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 March 24, 1881 VINTON D. R. Mace, living near Hope Furnace, has caught sixteen red and two gray foxes this winter. A wild cat was killed recently near the residence of Jacob Sanger in the neighborhood of Zaleski. Eagle Furnance this county which has been out of blast for some weeks, started up again last week under new management. One Oliver Hammond was recently sent to jail in default of bail at McArthur for obtaining goods under false pretences. Mrs. Chas. Brown, aged 62, a much esteemed resident of McArthur, died suddenly, Monday morning of last week, of paralysis. Miss Minnesota Roach has brought suit in common pleas against John Hawkins for bastardy, claiming that he is the father of her child. The parties all belong to Richland township. By the death of Mrs. C. W. Brown, of McArthur, which occurred Monday of last week, for paralysis, John Lord, a brother of the deceased, and a resident of McArthur, is made independently wealthy. Howard Miller who was recently committed to the jail of this county for having sold a horse near McArthur suspiciously cheap, has since been released upon evidence from his home in Lawrence county that he was the rightful owner of the animal. A petition to the Legislature was last week numerously signed in McArthur, praying that body to pass a special act to allow the Council of the village of McArthur to consolidate the offices of Street Commissioner and Marshal. The object is to make the offices so remunerative that a worthy man will accept them. The McArthur Record says: In crossing the creek in going to their sugar camp, last week, Charles McKinniss and family got into the water by getting in too deep a place, and the whole family were barely saved from drowning. Mr. McKinniss succeeded in getting to the shore, and he then went into the stream and rescued his wife and children. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson