Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-02-12

The Twin BED Spring.-While many
have been waiting through the winter for
someting to tnrn up, MIR. Charles witsler
has been quietly pegging away in his little
shop In the manufacture OF his psleut
Twin Bed Spring, and by the opening aof
spring expects to have seven hundred set
completed and ready for tho market. Mr.,
W, went on the road last resson and sold
over 400 sets, mostly In Michigan, at 81
per set on the ins.sllmeut plan, payable In
full IN 8 weeks. He has one agent on the
road now and expects to 10 out himself at
the opening Of the summer season, and
fully expects to sell his 700 acts during the
sessou, at $3.50 per set, having dropped
so cents on the price.
Sudden Changc.-The mercusy this
week dropped up to 50o and co. above
zero. The change has been hard on the
roads tor sof, on the roads) aud all who
have use for them, Mud has taken the
place Of snow and ice, but all above six in-
ches from the road-bed Ill It Inns bed
10 balmy and srrins.like. The melodious
voice Of the blue-iay, the sweet songSter.
reminds us that spring hath come-but to
stay, II saith not. The weather this week
and the hue-jsy have clear case Of alibi
on the ground-hog and his theory-as we'll
as his practice OF deception upon tho peo-
pie for probably two hundred years past.
A few more days like the above will solve
the ice problem on the bosom Of the old
Maumee and relieve the minds Of the
owners Of real and personal property OH
the lower streets of Toledo and nllow
them and the wharf rats to plan the
spring campaign for the fummer's work.
Death OF MIcbal KOhl.-Another hon
est and highly respected citizen Of this
vicinity passed over the borders OF the
mystic river on Saturday morning last.
Mr.. Kohl was born in Nemburg, Germany,
in 1912. and emigrated TO Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, in 1852. Al the date Of his
death he was aged 7s years, IL months
and 20 days. From childhood up he was
me mber Of the Lutheran church, until
ten years ago he severed his connection
with that church aud one year ago united
with the United Brethren church. He
vas an honest, hardworking and sincere
man In all the relations Of life. The re-
mains were laid away for the final rest In
Fort Meigs Cemetery At 10A N. Monday,
Rev. Daniel o, Tussing preaching the
funeral sermon and officiating at the
funeral. He leaves \ widow, four sons
and two daugoters to mourn the loss OF
father aud protector In theis earlier years,
Death OF Charles CamberliA.-The
relatives of Mr.. Charles Chamberlin have
received word from his wife that Mr.. G..
died at his home at Mussel Sholes, Ala
hama, on January 2s,h, 1886, after three
days illness with typhoid pneumonia. Mr..
ChamberlIn was formally resident OF
Perry.burg and is we'll known by our older
citizens. He married the daughter Of the
late Josiah Miller. OF this place, and for
many years has been employed in the
Government works in the South. A few
years sgo be lost his wife and all hrs fami-
ly, except = little four year old girl. with
Yellow fever at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Some two or three years later he returned
to Perrysburg and married the widow Of
the late Joseph Crabb, with whom he had
been acquainted when they were boys and
girls together years before. The family
then located at Ludlow, KY, and subse-
quently removed to Mussel Sholes, where
the deceased has remained in the Govern
ment service up to the date Of his death.