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 OHVINTON 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 OHVINTON 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 OHVINTON list serve. [This article was transcribed without making changes to spelling or grammar.] Athens Messenger September 16, 1880 VINTON The Hamden Enterprise says: The house of Mr. E. Johnson, living near Hamden, in Jackson county,was consumed by fire last Friday night. Loss $2,200. Insured for $1,000. Elder H. Gortner, of Athens, preached at the M. E. Church, in McArthur, on Wednesday evening of last week on the occasion of the Quarterly Conference. The Editor of the McArthur Enquirer seems to be satisfied in his own mind that lightning never strikes a beech tree. We, however, would be afraid to trust ourselves under one during a storm in company with a Democrat. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson