Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-12-30

The supper and dance at the -Eolial
,e Club Rooms. Thursday evening, wa
! said to have been the most elegant afEai
Il in the history Of the Club.
al Geo. Herbert of Columbus, was dowi
b Christmas and genialized with the boys
!. Charlie, son of VIM. Ward, Is hons
1 for the winter. Charlie has pre-emptei
a farm in Kansas and is doing we'll
4 Go and do likewise, boys.
The widow of Hugh Thorn was paid
( 81 900 by the Forrcsters last week.
! E. P. Shine has gone to Michigan to
+ attend reunion Of his family. And
the young ladies of Front street have
spent dull Christmas.
, A new tea house, exclusively, and a
new wholesale liquor and grocery COM
bined are talked OF for next spring, in
our city.
!, Merchants have spoken to us regard
ing lock boxes in the Post Office. They
want the outside doors open day and
night too. Who will agitate the. project?
Miss Rowena P. Cooke spent her
Christmas at GAINESVILLE, o.
Mullineux's planning mill has stopped
for repairs. 1t is probable that some
new machinery will be put in, also.
Miss Lucie M. Walker went home to
spend her Holidays.
Joe Silverman and Jacob Frank at
tended wedding at Middleport on
Saturday.
Prof. Chase and lady of Pomeroy,
spent the Holidays at their old home
here.
Marion Cline, now one of the popular
clerks in Hudson Bros store, will, on
the lst proX. enter the establishment of
j. L. Halliday e. Son, Gallipolis, as
travelling salesman.-Middleport Herald.
Maj. Downing and family are spend
ing their Holidays here.
John Hansher, of Morgan township,
received warrant last week for s742.l3
pension arrearages due him. Fortune
favors the lucky.
Matthias Holcomb. of Huntington !
township. has had his Morgan Raid |
claim of $50 allowed by the Treasury
Department at Washington.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Kerr s. Co. made each
of their employees handsome present on
Christmas.
B. T. Enos was the recipient of pair
of gold spectacles, on Christmas, from
the workmen in the employ of Enos,
Hill & Co.
C. W. Henking had nice Christmas
tree for The little folks.
Charles A. Hill and wife celebrated
their tin wedding Christmas night.
Father Gambler is in Columbus, at
tending meeting of Pastors Of this
Diocese.
Large forces of men are now employed
at various points on-the C. & III. V.
r. r. putting down miles of siding.
By the opening of spring not less than l.
thirty miles of double track will be
built. This demand for double track
has been anticipated by the sagacity of
the railroad management and for the
last two years all the bridge abutments
have been built to take on, when
needed, double track.-Hocking Sem
tinel.
The tow-boat Magnolia dropped here
Saturday large supply of coal for Jon.
Hamilton.
J. NJ. Kerr G. Co. invited their en-
ployes into the salesroom Christmas
and told them to help themselves. MN.
Johnson, their salesman received a
present of bill on the old Gallipolis
Bank for 500, being quite curiosity.
The big snow filed our stores with
In immense number of customers. The
sales of some Of our merchants footed
up $500 for the days.
C. Fred Henking is'the recipient of a
inc eornamented cake from s. S. Marvin
8 Co., Pittsburgh. The frost-wofk is
immense.
Geo. House paid A. R. Chase and
Frank Hutsinpiiler indemnity last
week, for accidents. a
Thirty strands of sleigh bells have :, =
,een sold by one house here this =
winter. 6 /.
The cistern, corner Second and :
spruce streets is in bad condition. The
ing is broken and the top can't, be
lifted out. The locomotive can'tpass J.
he point. A fire in that region might :
70 unchecked. :
The salesmen and members of the :
irm of Allemong, Baer &c Co. received =
ZACH box Of French candy from P. :,
Eekert & Co., on Christmas day. 4 i,
Rev. M. B. Wilson received nice a
christmas present of parlor furniture !,
A.-W. Allemong, w. G. Fuller, E. l..
denager and T. r. Hayward were the '
lonors. -
Watchman Joe Gilpin, of the steamer :
Iuella heard a cry of distress, at :,
''clock Sunday morning and rushing
'ut with his lantern found a man in the
water clinging to the guards of sthe
wharf boat. He failed to reach him Z
md he went down. No one knew him, f
lis coming or how he became a victim ii
o the icy waters. q C,
A. Newton expects to again have a n
lice display of meats. for New Years. "
lie has sent for deers, bears and t.
panther. D
Train in 10 minutes earlier Tuesday II
Ifternoon. The time on the NJ. & C. Ii
Z. r. has been changed so the above a
rain can arrive at her old time, / 80
}. m.
The jolly Bob c. Mccullough, of
was in town last week.
he keeps sharp eye along Second
street.
Jas. McClurg has purchased a. new
transfer wagon for handling heavy