Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-07-08
e. D. Boyer of Fostoria was on a
business trip to the burg Wednesday.

e. D. Boyer of Fostoria was on
business trip to the burg Wednesday.
Frank White and wife are reioic-
ing over the arrival OF baby girl at
their home north OF town on Tuesday
the 4th.
w. r. Champney has been kept un-
usually busy with medical attention to
horses the past two weeks. -
Advertised letters: Miss Leona
Benson, Mrs. JoBh DigaraT2), Walter
Davis, Mrs. MI. Hsftaberg, P. B.
Ludlow, j. Sendlsshann, Mr.. Sancey.
FRED YEAGER, p. M.
If the statements of several of To-
ledo's best anglers are correct, some
very nice catches of bass have been
made on the rapids just above town in
the past few days.
With the recent upward tendency
in the price OF oil there are a number of
new wells in prospect of drilling In the
nearby oil fields. The Big Six Oil Co.
have located another we'll on the Spill
ker lease in the Bowling fields.
Miss Louisa Thornton, of Perrys-
burg, and Arthur E. Chadwick, of To-
odo, were married at l0a. m. July 4, at
the home of the brides aunt, Mrs
Alice Simouds, on Ridge street. The
ceremony was conducted by Rev.
j. FL. Arnold in the presence of few
friends of the contracting parties Sen
tinel.
The Glorious Fourth passed off very
quietly in the burg this year. There
were very few who celebrated in a
bolsterous manner. and not single ar
rest was made. Even among the i'm
mense crowds that passed through the
town on the electric lines there was no
element OF disorder. And this is as ii
should be.
What might have been a serious
accident, occurred on the Lake Shore
railroad just east of Millbury, Monday
afternoon, and it Is almost miraculous
that several lives were not lost. A
train struck a wagon in which we're a
man, his wife and little girl, cutting
it in two, demolishing the rig com.
pletely, without serious injury to the
occupants. The man was thrown clear
across the track, while the woman and
child were hurled down along the track
on the side upon which they were
when the train struck them. The
horse was untouched and ran OIL with
the front wheels of the wagon hitched
to it. The man was cut and bleeding
about the head when the train was
stopped but not seriously injured, while
the woman and child were more fright
ened than hurt.
Our genial friend Adam Leydorf
made extensive preparations to appro-
priately celebrate the Fourth this year
and it was for this purpose that he pur-
chased large balloon. which was
shipped to him last week and on it's
arrival he conceived the idea that a
trial trip would furnish amusement for
few of his friends, so one afternoon he
inflated the large canvas air ship with
natura! gas from pipe on his farm and
after having it filled he securely closed
the opening which was intended to let
the gas escape when the balloon had
reached a certain height. When all
was in readiness Adam gave the word
to let go and the balloon ascended up
ward and as near as can be learned it
is going yet, as there is no way for the
gas to get out of IL. After 1t had
reached its maximum height 1t took
a westerly course and Adam started
young man in the same direction on
bicycle, who followed the trail for some
time and discovering that he was not
gaining on the balloon and that the
balloon did not seem inclined to come
toward him, he returned and reported
his trip u dismal failure. Adam i'm
mediately sent word to General Otis in
the Philippines to stop the monstrous
canvas bag If it came that way, even If
it were necessary to shell it from the
gun boats. AS yet he has received no
tidings of his ill-fated air ship.