Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-05-27

Gallis county will be divided ints
twenty districts for census enumeration
Gallipolis, Raccoon and Cheshire town
ships being divided.
/ The greenbackers nominated James
Il. Clendinen tor President of the
County Court, and the democrats nomi-
mated A. A. Hanley for Sheriff, over in
Mason county last week.
Cadets Carter and Alesliire, at the
West Point Military Academy, and
Cadet Nash, at the Annapolis Naval
Academy, will all graduate on the 10th
of June with honor.
Messrs. 7. NJ. Neal and Gus Rodele
took in the show at Cincinnati, last
week.
Our old feliow-towusman, Mr.. j. B.
Hank, was In the city last week.
Mr.. Richard Priestly, who is In poor
health, was here among his relatives,
last week.
The new band saw, at work in the
new saw mill of Fuller. Hutsinpiller
& Co.'s, is sight worth walking to
soc. They have nice arrangement ior
carrying off the saw dust.
We had some rather fine rains Thurs
day and Friday of last week. and badly
needed were they.
The body of Johnny Howe, the little
eight wear old, who was drowned of
the Telephone on the .4th Of February
last, was recovered last week mile
/ below town and buried on Saturday
| by the knights Of Pythias. His parents,
who live at Midway. Penn, were adj
vised. Misses Susie Clark, Jennie Sell
fridge and Mande and Laura Pritchett
deserve mention for floral offerings.
Rev. W. f. Lyon, conducted the funer-
al services at the residence Of Mr.. +.
Skees. The parents are under ever
lasting obligations to Mr.. Geo. D..
| Brosius.
E. Skees & Son will remove to their
property adjoining the st. Wendell
Hotel, where they will in the future
conduct the business of undertaking,
only.
Capt. Jas. Summers is home for a
few days with his family.
Mr.. j. II. Ralph has erected an ice
cream garden In the space between
Moses clo.hing store and Cadets cigar
store. 1t is nobby little place and he
will do well.
Prof. Chase of the Pomeroy Schools,
was down Saturday, looking abont.
Mr.. L. Frank shipped cattle to the
city market this week.
Mr.. Chas. Rust has sold his interest
In the steamer Salt Valley, and retired
from the river.
"Chambersburg Temperance Alli-
ance," has hearing this week. The
couse is noble one, and we would that
all men should be temperate.
Major J. B. Downing was in the city
last week.
We are under obligations to Mr.. Chas.
w. Cole for Danville, KY, papers.
Charley writes he is well, doing we'll
and likes the place very well.
Mr.. Jos. Rathburn, one of our bright
young men, who has been at Chatta-
nooga, for some time, has returned
home for a visit of few days. Joe
looks well.
STRAWBERRY FEsTIvAL.-The ladies Of
st. Louis Catholic Church will. give
strawberry festival, at Henking's Hall,
on Tuesday, June lst. They extend r
cordial invitation to all. Admittance 10
cents.
Miss Annie Mathers Of Atallssa, Iowa,
Ia visiting her uncle, Mr.. II. r. Bell.
She will stay about two weeks.
Pekin, I'LL. Republicdn.-Frank Barlow,
the gentlemanly boot and shoe mer-
chant, will start in week or two for
his old home In Ohio, where he will
spend the summer. His brother who is
keeping store there will spend the
summer In this city, taking Franks
place in the store.
Mr.. s. Silverman and family had
mutton for breakfast one morning last
week. He came uninvited and In the
back door and not being furnished with
a seat, Mr.. Sheep jumped on top of the
table, overturning 1t and breaking
lot of dishes.
Inspectors Ford & Wilson are up on
the Kanawha looking after the water
craft.
The Commissioners wrestled with the
bridge contractors last week. Messrs.
Scott G Kent were awarded the con-
tract to build the Koontz bridge.
Mr.. ". Foskit with his wife, daugh-
ter of Mr.. SamI Kerr, have spent .
few days at the latter's residence. They
reside at Randolph, N. Y.
Mrs. Geo. Hooff, of the Pint, was
down to spend the Sabbath with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. j. Miles.
Mr.. Jas. johnson has beautiful
monument for his deceased wife, at
Miles & Kerr.
Mr.. Robt. McCulloch of Pomeroy.
was down to our city few days of last
week, He has prediction for the
Third Ward. We give our consent.
Mr.. NICK. NJ. A. Sprague has the con-
tract tor building DIR. Hanson's new
house. Mr.. c. A. Clendinen furnishes
| the brick.
On Monday, while Mr.. II. Groat-
~, c,,r
factory, was returning home from his
work, he was suddenly stricken with
apoplexy and now lies with his side
paralyzed. He has been complaining
for some time, butno Immediate cause
is~sssigned as the instigator of the
stroke. In 1851 he had case of sun
stroke.
Mr.. Ross Mossman is very sick with
suH Ia ffon Of tho hovzola