Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-15
OHIO STATE NEWS.

calls and asks to see sewing machine.
If it is a Singer, he takes out the shut
tie, puts it in his pocket and refuses to
give it up unless the owner pays 81, So,
So or SIS for alleged infringement on
their property. Many families have
been duped.
A FARMER named Shut, living near
Sulphur Springs, Crawford county, was
up at the cranberry marsh at work,
when he found six pretty round eggs,
and so greatly pleased was he at their
appearance that he picked them up and
put them in his pocket to take home to
the children. The warmth of the
pocket spoiled the eggs as playthings
for the children, for when he reached
home Mr. Shut found he had five little
blacksnakes in his pocket, one of the
eggs failing to hatch.
THE Pennsylvania limited No 2, east
bound, the other morning was wrecked
by train wreckers at East Palestine,
thirty miles east of Alliance. AL Clup-
per, miner, was killed instantly, and
Isaac Richey, the engineer, and VIM.
Garner, the fireman, was seriously in
jured, while Conductor VIM. Line had
very narrow escape from death. The
damage will reach 500, 600.
The post-officc at Farmersville, five
miles north of Germantown, was
burglarized the other night, and the
hardware and grocery store of John
Kelsey was also entered. Postmaster
Minton's loss was about 800 in money
and stamps and gold watch. Mr..
Heisey's loss was small. At the same
time and place horse and buggy was
stolen from John Roof.
The state board of equalization
adopted resolution recommending to
the voters of the state the adoption of
the proposed taxation amendment to
the constitution submitted by the last
legislature. The board has adjourned
sine die.
Miss LENA APPENzELLER, IS years
old, died ut Dayton, a few days ago,
from the effects of injuries received in
the Middletown wreck, on the night OF
July 25. She received injuries in the
back and neck, which, with the nervous
shock, developed inso spinal fever.
Sr1LLwELL BUTMAN II years old, son
of w. l.. Butman, manager of the West
ern Union, in Fremont, was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun. Butman and four other boys
were camping out eight miles from
Fremont, and while getting out of a
boat the accident occurred.
JOHNNY HAINEs, aged seven years,
fell into vault twelve feet deep at the
Huber shops, Marion, and would have
drowned but for a box which was float
ing around, which he held onto until
rescued by his father, Geo. Haines.
FARMERS around Bellbrook are losing
hundreds of hogs by cholera that pre-.
walls in all the Little Miami river re.
gion, thirty to forty hogs dying on
every farm, and in one neighborhood OF
twenty farms only one has saved its
hogs.
The Robinson Street Car Co., of To.
ledo, is suing the consolidated for $780,.
600 damages, alleging conspiracy.
CUYAHoGA FALLS has beautiful
homestead which is offered for the
Pythian Orphans home. 1t may be 10.
Gated there.
FRED NELSON suicided by hanging in
the intirmary at Sandusky.
SEVERAL large alligators sport in
pond near Mansfield.
CANTON is being flooded with lead
nickels
ALLEN county has cause to be con
graduated. 1t is out of debt and owes
no man a cent
4oUNGsTowN will have S51, 800 bridge
over her river
PERRY's CAVE at Put-in-B Bay has been
sold for SD, 500. 1t is valuable hole.
OHIO had $4,000 vets in the G. A. Z.
parade at Detroit.
LANCASTER has organized wheel
club.
THE state board of equalization has
decided to make horizontal reduction
OF 10 per cent. ON all the valuation OF
property in the state.
OHIO has the biggest oil well in the
United States, if not in the world, and
If permitted to flow its full capacity il
would more than fill two of the monster
3d. 600 barrel tanks every twenty-four
hours. This great oil geyser is located
In Hancock county, just four miles
south of the town of North Baltimore,
and is the property of the Ohio Oil Co.
Inc depth OF the well is / POS feet.
The c., Fl. & D. is settling with the
injured in the Middletown wreck.
THERE is prospect of big corn crop
in the Hooking valley.
TOLEDO has more labor organiza-
tions than any other city in the state.
LICKING county poorhouse raised /, 900
bushels of wheat.
BURGLARS carried away about one
hundred dollars worth of property
from the National bank at Kinsman,
after an unsuccessful attempt to rob
the safe.
DEFIANCE has decided not to hold
fair this fall.
Hon. V. E. Lowry. of Logan, was
nominated for Ohio senator in the Joint
Ninth and Fourteenth districts by the
democrats.
DEFIANCE COUNTY is overrun with
rattleSnal1es