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Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] Excerpts from the Mt. Echo 1901 (1)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:53:04 EDT
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Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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January 4, 1901
One of the most pleasant events of the season was the hop at the Riley house
last Saturday evening, given by the Misses Riley in honor of their quest.
Miss Annie Merkley, of Lebanon. There was large attendance and most
excellent music. Refreshments were served and everybody present had an
enjoyable time. No one knows better how to entertain their guests or how to
make themselves pleasant than the Misses Riley.
GONE TO REST
Mr. G. W. Garis, one of the very oldest and most highly respected citizens of
this county, who for many years, has been making London his home, after a
long protracted illness died at his home at 10 o'clock last Monday evening;
thus, just as the nineteenth century, during the greater part of which he had
been living, was expiring, the life light of one of the most useful and
honorable lives was extinguished. Mr. Faris had been in failing health for
several years and for more than a year he has been bereft of almost his
entire reason. For many, many years prior to his death he had been an
honored member of the Methodist church, devoting much of his time and means
to the cause of temperance and christianity, leaving many evidences of a life
well spent and that he was ready to meet his Creator in judgment. Although
he has been ill for so long, he was taken suddenly and seriously worse on
Wednesday night of last week from which attack he never rallied. After
funeral services at the residence at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, by his
pastor, Rev. F. J. McIntire, his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery
overlooking the town from the west, by the side of his beloved wife, who
preceded him to the grave but a few years. He leaves three daughters, Miss
Eva Faris, Mrs. Florence Boreing of Texas, and Mrs. J. S. Lovill, of Knox
county to mourn his death.
LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Bertha Jackson returned to her school at Danville Wednesday.
Miss Mayme Jackson gave a very pleasant watch party to a number of her young
friends Monday night.
Mrs. L. J. Williams, after a visit of several days to relatives in Tennessee,
returned home on the early train Monday morning.
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