NEWS.Mountain.Echo.Laurel.1891.7.17 EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 17 1891 On Tuesday evening Hen. Ed Parker, while in pursuit of the prisoner Craig Gregg, who was endeavoring to make his escape, fell and sprained his left ankle, also painfully spraining his right arm. Mr. Sam Young, a native of Laurel county, now residing in Fayette county, and his daughter, Miss Lucy, were in town yesterday. Mr. Young expects to spend a few days at his old home on Rockcastle river. H.P. Brown Jr. is home again from Arkansas, where he has been subletting mail contracts. Joe Young is back also from Ohio, having been in that State on the same business. Joe says the people of Ohio were wonderfully pleased with him and told him that he was by far the cleverest mail route man that had ever been in their midst. We are glad to know that Mr. R.C. Ford is much better than he has been and hope that he may soon be able to resume his duties in the bank. His mother, Mrs. Frank Ford, of Owenton, has been with him for a few days and his sister, who came when he was first taken down is still with him. Next Sunday the German Church will be dedicated. There will be preaching at 10 in the forenoon in German by Rev. Von Grueningen from Stanford. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon Rev. Dr. Stevenson will preach in English, and after that again German by Rev. Von Grueningen. Our friends of London and vicinity are cordially invited. There will be a grand picnic given at Lily on Saturday August, 1st. Among the amusements of the occasion will be wheel barrow racing, music and dancing by both white and black. There will be an abundance upon the ground to eat, and a good time is promised to every one who will attend. Public speakers on the Constitution question are invited. There will be reduced rates given on the railroad. DIED-At Cherryvale, Kas., on Monday, June 29 Mr. John Jackson in the 56th year of his age. Mr. Jackson was a native of Laurel county Ky. a brother of Mr. W.H. Jackson and Mrs. James Harkleroad, of this place. He moved from Kentucky to Kansas about twelve years ago and has since resided there, with the exception of a few months spent here within the last two years. His friends and acquaintances in Laurel county will regret to learn of his death. A gay and happy group of young people gathered at the residence of Mr. R.G. Ward last Friday evening and passed two or three hours most pleasantly. We dropped in, during the time, to look at them and take note of their enjoyment. The rooms sparkled with beauty, and we must say that never before in London have we seen assembled so fair a company. Every feature of the evening was appropriate. The eye was gratified at every turn, the taste was amply satisfied by Mrs. Ward's delicious cake and cream and the ear was charmed by the sweet music furnished by the string band. Mrs. Ward cannot be beaten as a hostess, and much credit is due Miss Annie Fernie and her fair compeer, Miss Kitty Jackson, styled by her friends "The Queen" for their tact and taste exhibited in the management of the affair. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997