Hi Listers, Rec. the following newspaper article from Ruth Nichols today.. Wanted to share with all. Ken G. ********************************************************************** REPUBLICAN--Extra Princeton, Ky. Friday- June 31, 1851 OURSELVES We are under the necessity this week, of asking the indulgence of our readers for not making our usual appearance: The cholera has been raging in our town to an alarming extent. Many of our citizens have left, about one half, amongst them, some of the hands of our office. -- The editor is down, with a slight attack of the prevailing epidemic, and those of us who are still here, and up, are in a very poor plight for labor, business of all kinds has been suspended. Under these circumstances we feel confident our friends will excuse us. And we promise hereafter to endeavor to make amends for our failure this week. THE CHOLERA This fearful scourge has again visited our town, and some of our citizens have fallen victims to its ruthless grasp, many others are suffering from its dreadful attack. A general fear seems to pervade all classes of our citizens, many of whom have fled for safety, to other, and more favored localities. Since our last issue, the following persons have fallen victims to this disease. Wm. Gray, one of our oldest and most respected citizens was taken on Saturday morning May 30th, about 10 o'clock, and before sun down, the disease had performed its fearful mission. Elihu Calvert, after struggling with the disease for several days, died on Saturday night. A black girl of E. A. Calvert's on Wednesday, June 4th. Mrs. Robertson, wife of Mr. Rall Robertson, Wednesday night. Mrs. Strong, died very suddenly on Monday night, supposed to be fear or apoplexy. Area physicians report about 12 or 15 cases of actual cholera, having occurred, together with a number of other cases, from 32 to 50 as having all of the premonitory symptoms; but being taken in the first stages of the disease, readily yielded to the remedies used, most of whom are now up. Several deaths have occurred in the country. Mrs. Calvert left town to attend the burial of her husband, was taken the same evening and died in a few hours. Two negroes have died in the neighborhood and several other cases. _________(torn) _______ The disease is evidently on the decline, no decided cases having occurred within the last 48 hours that we can hear of. _________________________ Operations have been suspended at the College until Monday, the 16th. Many of the students have left for home. There has been no case of cholera at the institution, and we trust at the appointed time they will return, as it is thought a few days of good weather will restore our town to its usual excellent health. ______________________ By a letter received from Smithland we learned that several cases of cholera have occurred at Paducah and that Dr. N. Lane died with it on Sunday last. ______________________ The weather has been exceedingly damp and cloudy for several days passed. Yesterday (thursday) being the only clear day we have had since Sunday. It is again cloudy this morning, threatening rain. __________________ \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************

Ken, thanks very much for sharing that, would you recheck the date on that article? please? That was very interesting and I really appreciate the information. Thanks for the retyping and thanks to Ruth Nichols also. Vicki