NEWS.Mountain.Echo6.Laurel.11-1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO Laurel County's First Newspaper November 1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society First reprinted to the LaurelCoKY Mail List-KYGenWeb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This and other Excerpts from the Mountain Echo can be found on the Laurel County KY KYGenWeb page at: http://users.rootsweb.com/~kylaurel/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 6 DON'T WANT THE TRUTH LONDON, KY., NOV. 17. 1896 (To the) EDITOR ECHO:-As I do not wish to have anything around to interfere with my desire to live a christian life, and especially anything that may provoke profanity, so you will please stop sending your paper to me. If you wish, you may send it until subscription expires to Simon Bolivar BUCKNER or Grover CLEVELAND, and oblige, THOS. KIRBY (Response from the editor) It is not a lie that hurts a fellow, it is the truth; but it is the fewest fellows like Mr. KIRBY who will admit it. The sound money argument of THE ECHO has the same effect upon a free silverite that the gospel has upon a sinner, so here goes to honest old Simon Bolivar BUCKNER. OAKLEY Miss Vina ALLEN of East Bernstadt is visiting relatives and friends at this place. A Methodist church of nineteen members was organized at Mt. Carmel last week. Mr. Lafayette CORNELIUS, who was teaching the public school at Mershon has gone to Knoxville, Tenn., to enter a school of dentistry, one month of his term remains untaught. November 27, 1896 JACKSON CO. Moore's Creek-Death has been visiting our neighborhood the past two weeks. First, Berry LITTLE's child was burned to death and next Old Aunt Zina CATRON, an old veteran of the cross, who was as orderly walking a member of the Methodist church as we have ever been acquainted with. We have no doubt she is resting in the Paradise of God that is prepared for the faithful. We deeply sympathize with bereaved friends. Old Uncle Emanuel ARNOLD died last week after an illness of several months. He was one of Jackson county's oldest and best citizens. He leaves a wife and a host of friends to mourn his death. Dan MOORE's wife died the 19th inst., leaving a little baby only eight days old with a number of friends to mourn her death. Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1997