Dr. J. Nelson Osborn, the eye specialist, endeavored to save the eye of Joseph Gilbert, who was injured at the Bakerton quarries, but the optic had been too seriously injured when a piece of steel penetrated it. It will have to be removed.
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A chronological listing of historical events which may have affected the lives of residents in eastern Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
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