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 November 17, 1887 VINTON There is a total of 5,934 children of school age in Vinton county. The Vinton County Teachers' Association will meet at Zaleski next Saturday, Nov. 19th. The Eagle Furnace property in Vinton county offered for sale by the Sheriff on Monday of last week failed to sell for want of bidders. Charles Thomason was badly crushed about the hipsand had his back severely injured by being caught by a cage in the shaft at Elko coal mines recently. It was apprehended that his injuries would prove fatal. The McArthur Enquirer says of the water of the Hamden Artesian Well: Although highly impregnated with salt, it is not unpleasant to the palate, and differs in this respect from the Blue L?ck and some other medical waters. We have not yet seen any account of its analysis but a number of persons, it is stated, are using it with good effect for rheumatism and stomach troubles. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson