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From: "Gerri Sutton" <>
Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO 1880
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:57:40 -0400


Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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JANUARY 1880

Died-At the residence of old uncle Amos Pearl of color, this county on last
Saturday morning of consumption, Martha Jackson wife of George Jackson of
color and daughter of uncle Amos. she was burried in the grave yard near
Mr. W. H. Jacksons last Sunday evening.

Mr. T. R. Edwards, of Raccoon, this county on account of whose illness was
given by our Raccoon correspondant in last weeks issue, died on last Friday
night, she leaves many friends and relatives in this county to mourn her
death.

New Firm: William Lovelace Jr. and Mr. John Wren have bought out the Drug
Store of McFadden and Durham and ask the public to extend to them a share
of patronage, and say they will give the best rates possible.

According to the advertisement in the paper a few weeks ago two of the
three children that were to be bound out at our County Court last Monday
were bound out-one to John Mardis and the other to James Gunn. The third
was not bound out but was taken by Mr. Anrew Jackson who will porbably fill
a bond and keep it.

Married at 3 o'clock last evening at the residence of the brides father,
Mr. J. C. Jackson of this place to Maggie Parsley of Raccoon this county.

Died at his residence in this county, on last Wednesday night was a week
ago of pneumonia, Mr. John Day.

MARCH 1880

On last Monday the March term of Laurel Circuit Court convened at this
place. Judge W. H. Randall presiding an our efficient Commonwealth Attorney
J. H. Tinsley of Barbourville was promptly on hand. The grand jury is
composed of the folling named persons: Mike Hope, foreman Josiah Young,
Felix Parker, Andrew Jackson, John T. Black, J. P. Sasser, Evan Jones, Sr.
Levi Watkins, T.J. Tuttle, J. M. Pigg, William Wilder, Charles Day, J.W.
Jackson, Robert Early, J. H. Campbell, and Evan Jones Jr.

The following is the Petit jury. Levi Buckles, Pleasant Bolton, Alexander
Wyatt, Cherterfield Scoville, John L. Lanham, W. H. Jones, John Parsley,
Amos Black, Joseph Sampson, C. H. Brown, Barsley Box, Samuel Templin, J. R.
Kemper, Preston Tuttle, T. R. Edwards John Jones, John
Pitman, James Dees, W. J. Warren, David Williams, John Westerfield, J. D.
Evans, James I Weaver and John B. Moore.

APRIL 1880

Old aunt Ester McKee wife of old uncle Samuel McKee of color, of this
county, died at her residence about four or five miles west of this place
last Thursday night. this old lady was about eighty years of age at the
time of her death. She was buried last Saturday evening in the grave yard
near Mr. W. H. Jacksons.

Died: At the residence of Mr. J. H. Vaughn of this county on the 10th inst.
his wife Mrs. Eliza Vaughn, after an illness of several days of fever.

In our last issue we made a mistake in stating that uncle Sam McKee was
very low when we should have stated that it was uncle Dave Jackson who has
since died.

Died, on the 22nd inst. at the residence of her son Mr. J. C. Faris, Mrs.
Mary Faris, widow of James I. Faris. Her age was 81 years 2 months and 9
days.

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