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Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] Excerpts from the Mt. Echo 1896 (45)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 00:02:36 EST
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Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
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November 20, 1896
TUTTLE
Charles Bolton went out squirrel hunting Saturday morning, the 7th inst.,
telling the family he would be back by noon, but failed to return. He had
been working at North Jellico and was home on a visit, and when he did not
appear at noon as he had promised, the family supposed he had gone back to the
coal works. But a few days later, learning he was not there they grew alarmed
and began to search the woods for him, and on last Saturday morning, one week
from the day he disappeared, they found his dead body on the hill about 200
yards from the house, by buzzards being attracted to the spot. He was lying
by a log that had been peeled for tan bark, with his gun and a dead bird by
his side. It is supposed he was trying to walk the slippery log when he lost
his footing and fell, the gun was discharged the contents lodging in his neck
and head. He was a nice young man, and the family have the sympathy of the
community. The strangest part of the whole affair is that nobody seemed
uneasy about him. Even the family seemed to have but little anxiety
concerning him, but when he was brought home dead and almost decayed they were
inconsolable. The remains were buried at the Robinson Creek church yard.
BORN-To the wife of W. Smith, a daughter.
LOCAL ITEMS
MARRIED-At the residence of Mr. Ed Melvin in this city, on Thursday evening of
last week, Mr. Wm. Godsey to Miss Mary Moore. May the joys of these lives
made one be many and their sorrows few, is the earnest desire of the ECHO.
Mr. Thomas Hammock, who has been a citizen of this county for several years,
and family, including his son, Charles B. Faris, left last Monday for Owsley
county, where they will make their future home. As Mr. Hammock passed through
town he played "roundance" on John Whitmore. It was over the silver question.
LOST-A lady's gold watch, between Henry Magee's and the Scales school house.
Will pay a liberal reward for its return. SALLIE HARKLEROAD
Gold continues to increase in circulation as the days go by since the
election. Last Saturday our School Superintendent paid off the teachers in
gold, all the coal operators paid their employees in gold and the railroad is
paying off this month in gold.
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