Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-06-03
EDITORIAL eREvITiEs.

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EDITORIAL BREvITiEs.
Our farmers are complaining Of
the ravages of the fly in their wheat
fields. Late sowed wheat is report
ed suffering the most. We hope 1T
is more of a scare than reality
Mrs. TIRzAH MINTURE, wife OF a
well known citizen of Pt. Pleasant,
Mr.. w. W. MINTURN, died in that
place last week. Her age was 69
years, 10 months and days.
A severe hail and rain storm, in
some places accompanied by high
wind, passed over the southern and
western portions of our county last
Friday afternoon. The damage was
light.
Mr.. C. R. MINTURN, long connect
ed with the Union Woolen Factory,
of this city, left to-day, (Wednes
day. for st. Joseph, Mo-, which
place he will hereafter make his
home. We lose a good citizen.
As is customary on public days,
we had the usual number of fights
last Saturday, the result of too much
"benzine.' Marshal LANGLEY, and
bis police, were, however, active and
efficient, and number of the widest
were given quarters in the lock up.
Thanks to Rev. 81. JUDD, formerly
pastor of St. Peters Episcopal
Church, in this city, for copy of
the "Allegan Mich Journal" He
is now rector of the Episcopal
Church in Allegan.
Parties are engaged in building,
for the Western Union Telegraph
Company, a telegraph line from
Gallipolis to Pomeroy. The poles
dropped for use in this city are mis-
cradle affairs-many of them too
crooked to lay still. Surely, through
our streets at least, the company
can afford to put up nicer poles.
The steamer Mountain Boy is
being repainted at the lower wharf.
Messrs. CocHRANE & JOHNSON are
doing the work.
The Ohio No. 4 maintains her
celebrity as fast and comfortable
packet. With Capt. BLAGG on the
roof, and Clerks NEwsoM and DON
NALLY in the office, passengers and
freighters are assured of fair and ac-
commodating treatment
JOHN CHURCH, Jr., &c West Fourth
street, Cincinnati, sends us two more
pieces of his popular songs, to-wit:
The "Maiden's Story" one of a
series of six Concert Songs. by Clara
Louise Kellogg; and Il wish l was a
= Fish" funny extravaganza.
"What beautiful place you will
have when your Public Square be-
comes well set with grass, and the
trees become'large enough to shade
it," is the common remark of all
strangers visiting our city.
Red paint on old houses is an i'm
provement-on the cheeks of women
it is an injury.
We have heard no complaints of
cold weather the past week Old
"Sol" has been trying himself-he
sent the thermometer up into the
nineties almost every day the past
week. Let him shine, for it is good
for the "green things growing"
The County Board of Equalization
met at the time provided for by law,
but the Assessors books not all being
in, it adjourned until Thursday of
next week, June 10th. The fault of
the returns not being in is chargea-
BILE to the Auditor of State, and not
to the officers here. The blank
books for the Assessors were not
received by the County Auditor un-
til the very day fixed by law for the
returns to be made.
DR.. J. P. MORRIS, of Ironton, has
gone to England on a visit of few
weeks.
Messrs. VANDEN & HUTCHINSON
4 are agents for the sale of some of the
Eatest improved Agricultural ma
chinery--Mowers Reapers, &c,
Those wanting any thing in this
line should give them call. See
notice at bottom of their Hardware
advertisement.
KoHEN & Co, bought one tan of
butter last week
Fayette county has built, and con-
tracted for to be built, 153 miles of
Turnpikes, at a cost of S444, $40.
"These," Gays the GAINESVILLE Courier,
''are large expenditures for county
SO comparatively small as Fayette.
But they are based on the highest
financial policy, as any one trying
to purchase farm in Fayette would
be certain to ascertain" Farms.
without good roads to get to them,
are becoming less sought after every
year.