Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-27
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religion. He is honest and conceit
ed. He thinks the sky is bluer, the
sun hotter, the corn greener and the
women prettier than any where else
He can whittle faster, talk Louder
and longer than any man we have
ever rubbed against. Batting his
good opinion of his opinion he is al
right. We love him because he i:
liberal, respect him because he is 8
Republican, and shake hands will
him because he likes it.
ThelUniversalist Association will
be held here this year. The day has
not been fixed, but it will be some
time in September. This Associa
tion is always a treat. The people
are hospitable, and freely give OF
their meat and lodging. We remem-
Der in the long years of the past,
1--WE are a hundred, if day, how
they rallied at these Associations for
gospel and succulent meats. 1t was
high carnival, passover, etc., to all the
surrounding country. 1t had the
charm of the camp-meeting without
its suspicion. It's always a good
investment to attend an Universal
ist Association at VintOn.
The Ohio State Journal Of the
18th inst, gives a list of the killed
and wounded under Custer in his
Little Horn Indian fight. 1t is the
official list. Among the killed in Co.
F, under Col. Yates, we see the name
of private Holcomb. Some years
since William and Niles, sons of the
late DR.. Ira Holcomb, volunteered in
the regular army. Their where
abouts is unknown here, but it is sup
posed that the "private Holcomb'
above given is one of these boys.
William, at last reports, was Sar-
geant, and the implication is that
this is Niles.
Maj. T. S. Matthews, of jackson,
arrived here on Saturday to see his
aged parents.
Mr.. A. James new water wheel is
in working order. He can grind six
bushels of corn per hour. Two
horses are required to tread the
wheel. 1t is an invention of his
own.
Gen. Holcomb is in average health,
and is the strongest Hayes man in
the towns hip.
Jno. Donnally is running a ped
ding wagon, and makes good re-
turns.
G. W. Baggs arrived from Wheel
ing, w. Va, last week, in rather deli
cate health.
G. P. Matthews will superlntend
the Gambler, Knox county, public
schools the coming year, at a salary
of $75 per month. He will have
four teachers under him.
There are several bad holes in the
road leading from here to Gallipolis,
near the railroad cuts, close to the
city. Let the supervisors look after
these.
The following were the first set
Tiers of Huntington township, and
The places where they settled: Geo.
Tyler, 1904, on the farm now owned
Dy Andrew Viers; Samuel r. Hol-
comb, April 9, 1906, on the creek
ust below Vinton, in what is now
IN old orchard; William Glenn, in
Ihe fall of the same year, on the farm
now owned by his son Andrew
Glenn; the next year Joseph Nc
Knight settled on the farm now own
ed by Mr.. NJ. d. j. Hickerson.
Every place seems to have
a weakness. Pomeroy's failing is
beer, Ironton's is dirt, Gallipolis' is
fast horses, Point Peasants is Tip
pet, but Vinton's frailty is buggies.
Everywhere you can see BRAN new
buggy. Before man is allowed to
settle here delegation interviews
him to find out whether he has, or
will promise to provide himself with
q new buggy. No old man can long
maintain his standing without a new
buggy. The old saddle-bedded bug
gy will no longer answer. The mid
dle-aged man will lose caste, never to
be regained, unless he "planks" down
an hundred or two dollars for q new
buggy. The young man can not pay
successful court should he neglect to
get buggy. Poverty is no excuse.
he has horse and harness
Or not, the buggy must be forthcom-
ing. We mention this that all be
posted before coming to Vinton. No
ragged d-curtained launda
let allowed within the gates.
Mrs. S. R. Holcomb is quite sick.
Mr.. Nicholas Bishop was killed by
at Keystone Furnace on
Thursday. He was hauling rock
when the storm came up. With his
two sons he took shelter under tree.
The bolt which dealt him death
stunned one Of the boys until his re-
covery is in doubt. The other boy
escaped. Mr.. B. was brother of
Charles Bishop, of this township.
We have visited the celebrated sui
phur spring of Mr.. A. L. Gee, in the
upper end of this township. We
found Mr.. Gee kind and clever. His
sulphur spring is highly spoken of
by experts.
Mr.. A. L. Koontz, of Raccoen town
ship, had a horse killed by lightning
last week.
The old graveyard needs attention.
1t has grown up with bushes, briers,
ETC., so that you can hardly pass
through it. Send us out your ceme-
terry trustees.
The Republicans here are all 60
ing to vote for Neal. Vance HASN'T
sent enough garden sass seeds into
this township. Neal will command
the full vote. We want big meet
ing here during the campai0n. Give