Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-02-05

The bachelor club are getting proud
Their club room is being fitted up In
grand style. We understand 1t Is to have
a piano. Better furnish bird cage
boys.
| The house of Mrs. Z. Ansel of Mil
lersport, Lawrence county, caught fire
Thursday night and was saved BY tire
mendous exertions. 1t Is thought that
a rat had carried matches on the inside
Of the plastering and did the business.
Mr.. Rat was found roasted.
Mr.. Ed. Vaughn, salesman of Jno. T.
Halliday & Co., is lying very low at the
residence of E. r. Moore. He has ty-
phoid pneumonis. His parents have
been sent for.
Mr.. A. VI. Ailemong Is at Charleston,
W. Va, on business.
The Eolians give two of their
inimitable entertainments, next Mon
day and Tuesday evenings--see
notice in another column.
Mr.. Alex. Gibbons of Ironton, is in
town.
Mr.. Frank J. Donnally Of the steamer
Adriane, Is home for short visit.
The Misses Devol of Marietta, are Wis.,
itors at the residence of their uncle, Mr..
c. C. Ciendinen.
The Railroad bridge builders are at
work with force of 26 carpenters, COM
ing this way. They expected to reach
this city tomorrow tThursday) but the
snow will interfere.
Misses Fannie and Lille Heisner are
in the Queen City, visiting lady
! friend.
Miss Williamson of Pomeroy, is visit
ing relatives and friends In this city.
Mr.. Leopold Frank shipped cattle to
Market this week.
Mr.. C. e. Curtis has gone to Charles
ton, w. Va.
Some Of the river packets have lower
ed the price of heavy freights from Gin
cinnati to this place to 10 cts. per hun
dred.
Prof. Henry Collins is hard at work
on his Educational Quarterly. The
first number will be distributed In the
course of ten days.
A few weeks more of good weather
and the grade of the entire line of the 0.
& W. Va. r. R. will be completed.
Secure your seats for "Dollars and
Cents" on Monday and Tuesday next
ut Kerr Bros. Drug Store.
Steps have been taken to incorporate
the Gallipolis Brick and Tile Company.
Capt. J. A. Hamilton, J. A. Simmons
and Samuel Roberts. are the parties
moving in the matter.
The railroaders have struck daylight
at the Campbell tunnel. A short time
will complete it.
Large lots of railroad ties received
the past week.
DR.. W. w. Mills has gone east with
cattle.
Mrs. Laing Halliday is reported dam
gerously i'll.
Mr.. Pitman. of Harmison & Co.. has
gone to Parkersburg.
Two persons received the rite of bap-
tism, at the Dufour wharf, Sunday,
Rev. w. z. Lyon officiating.
Messrs. Simmons & Bancroft, Rail-
road contractors, will shortly remove
their headquarters to this city.
The city team was cut Tuesday clean
Ing snow from the sidewalks.
The Bachelors were out Tuesday with
their sleighs and fast horses.
Mr.. Will Dunn is clerking in Harmi-
sons store at Parkersburg.
The Gallipolis Hardware Company
will take the room on Court street to be
vacated by Brosius and Baughman.
Messrs r. Aleshire & Co. had their
four-mule team out Tuesday, hitched to
big roller preparing the snow for the
merry sleIghers.
Capt C. Gillian travels for j. L
Hibbs & Co., Portsmouth, this sea-
son.
Snow six inches deep, and ther-
mometer %, was the situation Tues
day morning.
Look at the statement of the Home
Insurance Company. 1t has huge
pile of assets. A. F. Moore, agent.
Choice music at Aleshire Hall by
the Eolians next Monday and Tues
day evenings.