Athens Messenger
February 02, 1888

GALLIA                 

Mr. George Pool, an aged citizen of Clay township, Gallia county, recently died suddenly.

Miss Sophronia McGath, aged nineteen, died at her home near Blessing's bridge in Green township, recently.

Mrs. Frances Ward, wife of Engineer Wm. Ward, Jr., died at her residence, on Front street , Gallipolis, recently of pleuro-pneumonia.

Adam Ruble's saloon, Swanson's store house and an ice-house belonging to the saloon property, but rented by J. E. Fargo were destroyed by fire at Cheshire, one day last week.

The Gallipolis Journal says:  Mr. Lou. Muenz's parents are among the very oldest people in the county.  Conrad, his father is 91 years old and lies abed all the time.  Annie Marie, his mother, is six weeks older, but looks ten years younger.

James and Alexander Brock, who about two years ago were sent to the penitentiary for the burglary of Silverman & Co.'s store at Gallipolis, were indicted at the present term of court for burglary of Wall Bros.' cigar store and John B. Clendenin's store-room.  Their time in the penitentiary expired recently, and they were immediately arrested and taken to the Gallia county jail to await trial on the new indictments.

Athens Messenger
Feb. 9, 1888
 
Mrs. Frank Hern, aged 82, who lived near Addison , recently fell dead  with heart disease.
 
An extraordinary series of revival meetings is represented as being in progress at the Christian church at Addison .  An encouraging revival  is also in progress at the M. E. church there.
 
Editor Vance of the Gallipolis Bulletin is in Washington pushing the  claims of Hon. Irvin Dugan, of Jackson , to a Judgeship in one of the  Territories.  The effort to secure for him the endorsement of Senator Payne has  failed.
 
Wednesday night of last week Alderson Boster's storehouse, situated  at Moody, Gallia county, was burglarized, but the loss will not exceed  twenty-five dollars.  Circumstances point strongly to one Charles Williams  as having done the job.  Williams has borne a fair reputation until  recently, when it was found he had forged several saw mill orders and raised the money on them.  Williams left for parts unknown last Thursday  morning.
 
Charley George a resident of Addison township, Gallia county, a young man of twenty years, enamored of a certain young lady and out of employment which prevented marriage and the care of a wife, became discouraged, one day last week, and took the morphine route to the next world.  He left a letter explaining his conduct and claimed to know  exactly what he was doing, naming those who should officiate at his funeral  services.
He leaves a widowed mother helpless.  The young lady was also a  resident of Addison township.

Athens Messenger
February 16,  1888
 
GALLIA
 
The December tax on the saloons of Gallia county amounted to $2,650  on the total number, twenty-nine.  Twenty-six of these are located in Gallipolis, and yield $2,350.
 
Mrs. Isaac Boatman, a very estimable lady of Kyger, Gallia county,  recently died.  She was about forty-five years of age, and had a wide  reputation as a charitable and Christian lady.
 
Citizens of Gallipolis are considerably agitated on account of the efforts  of Congressman Hogg, of W. Va. , to have the Marine Hospital taken from  the former place and established at Point Pleasant .
 
The Gallipolis Journal says:  Mr. E. E. Waddell was a constant user of tobacco, chewing and smoking, for 45 years up to last April, when he sawed right off, and has not used any since, and in the meantime has gained fifteen pounds and  is much improved physically.

Athens Messenger
May 17, 1888 

GALLIA
 
Mrs. John Ecker, aged 62, recently died at her late home in Green  township.
 
If a bill now before Congress is passed, Gallipolis will be entitled to a public building for post-office purposes.
 
The Directors of the Gallia Agricultural Association met, one day last  week, and arranged the premium list for the next Fair.  A handsome gold  charm, the badge of the American League of Wheelmen, valued at $50, will be offered as a premium for the best bicycling.
 
One day last week Capt. Alfred Kinder died at his residence near Clipper Mill, very suddenly, of heart disease. He had been fishing and was in  the yard adjoining the house, cleaning the fish he had caught, when he complained of a pain in his back, straightened up and fell backwards.  He was 68 years old.

About four years since Mr. Adam Ruble, of Cheshire , had some money stolen from his home, and could never obtain any trace of it.  One of  the coins taken was an old copper cent, coined the year he was born, and worn by him as a charm for a long time.  A week or two ago the same piece was taken in over Mr. Ruble's counter, but during his temporary
absence from the store. He registered the money by certain marks  he had put on it years since, and thinks it has never been far from home during the time intervening since it was stolen.