Lawrence Lore
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Who Killed Hilbert?
JULY 14, 1897 Heathsville is horror-stricken over the tragic death of John Hilbert, who has been making his home with Wm Long for several...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Aaron Shaw, State's Attorney for Elizabeth Reed's Trial
Aaron Shaw was born December 19, 1811 near Goshen, New York. He attended Montgomery Academy in New York and studied law at Goshen. Shaw...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Advertising Disaster for Watchmaker
On December 5, 1918, D. Galbreath moved his family from Johnson City to Sumner having leased the D. D. Emerick home. He then advertised...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 20, 20231 min read
This is a Hold-Up!
August 20, 1914 Lawrenceville Republican The quiet village of Birds was excited Saturday by the attempted hold- up of the cashier in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Death of Twins
January 8, 1902 Sumner Press A Coroner’s inquest was held at the residence of E. P in southeast Christy township over the bodies of two...
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Guilty of Bootlegging 1821
The first court record in Lawrence County, dated June 4,1821, shows that Michael Stufflebeam and Benjamin Matthews were indicted for...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 4, 20233 min read
Unsolved Crime 1905
Death of Horace Bennett December 30, 1905 Sunday morning about 10 o’clock, the body of a man was discovered by some men in the woods...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Hobos Cause Trouble
Lawrence County News October 5, 1910 Residents of South Lawrenceville complain of petty annoyances and depredations of tramps who infest...
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