Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-19

the finest In the city.
The High Sheriff goes out by rail ;
: serve wrlts now.
Mr.. Sam'l McElhinney has bought
farm Of Mr.. Leonard Rhodes, In Spring
field township, and will become
granger. Mr.. McElhinney sold hi
e property In the city to the railroad
e company.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harvey have re
turned from their sojourn In the Wes
Virginia fastnesses.
!. Mrs. Z. H. Lauer. teacher In Room
4 No. 0 Of the city schools, has rendered
her resignation. It is rumored tina
a she will adopt wiser course, bat W,
! promised not to tell even this much.
# The railroad irestle across Mill Greek
e on the Pomeroy road, is finished.
e The Trustees Of the Yellowtowr
r church have sned the heirs of the late
, Hugh Plymsle for deed to the land
I upon which the church stands.
] Now let us look after planting more
shade trees In the Public Square this
Fall. Let somebody start q subacrip-
, tion paper to be signed by citizens, each
, of whom promises to set out one tree
/ In the Square. We will agree that
three subscribers can be found in the
JOURNAL Office who will put out tree
each and see that they grow. The city
has no money to do this. Who will
start the movement
! Ar. w. M. Burton, Of Radeliff's
Station, was in town Saturday, and
bought and shipped to that point car
load of furniture.
There will be an Ice Cream Supper at
the new Alexander Church, on Thurs
day eve., August 10Th. Proceeds to aid
IN paying for the new church.
They are at work In Vlnton County
changing their roads and bringing them
In to stations on the O. & w. Va. r. r.
A No. idea.
Three doctors and an undertaken from
this city, occupied the same room at
Columbus during the recent excursion.
No wonder Mr.. r. Aleshlre returned
home sick, for he was one of the dodgers
also.
A social party was given at the resi-
dence of Mr. Harry Seifridge, Friday
evening.
DR.. J. 8. Mcclellan has been down to |
CoyIngtOn, KY. the past week. A pair
OF black eyes down there have done the |
work for Jim.
Mr.. s. P. Vaughn and family have
been visiting at Burlington, Lawrence
county, o.
Mr.. VIII Sharon has gone up the Ka-
nawha on business.
Mr.. J. HI. Schatf has returned from
the city with his family and will occu-
py the Leopold Frank residence on Sec
ond street.
Mr.. Jos. Sprague has purchased the
two story frame at the head of Second
street, and moved Into 1t.
Large numbers of our colored citizens
attended the Association at the Pint.
Cider is selling on the streets at 10
cents per gallon. Make your vinegar
now.
A social party was given at Mrs. E.
N. Perry's Saturday evening.
The Government pays $40 per month
for lighting eacl, beacon light along the
river. The steamer Lilly comes round
every three months, furnishes carbon
oil and pays of. The lights must be
burning at twilight and ont at daylight.
Ten dollars fine Is assessed, and Is
taken out of the wages, for any failure
to have the lamps trimmed and burn
Ing.
There has been new postoffice estab-
lished at Mr.. J. ". Porter's, In Harri-
son township. 1t Is called LEAPER,
after Major Leaper. Mr.. Porter is P. NJ.
A railroad means something when a
crowd came In from vintou, Friday
evening, to attend Alf. Burnett's show.
We will have to annex Vinton as
suburb to Galllpolis yet.
We hear the following gentlemen In
this county spoken of for Member State
Board OF Equalization :-Wm. Symmes,
Jas. w. Gardner, H. N. Ford and Jas.
Campbell. /
The present schedule time on the o.
& w. Va. Railroad Ia Intended to last
one month only.
Mr.. w. II. Mitchell, Of the book
store, Is full of enterprise. He gets the
Cincinnati Commercials by r. r. on the
same evening Of the day they are pub
lished. Saturday evening he sold fifty
copies. Stale news Is no news.
Van Spence, who shot Sam. Cromley
last week, went to Ashland, KY, as an
asylum from constable.
The County Commissioners are put
ting new fence at the rear of the court
house lot.
A number Of guests gathered at the
residence of Mr. H. B. Genry, Thurs
day, to do honor to Mr.. Val Gentry In q
social way.
A number Of people from abroad have
taken trains here for the north. The
tide is setting thus way. -
The foundations for the railroad
depot have been laid and work Is going
forward for Its building. 1t Is located
In the triangle on their grounds on
Olive street and Is to be GO by 30 feet.
Cabooses are now attached to local
freight trains so that YOU can travel
north to certain points.
The daily papers now come In on the
z 80 train.
Lieut. Edward Nash left Tuesday
evening to resume his duties on board
ship. We understand he goes on an
extensive cruise.