Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-03-18
The Journal.
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July 9th, 1919.
Another 9 Gallia Gazette" )"
INCIDENTS oFGALLIpoL1s AND VICINITY
PoMERoY, ONO, March A, 1869.

in possession of another old "Gallia
Gazette" This Copy contains so
much more matter relative to Gallipo-
lis andits citizens of that day than the
one of December 10, 1919, that l have
concluded to spend short time in
putting its contents in condensed form
for your readers. This communica,
ton, Mr.. Editor, must of necessity be
lengthy, and l doubt if anything you
can put on your ''outsids" will give
your readers any greater satisfaction.
and | therefore prefer not making
''meals" of it.
To begin with the Gazette" find
an error in the heading, or rather in
the dating of the paper on the outside.
There 1t bears date July 9, 1919, and
in the ea'.oriol head, July 9, 1919
July 9 IS undoubtedly the day Of its is
sue, for fnd mention made of the do
ings in Gallipolis on the Fourth of July.
The discrepancy in dates is easily ac-
counted for. The ''reyisor of proof
failed to change the outside date from
the former issue.
Speaking OF the Fourth of July,
1919, viii give full quotation of an
editorial or that point;
''On Monday last the Light Infantry
Company, under Capt. Nescsom para
ded in honor of the day. After num-
Der of evolutions, they marched to the
Court House, where the Declaration
of Independence was read, and an in
teresting address delivered by Capt.
Newsom. At half past two O'Clock
the company with many of their fel-
low citizens, sat down TO an excellent
dinner, prepared by Mr.. Gushing, at
the Rising Sun Tavern. A number of
patriotick toasts were drank, and the
company retired at an early hour"
1t will be noticed in the above quo
tation that in those days short style of
punctuation was in vogue; also, to some
extent, old style spelling. While hav-
ing referred to Capt. Newsom's Com
pany l will continue on the militia
From General ORDERS bearing
date "Gallipolis, May 10, 1819," and
issued by IN. S. Cushing, Brig. Gen.
lst Brigade, 2d Div. o. NJ" the
counties of Lawrence, Meigs, and Gal
liza, formed the First Brigade, and that
each county formed Regiment; Meigs
the lst, Lawrence the I'd, and Gallia
the Sd; all to complete organization
and to conform to the provisions of
the law of the State passed Feb. IA,
1915.
Capt. Newsom referred to in the
above quotation is our venerable friend
General LeaCis NeoOsona, now 81 years
old, and the only person of twenty,
now living, who put in each twenty dol
lars to buy the printing materials upon
which the Gazette" from which l
am now quoting, was printed. Capt
Newsom became General Newsom after
General Gushing, and held his po-
sition until he resigned some FIVE years
after his election, if I am informed cor
rectly. The "Rising Sun Tavern" at
which Captain Newsom's Company
took dinner on the Fourth of July, was
then kept by "Harry' Cushing, and is
the brick building first. above the resi-
dence of Judge Nash. on Front street,
and was for many years known as the
"Our House."
will now pass to list of letters
advertised The list contains one hun-
dred and twenty-right names. will
mention the names l am familiar with,
and give what information have of
them:
James Bloke-Was House Joiner,
and has son Samuel and two married
daughters, at my last accounts living
in Gallipolis. His widow l believe is
also living, but ! do not know her resi-
dence.
Levi Booth h-Father-in-law of Capt.
Blagg, of the steamer Ohio No. A.
He had son Levi, a Presbyterian
preacher, and for many years was
teacher in the Old Gallia Academy
He was the first teacher the writer of
this went to school to in your city, and
l have brilliant recollections of feeling
the rod in his hand l believe he is
still living, and my last knowledge of
him was in Indiana.
AJraham Lasley-Lived above Gal
lipolis, was farmer, and was grand
father of the Treasurer elect of Meigs
county, D. H. Lasley, Esq, and of
VIM. H. Lasley, Probate Judge of this
county, and of Abraham Lasley of
Rutland township, also of this county,
and farmer.
Daniel M' Quaid--I believe was the
father of '4Ben." M'Quaid, now living
near Gallipolis.
Jno. Newton-This name many of
your readers viii remember as the per-
son who always reserved "wheelieg
distance" / mention this because of
his eccentricity. / knew him we'll.
He was kind hearted man, and at the
time of his death was citizen of Law