Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-04-20
For the Gallipolis Journal.
Addison Items.

Farmers are generally well up with
their work; potato planting active ;
not advised as to the area to be planted
in Kyger bottom, compared with other
years; will try and ascertain and report
in my next. The rains have had a
cheering affect on wheat, oats and grass.
The former is recovering from the dis
astrous effects Of the freeze in March,
and the dry weather that followed, but
the favorable appearance of month
ago is one-third gone, at best.
Easter Sunday is pretty much ignored
by the juveniles, as day of feasting on
eolOred eggs. BoSr@>Aa>k.!s-< :
present age are mOrefnterested in stove
pipe hats, pin-back dresses, perfumery,
gilt-edged nonsense, &C., acting as
though it was custom practiced by
people that didn't know much.
At the last meeting of the Farmers
Club, Mr.. Wesley Rothgeb gave a lee
ture, most of which was directed against
the filthy habit of tobacco chewing.
Miss Izetta T.. Hoy. only child of the
late Charles Hoy, formerly of Gallipo-
lis, leaves thel7th for Rockingham Co.,
Va, to make it her future home, with
Mr.. Keezele, relative.
School marms are round hunting up
Directors; show we wish twas l." we'd
employ 'em all. The Captains round
inquiring into peoples worldly affairs,
('sessing). He says the most full grown
dogs owned by one person thus far is
six.
The number of people at the sale of
the late Valentine Switzer was large;
property sold we'll. How could it be
otherwise, with Capt. Jas. Campbell as
auctioneer?
Death has been in our midst, and sure
ly Addison township has been severely
visited this winter and spring. On the
9th the funeral of Jacob Rife was
preached by Rev. VIM. Fulton at the
Town-house, to the largest congrega-
ton ever at a funeral in the township.
Mr.. Rife was married, and leaves wife
and two small children. On the 18th
the funeral of James Phillips was
preached at the same place by Rev. Mr..
Dixon. His remains were buried in the
grave yard near Cheshire. Mr.. Phil
lips was born i'm the Shenandoah VAL
ley, in the year 1916, been resident of
the county over 80 years, was jailor of
the county several years while Mr..
Rife was sheriff, volunteered in the
5Sth Regiment when it first organized,
and served with it until the Rebellion
was put down and the regiment mus
tered out. Mr.. Phillips was a peacea-
Bile, fearless, resolute, upright citizen.
In Mr.. Phillips death we are remind
ed of the uncertainty of life, having re-
tired at night in his usual health, when
discovered next morning he was cold
in death.
Died on the 18th inst, Martha Wat
son, wife of Wilson Watson. Funeral
the l4th. by Rev. Mr.. Dixon, at NJ. E.
Church in Addison. Burial conducted
by the Addison Grange, w. NJ. Chas.
Watson officiating. The ceremonies
were new to us. but appeared appro-
pirate and impressive, also well per-
formed. Mrs. Watson had been mar
ried but a little over a year, was %
years old. Her sickness Consumption
was protracted through several months,
which she bore with commendable pa
tience, possessed of an amiable, benign
disposition, beloved by all who knew her.
So in the morning of life she passed to
the better land where good deeds are
sure of their regard.
Mr.. David Long, an old and respecta-
pie citlzen, living ABOUT mile ABOVE
Pt. Pleasant, w. Va, was buried the
10Th inst. We close this gloomy record !;
long may it be ere we be called on to
note another such.
We are pained to learn that our vener-
able friend and pioneer, George Bing's
health, is quite poor at present. Mr..
l.. c. Jones, who was quite low with
typhoid fever nearly all winter, is I'M
proving slowly, walked as far as his
barn last week. BLK.