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Curiosity filled the air nside Franklin County Courthouse as residents gathered Thursday to witness the opening of a time capsule sealed inside the building's cornerstone for 133 years.

The capsule, placed in 1892 by Franklin County settlers and founders, contained newspapers, Bibles and pictures relics from the state's frontier days.

"I figured it'd be a lot of papers cause back then they wouldn't have much else," said Scott Dickinson, a Franklin County resident.

Diana Staresinic-Dean, executive director of the Franklin County Historic Society, had the honor of opening the century-old capsule.

The historical society wasn't planning to open the capsule this year, but stonework on the courthouse provided an unexpected opportunity.

"We were worried about

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