Meigs County OhArchives News.....Athens Messenger October 10 1880
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October 10, 1880  
Athens Messenger 
Athens Ohio 

Meigs 

Mrs. Philip Gittshall  lately died at her home at Side Hill, Rutland 
township. 
Everett Wells has,  says a Middleport correspondent of the Telegraph, removed 
on a farm in Athens  county. 

Common Pleas Court, of this county, opened on Wednesday, of last  week, with 
Judge Bradbury on the bench. There are 260 civil and criminal cases  on the 
trial docket. 

Mr. Edward Short, a well known and deservedly  esteemed citizen, of 
Middleport aged about 60, died at his late home in that  place on Sunday of 
last week 
after protracted illness. 

At Racine, one  day last week, Dale Roberts, a lad of 12 years, grandson of 
the late Dr.  Philson, was kicked by Thomas Decker's colt in the face. His nose 
was broken,  and the flesh torn from one side of the face. 

Miss Rhoda Chase, who,  says a Rutland correspondent of the Telegraph, for 
many years had made her home  in the family of Mr. Seth Paine, of this village, 
was united in marriage to Mr.  James W. Atba, of West Virginia on last 
Wednesday evening, the 13th. 

The  Chester correspondent of the Telegraph says; The new cannon brought up 
from  Pomeroy last Saturday for the purpose of arousing the township, after 
firing  about half a dozen rounds bursted, with a tremendous explosion, into 
several  pieces, two of which struck the old Courthouses with great force, 
breaking a  hole in the heavy wall and throwing some of the inside bricks 
nearly half 
way  across the house. It being early in the evening but few people had 
gathered and  very fortunately no one was injured.

[The above was transcribed as it  appeared in the newspaper without making 
changes to spelling or  grammar.]

Transcribed by:
Connie Cotterill Schumaker  



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