NEWS.Mountain.Echo4.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 4 November 20, 1896 TUTTLE DIED-Oct. 21, 1896, Sister Lucy aged 28 years and five months. She suffered with consumption seven long months, when she was called home. She is greatly missed by her relatives and friends. She always had a kind word and a pleasant smile for everyone, and in the hour of death she looked heavenward, and although she could not speak we knew she was viewing her heavenly home. She lived a faithful member of the church eleven years and has now gone home for her reward. PIETY WAGGONER Charles BOLTON went out squirrel hunting Saturday morning, the 7th inst, telling the family he would be back by noon, but he failed to return. He had been working at North Jellico and was home on a visit, and when he did not appear at noon as he had promised, the family supposed he had gone back to the coal works. But a few days later, learning he was not there they grew alarmed and begain [sic] to search the woods for him, and on last Saturday morning, one week from the day he disappeared, they found his dead body on the hill about 200 yards from the house, by buzzards being attracted to the spot. He was lying by a log that had been peeled for tan bark, with his gun and a dead bird by his side. It is supposed he was trying to walk the slippery log when he lost his footing and fell, the gun was discharged the contents lodging in his neck and head. He was a nice young man, and the family have the sympathy of the community. The strangest part of the whole affair is that nobody seemed uneasy about him, but when he was brought home dead and almost decayed they were inconsolable. The remains were buried at the Robinson Creek church yard. Joseph JONES, of this place, died on the 7th, inst after a short illness. Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS is on the sick list. He went to London Tuesday night to learn the election news and then came home and went to the pinacle and spent most of the night with the boys shooting anvils. The excitement and exposure got the best of the doctor and he had to go to bed for repairs. He is out again however with his old time smile. BORN-To the wife of W. SMITH, a daughter. TOPTON November 20, 1896 Thos. HENSLEY, who left this county two years ago, has returned. Mrs. Susan ARNOLD, who has been sick with pneumonia for several days, is convalescent. B.C. SUTTON who has been very low for some months with fever and lung trouble, we are glad to say is able to be about again. Jackson CAMPBELL the other day forcibly took his child away from Mike ROARK, who had raised the child up to about ten years of age. LOCAL ITEMS Mr. Doak DENHAM left last Tuesday night for Indianapolis. Mrs. S.H. SAWYER is now occupying her new residence, next door to this office. Mrs. TAYLOR, of Perry county, came to London during the week, on account of the serious illness of her sister, Miss Katie FARIS. Mr. M.G. HARBIN is now at the J.T. BROWN blacksmith shop, ready and well prepared to do all kinds of blacksmithing, especially horseshoeing. Give him a call. - -- Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1997