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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-04-15

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SPRING STOCK Is
NOW IN!
WI think II Il little thu hienst AMI
hest ever shown In this
"Nt'Ru,"
unsxcsllsd, Inexpensive,
Warranted.

W. ure ready mud willing 10 sers.
San, bring your feet. Come To our
rtnrc, acc what yoN cnn acc. lcatn
what you cAn learn.
No trouble 10 show goods llny
what you Gun buy
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ault u variety " people, u all ngss,
siscs and conditions.
w have everything IN nnr line
even tn u shoe string, low shoes.
high shors. sunday shoes or hnott,
hlg shoes. little shoes, hload shoes,
narrow shora, cunrse shoes or ilnc
Ahnra, stnxMA aud pillow boots. heavy
unl servlrahlc goods. WI have In
full supply ALSO. I'LL kinds u Rubber
hoota Nnl ahucH,
W. invite your lnrprvtlnn, Ah,l
know thai our stock Will command
your attention. W. cAn please YOU,
(,cntlcmnn will lnh Vt nur Aturr
something nice IN the way " iln.,
hand and machine aewed boots Anl
AAocs, we'll made. nicely nude, an,l
warranted 10 wear we'll.
Now Il a good tlmc ~ plant your
oil uncs, mud buy ncw foot wear
Awaiting your pleasure, WI Arc
Yours truly,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-04-15

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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

Aif Burnett the well-knOwn HumOr.
ist and character-change artist, will
give one of his interesting and laugh
able entertainments at AleshIre Hall
next Friday evening, Aug. 18th, 1880.
Mr.. Burnett will be assisted by Miss
Helen Nash, fine Elecutionist and
Dramatic Reader; also Mr.. 2. w.
Sharpley, The King of Concertina
players In fine programme OF music.
Mr.. Burnett has world wide reputa-
ton as being one Of the finest mimIcs
and character impersonators on the
stage. We predict big house, with g
capital B. H. to greet him here. Re-
served seats may be secured at Kerr
Bros. Drug Store at the very low price
of 35c. Be sure and secure your seats
early.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
Death of Jacob Kerns.

Mr.. Jacob Kerns died on Friday,
August 9th, at I2 o'clock of disease
Of the lungs, after q long illness.
Mr.. Kerns was born March 10, 1920,
and was the youngest son of Fred
erick and Susannah Kerns. He was
married in 1912 TO Elizabeth A
Roadarmour, who survives him. He
was the father of IL children, eight
of whom are still living. Mr.. X. was
elected County Commissioner In
1858 and served six years. In 1868
he was placed in the Office of County
Treasurer and held that position two
years. Eight years later he came
into public life again as In6rmary
Director and served six years. He
was strong Union man, ready at
any time to sacrifice anything for
the cause, taking an active part in the
militia and the pursuit of the Nor
gan raiders. He was also Enrolling
officer in the army. He was enume-
rator of 4 township, at the last
census. AS Treasurer of Harrison
township he served IL or Ii years,
filing it to the satisfaction Of all.
Seven years ago he joined the NJ. F.
Church and had been q consistent
christian ever since, dying strongly
In the faith. August s, Rev. Jno. w.
Mccormick preached the funeral SER
vices. He was buried in Mound
Hill Cemetery.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

Garfield and Arthur are both Masons.
The Washington Sunday Herald says
"BrOther James A. Garfield Is q charter
member Of Pentalpha Lodge, No. %,
and q member Of Columbia Chapter, No.
1; Columbia Commandery No. 3, and
Mithrss Lodge of Perfection, A. and A.
Rite, all of this city. Brother Chester A.
Arthur is a member Of all the Masonic
bodies in New York city"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12


The insurance agents drove = good
business writing accident tickets for
the Columbus e1cursionists.
The N. E. Festival cleared about so.
Messrs Owen Sutphin and Lewis
iiern have returned to Arkansas.
Misses Alice and Maggie Pitrat have
gone TO the mountains of West Virginia
to rusticafe.
Mr.. Chas. Lupton is keeping the
books at Lawson & Bell.
Mr.. Frank Morgan has little girl
stranger at his house, Ia time for the
Columbus excursion, too.
Mrs. DIR. Hanson shows but sligh
signs of Improvement.
Lieut.. Ed. w. Nash and classmate are
back home from trip through the
mountains.
Rev. p. P. Hamilton preached the
delicatory services of Alexandria
church, last Sabbath.
Jerome McCnne was injured last SAT-
urday while unloading Ice from the
train.
Hon. II. s. Neal was in the city last
week.
Miss Lulu Hayward spent last week
up the Kanawhs, visiting friends.
Messrs. W. F. Pitrst and Frank Ford
left Tuesday morning for Colorado to
grow up with the country. We wish
them success.
Mr.. wm. Wynne, formerly clerk at
J. n. Bailey's. was In town this week.
lie ia one OF the necessities at Water
loo, where he is doing business.
Mr. Jno. NJ. Alexander has gone 10
Portsmouth to take Ia the Convention
Congressional.
A dispatch from Prof. DeWOlf an-
nounces that he was unable to reach
here Tuesday eve until too late to lec-
tnre. He expresses his regret.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Holloway has moved
his goods Into the room adjoining W. C.
Hayward, where he will sell them of In
lots.
Mr.. Paul Fenner has been promoted
twice since going TO the City to sell dry
goods. He is with Aims & DOepke, 10
charge Of the lace department.
Rev. Leslie and wife, f. IT. Moore
and wife, Misses Lizzie Lasley, Hattie
Miles, Maggie Mills, Elizabeth Beaver,
Mrs. w. H. Mccormick and John X.
Mccormick will take In the Lancaster
Camp Meeting.
There was German picnic at Mr..
on Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Sterling died on Thurs
day, in Virginia, whittier she had
gone to visit relatives. Her dis
ease was typhoid fever. She leaves
a large family of small children.
Mr.. Frank C. Wood is confined to
his home by sickness. Come out Of
that, Frank.
Notice advertisement of Mason
County, w. Va, Fair in another
column. Next week We will give
our readers some items regarding
this excellent association.
Morgan Items" crowded out.
Miss Sandford lectnred Tuesday
evening at Union School Hall.
The poetry in this issue, entitled
Written on Reading the Bridal
Veil" is something very fine. The
suthor is an uncle of Mrs. K. NJ.
Jochrane of this city.
The meeting at Philo Grange las
been changed from the 18th to the
.3d Of August.
Communication from Symms Creek.
No name signed-gone to the waste
basket.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

BY contract switch viii be run Int
the brick yard Of the Gallipolis Brick
Tile Co. (Roberts) at the upper end o
the city.
| The Y was completed for use ON Mon
day. It take the place Of = turntable
On Saturday the ballasting over tn
whole line was completed. Work viii
now commence with renewed vIgOr OF
the Pomeroy Division.
The following gentlemen. says
Columbuss dispatch to the Cincinnati
Enquirer, have been appointed officer
of the O. & W. Va. r. r. viz:-Super
intendent, Charles Norris; Master o.
Transportation and Train Dispatcher
Americus Wilson; Master Mechanic
william Cowall. Mr.. Norris Is {
brother of Mr.. Geo. W. Norris, tht
Superintendent OF construction at thi;
point.
In February last, ten men collected
In the store of ). w. Atkinson & Co.
az Porter. and wagered on the day O.
the passage of the first train will
passengers over the new railroad
putting dates on the day book. The
guesses varied from June Goth to Novem.
Der Goth. Mr.. J. W. Atkinson hit the
date exactly and won the wager.
The pos. oa,ee Denartment has No,
made anv arrangements for carving
the mail over the new line.
The. CITY Council. members of the
p,asa and Countv omcers with their
,sdies oceun,ed Col. Smiths nrivste
coach ON the excursIon Tnesdav TIL.
undars,ood thev are invited pnests
A Franeb st.r,st has come to the con.
clusion, after a very lsborous examine
tlon of the numbers Of death from rail-
way ~ sceiaenI IN aai par,s ,s,o " .nc wos,u,
In rs,Iwsv carrtses and snend ali his
time In travelling, the chances In favor
of his dying from railway accident
wouid ho' occur nhtii ne was 'oo years
ar H. 60 No. .
s,n,,s sxes the ro,e ror an m,,s0
or less at ,l5 cents ner hundred pounJs.
Packages are not elsssed at this figure.
Ihe tickets sofa TO excurslonisss,
Monday, &C the n. n. office, numbered
l7o.
Conductor Thompson, with Engineer
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

A dispatch received from DR..
Mills, dated Portsmouth, 3:45 p. m.,
states that Neal was nominated for
Congress and Beman chosen as
Presidential Elector.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
The Omcial Paper OF
CaIIia CountyI
GALLIPOLTS,
THURSDAY, AUGUST IL, 1880.

The JOURNAL will be found for sale
at the. Gallipolls Book Store, where
also may be found the daily Cincin-
natl Gazette and Commercial.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
Fried, Frizzed and Frosted.

Rev. r. Breare will deliver a me-
mortal sermon over the late Charles
Creuzet In the near future.
Mr.. s. Broslus leaves for the east to-
day for new goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Day are now
living In Columbus. Their address Is
No. 1l8 Chestnut st.
The costs In the case Of the Gallipo-
lis, McA. & Q. r. r. Co. vs.. John Il.
Halliday, In the Court of Common
Pleas, are $3.50 20. The plaintiff Is to
pay it.
The Auditor and Treasurer settled
Monday. 10. had the figures and War
rem had the money. The latter retires
from the treasurer's Office next month
with hundreds Of warm friends and the
good wishes Of the people. He has
made an excellent officer. May the
good of all the gods 90 with him. He
will remain 10 the city.
Hon. w. s. Matthews, of Columbus,
was In the city last week. He is In the
State Central Committee rooms.
On Thursday the houses on the lots
bought by the railroad company were
sold at public auction. The three be-
longing to Messrs. Roman Mensger and
E. J. Donnslly were sold, two to J. j.
Pool for sl25 and s43 and the other to
Ssm1 Roberts for slS. The rear of the
Celia K. Norton house was sold to C. A.
Clendinen for $3.50, and the Mrs.
Berridge house to the same for $3.50.
The o. Richards house and Julia A.
Walker house to Geo. Killing for 500
and $45 respectively. Total receipts,
$496 30.
Mrs. Celia N. Norton has removed her
house to her lot on Third street, recently
purchased. Geo. Killing will remove his
houses across Chicksmauga, and the
John White House will be taken to
Capt. Hamilton's lot. corner OF Spruce
and Front streets.
During the past year there have been
eight persons sent to the penitentiary
from this county at an aggregate cost
of 81, 1,1S4.29. Their names are John ii.
Jeffers, VIM. Lane, Sidney Short, Hem
ry Roark, Sam1 Galloway, Ansel Sigler,
VIM. Jinks and Dennis Flaming. Fif-
teen have been convicted of assault and
battery.
Mrs. VIM. Brsding and Miss Anna
Horger passed over the line, last week
on the returning officers car. They 90
to Pulaski to spend short time.
The infant child of n. B. Dame died
on Monday of last week.
Mr.. Frank Halliday and lady passed
over the line with the excursionists.
Frank goes to Phlladelphis after new
goods.
Mrs. Henry Hartwig is visiting old
friends on Campaign Greek, this county,
Mr.. E. s. Irwin. of the Charleston
Leader, is spending short time with
friends on Campaign.
We put Mr.. Michael McHale against
the world for broom making. Recently
he made 150 brooms in one day, u
being considered good days work
He frequently makes 100 and la0 pei
day.
Mrs. Ingham has returned from St
Louis and is at the residence Of C. d
Bailey, Esq.
Mrs. The0 N. Wilson Is at the Ohlt
Blue Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. VIM. II. Brown has gone to Non
tsna with his brother-in-law Mr.. Jno
Gilbert.
Mr.. Leopold Frank was down to tn
City, last week, for medical atteE1ance
Messrs. Frank and Ben. Beard took Il
the Blue Sulphur Springs last week
The beautiful surroundings made then
homesick, and they hied themselve
back.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

Fillmore has the largest, best and
finest selection of perfamery Of any
in town.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12

The best family Sewing Machine
at Moch's Clothing Store.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-12-05
Sir John Moore and Lady Hester STAN
hope.

While at Walmer, i'll 1903, at the moment
OF French invasion OF this country from Boulogne
was expected, Lady Hester had met Gen. Sir John
Moore thsn stationed at sandgate. The General was
not only foremost 10 his professon but handsome In
person and winning In manner. The two met con-
stantly reviews held the kentibb Coast and the
friendship thus begun seems W have Tipened into
warmer feeling both sides. Her olheiai life with
It's various eIctaments being over, all Lady ester's
Interest, next u the welfare of her brothers. WAS
centred In the Of Moore who. at the coinsnce
inent Of the Pcninxular war, appointed 10
mand In spain. An Interesting letter which he wrote
her from salamanca In November. 1905, has been pre-
served. In It he speaks In the following desponding
tone Of his prospects against tho FRENCH who vastly
outnumber the Eugllsh forces, and their spanish
aliss; eve are IN scrApe, but hope we shall have
spirit to get out of IL. lou must however, be pre-
pared 10 hear very bad news. The troops are IN as
good spirits things better; their appearance
good conduct surprise the green spaniards, who
have never bsfors seen any but their own or French
soldiers. Farewell, my dear Lady Hester. II
1 eIirieaie myself. and those with me- from
our present difhculiies. and II ! can beat the
French shall renrn 70 you with satisfsction but u
not II viii be better that should quit spain.
On the 10th VI the following January he fell covered
with glory at corunna. 10 Charles stanhope, who
MAS serving GU his STAFF and standing by him ~
he expired, he uttered the words .'sianhops.
neinbsr IL your sister, But before the day was
over stsnhops himself had fsllea. a.-TsD.pts Bar.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-12-05
TUE office of Postmaster of the House Of

tn. Office Of Postmaster of the House OF
Representatives Is vacant and there number OF
honest gentlemen OF all ages AMI nationalltics-num
bering somewhere between four hundred and fifty and
four thousand nve hundred--who are willing to be-
come the occupants thereof Indeed. this species of
willingness may lie said to be unanimous with tho
members of body of about ten thousand born office
seekers who poster this city whose business 1t Is 10
look ont for vacancies; whose minds elastic enough
to ut any sized situation and who regularly dive for
every opening from the Cerkshp OF the House to the
custodianship OF n Congressional cuspdore They
the cankers OF public and especially OF Congress
slonai life; for sooner IL there place In Congress
sional gift to 10 lled than, like ceches In Florida
swamp, hungry hordcs fastcn upon each several men
her, and do not cease to worry him until he Is CONF
PEELED TO commit himself to somebody, or, at all
events, To declare himself committed, p order es-
cape their opportunities. Moreover often through
mere embarrassment from this species Of opulence
Individuals succeed In working their way to situations
wherein they reflect the reverse OF credit upon them
selves and upon their electors. Mr.. H. y. Hackmnn,
gentleman Of abundant qualifications, and who IA
liberal TO the party In dsproportion tohs resources
has occurred 10 the minds OF many as person emf
neny tit TO discharge the duties Of the place q,les-
ton. Mr.. Hackman Is known to Democratic Com
gressnen the who xealousy, and at large cx-
pense, iabored to bring about the transfer OF tile
Public Printing Concern from Republican TO Demo-
cratic hands, IN short, TO divest the party In possess
sion of potent instrumentality which 1t wrong
fully employing 10 maintain Its hold upon the Govern
ment II is not necessary here TO aude TO tho
ing blindness Of the party In Congress upon matter
of such moment to Itself. further than to Suggest
| that Mr.. Hackman was the only person who seemed
to have just appreciation of Its Importance. Hi
election to the place vacant In the Congressional
star would be more than Just recognition OF h
faithfulness partisan and his worth as cItizeu