Marion Co AR   Newspaper Abstract
Marion County, Arkansas - Mountain Echo Newspaper
December 1888


Submitted by: Gladys Horn Brown
Email: fernbrown@Prodigy.net


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For all to freely enjoy, I gladly share these, and future issues,
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Mtn. Echo, December 7, 1888

[Too faded to read]

LOCAL ECHOINGS

Justice A. J. Noe on yesterday united in marriage at the 
residence of Mr. Isom Cantrell of this place, Mr. C. V. 
Doshier and Miss Matilda A. Taylor.

Frank Jarrett, who was tried and convicted Monday for 
disturbing a religious congregation and fined $20, made his 
escape while being guarded by jailer John Covington.

Burned to death in jail.  The following from the Baxter 
County Citizen of yesterday:  Last Saturday evening, Mrs. 
Josie Watson, who has been on the county for several years 
on account of derangement of the mind, and who has been 
kept for the past two years by Mrs. Lizzie Pugh, was placed 
in the county jail having become unmanageable at large.  By 
Monday she had somewhat recovered from her violent madness 
and the weather being cold a fire was placed in the stove 
for her comfort.  A good fire was kept up Monday and 
Tuesday and the woman closely watched.  Tuesday evening 
about three o'clock, Mrs. Luther had [This is too faded to 
read, but apparently Mrs. Josie Watson is the one who was 
burned to death in jail.]

FLIPPIN FACTS

[Too faded to read but a few words]

Mrs. Alice Birdsong died last week at the residence of Rich 
Sanders.  Her remains were laid to rest in the old family 
graveyard at the old Gid Thompson place.  

Mtn. Echo, December 14, 1888

LOCAL ECHOINGS

Six pounds of coffee for $1 at Milum and Davis, Powell, 
Arkansas.

Owing to the sickness of Mr. Bradford, there was no 
preaching Sunday night.

Mr. J. F. Davis has been appointed post master at Powell in 
place of Mr. R. S. Lundy.

Mr. D. B. Bawcomb has purchased the old Railsback farm near 
his mill on Crooked Creek, from Mr. Doshier.

Mr. Joel King, an old and highly respected citizen, died at 
his home in Prairie township, on last Monday the 10th inst.

Only one couple have been granted marriage license since 
our last report.  The contracting parties were J. T. 
Middleton, age 21, to Miss Matilda Humphries, age 16, both 
of DeSoto township.

A post office at the mines will soon be opened with Luke 
Matlock as postmaster.  Luke has made his bond and it was 
this week forwarded to the department at Washington and 
within a few weeks the office will be open.

We asked Judge Horn the other day when he thought he would 
start to Texas.  He said he couldn't start until the little 
stranger, who recently took up lodging at his home, got old 
enough to travel.  He thought he would start in January.

Mtn. Echo, December 21, 1888

[The front page is all there is of this issue, and does not 
contain the type of news being transcribed here.  Note that 
W. R. Jones will buy The Echo and continue publication.]