Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-08-12

George Smith of Middle Bass, was
the guest of Will Powell and family on
Sunday last.
Bernard Becker and family of To-
ledo were guests of Art Hitchcock and
family few days recently.
George Quinn of Toledo, was the
guest of Charles Hamilton on Sunday.
George will accept position in New
York.
The North Baltimore natural gas
company has sold its pipe line to Kerlin
Bros, of Toledo, who will use it in
laying pipe line to Tiffin.
j. w. Rrownsberger and Mr..
Shroyer were in town Tuesday, enroute
to Monclovia where they attended the
reunion OF the Tooth Regiment.
Miss Lena Harig of Cincinnati who
is camping with party of friends at
Putin Bay, called on her aunt, Mrs. G.
Cornelius, and family recently.
Misses Alice and Margie Pryor and
Nora Leroy of Cincinnati, are spending
a few weeks in Perrysburg, the guests
OF Halstead Thornton and family.
DIR. H. r. Roether has purchased
the Broka property on Fifth street,
south of the public school and this
week moved his family into his new
! home.
Gus johnson, the jeweler, will be
found at Witzler's furniture store every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Watches, clocks and jewelry repaired
In first-class manner. 44tf96
Art Hitchcock and family accom-
panied by Bernard Becker and family
OF Toledo, Misses Lena Wedertz and
Elizabeth Hanson of Perrysburg, will
go into camp on the bank of the Maui
NEE this week.
-Ou Tuesday evening, August Is, a
lawn fete will be held at the home ol
Charles Grueshaber, by the young
ladies' society OF the Zoar Lutheran
church. Conveyances at the church
for all wishing to attend. Everybody
invited.
On Wednesday morning, about
o'clock, freight train No. 81, on G. H
g. d. r. r. was wrecked at Miltor
Center, and fourteen freight cars de
molished. The cause OF the wreck wa
hot journal on one of the cars. NJ
J personal injuries were reported.
D There is queer old book of riddle
, printed during the time OF Queen Eliza
: beth, which has in it this riddle:
81 ''He went to the woods and caught it;
cI He sat down and sought it;
81 Because he could not find 1T,
FL Homo with him he brought it."
u The answer is: IA man with thor
] in his foot"
The board OF County Commission
ers of Lucas and Wood counties hav
let the contract for the erection of tn
Grand Rapids bridge to the Toled
Bridge Co. The contract price
Sl6,S90. The contract provides tina
the work is to be commenced at once
and that the bridge shall be complete
in five months. The bridge will b
800 feet long.
We see IL stated, yet cannot youc,
for the truth OF the assertion, that pee
pie who are annoyed with flies shoul
reE ember that clusters of fragran
Eclo, er, which grows abundantly alon
nearly every roadside, hung in
room and left to dry and shed its frs
d grant perfume through the air, wi
driye away more lies than sticky sau
: GERS OF molasses and other fly traps an
other fly papers can ever collect.
"A great deal has been said OF laI
!. in TX ) papers at farmers institutes an
n elsewhere, as to how to keep the boy
ION the farm. Farmer Meadows ht
triad about every conceivable plan an
has concluded that the only way to kee
Y them there is to hang the hammock
= y cool place, let the whole family devo
d dthsmselyes to bis amusement and hay
= the hired man do all the work. "
u cannot say but what there is some trut
IN the statement.-Ex.