Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-06-04


miltee appointed nj tho former meeting
Hon. James X. Tyler read tho not passed
| hy the legislature authorizing the nppro.
priallon for the appointment OF commit-
| tee to select n location Tor the proposed in.
stitution, aud gave mOst interesting his-
| toricnl account OF the siege in 1913, and
the deed. Of valor performed, together viii Ii
n brief resume OF the events immediately
preceding aud tloso that followed the
siege. Ills address was one OF much inter
o.t throughout.
On motion OF Mr., j. NJ. Wnlcoli, Of
| South Toledo, n committee 0f fve was np-
pointed from each OF the towns represented
| at the meeting, to formulate plans for the
purpose OF securing the Soldiers and Salt
ora Home on the site OF TT. Meigs, also To
arrange for monster FOnrtl oil July cell.
ebratinn ut the Fort, and such other mat
ters pertaining 10 the Soldiers and Sailors
| Home as they may deem proper.
The Committee appointed from the To-
calities represented comprises the follow
ing named gentlemen /:
South 1olrdo-R b. Mitchell, p. H..
Bowling, Frank Is. Crane, j. NJ. Walcott,
]. Aullin.
Toledo-Frank j. Scott, Judge Il. A..
Cochran, Richard lL,llaran, JOHN G. Lee.
j. c. Nauts.
Bowling Grcen-Georgc C. Phelps, E,
W. Merry, J. b. Newton, ID. w. II. Day,
NJ. p. Brewer.
Tontogany--Joel Foote. G, G. Gundy, g..
r. Matthews, N. Kujer, p. III. Van Walk
| enburg.
Perrysburg-E. l.. Klngabnry, j. II.
Rheinfrank, Fred Teager, George Cald-
well, James II. Pierce.
The Chairman requested that the Com
mittee invite the following gentlemen from
counties in Northwestern Ohio, not repre-
sented at the meeting and act with them
aud such other, as they may desire {:
Fulton-D. ". II. Howard, Col. j. III.
Brigham, w. w. Touville.
| Williams-M. NJ. Buothman, Hon. s. N.
Owen, Hon. A. NJ. Piatt.
Henry-Col. j. d. Norton, Judge Haag,
Attorney Stevenson.
Defance-Hon. Elmer White, Hon. w.
d. Hill, Attorney Peaslee.
Grand Rapids-Dr. A. ]. Gardner, Hen
| ry Shanks
On motion OF Gen. Day, of Bowling
| Green, this committee of twenty-five will
meet in Perrysburg, next Thursday morn
ing, June 3, at 0 o'clock, for the purpose OF
organization, and the transaction OF sucl,
business as may be deemed proper and
necessary to further the end desired.
After several patriotic airs admirably
executed by the Union Cornet Band OF
South Toledo, the meeting adjourned.
MEETING OF COMMITTEE.
A goodiy number of the committee above
appointed. met here yesterday and discuss
ed various matters, but no definite action
could be taken until the price and pur-
chase of the necessary go acres of ground
could be definitely settled. This WAS re-
ferred to the Perrysburg committee to. ar
range at the earliest practicable moment
and when arranged to call the committee
together again for action.
The Perrysburg committee immdiateIyiset
70 work and formulated proposition and
contract and placed befor the Hayes Broth
ers, the owners of the fort and grounds
to be purchased, which fixed the price at
$4,000 as the limit TO be paid for the 6(
acres., This was!placed before the Haye
Brothers before night and meeting OF The
family was hehl last evening TO decide
upon the matter. Messrs. Timothy anS
Thomas Hayes are the Interested partiesir
the land, and as the fort proper fakes IT
residence, barn and other improvements
and the occupants having passed the merid'
ian Of lilies journey the mater oil tearing
up and beginning life anew, as il were, be-
came matter OF sober, second thought
Butwe hear his morning that they hav
decided 10 accept, providing the Boardfor
locating the Home can be induced 10 10.
cafe the same on the Fort and thus protec
and preserve its historic record and beau
tiiul site for future generations.
ADDITIONS To COMMITTEE.
All meeting OF he Perrysburg com
mitee on Wednesday evening, DR., Rhein
frank resigned on account of not havin
time TO give the attention hiat the matte
requires, after which there were added to tll
committee, NJ Messrs. A. Williams, j.
Hoffman and John Cranker, all of whom
are taking an active interest in the mate
LATER.
AT a large meeting at Memorial Hall, Toled
last night to arrange for Fourth Of July cell
bration In that city, Frank ]. Scott, Esq, SUI
gested that steps be taken toward securin
Fort Meigs as the site for the Soldiers HON
and concluding neat little speech on this sui
|ect made a motion, which was carried "th
Il is the sense of this meeting that Fort Meigs
. the only spot 10 Ohio where the remains
Notifications and the associations Of n success
ful battle ground make hallowed the grour
for the site of the Soldiers Home which ii
State has ordered to be founded, and that in Il
arrangements for the celebration Of the Four
OF July in Toledo, the attention OF the publ
be called to its unequalled advantages for thi
object"
, STILL LATER.
The contract has been signed by the Hayt
Brothers for the sale Of the Fort, including
acres Of land for the use Of the Soldiers an
Sailors Home and u meeting Of the Generi
3 Committee is called for one O'Clock sharp, T.
!, morrow, Saturday.
Also the following from the Ohio Safe Journ'
Of this morning:
! OLD Soldiers Homo Board.
The board of trustees of the Ohio Soldier
: Home held their first m setting in thes Governor
office last evenin5, with l. F. Mack, OF SAndu
ky Col. Thomas T. Dill. of Richlani county
r. B. Brown, of Zanesville; and Col. Williar
P.Or, Of Miami county, present Thomas
, Paxton, Of Cincinnati, being unable to attend
The Board organized by the election of I.
! Mack president, and n. b. Brown secretary
rhe Board then adjourned 10 meet in Sandusk
j on Thursday. June "a, when it viii receive an
act upon applications from towns desiring IL
location Of the Soldiers Home. The law PR
vides that tho site selected must contain siIi
, acres Of land, SO that all applications musi
> made with that point understood.
FOIIT MEIGS.
And ihe AhIn SnIdiera, IInma