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 OHMEIGS list serve. [This article was transcribed without making changes to spelling or grammar.] Athens Messenger January 29, 1880 VINTON The Eagle Furnace in this county has a clearing of 100 acres in progress. Joseph Wolf was fatally injured in a coal mine at Zaleski last Thursday. A recent election held in Eagle township for Justice of the Peace resulted in the choice of Owen P. Clark. Two hundred and eleven tons -- twenty car loads -- of pig iron was loaded and shipped from this place Tuesday, says the Hamden Enterprise. Frank Stowe, late leader of the Wilkesville band, and formerly leader in the band in John Robinson's circus, has returned to Wilkesville. Mrs. Haldeman, an old lady living in this township, says the Hamden Enterprise, was severely burned several days ago by her clothing taking fire at the grate. Eli Livingston, of Richland township, killed a large garter-snake on the 20th of the present month. It was trying to swallow, at the time it met its fate, a little frog. One thing our town needs, observes the Hamden Enterprise, and that is more dwelling houses! Every house in town is occupied and lower rents is heard every day. The Hamden Enterprise says that J. J. Murphy, of Richland township, who had his right arm torn off with a threshing machine last fall, and was reported out of danger, has taken a relapse and is considered in a very critical condition. The McArthur Enquirer says: The railroad bed has been considerably damaged by the late heavy rains and by high water. About forty feet of the bed, three feet in depth, has "gone-out" on the farm of the Beard heirs, a half mile south of town. A McArthur dispatch of Thursday last says: The morning at the opening of Court Judge Tripp ordered the Sheriff to bring before him John T. Sharp, the man that was tried and found guilty of manslaughter for the killing of Elder David Y Benjamin. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for seven years at hard labor. Quite a sensation was gotten up, as there was an attempt to break jail, the cell where Sharp was confined was completely scaled and broken. He was visited by his wife and children. There was a heart-rendering scene; many tears were shed. There was a crow-bar and some other tools found in the cell, and on Wednesday night the Deputy Sheriff remained in another part of the jail until this morning. There was a strict guard kept up outside the jail. It is supposed Sharp was supplied with tools by his wife. He was badly broken down, and listened to the sentence in silence. There is an effort being made to get up a petition for his reprieve. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson