Dublin Post, 28 Jan 1880: A Dastardly Crime, On last Tuesday night while Mr. Richard Odom was in Dublin attending court in the capacity of a grand juror, some cowardly villian taking advantage of his absence, went to his home, in the extreme eastern portion of the county and burned a house, a stack of fodder, and some fence. The house stood some distance in the field from the dwelling and contained a quantity of oats and all the plow gear. The party who committed this crime is a very eligible candidate for the chain gang, and it is hoped he may be detected and brought to justice. Dublin Post, 28 Jan 1880: New Road, Laurens Court of Ordinary, For County Purposes, 3 Jan 1880, Whereupon certain petitioners have made application praying the opening of a new public road, commencing at Mercer's Creek Bridge on the Durien Road, and running in the direction of Bartow, by the residences of John Wilken, Richard Thigpen Sr, M. Thigpen, R.A. Odum, and W. H. H. McLendon to intersect with the Bartow Road at the Laurens and Johnson County line at the lower side of Vaughn Hilbun's plantation: And R. A. Odum, Richard Thigpen, and W. H. H. McLendon, comm'rs appointed to review said contemplated road, have filed their report recommending said road to be made a public road. These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons concerned to show cause, if any they have, why said application is not be granted on the first Tuesday in February next. John T. Duncan, Ordinary Commentary: The significance of the second article is in the relationships of most of the people listed. M. Thigpen was probably Malancthon Thigpen, son of Richard Thigpen, Sr. R. A. Odum was probably Richard Archibald Odum who married Arlia Ann Thigpen, Richard Thigpen, Sr's sister. Vaughn Hilbun's children and grandchildren married into both families of Odums and Thigpens. George V Hilburn [email protected]