Mountain.Echo-Laurel.1896.12.NEWS EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper December 1895 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DECEMBER 6, 1895 DIED, on the 29th ult., little Fredie a six-weeks-old infant of Dan and Ola WOODWARD, of Lily, Ky. It was taken to the Camp Ground and an exhortation was delivered to its parents and friends by Rev. John BLAIR; afterwards the remains were laid in the cemetery at Camp Ground. Mr. and Mrs. WOODWARD extend to the people of Lily and Camp Ground their thanks for kindness shown them in their trouble. THE GRADED SCHOOL DEFEATED The proposition to establish a graded school in London nine months out of the year was defeated last Satur- day by a vote of 84 to 96. To our mind this was the most severe blow ever administered to our town, and the perople of the county generally, and when those who opposed it when they have time to consider the matter and view it in all its phases, we are constrained to believe will recognize and acknowledge it. We say that it was a severe blow to the people of the county from the fact that if the proposition had carried, it would have assured the people of the county a first class high school, at least nine months in the year, to which they could send their children for one third less tuition than they can now procure here or elsewhere, and further it would have enabled those of the county who contemplate changing their location in order to give their children a good education to move to our town, prepare their children for college in our graded school, and then put them in college here and complete their education for less than they can educate them anywhere else. Again the defeat of the proposition will virtually destroy $8,000 of county property, all the Seminary property. PORTER'S STORE Corn is selling at 30 cents a bushel. Hugh W. BOWLING is moving to McWhorter. J.R. MARTIN is teaching his 43rd term. J.C. BROCK has sunk a 40 foot well. He went 30 feet before striking rock. C.B. HUBBARD is going to get married. A.T. BRUNER has bought out Wm. BURKHART. LOCAL NEWS Messrs. Jas. WILLIAMS and W.R. HACKNEY leave Saturday night for the Atlanta Exposition. Mrs. Dr. H.V. PENNINGTON, who has been spending several weeks at her father- in-law's in East Tennessee, returned home Sunday morning. We have been having some real hog killing weather during the week and many of our farmers took advantage of it and salted away their meat. It was to the wife of Mr. Geo. H. BROWN and not Geo. W. BROWN, as stated in last issue, that a fine boy was born, Clarence L. Roy. Pardon is asked of all parties. Rev. H.O. MOORE, presiding elder of the M.E. Church, South, of this place, is a citizen of our town having moved into the property belonging to Mr. J.B. EBERLEIN. DIED - November 24th, 1885, at the residence of her father, near Marydell in Clay county, of pneumonia fever, Miss Martha E. PHILPOT, daughter of Hon. G.H. PHILPOT. She was in her 21st year as a member of the United Baptist church, and died in the full triumphs of a living faith. DIED - At his home in this place last Monday morning, of old age and general debility, Rev. E.H. REVEL, in his eightieth year. His funeral sermon was preached Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist church, by Rev. W.A. BORUM, assisted by Revs. J.R. PEOPLES and J.J. DICKEY, of the Methodist church, and his remains were laid to rest on Cemetery Hill. Liberty experienced the novelty of a strictly old fashion fist and skull fight last Monday afternoon. The participants were Wad BROWN, Tom BRANSON and Geo. DAVIS. Friends interferred and stopped it and before the Sheriff arrived the parties had cooled off and it was difficult to get the names of the parties. The only damage done was a bloody nose for Wad BROWN, at whom both the others had in turn taken a spat. OAKLEY December 13, 1895 Mr. Jacob BAUMAN, an aged citizen of this place, is dangerously ill with lung affection. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. BAUGH, of London visited the former's father at Mershon's X Roads last week. Mr. Jackson TRUITT contemplates leaving this part soon. We are sorry to lose you, Jack, but if you can do better elsewhere we wish you unlimited success. The school of Mr. W.L. GREEN, at Altamont, closed last Friday, with a grand entertainment at night. Mr. GREEN is one of our most enterprising young teachers. Mrs. Jane PATTON has been quite ill with rheumatism for the past two weeks, but is improving. The common school in ths district closes next Tuesday, the 17th, Mr. E.E. WILDER of Boreing, teacher. Mt. John ISAACS, a sound money and sound headed Republican of this place is booming BRADLEY for President. He says he will get there. It is reported that several persons have seen a panther near this place recently. Also from a reliable source that a catamount lives near the home of Mr. Lemuel CASTEEL. Two dogs belonging to Thomas PATTON and Lee THOMAS went mad some time since. One was killed, the other escaped. Bro. KARR preached at Mt. Carmel last Saturday and Sunday. This was his last appointment at this place. A special meeting will be held on the fourth Sunday for the purpose of hiring a minister for the ensuing year. Mr. Jack WATKINS is preparing himself for the ministry. He intends to enter a theological school next autumn. Mr. Wm. BINDER is pareparing to start to Germany in a short while where he expects to make his future home. Mr. Clint CARRIER, of Madison, is out buying cattle. He is paying two cents per pound for four-year-olds and younger. Hog killing is on hands again. Fat hogs are quite plentiful. Mr. Chas. SEWELL was in Jackson county Sunday. Mr. Grant TEMPLIN and family think of moving to Illinois this winter, where Mr. TEMPLIN has two brothers. This winter, for the first one in many years, finds this community with reasonably good roads. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted by: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 06 May 1997