Edgar, Sorry, You all planned you fair right in the middle of my so called Vacation. Didn't get back until today. I know you had a good time. I guess you saw on the list where someone got permission form the state to start a town in Hardin County in 1821, Mt. Etna. Nothing was ever done re the town as far as I know. What was the law and why would someone go to the trouble to make this request form the State vs just do it? David ----- Original Message ----- From: Edgar D. Byler, III <[email protected]> To: Sharon Cunningham <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:36 PM Subject: Re: Wayne County History Fair > Sharon, > > While I would certainly enjoy meeting you "face to face" and getting a > chance to talk, I doubt we'd accomplish much. Seems I never get anything > done at these things or at family reunions. Have fun with the church > history. > > BTW, I may be sending you (sometime later) a scan of a photo of my > gg-grandfather's old rifle. Have never been able to determine who made it. > The stock has begun to deteriorate either from the saltpeter or from dryrot. > > David, hope you get to attend the fair. I don't have anything pressing, > just enjoy the chat as usual. > > Edgar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Cunningham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 PM > Subject: Wayne County History Fair > > > > Well, as you say, the best laid plans....our church's 120th Anniv is the > > 17th, and I've been dragooned onto a "committee" for research of Mt. > > Ararat's history; there's a meeting of the "minds" on Saturday...sorry > I'll > > miss seeing both of you and others who, of course, will have just what I > > need in my Wayne-Hardin County research. Maybe another time... > > > > sharon > > > > > >

David, I would assume that the people who were attempting to found (or had founded) Mt. Etna, petitioned the legislature for incorporation of the villege. If there were any other laws regarding town, other than for incorporation, I am not familiar with them. In 1867, the people who lived at Wayne Furnace, voted to incorporate the villege. The act of the legislature was passed that same year. It was done primarily to keep taverns and liquor out of the villege and away from the workers at the furnace. State Sen. John Anderson Talley had sponsored a bill in 1866 that would prohibit any establishment from selling "spiritous liquors" within so many miles (two miles I believe) of the boundary of an incorporated town. This was an early effort in the Temperance Movement. You would need to see the original bill as presented to the legislature for Mt. Etna. It is possible there was an appended petition from the inhabitants or an election. I can't remember seeing anything in the private or public acts about Mt. Etna, but then, I wasn't looking for things dealing with Hardin County. Do you know if Mt. Etna was ever a post office? I don't have the post office records for Hardin County. The only reason I can see that an act was passed regarding Mt. Etna was for incorporation of the town or villege. Interesting. Looks like there is a lot more work that is needed here. Sorry you missed the Fair. I don't know if we had a big turnout or not, but it was an enjoyable day. Edgar ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cagle" <[email protected]> To: "Edgar D. Byler, III" <[email protected]>; "Sharon Cunningham" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 10:15 PM Subject: Re: Wayne County History Fair > Edgar, > Sorry, You all planned you fair right in the middle of my so called > Vacation. Didn't get back until today. I know you had a good time. > > I guess you saw on the list where someone got permission form the state to > start a town in Hardin County in 1821, Mt. Etna. Nothing was ever done re > the town as far as I know. What was the law and why would someone go to the > trouble to make this request form the State vs just do it? > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edgar D. Byler, III <[email protected]> > To: Sharon Cunningham <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: Wayne County History Fair > > > > Sharon, > > > > While I would certainly enjoy meeting you "face to face" and getting a > > chance to talk, I doubt we'd accomplish much. Seems I never get anything > > done at these things or at family reunions. Have fun with the church > > history. > > > > BTW, I may be sending you (sometime later) a scan of a photo of my > > gg-grandfather's old rifle. Have never been able to determine who made > it. > > The stock has begun to deteriorate either from the saltpeter or from > dryrot. > > > > David, hope you get to attend the fair. I don't have anything pressing, > > just enjoy the chat as usual. > > > > Edgar > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sharon Cunningham" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 PM > > Subject: Wayne County History Fair > > > > > > > Well, as you say, the best laid plans....our church's 120th Anniv is the > > > 17th, and I've been dragooned onto a "committee" for research of Mt. > > > Ararat's history; there's a meeting of the "minds" on Saturday...sorry > > I'll > > > miss seeing both of you and others who, of course, will have just what I > > > need in my Wayne-Hardin County research. Maybe another time... > > > > > > sharon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >