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 May 26, 1887 GALLIA The trial of P. C. Hawkins for arson began at Gallipolis Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Cremeens, of Gallipolis, recently died with measles within a few days of each other. Creamery buttermilk at Gallipolis is largely supplanting the uses of beer and other customary summer beverages there. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guthrie, of Cheshire Gallia county, will socially celebrate their Golden wedding next Tuesday, May the 31st. Miss Sarah Cubbage, residing for many years on Front street, Gallipolis, died at her home, Sunday of last week of dropsy, aged 68 years. A rabid dog in Gallipolis, one day last week, bit a dozen or more other dogs and a calf before endeavors to shoot him were successful. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson