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Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] Excerpts from the Mt. Echo 1901 (16)
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:05:45 EDT
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Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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February 1, 1901
IN MEMORY
On Thursday evening, January 17, 1901, just as the clock struck four, God in
his infinite wisdom sent the death angel to take from earth another one of
his jewels, in the person of Mrs. Lucy Smith, wife of Alex Smith. She was a
daughter of Silas and Patience Hoskins. At the time of her death she was 27
years and 10 days of age. She was born and reared in Clay County, and when
about seventeen years of age married Alex Smith, and about two years later
moved with her husband to Laurel County. To the union were born three sons
and two daughters. Her mother died when she was about two months of age.
Mrs. Smith died leaving a baby only seventeen days old; during which time
she grew worse and worse; her death was, in part caused by inflmmatory
rheumatism. Dr. Lutz waited on her and kind friends did all they could for
her, but -------line missing-------. man power. Although she gave no dying
testimony, we are fully satisfied that she has gone to rest. About nine
years ago she united with the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and has since been
a devoted member. Her life on earth is a testimony that she was one of God's
"chosen few". The day before she died the doctor told her that she was
liable to die at any time, she said she knew it was true, and seemed to be
ready to go. She leaves a husband, four children, a father, eight brothers,
three sisters, many friends and relatives to mourn her departure. She was
knid and obliging neighbor, a devoted wife, a kind and loving mother, and
doubtless she will be greatly missed in her home; but we can say no more
than friends weep not for our earthly loss is her eternal gain.
A FRIEND
GREENMOUNT, KY.
McWHORTER
Winter has come at last and stopped the plowing.
Schools are on a boom in this vicinity. J. K. Lewis is teaching in the
McWhorter district, and J. M. Feltner at Sugar Camp. Any one desiring to
attend a country school would do well to patronize either one of these
schools. In the last two weeks ten of the fifth grade of the Sugar Camp
school made -------------? and over and were placed on the honor roll. They
were Cora Jones, S. B. Johnson, J. D. Bailey, J. B. McCowan, J. H. Thomas, T.
N. Browning, W. D. Feltner, Lloyd Huff, J. M. Morris and Hiram Huff.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. J. H. Pearl is quite ill.
Squire W. H. Jones recently suffered the removal of a tumor from his left
eye. He is now improving.
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