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From: "Gerri Sutton" <>
Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 21:14:51 -0400


Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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Sept-Oct 1880

Married at the Christian Church is this city, last evening, Mr. R. M.
Jackson to Miss Alice Ewell.

Married-On the 11th inst. by Jeremiah Lemmons, Mr. C. C. Johnson to Miss
Sarah E. Wells, daughter of Thomas P. Wells.

Born to the wife of William Lovelace Jr. of this place last Monday
evening-A radical-a boy. The father seems as happy as a sunflower.

Mr. George Mason and family left here last Monday morning to seek a home on
the golden plains of California,. They were accompanied by Mr. Newton
Cottongim who contemplates seeking a home in Washington Territory.

Married-At the residence of the brides father, last evening Mr. Robert
Catching to Miss Hettie Pearl both of this county.
So Hettie giveth up her Pearl
And Hymen still is Matching
She did not know-deluded girl
This bad desease is Catching.

Died-At her residence, Mrs. T. J. Brown, of flux, on last Tuesday morning
about 10 o'clock. She had been ill for the passt two weeks. She was a
daughter of Judge W. H. Randall, was first married to Mr. Russell Ramsey,
who died several years ago leaving her with three small children. About
five years ago she married Mr. J. T. Brown of this place.

Garrard Carrier of Iowa, formerly of this place, is now here on a visit fto
friends and relatives.

We have received a letter from our young friend Mr. Lafayette Lovelace, who
recently left this county to find a home in Iowa. He writes under date of
October 23rd, and says that he thinks Iowa the best Country in the world.

Mr. W. P. Baker, who was shot in the leg during the fight here on election
day, is still improving.
November

Mr. Stephen Brown and family and William Blair and family both of this
county left here last Tuesday for Missouri where they will make their
future home. We wish them abundant success.

Mr. George Chesnut and Wilk Mullins have had a solid weeks spree over John
D. Whitis election.

Mr. John Stillings an old, sober and industrious citizan of this county an
account of whose illness we gave in these columns in our last issue, died
last Monday.

December

Married at the residence of the bride, in this city, on last Thursday
evening by Rev. R. L. Ewell, Mr. Nelson Hendricks to Miss Susan Ross, both
of color.

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