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 October 28, 1880 VINTON The Enterprise announces a scarcity of houses in Hamden. W. Hamilton of Coalton, and Miss Ann Forster of Finley Chapel vicinity, were recently married. The Hamden correspondent of the Record says: Willie Robbins of this place has a violin that, according to its date, was made in 1714, and J. W. Wallace has another was made in 1719; consequently these violins are 106 and 161 years old respectively. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson