Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-07-01

II Mr.. Jos. Tallute was quite eeriousl
injured, last week, In the ice house {
Mr.. S. Goetz. A scaffold gave wa
, throwing him to the bottom and break
Ing two ribs, besides .iniuring hit
otherwise.
| Miss Myrtle Halliday is visiting re
latives in Middleport.
i Mrs Capt. Liyessy is visiting Mrs
]. F. Morgan, at her handsome resi-
dence on Second street.
The Little Boone, the new boat bein,
built by Captains MeClnrg & Hamilton
is lying at the lower wharf, receivIns
her machinery. She Is nobby littl,
craft, aud Il intended for low water.
The interest in the Convention, Sat
prday, was intense. ALI interest cen.
tered in the Congressional expression
Of the county. Men subdued their ex.
element with difficulty.
Mr.. Jno. C. Oliver, the head engineer
of the Diurnal, Is home for q rest
John looks we'll.
Mrs. A. g. Beall has returned from
her visit to Jefferson county. o.. bring
Ing with her to spend the summer, her
mother, Mrs. Louisa Presbury.
Miss Fannie Holloway Ia off for two
| weeks visit to relatives at Maiden, w.
Va.
The drumhesd Of the Robinson Coal
Co., on Kanswha, was burned last
week, involving considerable loss. 1t
was supposed to be the work Of an IN
cendiary. Mr.. Neal Robinson, the head
of the firm, Is Gsllipolis boy.
Mr.. Jas. Dudley has gone to his
home at Charleston, W. Va, for short
visit.
Mrs. Mary Crooks has returned from
Pittsburgh to her home st Mr.. W. T..
Minturn's.
Mr.. j. J. Maxon has received from
South Carolina a pair of Angors goats,
worth 500. John turned them loose
and the last glimpse a farmer had Of
them they were walking rail fence.
There was big fight on Commission
er. Mr.. Congbenour was slaughtered
because the county wanted commits
sioner from the interior of the county.
At a meeting Thursday night, of
the Lodge Of Knights of Pythias,
the following officers we're elected !:
Geo. c. Brosius, P. c., Jas. Tippens,
&c, f. z. Ralph, V. c.. D. A. How
ell, F., J. z. Hott, II. A., Frank
Gills, I. G., f. A. Tippens, o. G.
There was some betting on the result
OF selection Of Congressional Delegates.
1t was gallant fight on both sides.
Mr.. Jas. u. Wilson will leave in
a week or two for Cincinnati, where
he has decided to locate permanent
ly. The class of work Mr.. Wilson
has been doing will secure him no.
tice wherever he may go. His photos
are equal to any that issue from the
galleries Of large cities.
The large crowd at the. court house,
Saturday, endured the oppressive heat
OF the room to the end.
Miss Leete has returned to her home
at Ironton, o., taking with her young
daughter of Mrs. Jenkins.
Miss Lizzie Lasley, who has been vie
Iting Mrs. e. N. Perry, has returned to
her home at Springfield, o.
1t Is not generally known that Mr..
Scott Walton, who was formerly en-
ployed here on the railroad, died IN
Pennsylvania Of consumption, not long
since.
The colored band went up the river,
Sunday, to welcome to his home their
leader, who had been off to school.
The mother of Mr.. s. Bishop died In
England, at an advanced age. She was
the mother Of twenty children.
Pleasant Gills is the finest lookiug z
Infirmary Director we have had.
Miss Amy Nash has returned
home from school.
The st. Wendell Hotel, formerly
known as the Merchants Hotel, has
been rented by Its old landlord, Mr..
Jno. Varney, of Rio Grande, this
county. Mr.. V. pays $3.50 per year,
with the privilege of renting for
term of years.
Mr.. VIM. Sutton has returned to
his home in Chicago.
The JOURNAL will be sent from
now to the end of the campaign, free
Of postage, for fifty cents. Send la
your names.
Mr.. R. L. Stewart has been very
low, and was not expected to live.
Tuesday morning be took turn for
the better and we hope he may oon-
tinue to improve.
Blackberries are very fine and In
the greatest of plenty. They are
being sold for less than Is cts per.
gallon.
Miss Emma Thomas, of Brooklyn,
is visiting for the summer, her aunt,
Mrs. John Dufour.
Capt. NJ. e. Brown and family,
leave soon for Wexford, Pa, to be
gone the whole summer.
Miss Carrie Spencer has returned
from a six-weeks visit to relatives st
Parkersburg.
Mrs. T. r. Alger, OF Baltimore,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Vim.
Brosins.
Mr.. Wilbur NJ. Lasley Is clerking
for the Gallipolis Hardware Co. Mr..
Lou T. Magnet Is interested In the