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

mp II scres with production of 600
pounds. Tobacco Is valuable an
profitable crop, and the variety raise
In the above township always com
mands good price, and has the advsn
tage of being easily taken care of. j
is called the White Burly.
Twenty people live in Cheshire Pre-
cinct, whose ages exceed 20. OF thos
more than 60, We have: Ellen Darsi
IS; Esthar s. McCarty, 80.
The 29,777 acres Of wheat in 1879
averaged 9ls bushels per acre.
The First Ward has 16 aged 20. VIM
Burnett. So, Is the only one that exceed
c5.
Only 10 bushels OF clover seed wer
saved In 1879 In this county.
The changes now bring the total o
the Second Ward up to 1890 inhabitants
Of this number 25 are 20 and more
Those who exceed So are Charlie
Creuzet, 81; Solomon Hayward, 80
Adaline Maguet. 80; Joseph Vanden
93; Joseph Zeilefrau, ".
The corn averaged nearly 81 bushel,
per acre. 25,247 acres were planted.
We had a glorious rain Saturday eve
ming last, aud another on Sunday after.
noon.
Something appeared In the markets
last week which modestiy put forward
Its clam to be called roasting ears.
The Census Enumerator of the
Fourth Ward has been trying TO work
up an item for us. He has attempted
an entrance into certain house and
each attempt has been frustrated by the
celebrity with which doors would close
and refuse to open. Every device was
met by the enemy and the enumerstor
has given It up as bad case.
Oar county Is entitled to 30 beds In
the Insane Asylum at Athens. We have
IL filed there.
Only 446 mules In county.
Sesenty-three persona Ia Addison
township are named Fulton.
The twelve sections Of Raccoon,
enumerated by Mr.. p. C. Watts, show
8 population of 734. OF this number
there are 80 persons named Davis.
The real estate of Ohio township has
increased in value, as per Appraiser,
5000 since 1870.
Twenty-three persons In one-third Of
Rsccoon, are more than 20 years of age.
The following ara those whose ages are
as or more: Peter Burnett, 90; Shsd-
rack Ford, 50.
No barley raised In Gallia County
last year.
Addison township shows up we'll In
health record; 3s whose ages exceed
three-score and ten. Those who are s.
and over: Thos. Armstrong, "a; David
Blair, IS; Mary N. Csrel, 81; Thos.
Fisher, 81; VIM. Hardee. So; Thos.
Shaver, 81; Sarah B. WomeldorHf, SO.
Cheshire Precinct foots 932 populs-
ton. Sixty-two are named Rousb.
Mr.. Joel Cottrell, OF Clay, brought
roasting ears to market last Wednesday.
Perry township has 1928 inhabitants.
Ohio township has 1908 people within
her borders. Of this number 26 are
seventy years of age or more.
A total of 437.7O5 pounds OF butter
are reported as being made in the coun-
ty, last year. Bring On your buck
wheat cakes.
Not case of drunkenness on the
Saturday.
Mary +. Andrews, 80; Sarah A.
Booten, 80; Roman Msnager, 80, belong
to the Second Ward.
Rev. N. B: Wilson, Sunday evening,
preached an exceedingly interesting
discourse on Town and Country.
Though the poets idea may be true, that
man made the Town and God made the
Country, still there was more work for
the true philanthropist and christian
In the town than in the country. Hence
the resident of the town had a greater
responsibility to answer for. The
latter thought was the lesson, and 1t
was strongly presented and enforced.
Hon. H. 8. Neal was In the city Sstur-
day and Sunday. He left Sunday night
for Washington, to attend to some PEN
sion matters for soldiers OF his District.
Rev. C. D. Fl. Corwine Will preach at
Universalist Church next Sunday,
morning and evening.
Jim Lane killed VIM Dowell on
Christmas day, 1916, by striking him on
the left side of the head with club.
The wound was one inch long, one inch
deep and killed him instantly. The
insanity dodge was attempted to gain
new trial, that failing Lane was
hung on the second Tuesday In Septem-
ber, 1917. The place Of execution WAS
the lot tthen commons) diagonaliy
across from Irwin's store In the upper
end Of the city. That is the only hang
Ing ever had in the county.
The busy and merry bees Of Gallia
deposit their gathered sweetness In 1898
hives.
We were not much on peaches last
year-only l67 bushels being raised In
the county. 8
Guyan has as7 dogs. ten more than
Green, which we bed thought led OF In
the CANNES.
Here is little kernel Of social statis-
tics that reads very remarkable In this
land Of civilization aud culture. Ofthe ~
last applicants for marriage licenses mp
to Saturday, Is could not sign their own
names. Surely if they do not expect
any happiness in wedlock, their ignor-
ance will give them bliss. Most of them
hail from Ksnawha.
Harrison and Gayar have each 4
a