Joyce, I love these news articles. Even though none of my ancestors have been mentioned, I enjoy reading them. Keep them coming. Clara ----- Original Message ----- From: <JAR422@aol.com> To: <OHVINTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: [OHVINTON-L] February 19, 1880 -Athens Messenger 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 February 19, 1880 VINTON The Vinton Record out for Sherman. The Journal stands for Blaine. Mr. T. J. Payne and Miss Maggie Arnold, of McArthur, were married Thursday evening, 12th inst., at Hamden. A protracted meeting of four weeks duration at the McArthur M. E. Church lately closed with an accession of fourteen new members to the church. A McArthur correspondent says: Work is being pushed forward rapidly on the Ohio & West Wvirginia Railroad. The track layers will read McArthur by the middle of March. Mr. Henry Pierhup, an old resident of this county, living near Cornelia Furnace, died Sunday afternoon of last week. His death, the Hamden Enterprise learns, was caused by mistake on the part of a member of his family in giving him medicine. A little child of Rev. J. C. Arbuckle, of this place, aged eight months, swallewed (sic) a pin on last Thursday morning imbedding both ends in the walls of the throat. It was removed by Dr. Howe, and the little one is doing well. --{Hamden Enterprise. Diptheria, says the Vinton Record, prevails in an epidemic form in the Beech Grove School District, in Eagle township. John, a seven year old son of Vincent Barbee, was attacked on Monday of last week, and died the following morning. Charles, a son of Thos. Nichols, also died the next day. A number of others are sick, and altogether the situation is alarming. Two men, names not learned at the time of writing this, attempted to cross the Big Raccoon Creek Saturday morning before day at Radcliff Bridge, near Wilksville, this county. The creek being very high, they attempted to climb along on the fence to the bridge, and when about half way across the current of the water carried the bridge away, and both were drowned. Their bodies has not been recovered at latest advices. A Zaleski correspondent of the Record says: Our town is undergoing a local panic at present. A short time ago the workmen at the shops had their time reduced to six hours; last week thirty-seven men were suspended. The shops now have the appearance of a deserted camp; most all the suspended men have the "blues," and are looking out for employment elsewhere. Some are going to the Far West, others to various points where work is more reliable. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005