NEWS.Mountain.Echo.11-1896.Laurel EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper November 1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society First reprint to the LaurelCoKY Mail List-KYGenWeb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PART 1 November 4, 1896 OAKLEY: Miss Katherine FOUDREN of London has been visiting relatives near this place. Mr. Geo. P. PHILLIPS has been quite sick for several days. Hon. John Robert TANKERSLEY has been conducting his school at Wildcat this week. Mr. James McCORMICK, who has been in Tennessee since last summer, has returned to "old Laurel." November 13, 1896 OAKLEY: Mr. H.C. PENNINGTON and sister, Miss Bettie, are quite ill with inter- mittent fever. Other cases are reported in this vicinity. No new cases of typhoid have been reported. Miss Carrie BAUGH, who has been visiting relatives at Mershon for some time, has returned to London. MARRIED-On Saturday, Nov. 7, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Wiley MOORE, of East Bernstadt, to Miss Cu. LUCAS, of this place. A jolly serenade was given them. We hope that they will go on their way rejoicing. Let more of the good work go on. Miss Addie OVERSTREET, who is teaching Pittsburg, is at home this week. John REID is conducting the school in which they have both been teaching. Weddings are again in order. A young gentleman, 17 years old, of this place, was married a few days ago to a widowed lady of Rockcastle county, who is 35 years old and has a family of ten children. Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1997