Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-11
STATE OF ONO,

do hereby designate Friday, April "a, to |
to be SO observed.
The attention of The people of this |
state is called to the subject of forestry,
and it is recommended that there be n
general observance of the day. 1t is
suggested that trees and shrubbery be
planted in all the towns and cities; upon
the farms and along the streets and
highways, every effort should be made
to direct intelligent thoughts in this
channel Besides the practicable bene
fits to be gained through this annual
planting, the study of trees and their
culture is an ennobling pursuit. The
celebration of the day by the public
schools in appropriate exercises is es-
pecially commended.
Seal JAMES E. CAMPBELL,
By the Governor
DANIEL j. RYAN, Secretary of State.
La GRIPPE is spreading at Youngs-
toNn, the cases reported being of a
much more virulent type than last year.
The Lloyd-Booth Co. has ten men laid
up, and in one store seven clerks are
FRUSTRATED with it. ,.......
EWING BETTIs, of the Whiteacre Bas.
ket factory, ten miles southeast of AL
lance, few days ago, made one thou.
sand quart berry baskets in ten hours,
and is now the champion berry basket
maker of the world. The difficulties
of the feat can be imagined when it is
known that to accomplish such a task
it requires taking out of pile and ar
ranging in proper position four thou.
sand pieces of material, and picking up,
setting and driving ten thousand stakes.
Every basket was perfect in its make
up.
THE other morning at 3 o'clock Geo.
Barnhart, farmer of Lake township,
near Loudonsville, was found hanging
to the rafters of his barn. When dis.
covered life had been extinct about ten
hours. Dependency over financial mat.
ters as well as drink is the supposed
cause. He leaves quite large family.
Mrs. ELIZABETH HERMAN has begun
suit at GAINESVILLE against w. A. Gra-
ham & Co., druggists, for $1,000 dam
ages. She claims she purchased what
purportcd to be bottle of paregoric
from the defendants, and administered
rome of it to her children. The pare.
goric turned out to be laudanum, and
the children nearly died.
Mrs. GEO. RHAAiEY, of Blachleyville,
the wife of n wealthy farmer, died the
other night from burns received few
days ago while carrying out ashes
JUDGE WHITE, of the probate court,
Cleveland, had peculiar case to decide
the other day. Some time since Ah
Sing. n Chinaman, asked for second
naturalization papers. All Sing is a
thorough American in dress, habits and
everything but nationality. He was
born in China, but he has reared q
family and accumulated property in
Cleveland. He pays taxes, and wants
to vote. The judge took the case under
advisement, and decided that the papers
could not be issued, as under the law o!
1882 it would be illegal to admit Al
Sing to citizenship. Judge White sale
he recognized All Sings social standing
and moral worth, and he regretted tha
he could not make him citizen.
ATToRNEy-GENERAL WATSON is pre-
pairing to enter suit against the clever
Pennsylvania railroad lines to collec
the one dollar per mile tax and the pen
alties. The law provides a penalty fo
failure to pay ranging from $500 t.
$1,000. Some time since test sui
against the p. c. c. &c st. l.. Railroa,
Co. for the one dollar per mile was be
gun, which has been decided in favor 0
the state.
ROBERT GRIGsBY, of Newark, blew tn
top of his head off with an old-fashion
ed horse pistol borrowed of neighbo
for the purpose.
a The will of the late Rufus King, O
Cincinnati, contains public and charit
able bequests aggregating 100000.
THE direct tax claim of Ohio, 81, 1882
OBS, has been paid.
A LODGE of the order of Good Ten
plars has been organized at Miller,
burg.
MRS. d. II. ELLIOTT, of Spring Hills
perpetrated an April fool joke of thre
boy babies where only one wns expec
ed.
MAUp EVELYN, only daughter of e,
Lieut. Gov. Lyon, was welded at New
ark the other night to DR.. VIM. A. Ga
loway.
VIM. BATES admits that he kille
Marshal Harper, of Kenton, with
butcher-knifo.
DAVID JAMES, aged ss, was consigne
to earth at Youngstown and the he'll
found small mitigation of their gri,
in bag containing Sl,3O5, which the
dug out of the cellar.
THE following fourth-class postma
ters in Ohio were appointed the oth'
day: II, B. Wilkinson, Armstrong
Mills, Belmont county; E. /. Cas-
Compiler, Belmont county; ID. Richar
son, Hagerman, Darke county; j. Y. De
ham, Warnock, Belmont county.
PRESIDENTIAL postmasters We're a
pointed, few days ago, as follow
Albert b. Smith at Bellevue, vice ,
Dangelison, removed; John II. Wolfe
at Delaware, vice Stephen Rotter, {,
moved.
HENRY KINeERY, Dayton elevat
Ill