~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO NEWSPAPER 1903 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 10, 1903 Quite a number of farmers are done sowing oats. Mr. J. C. Rose, of Booneville, was in our midst Sunday. The nice spell of weather has been broken by a cold rain. Misses Ella Botner and Minnie Cecil visited Miss Matilda Minter Sunday. Mrs. Judge Moren of London, is visiting friends and relatives at this place. J. T. Martin and wife were the guests of John Cecil and family Sunday evening. Miss Matilda Minter, who has been visiting at London for the past five months, has returned home. Uncle Ben Botner, Scott Maguire, James Botner and Mrs. Ballard Minter were on the sick list last week. but we are glad to say they are all much better. J. T. Martin preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday on the evils of intemperance. The congregation was very attentive and seemed to enjoy the service. A Sunday school was organized at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. With Miss Matilda Minter and Mrs. Amanda Martin as Superintendents; Mr. Weslely Botner, Mrs. John Cecil and Mrs. H. Peters as teachers. BOONEVILLE Young Mr. Bales and his sisters of Rose Hill, Va., are visiting their sister, Mrs. Bruce Woodward, of this place. James Gibson and son, of Barbourville, representing Knoxville, Tenn, firms were calling on our merchants last week. John G. Sele, whos arm was broken by Tom Couch at the ferry a few days ago, is improving somewhat, but has quite a painful wound. Charley Reynolds charged with the murder of Carlo Scott on first day of March, and was mortally wounded by Scott, has sufficiently recovered from his wounds that his examining trial was set for April 4th. There is a lot of unprincipled young men who fill up on mean whisky and come to town on Saturday nights, and under cover of drunkeness, disturb the good citizens by yelling like wild Indians, shooting off their pistols and running their horses through the streets, which conduct is a disgrace and a shame. My advice is boys, to desist. Your "sins will overtake you." E. M. Rose had the misfortune Sunday morning to have his right hand entirely torn off, his right thigh badly lacerated, and right side of head and face almost completely torn off with dynamite at mouth of Cow Creek. He went to the river just at day light and charged a dynamite to throw in the river to kill fish, which exploded in his hand with above result. His hand was amputated (or what of it that was left) by Drs. Glass and Anderson, just below elbow joint and his other wounds dressed. He is still alive, with but little hope of his recovery. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita's " Nuttin' Excitin' " Web Page ...Complete listing of my pages and lists... http://www.users.kih.net/~rmaggard/rita.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~