EMONSON CO: Mrs. John Flora Seriously Shoots Her Husband in Edmonson County. Sometimes it is better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave, and sometimes it is otherwise. The latter view is evidently held by Mrs. John Flora, of Sulphur Springs, Edmonson county, who yesterday emptied the contents of a double barrel shotgun into her husband's legs. She is twenty six years of age and Mr. Flora about sixty five. She is pretty and attractive and he is wrinkled and rather unpreposing in appearance. They have had one child born to them, but even this was not sufficient to cement the marital bond, and their lives have been anything but happy. It has been an open secret for some time that the marriage was a failure, and that contentment was a stranger to the Flora household and happiness an alien in the Flora family. Thursday last the husband and wife quarreled, with the result that Mrs. Flora took the child and went home to her mother. Mr. Flora did not object to his wife leaving, but he wanted the child, and yesterday went to the mother-in-law's to get it. Mrs. Flora was averse to giving up the little one, an a stormy scene ensued. After he had made two attempts to get away with the child, Mrs. Flora informed him that if he tried to carry it away again she would shoot him. Unheeding the warning, he took up the child and started off. The enraged woman quickly seized a double barrel shotgun and fired both barrels at close range at her retreating husband, the two loads taking effect in his legs. Mrs. Flora saying she fired at his legs in order to keep from hurting the child, and it escaped with out a scratch. Mr. Flora is seriously and perhaps fatally wounded, it being too early yet for his physicians to tell what will be the result of his injuries. The wounded man is a well-to-do Edmonson county farmer and a good citizen. Mrs. Flora has not been arrested. (from the Park City Times to the Glasgow Weekly Times, 29 Jan 1896). METCALFE CO: Since our last letter we have been summoned to witness the last hours of an expiring patriot and friend, Capt. J. B. Morris. A gentleman who was almost a pioneer of the county, who had weathered the storms of sixty-nine years has laid down his burden and retired to rest. The ever-changing and treacherous billows of time will sweep o'er his grave, but they will not disturb him not. His life had been busy and eventful, and accompanied with many hardships and privations. His ancestral home and birthplace was Patrick county, Virginia. He was the oldest child, born March 5, 1827. When ten years of age he accompanied his parents to Barren (now Metcalfe) county, Kentucky. He was reared on a farm, and received such educational advantages as the inferior log huts of the time afforded. He was a close student, however, and a careful reader during his life, and succeeded in become one of the best informed men of his community. He was married in 1853 to Elizabeth, a daughter of Wm. and Isabel Clack, of Barren county. This union has been blessed with eight children - five daughters and three sons. Alice is the wife of Ambrose King, of Hart county; Lizzie is the wife of Judge Pendleton, of Metcalfe county; Katherine became Mrs. Masters, of Metcalfe county; Mattie and Hattie are yet single, and remained with their father until his death. J. S. and J. B. B. Morris are at Hardyville in the mercantile business, and Wm. Leslie, another son resides in California. When Capt. Morris attained his majority he first engaged in the manufacture of tobacco, an enterprise which proved quite successful. (5 Feb 1896) Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php Sandi's site: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

I have done some research on the John Flora family for my Mammoth Cave area database.  I think his  wife was Ellen Hill and not only did he live but they reconciled and had at least 2 more children.  Thanks for posting this Sandi as it adds some info to what I had. ________________________________ From: Sandi Gorin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:46 AM Subject: [SCKY] TIDBITS FROM THE TIMES EMONSON CO: Mrs. John Flora Seriously Shoots Her Husband in Edmonson County. Sometimes it is better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave, and sometimes it is otherwise. The latter view is evidently held by Mrs. John Flora, of Sulphur Springs, Edmonson county, who yesterday emptied the contents of a double barrel shotgun into her husband's legs. She is twenty six years of age and Mr. Flora about sixty five. She is pretty and attractive and he is wrinkled and rather unpreposing in appearance. They have had one child born to them, but even this was not sufficient to cement the marital bond, and their lives have been anything but happy. It has been an open secret for some time that the marriage was a failure, and that contentment was a stranger to the Flora household and happiness an alien in the Flora family. Thursday last the husband and wife quarreled, with the result that Mrs. Flora took the child and went home to her mother. Mr. Flora did not object to his wife leaving, but he wanted the child, and yesterday went to the mother-in-law's to get it. Mrs. Flora was averse to giving up the little one, an a stormy scene ensued. After he had made two attempts to get away with the child, Mrs. Flora informed him that if he tried to carry it away again she would shoot him. Unheeding the warning, he took up the child and started off. The enraged woman quickly seized a double barrel shotgun and fired both barrels at close range at her retreating husband, the two loads taking effect in his legs. Mrs. Flora saying she fired at his legs in order to keep from hurting the child, and it escaped with out a scratch. Mr. Flora is seriously and perhaps fatally wounded, it being too early yet for his physicians to tell what will be the result of his injuries. The wounded man is a well-to-do Edmonson county farmer and a good citizen. Mrs. Flora has not been arrested. (from the Park City Times to the Glasgow Weekly Times, 29 Jan 1896). METCALFE CO: Since our last letter we have been summoned to witness the last hours of an expiring patriot and friend, Capt. J. B. Morris. A gentleman who was almost a pioneer of the county, who had weathered the storms of sixty-nine years has laid down his burden and retired to rest. The ever-changing and treacherous billows of time will sweep o'er his grave, but they will not disturb him not. His life had been busy and eventful, and accompanied with many hardships and privations. His ancestral home and birthplace was Patrick county, Virginia. He was the oldest child, born March 5, 1827. When ten years of age he accompanied his parents to Barren (now Metcalfe) county, Kentucky. He was reared on a farm, and received such educational advantages as the inferior log huts of the time afforded. He was a close student, however, and a careful reader during his life, and succeeded in become one of the best informed men of his community. He was married in 1853 to Elizabeth, a daughter of Wm. and Isabel Clack, of Barren county. This union has been blessed with eight children - five daughters and three sons. Alice is the wife of Ambrose King, of Hart county; Lizzie is the wife of Judge Pendleton, of Metcalfe county; Katherine became Mrs. Masters, of Metcalfe county; Mattie and Hattie are yet single, and remained with their father until his death. J. S. and J. B. B. Morris are at Hardyville in the mercantile business, and Wm. Leslie, another son resides in California. When Capt. Morris attained his majority he first engaged in the manufacture of tobacco, an enterprise which proved quite successful. (5 Feb 1896) Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php Sandi's site: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/     ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message