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From: "Gerri Sutton" <>
Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO 1882
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:40:46 -0400


Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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JUNE 1882

Death On last Tuesday night, of fever an infant of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Harkelroad.

On last Monday evening, of fever a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Barnett,
about seven years of age.

Mr. Scott McPhetridge, an old, respectable and well to do citizen of this
county, died at his residence last Wednesday night after an illness of
several months.

Died: on last Tuesday night of Whooping cough, an infant of Mr. and Mrs.
John Reeder, of this place. Its remains were taken to Barbourville
Wednesday for interment.

Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Bates, of Ohio, the largest man and woman in the world,
each being seven foot and eleven inches and a half tall and weighs 380
pounds.. Arrived at this place last Saturday on a visit to relatives, Mr.
Bates being a brother to Mrs. Joseph Craft, Sen. and left for home
yesterday.

Married: At Macidonia Church, on rockcastle river, on the 4th inst., by
Elder Jerry Lemons, David Douglas to Miss Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Rev.
Enos Allen.

Died: At his residence three miles south of this place, last Tuesday
morning of Cholera Morbus, Mr. John Wilson, an old and respectable citizen.
Mr. Wilson came into town Sunday last from Livingston Station with a load
of goods and was taken down Sunday night. He leaves many friends and
relatives to mourn his death.

Died: Last Saturday at the residence of his father, of consumption, Robert
Mason, son of Mr. Thomas Mason. of this county.

AUGUST 1882

William Hodge, son of Rowland Hodge shot and killed a man by the name of
Smith, at the railroad abutment at Big Laurel last Sunday evening. We have
not been able to learn the particulars. Smith lived about four hours after
being wounded. The weapon used by Hodge was a pistol, the ball entered the
forehead just over the eye and passed entirely through the head. Hodge is
still at large.

Jasper Helton and Pat Cunningham became involved in a difficulty at Rowland
Hodges eight miles south of this place, in this county, last Saturday
evening in which Helton was attempting to shoot Cunningham with a pistol,
when the latter's wife formerly Hannah Blair, rushed up behind him and
caught both arms, and he threw the pistol behind him and shot her in the
abdomen, inflicting a very painful if not fatal wound. Helton at this
writing is still at large. Helton lived in Knox county.

Following are the names of the Magistrates and Constables elected on the
7th inst. in the various precincts in Laurel County.

London Precinct: G. W. Johnson and Jeremiah Lemon, Justices and Thomas
Province, Constable.

Raccoon: S. H. Jackson and Thos. Dalton, Justices and Zion Johnson,
Constable.

Bushes: T. J. Russell and J. M Brock, Justices, and P. D. Messamore,
Constable.

McHargue: M. J. Stanberry and John Wyatt, Justices, and J. M. Jones,
Constable.

Newcomb: I. R. Storms and James Sparks, Justices, and Wily Hammons,
Constable.

Rockhouse: W. H. Jarvis and J. A. Trosper, Justices, and J. A. Goforth,
Constable.

Kempers: J. M. Adams, Justice, and Ben Salyers, Constable.

Independence: J. M. Pointer and J. Bray, Justices and James Wills,
Constable.

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