Meigs County OhArchives News.....Athens Messenger May 29 1890
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May 29, 1890
Athens Messenger
Athens Ohio

General Enochs, of Ironton, will address the G.A.R. Post of Middleport at Coe's 
Hall at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Decoration Day.

Fire at Middleport last Friday morning destroyed three dwelling houses, one 
owned by John Grogan and two by Rodney Downing. Loss $1,500.

Pendleton Pickerell, aged 22 years, a resident of Lebanon township, was 
recently adjudged insane and brought to the AThens Asylum.  He is the sixth 
person taken to the Asylum in the past five months from Meigs county.

David Davis, better know as Big David Davis, a miner in the Peacock coal mine, 
Pomeroy, last Thursday receved injuries from falling coal and slate, which will 
probably result fatally.  He is a Welshman aged about 60 years, and has several 
daughters.

Mrs. Jacob Mee, living at Mason City, near Pomeroy, one day last week gave 
birth to three four-pound boy babes, which have since died.  Mrs. is a next 
door neighbor to Mrs. Foster Curtis, who several months ago gave birth to a 
child that now only weights two pounds.

George H Goff, in his 21st year, son of Mr. and Mrs. Draper L. Goff who live a 
short distance east of Danville, was accidentally shot with fatal effect on 
Tuesday afternoon of last week by Clarence, son of F. D. Barns, while on the 
way to the woods to hunt.  Young Gof died on Wednsday night from the effects of 
his injury.

At Langsville, Monday afternoon of last week, Austion Barton while in the act 
of shooting, or getting read to shoot a rat, his weapon was prematurely 
discharged the bullet striking his nephew, Austin Ward, aged 17, above the 
right eye, entering the brain cavity.  Immediately following the shooting the 
brains oozed from the wound, and the victim was expected to live but a short 
time.

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