Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-26

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was in town this week.
Mr.. C. E. Isham Is the new telegraph
/ operator and agent Of the railroad at
vinton. He Is from thee & L. r. r
Mr.. A. Henking hiss the best painted
I house inside and outside, In the city
Beale, and McElhany & Cole did the
work. - - Ess
Corn will be cheap this Fall. Al
ready contracts have been taken at &c
cents. and 1t is expected it will go down
to % cents per bushel.
Mr.. Mike Woolweaver, of Hamden,
was in town last week. i
!, Mrs. Gooch, of New Orleans, will
spend the summer at her brothers.
Mr.. Jno. Lnpton. Mr.. L. has not
seen his sister before this for more than
30 years. I5s 24F
Ben Barrett, of former notoriety
here, is guard In the State prison of
Indiana.
Mr.. J. C. Shepard was In the city
this week.
The laying of iron on the Pomeroy
Division of the railroad ia going for
ward. On Saturday they had reached
Bsiley's and now nearly to the Point.
The whistle of the loco. will soon
re-echo in the salt bends. Let us shake,
Mr.. Pomeroy.
Capt. NJ. Z. Brown and family have
returned from their sojourn In Pennsyl-
vania.
Miss Sophia Irwin has returned
home.
Miss Laura Munroe, the bright little
daughter of Elder Munroe, has been
visiting her brother at Logan. g.
Miss Ada Kicker, of Ironton, is visit
ing Miss Kate Newton.
Mrs. A. H. Gilbert, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her son-in-law, Mr.. Jno. II.
Hampton.
Mr.. Milo Crawford, fireman on one
Of the locomotives, has brought his
bride from Salina, o. They are board
ing at Mr.. Chas Hern's.
We are supplying the Pointers with
ice over our railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T. Holcomb, of
Vinton, left Monday on flying trip to
Wilmington, o.
Three in jail-Moler, Ritz and
Spence.
There are parties in town who now
think Third street ought to be called |
Court street. .---as .-s-r ~
Mr.. It. B. Bancroft's new residence
on Third street is about finished. It's
cost is $4,000. .,..e
The o. 6 w. Va. r. r. will give ex-
cursiOn rates to the State Fair at Colum-
bus which occurs on 30th, 3lst, inst,
and the lst, I'd, and Sd of September.
Gen. Beaureguard passed through
Huntington, Friday, en- route for the
White Sulphur. 49,
Frank Morgan has sold his interest
in the Lallance Block.-Hantington Com
nsercidl.
1t would be an advantage to our city
if our two fine woolen mills were put
In operation. Hooking and Vinton
counties have plenty of wool within
easy reach.
Mr.. Sam C. Beach, our Court street
fruit peddler of last summer, is Con-
ductor on the c. & o. r. r.
Everybody is coming in to buy bone
dust now.
The Union Central Life Ins. Co. will
establish an agency here at once.
The next Sheriff's sales are on the
4th of September. Bargains.
We are under obligations to M isses
Mamie Gavin and Gulda Campbell for
an elegant boquet, sent to the JOURNAL
office.
Mrs. Eva Drouillard, of Portsmouth,
is the guest of Miss Marie Drouillard.
The railroad company have received
a large raft of ties from Letart, w. Va.
Miss Williams, from Gallia county,
is visiting at Llewelyn Williams, on
Fourth street.-IrOn Register.
Burglaries seem to be common in the
adjacent towns as well as here. Load
up your shotguns and let them have it.
T. B. Flower has bought about 5000
bushels of wheat, this season, at Proc
t0rville, and shipped it to Baltimore.
We understand, also, that II. B. pro-
poses to 60 into the merchandising
business again, this time at Millersport.
-Irontoa Register. ......
Hon. Lorenzo Danford, who opens
the Republican side of the campaign at
the Court House, next Monday evening,
is one of the best speakers in the State.
He is from Guernsey county, and sue
ceeded Hon. John Bingham in Con-
gress. Come and hear him.
Sheriff Blake, on Saturday. sold land
as follOws:-
Canterbury VS.. Notter; appraised at
$3.50; sold to Francis Notter for 81 100.
Tucker, guardian, VS.. Smith; lot /
appraised at $l20; sold to George Ser
rier for sSl. Lot 9; appraised at $3.50;
sold to George w. Smith and Wallace
Thornily for slS6 81. Lot 8; appraised
at $265; sold to same for $l67 81. Lot
4; appraised at sl4s7 so; sold to same
for $l605. Lot A; appraised at 500;
sold to same for $40. Lot B; appraised
at 1862 sold to same for $575 81. Lot C;
appraised at $2l0; sold to same at SIG.
Lot D; appraised at $699 70; sold to
same for $65l. Lot j; appraised at
$500; sold to same for 1916 67. Lot X;
appraised at $500; sold to same for
1878 "a. Lot L.; appraised at $3.50; sold
to same for $l86 50.
Hay vs.. Mccall; appraised at $500;
sold to Jno. l.. Lusher for 1873.
The "Ladies of Alexander" will
please accept the thanks of the editor
of the JOURNAL tor their rich and