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From: "Gerri Sutton" <>
Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO 1882
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 20:05:13 -0400


Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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MARCH 1882

Mr. H. P Mays is making active preparations to leave for Texas where he
will make his future home.

Francis Butner of color, oldest daughter of James and Esther Butner, died
last Monday morning and was buried on Tuesday evening.

Mr. J. C. Johnson, son of R. D. Johnson of this county, left last Sunday
for Calfax, Iowa where he will make his future home. May success attend him
in what ever field of labor he may choose to engage.

The frost last Monday night dealt a death blow to the peach crop of this
vicinity for the present year.

Mr. Sam Mason and family of this county, left last Tuesday for California.
Mr. C. D. Moore and family contemplates starting for the same destination
in a few days.

The regular meeting at Mt. Pleasant was held last Sunday, six being
baptized. The remainder of the congregation in connection with the minister
were heavily sprinkled.

Raccoon Bend-John X. Johnson of Rockcastle River, died last week at a ripe
old age.

Mr. C. D. Moore and family, who left here about two weeks ago, have found a
home near Lincoln, Nebraska.

APRIL 1882

Mr. James C. Johnson who left this county about two months ago, for a home
in the west, returned again last Wednesday. He is now satisfied to live in
London.

Died: At 9 o'clock on last Monday night at the residence of his father
Willie, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hodge, of this county. Little Willie was
about seven years of age and has been afflicted from his birth with a large
tumor on the back of his head.

Died: on last Monday a half past 11 o'clock a.m. at the residence of
General Jarvis Jackson, Mrs. Fannie Jackson. After a severe illness of
several months Mrs. Jackson was in her seventy-first year at the time of
her death and leaves an aged husband and a large family of children. All of
whom are married. She was buried on Cemetery Hill by the side of her first
husband, Mr. A. F. Caldwell.

MAY 1882

Mrs. Fannie Jackson, an account of whose death we gave in our last issue,
was buried in a coffin made of walnut lumber, sawed in Madison county
seventy years ago.

The guard that accompanied Sheriff Magee to Frankfort last week returned
last Saturday and so would the Sheriff had he not made a mistake and
boarded the Cincinnati train at Danville Junction instead of the Livingston
train. The Sheriff did not reach home until Monday.

Died: At the residence of Mr. C. B. Brittian of this county, on the 9th
inst., Mrs. Susan Brittain, after a severe illness of several months. Her
remains were taken to Pineville for iinterment Wednesday.

Jackson County: Deer mister dike as i haint sene enny thing from this plais
on a grate whil, i wil proseed to giv yew a fue lins?cana Dates air plinty
an hense shaken hans iz thee ordur of the daa. wel to retern tu thee subjec
weuns hav hed a cite of rane an kraps nead wurk mity bad. I'll tel you nuse
iz mity sherse an i haint got mutch to rite, butt yu ma expekt tu here frum
thiss on. I remane youer umbel servent untill deth. Jim Bob

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