NEWS.Mountain.Echo.Laurel.1891.7.24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 24, 1891 Miss Belie Gunn, of Lexington, spending several days in London, the guest of Mrs. Judge Brown. Since our last issue Mr. R.C. Ford has had a relapse and been much worse. He is again better. Dr. P.A. Pennington, of Williamsburg, was in town Sunday to visit his brother, Dr. H.V. Pennington. Mrs. Judge Pearl and Mrs. M.V. Ryan were visiting Mrs. W.B. Landrum, near Mershon's X Roads during the week. MARRIED-In London, Wednesday night, July 22nd, by Judge M.M. Barnett, Mr. Thomas Holt and Miss Lizzie Green. MARRIED-By Judge M.M. Barnett, on Friday evening, July 17th, Mr. Cortez Brown, of London and Miss Belie Vaughn, of this county. There will be an ice cream supper given at Fred Hugi's this Friday evening, for the benefit of the German church. Everybody is invited. Information was received, by letter Wednesday, that James W. Mason of London, is sick with fever at Hyden. Some of the family started for that place yesterday, to be with him during his sickness. Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Mary Stillings ruptured the varicous vein in her right leg and bled so profusely that she fainted. Dr. Pennington has charge of the case and we learn she was better yesterday. Teachers Examination will convene at London on Friday, August 7th. All teachers wanting to pass an examination will be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock. We will only have one day. W.D. WEAVER, CO. Supt. Misses Belle and Julia Boreing were visiting the Misses Brock at their home, near Rough Creek, the first of the week. They returned to town Wednesday morning, accompanied by Misses Laura and Lucy Brock. Cris Jackson, son of W.S. Jackson, who has for some time been working at McKee's planing mill, had his right hand badly cut by a saw Wednesday afternoon. The wound is not serious and we are glad to learn that he will lose no portion of his hand. Mr. C.R. Pennington of Oakley, this county is an energetic and worthy young business man and is entitled to the patronage of the people. He has built up a magnificent trade and has done it by hard work, fair dealing and low prices. When needing anything in his line give him a call. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1997