These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other persons or organizations. They are for individual research ONLY. They will remain the property of the OHGALLIA list serve and may NOT be FORWARDED on to any second party or group. Persons or organizations desiring to forward or use this material must obtain written consent from me or my legal representative and contact the archivist of the OHGALLIA list serve with proof of consent. I have given permission for these files to be stored permanently for free access in the archives of the OHGALLIA list serve. [This article was transcribed without making changes to spelling or grammar.] Athens Messenger January 26, 1888 GALLIA Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kerr, of Vinton, Gallia county, socially celebrated their golden wedding Jannary 9th (sic). The Gallipolis Journal of last week says: Mrs. Eliza Zimmerman, nee Abbott, of Rodney, died last Saturday noon, aged between 45 and 50 years. Her funeral services were conducted at Rio Grande, Monday afternoon. The estimable wife of Rev. Mr. Coulter, pastor of the Gallipolis M. E. church, died Tuesday of last week, as the result of maternity. In mentio (sic) of this sad event the Journal of that place says: "Her death is inexpressibly sad, and calls for the warmert (sic) sympathy of all our citizens for the bereaved family." Transcribed by Joyce Robinson