, instead of Jam
uary 25'h, and August 25,h, instead q
July 25,h rs the law now stands Thil
change it is believed will greatly accom-
modate the farmers in this part Of the
State, giving them more time to realize on
their crops.
We have become so familiar will
debt that we do not realize how cruel it il
till we have put ourselves in its clutchs.
and 1t is too late. Debt Is constantly
accumulating burden; ii has neither Sab
bath nor night. The Bible tells Of a cred
itor who took his debtor by the throat; II
very real nense every creditor has hi
debtor by the throat. There are circnrn
stances which Justify debt, but these arr
not many. Be cautious how You ASSUME
such a burden. Better deny yourself an
10 tree, than to indulge your desires an
be slave 10 the money lender.-EI.
The way to get to 'leep is not by re
peating verses or counting, hut by ne
thinking at all. For instance, as the min
takes up thought 1t should be Instant
recalled 1t will, of coarse, directly settl
upon something else; again recall il. l
fact, do not mediate at all. There
nothing iiresome about this process; o
the contrary. il is rather amusing, and
e person who first tries il will he surprise