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Contributed by: Mary Lou Hudson

By Associated Press

Corbin, Nov. 1 -- Policeman George Marcum, formerly
 of Middlesboro and London, shot and killed Cy Davis,
 26, former Louisville and Nashville Shopman in a vacant
 lot in the rear of the Smith Hotel early today. The
shooting aroused such a pitch of feeling that Marcum
 surrendered to Mayor Gilliam who held him under guard
 until daylight when he sent Marcum to jail at Williamsburg.
Considerable mystery surrounds the shooting.Marcum ran
 into the hotel just after the killing and told the mayor
 and other bystanders he had "just killed a man."

Marcum said Davis had been "shooting up the town," and when
he tried to arrest him Davis shot at him.He said he 
then seized his gun and shot him twice. George Marcum 
left here about a year ago for Corbin where he has since
 been employed as a night policeman.He lived in
 Middlesboro four or five years previous to this,
 and worked here at the carpenter trade.He lived
 on the corner of Exeter Avenue and Twenty-second street
 in the house now owned by Judge J.E. Evans.Before
 coming to Middlesboro Marcum served on the London
police force for several years.He was a quiet and
 well-thought-of citizen, his friends say. Reports
 received here intimate that a third party was 
complicated in the  matter and that perhaps Marcum
 was not the one who did the shooting. 

Defiance Democrat, Defiance, OH - 

Cincinnati, June 25.-- The following dispatch
 has been received by Gen.Burnside from the expedition
 sent into East Tennessee. Boston, Ky., June 23.--

 I arrived here with my command at eleven o'clock this
 morning.I struck the railroad near Lenoire -- destroyed
 the road up to Knoxville -- made demonstration 
against Knoxville, so as to have the troops drawn from
 above -- destroyed the tracks and started for Strawberry
 Plains --burned State Creek bridge, 325 feet long. I 
captured thirty-five pieces of artillery, some two
 hundred boxes of artillery ammunition, over five hundred 
prisoners, and one thousand stand of arms, destroyed,
 and a large amount of saltpeter manufactory and other stores.
My command is much fatigued.We have had but two 
nights sleep since leaving Williamsburg.The force in
 East Tennessee was larger than I had supposed.
I did not attack London bridge for reasons that I
 will explain.At Mossey Creek I determined to return.
In the mountains I had very great difficulties that
 were entirely unexpected.I found the gap through
 which I intended to return strongly guarded with
 artillery and infantry and blockaded with fallen timber.
A force was also following in our rear.I determined 
to cross at Smith's Gap which I did.I will report 
more fully as soon as possible.

Very respect'y,  your obd't serv't

S.P. Saunders

Colonel Commanding. 

Daily Tribune, Corbin, KY

By Fred C. Faulkner

In Mt. Ash, Ky. I found Charlie Meadors, son 
of Jason Meadors and grandson of Lewis Meadors who
 raised 17 children of his own, and three Negro slaves 
bought from a man named Jones.The Negroes continued
 to be called Jones.

Charlie Meadors and his wife live at the mouth
 of Cane Creek, otherwise called Hog's Jaw Crossing 
and Kool Kamp, but are presently staying with their 
daughter, Mrs. Bruce Goins who was widowed June 25
 when her husband was killed in the wreck of a Dixie
 Ohio truck near Somerset, Ky.He was the son of Scott 
Goins, also deceased.He had been a resident of 
Mt. Ash for many years.

Charlie's Mother was a sister of Henry Morgan,
 former policeman of Williamsburg.  

Mrs. Meadors is a granddaughter of Amos Bennett, 
also known as Uncle Bud Bennett who was killed by 
a falling chimney in the Jellico, Tenn. explosion 21 Sept 1906.

Will Rickett of Gatliff married his aunt, Vina Bennett.
So Mrs. Meadors is a first cousin to Amos Rickett of 
Gatliff, and also to James Rickett, whereabouts unknown.
  Also to Layton Rickett of Wofford.

Charlie Meadors was first cousin to Millard Meadors
 who once taught in Williamsburg Institute - now
 Cumberland College, and to the husband of Mrs. 
Lizzie Meadors, who long kept a boarding home for
 college students in Williamsburg - mother of
 Roscoe Meadors who married Louise Hibbs whose father 
Dr. H.H. Hibbs was then pastor of First Baptist Church
 of Williamsburg.Miss Reba Meadors was her only daughter.

Mr. Meadors has suffered a stroke which left him
 slow of speech and of memory but he is able to be
 up and is quite cheerful. His one complaint is that
 most of the visitors in the home are women.He would 
like very much for more of the older men to come by to
 see him.The Goins home is near the over-head bridge in Mt. Ash.

Mrs. Meadors said she rode the first passenger 
train to run from Corbin to Jellico.It was a Sunday
 afternoon.She said her father, Joe Bennett, took 
her and others to Brummett station and left them to 
board the train while he drove to Rockholds to pick
 them up for the trip back home.Her memory is better
 than mine.I can't remember my first train ride from
 Boston (or Siler Crossing) to Bird Eye.I was 6 months
 old at the time, so they say.If so, the date was 1893.

On the road from Lot to Mt. Ash this morning I 
kept on the old hiway instead of taking the new 
road at Saxton.I needed to drive through Mt. Ash
to get further information on a sale and on the
 Meadors family.Driving is much more pleasant
 on these old roads than the new ones.One has 
more leisure and meets more interesting people.

I stopped at the Goins home yesterday to see her
 range - a combination burning coal on the left and
 gas on the right.Asked for a glass of water and
 was served iced tea instead.On the table was a 
slice of cake baked by Miss Diane Goins, a 3rd yr.
 student at Pleasant View High School and a classmate of 
my own daughter, Peggy Fern Faulkner.She had baked
 it for her grandmother's 77th birthday Sept. 19th.

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Meadors celebrated their 
57th wedding anniversary July 4th.

Daily Tribune, Corbin, KY - 1964

Open House Sunday To Mark 99th Birthday Anniversary

Mrs. Mary McKeehan will hold open house Sunday
 afternoon, January 26, from two o'clock until
 four o'clock at her home in Highland Park, Williamsburg, 
Kentucky, in observance of her ninety-ninth birthday anniversary.

A native Whitley Countian, and sole survivor of
 a family of seventeen, Mrs.McKeehan has resided in
 Whitley County all her life.She has lived in 
Williamsburg for the past 40 years, since the death
 of her husband, Samuel McKeehan, 22 Feb. 1922.

Mrs. McKeehan joined the New Zion Baptist Church at
 an early age and is now a member of the Highland
 Park Baptist Church. She has had excellent health
 until 4 year ago, but is still able to be up 
part of the time.

She is the mother of three daughters, the late
 Mrs. Susie Kidd, of London, Ky., Mrs. L.E. Parks,
 Corbin, Ky. and Miss Lida McKeehan, with whom she makes
 her home in Highland Park. Among her 14 grandchildren
 is Mr. Glen Parks, a member of the faculty of Central
 Elementary School and radio announcer for WCTT, Corbin.
She has 23 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.

Mrs. McKeehan contributes her longevity to "not worrying
 and not drinking coffee".

No formal invitations have been issued locally,
 but all friends and relatives are invited to call.

 Note:Mary Meadors, d/o Lewis Meadors and 
Susannah Prewitt, was born 26 Jan 1865.She died 
20 Nov. 1965 and buried at Highland Cemetery, 
Whitley Co., KY.She married 25 Sep. 1887,
 age 22 years to Samuel McKeehan who died 22 Feb. 1922.

  Mary Lou Hudson

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