Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-02-02

The latest novelty in oyeralls is a |
union suit of overalls and jumper.
They are for sale at VIM. Barton's. |
Call and see them.
The Office OF the Hilard Telephone
company is being equipped this week.
All necessary supplies arrived on
Wednesday and the exchange is being
ltted UP as rapidly as possible.
The National Wheel company held
their annual election, and the follow
ing are the officers: II. j. Richmond.
president; l. NJ. Lott, vice president; j.
NJ. Doury, secretary and treasurer; II.
r. Auth, superintendent. The COM
pany is Incorporated with a capital of
$50 900, and are rapidly coming to the
front.
Here is a neat trick. Look out for
the man who plays It. He claims 10 be
an agent for large clothing house in
Chicago, and carries some fine samples
Of goods for mems suits which he claims
to sell Tor $40 and are worth about $40.
He takes mans measure, who pays
50 down as evidence OF good faith. He
represents that the goods are to be
delivered In u week, when the remain-
der is to be paid. The agent pockets
the forfeit and that is the last heard
of either the agent, So or suit OF
clothes.-X.
There is good joke being told on
the c., H. g. D. crew this week. Eberly
is little station few miles north of
here on the c., n. s. D., and the trains
stop there on flag only. One day this
week the train being tagged by a
young farmer, pulled up to the station
and stopped. The farmer stepped up
| to brakeman Wickman and said: mo,
don't want to get on. just thought I'd
, ask you to mail these two letters when
, you get to North Baltimore. There is
/ blue maze still lowering around the
stopping place at Eberly.-North Balti-
more Times. n n
--Muslins still at the bid prices at
ART EKBErNER's.
There is town in Ohio of 5000 in
habitants which is not on the map, has
no postof1ice and is not named in the
postal guides. 1t has no village or
town offices, no lawyers and no news
papers. II is located in Ross township,
Wood county, and is almost within a
= stoue's throw of Toledo, but has no con-
q nection with that city. 1t has water
: works, electric lights, churches and
1 school houses, improved streets and
). nearly all the improvements that &c
!. with cities, but it is proposed to keep il
/ such. Tho town is Rossford, and it Is
the location of the great plate glass fac.
a tory OF Edward Ford, who owns nearly
q the whole town.-Mansfeld News.
: The jury in the case of the State Of
n Ohio against James Martin, for burg.
: larry and grand larceny, Monday re-
turned verdict of guilty as charged,
after being out only a few minutes
!, Tuesday morning the prisoner was
= taken before Judge Taylor and sen
fenced to three yaars in the Ohio peni'
= tentiary. Young Martin was arrested
convicted for stealing brass from the
Bowling Green Gas company. He has
= already been in the Lancaster reform
. atory, and though only Is years OF age
- he has shown remarkable aptitude tt
>. crime, and the court deemed it best tC
= sentence him to the peniteutiary. His
same charge, was sent to the reforma
!, tory.-Tribune.
r. The best we'll struck for n long time
D. in the district south OF Balrdstowr
across the Wood county line, in Cas-
township, Hancock county. has JUS
% been finished by the Ohio Oil compan,
TO- 1t is the company's initial well or
s. the lease, which looks very good, judg'
l, ing from the fact that this we'll starts
4, off at $50 barrels per day. About twC
IN OF the Wood county line In this terri
as tory, but OF late there has not been an,
d. drilling done to speak of, and the we'll
,g we're small. There is room for biz
d. scope OF territory to yot be opened NJ
ne in Cass township south OF the presen
I'd developments, and a we'll or two lik
s, the Ohio's find would likely set som
ne one to wild-catting. .-Ex.
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81 Wanted.