ky-footsteps-digest Tuesday, May 12 1998 Volume 01 : Number 016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:46:54, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com ( C L CRAWFORD) Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal Newspapers Dec 23, 1887 (continued) J.W. NESBITT A native of Canado, came to this county from Chicago, some seven years since as manager of Oxleyf Stave Co. interests in Rockcastle, succeeding B. Geo. Prall, former manager for that company. After the Oxleys withdrew their works from the county mr Nesbitt continued the business under his own name, which grew to large proportions, until two winters since when the weather was so bad and his works so far from the railroad, it was impossible to do anything and having sold large quantities of goods on credit with the expetation of getting timber. Today he is running a large business, shippin from four to eight cars per week. Quantities of his staves got to Engoland, West Indies, California and South America. He recently pruchased the timber on 1700 acres near town and has his mills and buckers turning out staves at a lively rate. From $600 to $1000 per month is being paid out to our people for labor, material &c. He has just started another mill at the mought of Skaggs Creek, this county. ALBRIGHT & CO. This house was established by J.H. Albright about thirteen years since, at Brodhead. They have always commanded a large trade in general merchandise since beginning business. That pushing gentleman and head of the firm Mr. Albright has been instrumental in building up his town in the various business ventures. The Brodhead tobbacco factory an establishment of which that place should feel proud was put on foot and successfully run by himself and R.S. Martin, for several years when the establishment was purchased by martin & Perkins. The Brodhead flouring mill was started and put on a good footing by Mr. A. School buildings, churches &c., have received substanial benefits from him, in many ways; in fact no business enterprise or institutions have been started in that thriving village but Mr. A. was generally found at the head of it. Sometime since they had the misfortune to lose their store building with a large stock of goods, but with commendable enterprise for which the house is noted but a short time leapsed before they had up a new building and fully stocked with a full line of everything kept in a general store. Mr. Albright has a farm in Kansas on which he spends most of his time now while Thomas Cherry his clerk looks after his interest in the store. MRS J.W. NESBITT Who has a class in music at her residence is a fine musician, understands all the principles thereof and is an accomplished and capable instructor on either piano or organ. Few ladies are better skilled in the higher arts than Mrs. Nesbitt. Besides being a thorough musician, she possesses fine literary talents and as a poetess has no peer in this section of the state. Her musical accomplishments coupled with her matronly dignity make her peculiarly fitted for the position of preceptress in the highest and most ennobling of arts and her pupils, if they adhere to her instructions cannot be other than brilliant ornaments of the drawing room and social circles. MRS M.E. BROWN Mrs M.E. Brown has been in the millinery business for the past six years and keeps in stock a nice line of hats, bonnets, trimmed and untrimmed, laces &c., and millinery notions generaly. She is our accommodating post master. Office is in the brick store room formerly owned by H. Carpenter. If one cannot find what they widh in Mrs. B's assortment, they can easily get it by giving her a few days notice. In her management of the post office too much praise cannot be given her. Since she has had charge of the office a night mail has been established by her which is a great convenience to the business public. R.A. Brown is the efficient assistant. L.B. ADAMS The business house of L.B. Adams whose full page advertisement has appeared in our paper for the past month, was established in 1851 by Capt. Jack Adams, one of the pioneer merchants of Mt. Vernon. The sales during the thitry six years of his business life amounted to over a milllion dollars. The captain went through the Mexican war with honor to himself and credit to his native county and state. A few years since he sold out his interest in the store to his son Jack, who in turn sold to L.B. Adams, eightten months since. The business is under the management of Willis Adams Jr., who has had experience in the mercanctile business from his boyhood up. Willis is enterprising and goes to work with a vim. In his eighteen months work since coming here he has done a big business, and has secured the coustom of a majority of the pensioners through the county. County and state claims receive a share of his attention. As stated in the big ad they are closing out their stock at very low prices. Special bargains offered in mens and boys clothing, dry goods, prints, ginghams, flannels, linseys, ladies cloaks, gents furnishing goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes, hardware, harness, saddlery in fact everything kept in a general store, all of which will go at prices to suit purchasers. Mr. Adams knows the value of printers work and his liberality in that line is very commendable, and ought to be contagious. Mr. A informs us that he is satisfied with the results of his big ad in our paper adn of course it is a pleasure to us to know that he is reaping the benefits of his investment in printers ink. NEWCOMB HOTEL Necomb Hotel is located on the north east corner of Main and Richmond streets. M.P. Newcomb proprietor. This large and commodious building was erected by its present genial proprietor in 1868. It is well furnished throughout. The old gentleman is yet spry, and waits upon his guests with his old time vim. His place is the commercial travelers headquarters when in our town. The doctors labratory. The preacher on his rounds with his bible, stops there. The country boys come aroun for their meals, and never go away hingry. Anight proter is always on duty to wait upon travelers an show men to and from night trains. The cuisine of this hotel is simply superb and the associate editor of this paper (the writer of this article) avers that those who prepare the edibles are alike an adornment to the parlor or kitchen. Mr. N has a good sample room and has a splendid run of custom which he richly deserves. DR. L.S. BURDETTE Dr. Burdette located at Brodhead some ten years since. Is a graduate in his profession. He has a wide practice, not only locally, but has patients from all parts of Kentucky and many from other states. His specialty is in diseases of the eye and ear and as an occulist and auri.t he has no superior in the state. Many patients who have been cured by him can gladly testify that they owe a debt of gratitude to the doctor for his wonderful success in the treatment of their cases. DAVIS & WHITE The firm of Davis & White is compose of W. A.B. Davis who is from Pulaski county and followed school teaching for some years with success, afterwards entering the merchantile business at Wabd about five miles south west of this place where he remained six months. Selling out to Geo. Livesay he with James L. White opened up a store in the store house formerly owned by J.T. Clark. Mr White came here some years since from Lincolin county was appointed deputy sheriff under H.H. Baker, which office he filled satisfactorly and at the August election of 1886 was elected to the office of sheriff of this county. The new firm was not long under headway before they had worked up a good business and today they have a big slice of the trade that comes to this place. Besides carrying a full line of dry goods, notions, boots an shoes, ladies cloaks, hats, caps, clothing, tinware, crockery, hardware, table cuterly, glassware, cigars, tobacco, harness, saddlery, nails, horse shoes &c., they handle agricultural implements such as chilled plows, hoes, rakes, Johnson's mowing machines, wagons, and the celebrated empire grain drills also, tilling for flues and salt by the car load. We notice they are with the procession and do prepared with a full supply of holiday goods for Christmas. They have just received 150 lbs assorted candies. , Oranges, lemon apples &c., will be found on hand during Christmas. GRIFFIN & HANSEL Griffin & Hansel proprietors of the Mt. Vernon Mills. This mill was established by the senior partner, Willis Griffin in 1869. It is situated at the east end of Main street near the Old Tan Yared. They grind corn and wheat also card wool, and deal in wheat and corn which are on hand at all times, including slip stuff, mill feed, wool and wool --- waste wool &c., A pleasant fir to deal with and customers receive proper treatment at their hands. Mr. Griffin was letely elected police judge of our town. NOT SURE IF THE DATE IS THE SAME LOCALETTERS E.S. Hansell and family have moved in from Pittsburg Adam Catron has gone to Atlanta, GA with a carload of mules W.E. Webb and inmate of the poor house is about to die Harlow is improving and is thought to now recover Thos Gentry of Maretburg is down with inflammation of the bowels Johnny McClure son of Mary E. McClure had an arem broken while swinging on a box car at Maretburg James Rash was adjudged insane Monday and ordered to the asylum at Lexington Thos Gentry of Maretburg has weatherboarded and painted his house to please his young wife Colby Hayes received painful injuries yesterday by being throun from his horse The trial of James Townsend who was charge with silling whiskey was postponed to Saturday Wilson Sowders of near Maretburg has moved to the Roberts property near Freedom church Miss Mattie Adams of near Brodhead is here on a visit to her aunt Mrs John Luntz J.D. Mitchell, Richmonds mayor and a commercial traveler, will be with us today or tomorrow. Mrs D.N. Williams wants a white girl to do housework. Call at her residence in Mt. Vernon Mrs Nancy Cook of Scaffold Cane is visiting her sister Mrs. D.N. Williams A.T. Fish, Wildie's popular merchant made us a pleasnat call Monday C.S. Neild a former journalist made himself at home amoung our exchanges Monday H.G. Gentry has the thanks of this office for some gratutious blacksmithing. Mrs Alice Hawthorne Mudd wants to be State Librarian. We give Hon Sam Ward permission to voter for her Nate Evans our night operator accompanied by his sister Mrs. A.E. Miller are visiting their old home at Zanesville, Ohio Joe Smith and wife have returned from Illinois where they had been to see Mr. Smith's mother, who is very sick. Geo. O. Ricketts of Knoxville was married yesterday to Miss Mollie Taylor of this County. Death has come to the relief of Miss Morgan of Disputtanta who fell in the fire while in a fit recently At McCreary in Garrard county last week John R. Posey cut and seriously wounded Melvin Gully. They quarreled over an account Jack Catron has gone to Wayne count for a wife. The wedding of himself and Miss Florence Tate was announced to take place Wednesday Mrs Mary E. Williams and Mrs nancy Cook called Friday. We were certainly highly pleased to receive a call from these distinguished ladies W.F. Debord and Amanda Catron of Level Green went to Jellico and were married Monday. They return here Wednesday H.H. Wood was in town Tuesday and did not forget to make the Signal a call and leave an order for letter heads and envelopes The Misses Amanda J. Ping, Rena Luntz, Julia Coyle and Mattie Rowzee called Wednesday. They are perfect little ladies and it is a pleasure to meet them. more this evening ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:53:21 -0700 (MST) From: Jeannie Dalrymple Subject: KFY: Carlisle Mercury, 31 May 1900, Nicholas Co This news paper was left me by my grandmother Mrs. Sophie Blake nee Cameron Carlisle Mercury Centennial Edition, 1900. Thursday 31 May 1900 Nicholas Co., KY. PERSONAL. Mrs. S. McMahill is still quite ill. C. U. Bramblett went to Louisvil'e Wednesday. Dr. R. J. R. Tilton attended court at Cynthianan Monday. Miss Alice Howell visited friends at Millersburg Saturday. Mrs. J. A. Fisher visited her daughter at Millersburg last week. M. V. Bostain and daughter, Clara went to Cincinnati Monday. Rev. Lute Mann, of Morehead, came in yesterday to visit relaties. Mrs Rhoda Conway, of Millersburg was over on a visit Monday. J. D. Burnaw and wife visited relatives at Mayslick the past week. Dr. H. M. Scudder and Scudder Crane are in Louisville this week. Mrs. Chas. T. Donnell has been quite ill the past week, but is improving. Solomon Robertson and John R. Morgan were in Frankfort yesterday. J. W. B. Lee returned Monday from a visit to his daughter at Knoxville. Mrs. Hattenbach, of Sioux City, Iowa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Leo Heyman. Mr. and Mrs. Wood Darnall, of Fleming, were visiting relatives here last week. Abe Levy, of Louisville, was here last week visiting his sister, Mrs. Leo Heyman. Thos. Brady son of Esquire O. W. Brady, is in Louisville this week visiting friends. B. H. Robinson and his little niece, Louise Laubley, were in Lexington yesterday. Clay Harp of Fayette County, came in yesterday to visit the family of Jno. M. Donnell. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Dorsey visited relatives at Millersburg last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Jennie Norvell went to Louisville yesterday to visit her sister Mrs. T. F. Hargis. Miss Frances Karnes, of Mecico, Mo. will arrive Friday night to visit relatives here. Sam B. Harris, of Louisville, was here over Sunday visiting his brother Wm. Harris. Miss Elizabeth Waller, of Lexington, visiter her grandmother here, from Friday until Monday. J. S. Kennedy, wife and son, of Montgomery, Va., are here on a visit to Mr Kennedy's father. Mrs. Mary J.. Johnson, of Moorefield, passed through to Louisville yesterday morning. Roger Rash went to Williamstown Monday where he will spend the summer with his aunt. Harry King visited his brothers, George and Walter at Lexington from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Solomon Robertson and Mrs. Winfield Buckler visited Mrs. Rodney Cord at Helena this week. Mrs. Jacob Heyman and Mrs. G. L. Heyman were down from Paris Saturday on a visit to relatives. Master Ray Rossell visited friends in Winchester and attended the school Tournament there last week. Oscar P. Overby and P. S. Myers, of Mt Ovilet, joined the ex-rebels here yesterday for Louisville re-union. Harry Santee and wife, of New Viena, Ohio, arrived Tuesday to visit his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. McMahill. Miss Mattie McClure was home from Georgetown College over Sunday. She graduates from that College this year. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schawb, of Owingsville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Goodman from Saturday until Monday. W. S. Dudley, Sr., W. S. Dudley Jr., Oscar Ham, H. N. Rankin and Pat O'Maley attended court at Flemingsburg Monday. Miss Laura Wasson and Miss Owens, of near this city, returned Monday from a two weeks' visit to relatives at Pleasureville. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:53:26 -0700 (MST) From: Jeannie Dalrymple Subject: KFY: Carlisle Mercury, 31 May 1900, Nicholas Co, cont. continued.... Nicholas Co., KY Carlisle Mercury Centennial Edition, 1900 Thursday 31 May 1900 PERSONAL Miss Lillian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Layson, of Millersburg, graduated at Hamilton College, Lexington, this week. Frank Arnold went to Willmore Monday to attend commenencement exercises. >From there he will go to Louisville to see the old Confeds. Miss Florence Bostain left Monday afternoon for Buffalo, N. Y., to attend Musical College. She will be under care of Mrs. Nellie Hibler. Mrs. R. R. Templeman and Miss Pearl Warren went Richmond Saturday, to attend the Commencement excersises of Madison Institute. Mrs. J. E. Soper (nee Etta Campbell) who has been visiting her sister Mrs. J. W. Sageaser, returned to her home at Clay City last Friday. R. W. Parsons and Mrs. Dr. McIntyre, were called to Mt. Sterling last Thursday, on account of serious illness of their brother Jess Parsons. Captain R. W. Anderson, wife and son of Hawkinsville, Georgia, are visiting Mrs. Susie Marr. The Captain will attend the re-union at Louisville. Wm. Remmington, editor of the Paris Democrat, and wife, were down Sunday to visit his sisters and eat birthday dinner with the editor of the Mercury. L. A. Slade has gone to Georgetown to spend a few weeks. He will also go to Louisville to look at his old enemies, --the ex-rebels-- whom he now loves. Wm. Peters and wife and John Webb of Bath County, passed here yesterday for ex-Confederate re-union. Mr. Webb was wounded badly during the "late unpleasantness." George E. Young and wife, after spending several days with her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. S. Feeback, of this city, went to Paris Monday, where they will make their home. Stewart Johnson, formerly a resident of this county, has returned from Texas, where he has been making his home for twelve or fourteen years. He and his family are at present at his father's, Mason Johnson, Esq. Mrs. W. W. Howe will be back from Asheville, N. C., this week and will meet Miss Bessie Spencer and Miss Ollie Robertson at Louisville on their way to Mammouth Cave. John W. McMahill and wife, of Chicago, are here on a visit. They were summonedon account of the serious illness of Mr McMahill's mother. She is better at this writting. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 21:47:49, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com ( C L CRAWFORD) Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal, Dec 1887, Rockcastle Co Dec ? 1887 (continue) Not sure of the date on this one as it is mixed in with no front page, but appears to be earlier than the 23rd of Dec due to article included below. Mrs Andrews of Philadelphia, was at the Newcomb House Friday and Saturday last. She was here looking up some landed property in this county. Misses Alice and Nannie Jones, and brother James after a brief visit to Level Green returned to Boreing, Laurel county, accompanied by Miss Olah Catron Pat Welsh has placed us under lasting obligations to him by helping us out this week. he runs and feeds our army press at the rate of 400 an hour. Who can beat it? The Stewartsville, Mo bank that collapsed two weeks since caught our townsman C.W. Adams for $2,000. Mr A will probably recover a portion of it. Miss Lucile Joplin a very charming and bewitching belle of Mt. Vernon with her presence lighted the gooominess of the Signal office Turesday and the typos hearts were made glad even though they did go pitapat. James H. McKinney of Skaggs Creek who recently returned form Texas and Ophelia McAlister of Pulaski county were married last week at the residence of the brides parents The negro Martin Dixon who stole several pistols here some months since has been serving his time out on the rock pile at Danville. He has been in the watch business there. A little five year old son of James Hiatt at Wildie while playing about the yard with a pen knife in his hand stumbled and fell. The knife entered his neck severing the jugular vein. He can hardly recover. Lee Coffey of Wildie while loading sawlogs met with a very serious accident. He was fastening the boom pole, when it slipped from the hand of thos holding it, striking him on the back of the neck. Mrs. J.W. Nesbitt will give instruction in music to a limited number of pupils at her residenc, beginning Tuesday, December 13th. Terms for instruction for piano $3.50 per month. For organ $3 per month. Mrs M.E. Brown, our efficient postmistress made us a call Wednesday. It was her first visit to a newspaper den, and we were only to glad to haver the honor of intitating her in the mysterics of the art. Call again. D.W. White living at the Ashley place near town was surprised beyond his expectations Monday morning. His wife presented him with twin boys. He has now concluded to wait until the boys are big enough to work, before moving to Indiana. Luther Warren a Rockcastle boy who has been with the Western Union Telegraph Company for the last ten years constructing lines has been promoted to the position of chief foreman of construction in the 2nd district, with headquarters at Nashville. Lost somewhere on the road between Pine Hill and Maretburg a pair of saddle pockets with the name Otto Brunner on inside of falp. The finder will confer a great favor by returning the same to Mrs Caroline Wust, at Pine Hill or leaving at this office Our devil John R. Vowels declares Loge Thompson knows what a printer needs and that he keeps everthing in his store anybody wants. Mr T fitted him out with a handsome present in the shape of a silk tie the other day and all he lacks now of being a first class dude is a rattan cane and a plug hat. As will be seen from our Brodhead correspondence the prediction of our chief regarding the presence of natural gas in our county is verified. W.H. Cocks, who assisted in boring for oil on Skaggs Creek some years since, says a small flow of gas was struck and he has enough faith in it to invest in furture borings if a company is organized. A womans Christian Temperance Union was organized her last week instead of a Good Templars lodge. The following are the officers: President Mrs Rosalind Nesbitt, Vice Pres Mrs Rebecca E. Gentry; corresponding Secretar Mrs Anna Miller; Recording Secretary Mill Ella Joplin; Treasure Mrs Mollie Lovell. The free use of the Signals columns is hereby extended to the new organization for the announcement of meetings, etc. Our esteemed friend W.P. Walton, mentioned the verious duties the Signal man had to look after and advised him to be careful or he would grow old before his time on account of over-work. It's an old saying that a dotor never takes his own medicine. It proves true in this case, as will he ssen by looking over the files of the Interior Journal for the last two weeeks. Three immense double numbers have appeared in that time. It is needless to add taht they were brimming full of the best. AN OLD LETTER In 1861 D.N. Williams had fifteen barrels of apple brandy and thinking he could dispose of it to the government addressed Gen Winfield Scott inquiring if he would purchase. Below is a copy of the Generals reply to Mr. Williams, which he now has in his possession, in a good state of preservation. The envelope bears no stamp, merely the word "free" with the autograph of "Winfield Scot, Lieut Gen's, &c. endorese thereon. "Washington Sept 17, 1861" Dear Sir; The subsistence department of the army cannot purchase your brandy, as the liquor part of the soldiers rations has long been discontinued and coffee substituted. The specimen of the same brandy which you inteded for my use never came to hand. Accept my thnks, however for your good intentions-the same as if the present had arrived. Yours respectfully, Winfield Scott. DISPUTANTA J.B. Lair is here collecting taxes Wm Wood is surveying for J.N. Ogg Sammons is supposed to be in Missouri by this time J.D. Anglin is attending school in Kirksville, KY Miss Coddington of Greenfield Ohio will teach at Fair View R.E. Gatliff of Harrodsburg was here Saturday henry Lute can be seen riding the oldest horse in the county; he was 26 years old last spring Miss Martha Rowlett well be the guest of Judge Lair during the holidays Andrew Baker's school will close next Friday. Andy has given good satisfaction in a district that was never suited with a teacher before. I guess it is his good looks that caused the change. ORLANDO John Anglin and son of Reedville were at this place Sunday Uncle Steph Anglin is a boss razor maker Wm McNew was summoned by telegraph to Estillville on account of the illness of his father. Wm Owens looked after his business, during his absence Rev R.E. Bell will teach a clas in mathematics at McNews school house beginning January 1st. Will give seven rules not found in ordinary arithmetics. Wm Owens ground sixty bushels of corn Saturday. Huston Childers said Saturday was a bad day but he could not do without bread or the Signal. Hustons head is level WITHERS D.C. Withers is in Lexington Mrs Rome Adams was visiting her sister Mrs Cash Cummins, Sunday Biggey Mullins fell from a tram car, while hauling logs his head striking a rock, received a four inch gash. Dr. Tabler who was here on business happened along in good time to dress the wound. LEVEL GREEN Billie Baker our next sheriff has bought a fine bird dog Jack and Willis Adams of your place were down a few days since, enjoying a bird hunt with the boys. A.E. Yelton operator and agent of K.C. has just returned from a trip to Richmond I.C. Daris has just opened a first class grocery on Main street opposite Fountain square. Tis with sadness that we chronical the death of Miss Hallie Mitchell, on Saturday Dec 17 at 8 o'clock p.m. Miss Mitchell has been in delicate heath for some months and although her recovery was a matter of little hope, still her death at the time was very unexpected. Miss Mitchell was very bright, charming girl of 17 summers and had won by her many noble and christian graces a host of friends who will regret to learn of her death. She was buried at her father's. The funeral was preached by R.R. Noel of Lancaster. BRODHEAD James R. Cass our one horse operator is visiting Louisville tis week. Joe Hardin a plug is filling his place but Joe does very well for a plug The firm of Frith & Hurt has disolved partnership. Mr. Hurt passing out and the firm is now Frith Bros. Dock Cable has moved his picture gallery to Brodhead Court convened at Brodhead Friday with Squire Brooks on the bench. Among the most improtant cases was James Owens getting judgement against Golea Rodgers for 25 cents. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:20:42 -0400 From: "Smith, Elizabeth" Subject: KFY: DEED: J. Hunt to Commonwealth, Eccl Bond, Bath Co Bath Co., KY Deed Book D Page 311 J. Hunt to } Eccl Bond Commonwealth Know all men by these Presents that Jeremiah Hunt Jeremiah Jackson & Hugh Alexander are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the Just and full sum of five hundred pounds which payment will and truly to be made we Bind Ourselves our heirs &c Jointly & severally firmly by these presents sealed and dated this 14th day of October 1822 The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Jeremiah Hunt of the separat Methodist Society has this day obtained leave of the County Court of Bath County to celebrate the rites of Matrimony within this commonwealth f? thereon the said Jeremiah Hunt shall well and truly d-?- him self in the performance of the said trust agreeably to an act of Assembly entitled an Act to regulate the -?-ization of marriages Then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue test Jeremiah Hunt Hugh Alexander Jeremiah Jackson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:54:39 -0700 From: "Polly A. Menendez" Subject: KFY: WILL: Trower, 1845, Mercer Co Martha (Anderson) Trower, Will, 1845, Pike Co, MO & Mercer Co, KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted to the USGW Archives Project, 5-11-98 by Polly Askew Menendez, ggg granddaughter, (bobpolly@zapcom.net) Surnames in parentheses are included by myself. Martha Anderson was born 11 Feb 1777, Louisa Co, VA, daughter of Bartlett Anderson and Frances Dickerson. She married Henry Thomas Trower 9 Jul 1798 in Louisa Co, VA. Henry was the son of Solomon Trower and Sarah Givens. Solomon and many of his children moved to Mercer Co, Kentucky circa 1809/12. Henry and Martha and probably their first seven children were among the families that moved to Kentucky. They had another four children once in Mercer County. Only one of the eleven children died before the age of marriage. Martha's husband, Henry T. Trower, died in Mercer County, 1826/27, and had been born in Virginia c1776. All of the children's marriages took place in Mercer Co, KY, except for son, Henry Anderson Trower and daughter Lucy Trower, who had moved to Pike Co, MO along with widow Martha Trower in the 1830's. At the time of Martha's passing, in 1845, she was residing in the home of her youngest child, Lucy Trower, who had married George Alexander Riggs, 1842, Ashley, Pike Co, MO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pike Co, MO Book C341 Martha Trower, Last Will & Testament I Martha Trower being of sound and disposing mind and memory, but of feeble health, do make and constitute this my last Will and Testament utterly revoking all others. In the first place it is my will and desire that when it please God to take me home that my Executors hereinafter named see that I am buried in a decent Christian like manner and that all of my Just debts if any be paid. In the second place I give and bequeath unto my children, Sarah Long(Lung), Wesley Trower, Louisa Askew, Jenetta Duncan, Pamelia Hogue, Martha Keneday(Canada), Henry Trower, Maria Bradley, Lucy Trower, and the children of my deceased daughter, Mary A. Coffman, all of the estate which I may have at the time of my death, after the payment of my debts -- equally to be divided among them, my grand children afore said to represent their mother Mary Ann Coffman and take one equal share. But with the view of ? what is hereby given to my daughters, Louisa, Martha, Pamelia and Maria beyond all casualty, it is my will and desire and do I ? direct that what comes to the shares of my four last daughters go to and be held by Doctor John Slavens as their trustee but for their use and benefit free and excempt from all liability on the part of their said Husbands respectively & with the privilege on the part of the said Trustee of paying over to them respectively in person all or any portion of their said shares and if the ? is not paid over during the lives of my said daughters whatever of their shares respectively is left is to go to and belong to the children of my said daughters respectively that may be living at the time of the death of any one of my said daughters and it is my wish that said Trustee keep at interest whatever of money may fall to their shares of my said four daughters and pay over to them in person the interest until he may think proper to pay to them or some of them the principal as before mentioned. I hereby constitute my friend Doctor John Slavens, Esc. and Trustee of this my last Will and Testament. In witnessed where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of May 1841. Test. J? Taylor her Jacob Keller Martha Trower (seal) mark Mercer County Sct: September County Court, 1845 The foregoing Last Will and Testament of Martha Trower decd was this day produced into Court and proved by the oaths of J? Taylor and Jacob Keller two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Attest: Tho Allen, C.C. State of Kentucky Mercer County Sct I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for this county afore do certify this foregoing is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of Martha Trower decd, as this same stands on record in my office. (seal) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of September 1845. Tho. Allen State of Kentucky Mercer County Sct. I Elias Tompkins presiding Justice of the Mercer County Court do certify that Thomas Allen whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of the Court for the county afs. and that his said certificate is in due form of Law. Given under my hand this 19 day of September 1845. Elias Tompkins J.P.M.C. Recorded this 17th day of October 1845 A.K. Buckner Clerk per G.K. ??? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 14:27:41 -0700 (MST) From: Jeannie Dalrymple Subject: KFY: Carlisle Mercury, 31 May 1900, Nicholas Co Continued from the Carlisle Mercury Centennial Edition 1900, Nicholas Co., KY Thursday 31 May 1900 PERSONAL C. H. Fisher and Miss Logan Glenn and Misses Eliza Piper (?) and Besselene Glenn attended the exercisses at North Middletown College this week. They report Miss Boardman as the attraction of the evening--being frequently applauded. Among those we noticed ghoing to the Louisville re-union yesterday morning were: James Dooley and wife, Mrs. H. C. Reed, Mrs. John R. Conley, F. m. Rankin, W. L. Piper, Thomas McCann and James M. Alexander. Capt. Frank Congleton Taylor, left for Louisville Tuesday to attend the re-union, as Aid on staff of Gen James M. Arnold. The Captain is a son of Major H. M. Taylor and a grandson of F. E. Congleton the founder of the Deposit Bank. _______________________ RELIGIOUS Rev. F. M. Trader (?) was at Richmond last Sunday, where hhe delivered the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of Madison Institute. Protracted meeting will begin at the Methodist Church tonight. Services are conducted by the Rev. Louis Howell , Nashville, Tenn. ______________________ BIRTHS FISHER--To the wife of Dr. J. W. Fisher, on Friday last, a son. ________________________ MATROINIAL. STONE-HAM. --In Paris, Tuesday, May 22nd, Wm. Stone and Miss Pearl Ham, both of Nicholas, were united in marriage in the parlors ofthe Hotel Windson, Rev. F. J. Cheek officiating. HENRY-COY.--At the Clerk's office by Judge J. W.Tilton, on the 24th inst., Mr. Chas. E. Henry, of Bourbon, and Miss Dorthy Coy, of Blue Licks. BACON-KEHOE--At Flemingsburg. May 23rd,1900, by Rev F. W. Eberhardt, MrWarren A. Bacon, of Paris, and Miss Francis Bruce, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Kehoe. A large number of friends attended the happy event. The following invitations have been issued: Mr. J. N. Reed Invites you to be present at the marriage of his daughter Belle, to Mr. Nelson B. Sled Wednesday, June the sixth, nineteen hundred, at six o'clock, p.m., Christian Church Bramblett, Kentucky. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 16:58:37 -0700 (MST) From: Jeannie Dalrymple Subject: KFY: Carlisle Mercury, 31 May 1900, Nicholas Co, cont. continued The Carlisle Mercury Centennial Edition 1900, Nicholas Co., KY Thursday May 31 1900 SHARPSBURG COLLEGE The baccalaureate sermon of Sharpsburg Academy will be preached at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, June the tenth, by Rev. Dr. Fulton, of Lexington, KY. On Mondaynight, June 11th, there will be a musical review at the academy. Tuesday morning, June 12th, there will be class day exercises at the Presbyterian Church, and on Tuesdaynight at the same place willbe the graduating exercises. The musical entertainments givenby Miss Ida Howard's (?) music class Monday and Tuesday evenings, were such treats as could be expected from pupils instructed by Miss Ida. On account of crowded conditions of our columns this week we can not enter into a detailed notice of the program rendered, and must content ourselves with the statement above, Miss Ida is a teacher second to none. Miss Edna Stump, who has been makingher home in the family of Cashier John L. Fisher of North Middleton, came ofer last week to be examined for certificate as teacher.....(the rest I can not read, paper badly torn) Dick Marsh has sold to a mining syndicate his 228-acre farm in the suburbs of East Paris. Price $300. per acre. This is a portion of the land on which are situated heavydeposits of lead and zinc ores, which willbe mined by five (?) syndicate. Pro. William F. Ramey, of this city, will be one ofthe instructors at the joint Teachers Institute of Scott and Woodford counties at Midway the last week in August. W. H. Harris and W. B. Ratliff went to Cincinnati Saturday and made final arrangements withthe L. & N. for a side track at Ratliff Bros.' new warehouse, to be errected apposite Mr. jas. Dooley's residence. James A. Fisher, real estate agent sold for R. E. Mann, the lot and warehouse on Elm Street, last Saturday, to H. M. Taylor for $499.75. H. B. Bryson has been appointed Postmaster at this place. He will take charbe in a few weeks, his appointment having been ---?---- by the Senate. The Mers, acknowledges receipt of invitation to the wedding of Ernest S. Clark and Miss Mary V. Oldham at Flamouth, June 12th. Rolla Biddle got his right hand pretty badly mashed in one ofthe presses at Courier office Monday. W. B. Ratliff is also nursing a badly mashed finger. Wpork is progressing nicely on its addition of thirty five feet to G. L. Heymans store room. Malcolm Gaffin has been assigned to the Poyntz Bro's distillery at Maysville, as store keeper forthe month of june. Col. C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent ofthe L. & N. R. R., dropped dead Tuesday in Louisville. Mrs. Allice Gillespie is having an asphalt side walk put down. Wise & Mcgowan, the new liverymen, will have an advertisment in our next issue. Charles Boaz has gone to Vanceburg to work with James George, Jr. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 21:26:17, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com ( C L CRAWFORD) Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal, 11 Dec 1896, Rockcastle Co Friday, Dec 11, 1896 GOOCHLAND Miss Dora King was up from Berea Saturday J.W. Phillips was at Mt. Vernon Saturday on legal business Grover mcGuire and wife visited relatives near Wildie last week Mr. and Mrs McGuire of Batesvile, visited relatives here last week Misses Cora and Effie McGuire were the guests of Eller and Addie Phillips, Sunday last. Moses Anglin accompanied by his sister, nannie, was the guest of Mrs Nora Anglin, Sunday. Miss Susie Ballard of Cooksburg, was the guest of her sister Mrs G.C. Clark, Saturday and Sunday LIVINGSTON Geo Worman is at Stanford this week Lon Gray and wife are now house keeping Henry Fosset of Paris was in town Monday Geo and Jeff Hardin have moved to Hazel Patch Everett Sorrel of Rowland was in town Sunday Miss Iva Painter of Brodhead is visiting Mrs Henry Rice Mr Ware, wife and children of Somerset are visiting John Pope's family Mrs M. Butram after pleasant visit with relatives here returned home Monday Misses Cleo Mullins and Lizzie Browning were visiting at Fields Mill Sunday Clarence Stucky of Louisville was visiting his brother D. Stucky last week Will Mullins Jr and Cha? Cooper have gone to Crab Orchard for a weeks visit Lon Pettus of Crab Orchard has opened up a long needed ?? drug store here Ben Brummit who has been very sick for several months with rheumatism is better Mrs Will and Mrs Chas Stark are visiting friends and relatives in another part of the state James McGuire and entire family ahve been very sick for several weeks but are now better R.A. Sparks spent Sunday in Mt. Vernon. Grand Pa had better stay at home or he will lose his girl. Col. R.G. Williams the handsome and talented young lawyer of Mt. Vernon, was here last week on business Bud Cockrell says "advertise in the SIGNAL. He has found Harry Bowman and recovered the rain coat and only advertised once. James and Henry Delph wo moved to Madison county last year, have returned and say that Rockcastle is good enough for them John Mullins has sold out his store to R.E. Thompson who will open a meat market in connection with the store. He will be assisted by Wm Elkins of Stanford James Maret our clever editor was in town Sat soliciting subscribers, job work and advertising for his valuable paper. Mack Moore says since Mr. Sparks subscribed Mr Maret to him so plainly he will know him at any time. Rev James Walton and family have moved to Hyden, Ky. Bro Walton and his estimable wife will be missed, both from social and church circles. John Walton went to Hyden with his brother and says that Hyden is 40 miles east of sunrise. BRODHEAD Little Eliza Pike is quite sick mrs Dannie Woens is convalescent Ernest Warren is with Bordhead friends Ir isaac Snodgrass was at home last week Peter Heron died Tuesday night of dropsy Miss J.L. Reynolds school closes today Mr. & Mrs R.S. Martin are in Junction City Rev Tinesley was in Bordhead a few days since Miss Berda martin was down from Maretburg, Sunday Miss Ella Watson of Crab Orchard is the guest of Brodhead relatives Rev Owens of Quail was a guest of J.F. Watson and family last week Mrs Lou Purcell and Miss Florence Griffin of Maretburg were down Saturday Mr. Owen Jarrett has gone to Lebanon where he will be employed in the spoke factory Mrs J.H. and Martha Albright attended the birthday dinner given by Mr Sam Whitehead on the 7th Mr and Mrs D.R. Thompson and Mrs R.D. Thompson attended the burial of Mrs Gentry Sunday Mrs W.H. Gentry daughter of ?. O. Cable, died at her home near Brodhead on Friday night, Dec 4. She leaves a host of friends and relatives who mourn the loss of a friend and sister who could excell in kindness ORLANDO Mrs Mary Helton is improving mat McNew is very sick this week ? D. Hundley has gone to Clay County James Anglin is building on Main Street Born to the wife of Peyton Langford - a boy A fine boy birghtens the home of Mr and Mrs W.P. Chestnut The grown daughter of Joel Coffee died a few days since of fever Miss Dora Salyers gave a candy party to quite a number of her friends Wednesday ngiht. All report a vivacious time jasper Reams an intelligent young man of our neighborhood, says that he is the most unfortunate young man living; but refuses to give the reason. It is thought that he has had some disappointment DISPUTANTA R.G. Williams was over from Mt. Vernon last week Quite a crowd was out to prayer meeting Wednesday night J.J. Martin and J. Waddle noted shingle dealers were her this week Miss Sallie Swinford and Rica Baker spent Thanksgiving with Miss Lillie Butner of Wildie Rev Nelson Ketron a Methodist minister of London will begin a protracted meeting at Scaffold cane the 2nd Sunday inst. Mrs Loretta Ogg with her two children, Robert and Hazel is spending a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs Allen Ketron near Wildie W.A. Black has recently spent a few days with Mr Geo Jones of Conway and reports that he was very kindly entertained by his noble and generous family DEC 11, 1896 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE S.L. Whitehead is in from Bog Stone Gap, VA John Boreing of Nashville is visiting his brothers and sister at this place Fay Crudup left Sat on his bicycle for nashville via Stanford, Glasgow and other points J.W. Brown of Pulaski county who has been teaching at Livingston passed through here Sat last en route home John Mullins, Geo Pope, Walter Saunders, Walter Everett, Wm Tubbs and others were up from Livingston at the Michael Trial. Charles Simpson and A Gustavison was in from the Line Creek stave mill Sunday and report every thing in good shape in and around the mill S.W. Davis our saddler has returned from Tennessee, accompanied by his handsome half sister Miss Lula Boleyn who will spend some weeks here Our worthy post mistress Mrs Cleo Brown has been on the sick list but we are pleased to see her back in the office again Livingston has the best barbers in Kentucky. Mac Moore is one of the most getlemanly behaved colored men you will meet in many days travel Conductors Hawkes, Groves and O'Day of the K.C. have our thanks for courtesies shown while on their road. The K.C. have good people in charge On Wednesday afternoon our boyhood friend N.M. Shumate, a substantial farmer of the Bordhead neighborhood was married to Mrs Annie Durmon.(Durham) May happiness be theirs James Wood of Livingston lost a horse and he advertised in the SIGNAL. Jim Hayes at Wildie saw the ad and notified Mr Wood that he had taken the horse up. Advertise in the SIGNAL to reach the people Go to S.W. Prewitt's with your eggs and get the cash for them S.G. Carson of Livingston and Mac Moore the barber, enrolled their names for our paper Five of John Nevil's children have been admitted to the Mosonic Widow's and Orphans Home H.J. Freeman has opened up a family grocery store on East Main and is doing a nice business Mr & Mrs C.P. Ware of Somerset have been visiting Mrs Ware's mother, Mrs E. Bullock of Level Green Geo Barclay of the Conway neighborhood who was sent to the penitentiary for nine months was pardoned when a message was received of his wife's death. He had almost seved his time. Tom Stewart who bet against McKinley carrying Kentucky says he has not lost as McKinley lacked one electoral vote of doing so. In legal phraseology is this not a technicality that would hold good? W.V. Jones formerly of this place is running a successful butcher shop and restaurant at Pittsburg T.Q. Michael who G.W. Morgan had arrested in Louisville and brought here and jailed on the charge of embezling funds of the firm of Mrogan & Michael, butchers at Livingston, was discharged on his examining trial, Tuesday J.D. Frankline for years a locomotive engineer and letely of the A.M. road at Altamont has accepted a position with the Cresent Milling Company, Cynthiana, KY as traveling salesman. His headquarters will be in Livingston where he rented property Peter Heron died at Brodhead Wekdnesday of dropsy, and was buried Thursday afternoon with Masonic honors. The deceased was for many years foreman of the stone gang on the L& N and was universally respected for his many noble qualities as a citizen Logan DeBord a son of Fred DeBord, hamlet, ILL, who moved from Rockcastle 22 years since is visiting his aunt Mrs Sue Mullins and other relatives at Livingston. Mr DeBord says 40,000 bushels of corn was raised on his father's farm this year which is selling at 150 a bushel Jeff Pennington is buying game and paying good prices S.W. Davis can neatly repair your shoes with an invisible patch James Russell and Mrs nannie Head were married at this place Wednesday Dressmaking by Mrs A. Pennington and daugher near the Baptist church Breck Graves of Livingston seems to have struck a good thing. In his yard he has found three mineral springs which on being tried have cured a number of persons with various stomach diseases and other ailments. Mr. Graves means to push the matter and see what there is in the various waters by having them analyzed. Here's hoping he may grow rich and the people be healed. It is claimed by several who have been afflicted that they ahve been cured of troublesome ailments by the use of the waters. Ed, a son of David Griffin was accidently shot and killed by Chas harris near Sinks, last night. No particulars Scheley Smith a nephew of the editor of Cleveland, Va after visiting Kentucky relatives left monday last for home, horseback, a nice little animal which wa spresented by his uncle J.T. 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