Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 02:00:28 GMT To: ky-footsteps@sirius.dsenter.com Subject: ky-footsteps V1 #60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Maria & Tim Troutman Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:13:54 +-200 Subject: KY-F: Bernice DeMoss obit/Hopkins Co., Ky/ Louisville Photocopy sent to me by JoAnn Hornby. No idea which newspaper it is from. Bernice A. DeMoss, 32, Louisville, died at 10:40am Saturday at Norton Infirmary in Louisville after undergoing open heart surgery there last Tuesday. Mr. DeMoss was a former Hopkins County resident. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Faye Blackwood DeMoss, Louisville; two daughters, Mises Debbie and Angie DeMoss, at home; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jesse S. DeMoss, 518 Pride Place; two sisters, Miss Betty Ruth DeMoss and Mrs. Myrtle Hill, both of Madisonville; four brothers, Marvin A. DeMoss, Charleston, IN, Jesse W. DeMoss, and Hugh DeMoss, both of Evansville, IN, and Charles Wesley DeMoss of Albuquerque, NM. Funeral Services will be held at 11am Tuesday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Freeman officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, east of Hanson. Friends may call at the funeral home (handwritten under on photo copy is note that son Bernie Allen also survives him.) (Personal note- Bernice Austin DeMoss b. May 11, 1940, d. Feb. 24, 1973) Maria DeMoss Troutman ------------------------------ From: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 22:53:11 -0700 Subject: KY-F: LaurelCoKY AREA--Mt. Echo July 1891 Part ?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 17, 1891 On Tuesday evening about dark Craig Gregg, who has been confined in jail for some time charged with breaking into the railroad depot at Pittsburg, was allowed to go outside for the purpose of removing some slop buckets and, as he was returning, he hurriedly set down his buckets, bade his guard good by and took to his heels. A hue and cry was raised and soon a pretty good army of the boys was after him. Several pistol shots were fired, which aroused the own, frightening the women and children, but failing to stop the fleeing man. But Gregg soon became exhausted and was compelled to ake refuge under the floor of McKee's planing mill. Here he was soon discovered and brought out, and in a short time was behind the bars again. One of the bullets fired at Gregg grazed his right ip and another crashed through one of the large glass in the front of M. Foutz's tailor shop. JULY 24, 1891 Mrs. Elizabeth Farris has been jailed at Mt. Vernon, charged with murdering her neighbor, Mrs. Fatsy Todd. On June 1, 1892, the State of Kentucky will be one-hundred years old, and the Filson Club, of Louisville, in connection with other Historical Associations, will celebrate the event with ceremonies of an historical character. Frank Rossimus was taken from the jail at Middlesborough, early Friday morning and hanged to a bridge, by a mob. On the evening before Rossimus and Giles Johnson created a disturbance by firing their revolvers in the city limits and, when police started after them, fled out of the city, leading the officers into an ambush from which they were fired upon and two of them wounded. After a fight Johnson was captured and sent to Pineville. Later Rossimus was captured and placed in jail. During the night he was taken out and hanged as stated above. Johnson would have shared the same fate had he not have been sent to Pineville earlier in the evening. LOCAL ITEMS BORN-To the wife of Humphrey F. Faris, on Sunday, July 19, a girl Leila. Misses Eva and Carrie Baugh were in town Monday with Miss Nora Lovelace. BORN-On Friday July 17, to the wife of Stephen R. Jackson, a twelve pound boy, Waiter Craig. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita's " Nuttin' Excitin' " Web Page ...Complete listing of my pages and lists... http://www.users.kih.net/~rmaggard/rita.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 23:28:38 -0700 Subject: KY-F: LaurelCoKY AREA--Mt. Echo July 1891 (Next to last) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 24, 1891 Miss Belie Gunn, of Lexington, spending several days in London, the guest of Mrs. Judge Brown. Since our last issue Mr. R.C. Ford has had a relapse and been much worse. He is again better. Dr. P.A. Pennington, of Williamsburg, was in town Sunday to visit his brother, Dr. H.V. Pennington. Mrs. Judge Pearl and Mrs. M.V. Ryan were visiting Mrs. W.B. Landrum, near Mershon's X Roads during the week. MARRIED-In London, Wednesday night, July 22nd, by Judge M.M. Barnett, Mr. Thomas Holt and Miss Lizzie Green. MARRIED-By Judge M.M. Barnett, on Friday evening, July 17th, Mr. Cortez Brown, of London and Miss Belie Vaughn, of this county. There will be an ice cream supper given at Fred Hugi's this Friday evening, for the benefit of the German church. Everybody is invited. Information was received, by letter Wednesday, that James W. Mason of London, is sick with fever at Hyden. Some of the family started for that place yesterday, to be with him during his sickness. Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Mary Stillings ruptured the varicous vein in her right leg and bled so profusely that she fainted. Dr. Pennington has charge of the case and we learn she was better yesterday. Teachers Examination will convene at London on Friday, August 7th. All teachers wanting to pass an examination will be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock. We will only have one day. W.D. WEAVER, CO. Supt. Misses Belle and Julia Boreing were visiting the Misses Brock at their home, near Rough Creek, the first of the week. They returned to town Wednesday morning, accompanied by Misses Laura and Lucy Brock. Cris Jackson, son of W.S. Jackson, who has for some time been working at McKee's planing mill, had his right hand badly cut by a saw Wednesday afternoon. The wound is not serious and we are glad to learn that he will lose no portion of his hand. Mr. C.R. Pennington of Oakley, this county is an energetic and worthy young business man and is entitled to the patronage of the people. He has built up a magnificent trade and has done it by hard work, fair dealing and low prices. When needing anything in his line give him a call. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita's " Nuttin' Excitin' " Web Page ...Complete listing of my pages and lists... http://www.users.kih.net/~rmaggard/rita.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Rita Stanifer Maggard Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 23:42:58 -0700 Subject: KY-F: LaurelCoKY ATRA -- Mt. Echo July 1891 (FINAL) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO July 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 24, 1891 The London district school will open next Monday. Under the charge of Mr. M.B. Jones and his assistant, Miss Nannie Brock, we are sure this school will be entitled to the patron age of all living within the limits of the district. Miss Mattie Lovelace left for Knox county Saturday afternoon, to act in the capacity of bridesmaid at the marriage of Rev. J.C. Steeley and Miss Fannie H. Jones, daughter of Hen. Dutton Jones, of that county. The wedding was to have been celebrated last night, the 23rd, and we hope nothing occurred to interfere with the wishes of the happy couple. We understand that a dog, thought to be mad, recently bit two cats belonging to the family of Mr. Robert Hatcher, in the Hazel Patch neighborhood. The dog and one of the cats were killed. A few days afterwards the cat, which was not killed bit two of Mr. Hatcher's children alarming the family badly. A mad stone was obtained as soon as possible and applied to the wounds. The stone adherred to the wound on one of the children, but not to the other. Another child in the same neighborhood was also bitten and the stone applied, but with what effect we have not learned. A dog reported to be mad was in town Sunday morning and bit two dogs belonging to John Pearl. Mr. Pearl searched for the dog with his gun in readiness for use, but failed to find it. There is so much talk of mad dogs in the county that some precaution should be taken against them. The fact is there are too many dogs at large and as "Sonny" Hedge would say, "We could very well spare many of them, whatever" We think the Board of Town Trusteens should make an order directing the Marshal to kill every dog found on the streets without a muzzle. Let all dogs be kept up or muzzled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita's " Nuttin' Excitin' " Web Page ...Complete listing of my pages and lists... http://www.users.kih.net/~rmaggard/rita.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ End of ky-footsteps V1 #60 ************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.