Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-10-28

Miss Maria L. Blsgg Is home from
school at Cincinnati. She wiz proba
lbly form class in painting.
Spiritual seances are held on From
Street. So II
DIR. J. A.. Van yleck gave sn oyste
, supper, Friday evening. The oyster
were eaten with q relish because of
|. fortunate investment the Doctor hat
; made on Indiana changing her politica
i. figures.
!, Ell. Wood and wife were registered
at the Dufour, Tuesday.
Sill Purcell, editor of the Logar
Gazette, was in town, Friday.
i J. B. Will, of the Treasury Depart
ment. and wife of Washington D. c..
aud Mrs. A. VIII of Macarthur. were
in the city this week.
Saturday was payday on the railroad
and In consequence some bug juice was
consumed.
Il. Carried and wife were in town
Friday. y.
Several parties turned up Friday
morning with eyes decorated In mourn
ing.
The river bottom is showing through,
near the Island. Navigation is almost
entirely suspended.
Mrs. Harmon is building two-story
frame dwelling house on Second street,
above her present residence.
NJ. Mollohan has gone to the city after
new goods.
E. Skees is adding d story to the
frame portion of his residence.
The st. Wendell Hotel has received a
sett of three marble wash basins, which
are very handsome.
Geo. w. Clark's new hay press is
operating in West Virginia, near the
Point. 1t will be stationed there about
two weeks.
F. Zehring, jr. will take charge of a
five cent store at Huntington, soon.
There is a great demand among DEM
ocrats for copy of the platform of that
versatile party. The cultivating of the
reading habit would be the death of a
diseased and bed-ridden political organ
ization.
Bob Gentry Is In the West. visiting
relatives.
e. Deletombe took In Columbus. last
week.
C. A. Wilson left last Monday MORN
ing for Norwalk, Ohio, to take position
on the Wheeling & Lake Erie r. R.
He has been an assistant engineer on
the O. & w. Va. r. r. for some time.
We part with him with regret, for he
has shown himself to be an estimable
young man.
The track that Is now being lowered
to the grade of Spruce Street will
pass directly over the cistern at the
corner of Second and Spruce Streets.
To relieve the cistern walls Of the
enormous weight above, stringers will
be placed across, forming bridge, the
orifice of the cistern showing through
between the ties.
Frank L. Cross of the Columbus
Daily Dispatch, was in our office Wed
nesday. The Dispatch will be found
for sale at the book store of w. H.
Mitchell. It ID an evening paper and
will reach here on the night train,
giving later news than morning papers.
Mrs. VIM. Sharp and child of Colum-
bus, Ohio, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Hon. H. s. Neal was in the city
Thursday.
The track laying on the railroad has
reached Leading Creek below Middle
port. A short delay will be necessary
here to complete bridge when the
work will 20 forward rapidly. The
iron will reach Middleport about No
vember 1st.
Chas. Patterson has resigned his posi-
ton as Mail Agent of the o. & w. Va.
r. z. and Jas. J. Bailey has been ap-
pointed in his stead.
Mrs, Hoicomb, of Galiipolis, is here
visiting Mrs. Hannah Church.
Ella Church has gone to Gallipolis to
spend about two weeks with relatives -
IRutland corr. Meigs Co. Telegraph.
Mrs. Watson is adding frame struc-
| ture to the rear of her residence on Sec
ond street. This looks suspicious for
William. We congratulate you.s
Dot Kinnett was attacked and severe
ly beaten by three unknown men,
Thursday night at ten O'Clock.
The city prison was flush OF boarders
last week.
The steamboat owners on the Kanaw-
ha are contemplating q change in theft
4 time schedule, by which our packets
will either leave Gallipolls on the ar,
rival of the evening train, at half past
0, or both will make daily trips.
Neither change has yet been decided
upon.--Putnsm Democrat.
Mrs. Gen. Reifsnyder Is building 6
two-story brick tenement house on hel
lot adjoining her residence, Sycamore
street.
I IT. B. Bancroft has moved into hi
i new residence on Third street. 1t Is {
handsome dwelling.
Mont McGrath, son of Mr.. Martin
McGrath of Huntington township, hai
been appointed station agent at Hawks
Miss Nettie Hebard is visiting he
sister, Mrs. w. Jones, at Racine, o.
Miss Hattie Andrews has returnet
, from the City with new stock o
goods.
! A drunken man from across the rive
got into the wrong house down oI
Second street, Saturday, and wa
/, yanked off to the lookup.
| Can't I'd Donnaliv of fha riadue