NEWS.Mountain.Echo3.Laurel.11-1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper November 1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society First reprinted to the LaurelCoKY Mail List-KYGenWeb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 3 November 13, 1896 HAZEL PATCH: Mr. C.W. CARTER, of Middlesboro, is here grading timber for Brooks and Owens. J.M. CHAMBERLAIN, of London, was in town this week. Mr. Caleb JONES was in Hazel Patch last Sunday. LOCAL ITEMS: Miss Mattie LOVELACE, who has been in Jasper, Ind., for several weeks, returned home last Friday. Mr. George W. NELSON, who has been running a butcher shop here for several weeks, has sold out to Mr. Chas. GUMBERT. Mr. NELSON has left for Carroll county, where he contemplates making his future home. He carries with him our best wishes for his success. BADLY BURNED-While celebrating the great political victory at McWhorter last Saturday evening, the powder, about two or three pounds of it, the boys were using and had in a box, caught fire and exploded, and Jackson MORRIS and Tom FARIS were badly burned about the face. The burns are not considered fatal. Dr. WEAVER, of Louisville, will begin a protracted meeting at the Baptist church Monday night. Thanksgiving dinner at the John PEARL store by the ladies of the M.E. church. Everybody should go there and get their dinner. BURNED TO DEATH-The little three year old daughter of Mr. Reuben BARNES, living near Faris station, met death in a horrible manner about 10 o'clock last Friday morning. She was playing with some paper over a fire when it became ignited and from which her clothes caught fire and she was so frightfully burned before assistance could reach her that she died that evening about 8 o'clock. The bereaved parents have our deepest sympathy in this their sad bereavement. November 13, 1896 BOREING, KY, OCT. 25, 1896 DIED-At her home, last Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, Mrs. M.A. BROWN. She leaves a husband and eight children, besides a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. She had been ill for some time with lung trouble, her suffering being very great. She belonged to the Methodist church at this place. She also leaves the testimony behind that she is going home to rest forever, free from pain, sickness and sorrow, and to be with Jesus, who died for her. TYNER-MARRIED-Mr. James McDOWELL to Mrs. Attlea RADER. May their future life be one of happiness and contentment. Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997