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 23, 1880 VINTON The McArthur Enquirer credits Zach. Stephens of Elk township with having one of the fastest horses in the State. Near Hamden, recently, Doug Wilber was frightfully injured about the face and body by a premature discharge of a blast in a quarry. The Hamden Enterprise says that Wm. Burtenshaw of that place has in his lot a pear tree with two different crops of pears and is now in blossom for the third. As the result of the recent teachers' examination in this county the board of Examiners granted two certificates for 18 months, 15 for 12 months and 4 for 6 months. Seventeen applicants were rejected. While recently working in a fire clay bank on the farm of Anderson Jones, near Wilkesville, Jas. McAfee was very seriously injured by a sledge in the hands of a fellow workman flying off the handle and striking him on the head. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson