NEWS.Mountain.Echo.Laurel.1891.7.17-2

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                       EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO
                       Laurel County's First Newspaper

                                July 1891
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    Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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  JULY 17, 1891

  Misses Lilly Jones and Cattie Tanner are on the sick list. "Heart trouble
  is the result."

  LOCAL ITEMS

  Walker Brown is down with typhoid fever. He is doing remarkably well.

  Miss Eliza Brown visited the bedside of her sick nephews, Dan and John
  Woodward, Monday.

  Mrs. Maggie E. Jackson left Wednesday afternoon for a few days visit at
  Pineville and Middlesborough.

  Miss Nannie McWhorter is at her mother's for a few days. She expects
  from there to visit friends at Paint Lick.

  Messrs. John and Dan Woodward, sons of Mr. Henry Woodward, of Boreing,
  this county, are very low with typhoid fever.

  Mr. Isaac Swafford, of Clay county has our thanks for a club of eight
  cash subscribers. Let all our friends emulate his example.

  Mrs. A.A. Lovelace went to Manchester last Friday and from there visited
  relatives in Knox county. She returned home Tuesday.

  Our Traveler's Rest correspondent gives an account of the mortal wounding
  of John Botner, of that place, by Jacob Lynch last Sunday evening.

  BORN-To the wife of W.F. Townsend of this place last Saturday morning a
  bouncing boy. May the fondest hopes of these happy parents be fully
  realized.

  On account of the illness of Mr. R.C. Ford, the business of the Bank of
  London has been placed in charge of Mr. R.M. Jackson, the Vice President
  of that institution.

  Hen. John Young Brown, the Democratic nominee for Governor will speak
  at the Court house, next Wednesday the 22nd instant. Come out and give
  him a good crowd and be entertained by a good speech.

  Three ladie's hats for 5c. Childrens Suits at $1.10. Youths Suits cheap.
  Dried peaches good and nice 5c a pound at CHEAP JOHN PEARL's.

  The wife of Pleasant Owens, of this county, died Tuesday morning from
  over exertion and exhaustion in waiting upon a sick child. She was 54
  years of age.

  Cards of invitation are out to the marriage of the Rev. J.C. Steeley,
  who preaches for the Baptist congregation at this place, and Miss Fannie
  H. daughter of Mr. Dutton H. Jones, of Knox county.


Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard <rmaggard@skn.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1997