Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-02-05
LOCAL MATTERS


Valentines day comes on February l4th this
year.
Remember "Teu Nights in Bar-Room" at
the Town Hall on the 18th inst. Excellent ar
lists, orchestra and other attractive features.
The County Board Of School Examiners
will hold the next examination Of teachers on
Saturday, February goth, at Bowling Green.
The measles have broken out among
the school children at Elmore and there is
some talk Of closing the schools for as ca
son.
--Elmore has struck both oil and natu-
raj gas, supposed to be in paying quanti-
ties and stock company is forming to de-
velope the enterprise.
"A full line of School Books, States
Pads, Pens, Pencils, &C., Tor town and
country schools, at A. r. CHAMPNEY's.
There is said to be an unusual amount
Of sickness in Toledo this winter, princi-
pally typhoid fever. The people in this
vicinity will have to build more cisterns
and use filtered cistern water.
The stale jokes about onions and the
young ladys breath will now cease, for
since the advent OF the "Odorless" Kettle,
such thing as bad odor is unknown.
"A Chicago husband traces his runaway
wife TO Toledo and the Telegram hsads it
"The Old Story" The number of 'em
that find their way to Toledo does sound
like history repeating itself.
"A fne assortment of Box Paper, AL
buns, Pocket Books, Purses, Jewelry,
Hair and Clothes Brushes, very cheap, at
A. r. CHAMPNEY's.
The Farmers Institute at Bowling Green
Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday Of this
week is reported to have been fairly attended
and several interesting papers were read aud
earnestly discussed.
"A little son Of ex-Sherif Henry was SO :
verely injured on Friday last by being struck
with buckshot near the eye that had been
shot by rubber snap-iack in the hands of a
boy across the street.
DIR. j. w. Newton, v eternary Surgeon, of
Toledo, will deliver a lecture before the
Weston Il Washington Township Horse Pro-
tective Society at the Center School House, on
the evening Of February 18th. on the care and
IN auagement of horses.
The three icnhes Of snow that fell on Sat-
urday night on a so lid bed Of ice has made ex-
celleut slipping this week, but with the mercury
ranging frum l tn 100 below zero ii is not
pleasant to slip any place except behind the
stuve.
The light from the new Find!ay gas we'll
to which the torch was touched on Monday
last, WAS plainly visible at Perrysburg for
several nights this week, and was alsn
seen at Ottawa, both points being over
thirty miles away. The flames reported to
have shot up fully 100 feet when ignited.
Watches, Clocks, Jcwelry, Spectacela
Musical Instruments, Strings, etc. Special
attention given to Repairing. AL! War
ranted. JOHN ZURFLuH, 35 Monroe ST.
Toledo, and Perrysburg, o.
Stop chat cough, by the use oil Ayers
Cherry Pec,oral-the best specific for all
di-eases of the t,,roat and lungs. 1t will
soothe the rough feeling in your throat, aid
respra,ion and give the vocal organs fex-
ibility and vitality.
Nearly everything movable around
Toledo has been on runners since Sunday.
Debarred by the authorities from making
race course of the principal streets, the
river has been selected for speeding the
flyers, with which the people of that city
are well supplied, and the temporary
courHe prepared by nature is said TO be In
excellent condition for the sport.
The Gazette is wasting too much
space on Timmons OF the Journal. The
Gazette covered the whole ground in this
one sentence: "Poor Jim He has been
kicked out of tie Republican party for
his crankinesH. ."-Sentinel.
How ducedly cool you are! Why you
must have been taking lessons from the
gen,lemanly burglars recently tried in
Toledo.
We are reliably informed that one
reason why our court trials are so long
and tedious. in that number of lawyers
here do not prepare their caseS. They de
pend upon mother wit to learn abont a
esse after the trial starta. They don't
even know what their own Witnesses will
swenr 10; hence they consume donhle
ime in fishing for facls.-Toiedo Sanduy
Journal
Scientists now claim that they have
discovered the origin of lriciinae in hogs
The dsease prevails among those that are
penned up while hogs that are allowed tn
noa rat il filed with ,richinae, and hogs
that are kept in pens will eat rats, and
the disease is thus transferred to the pork
er. and in turn tn those in the habit of
eating half cooked pork
-Finkbcinor, has in at very low prices,
Underwear, Winter Caps, Gloves, Nit
tens, Woolen Shirts, White Fancy Shirt.
Cuff, Neck Ties, and Gent's Furnishing
Goods also Jewelry, Pocket cutlery
School Books, Albums, Story and Pocket
Books, Combs, Brushes, Notions, Fancy
&c Don't fail TO call.
1t is a shame the way some people uHe
their horses, by leaving them stand Out in
the street until late hour OF the night
without blanket. During the recent
cold weather nearly every night horses
could be seen standing on our streets
without any protection from the cold, their
owner, undoubtedly, being in some saloon
imbibing TO his hearts content. Which ia
the more bruit, the man or the horse p
Ottawa Sentinel.
Benjamin Phillips, an old soldier who has
been au inmate of the Homo at Dayton for
many years past. committed suicide at the res-
idence Of a nephew, Mr.. J. W, Phillips, in
Webster township. on Thursday night Of last
week by taking laudanum after retiring. He
secured a nine day furlough three months ago