Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AUG 3, 1900 STATE Joseph Jacobs a retired miller aged sixty five committed suicide at Elliston by hanging H.M. Hughes while returning to his home at Lancaster by way of the railroad track, was rund down by the 12:30 trian and instantly killed Friends and relatives have recieved word of the marriage in St Louis of Grant Brewer of Vanceburg and Miss Martha Bradley of Mt Olivet Lucy Faris of Maysville leaped from a hotel window at Dayton Ho sustaining probably fatal injuries. A man who accompanied her tot he hotel had deserted here Scarlet fever has broken out in Pineville at the home of Dr Burchfield and there is one case at Wasiota one mile from Pineville. Several cases are reported in teh county J.Hub Prather has been appointed a member of the Lexington Board of Aldermen by Mayor H.T. Duncan to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon E.P. Farrell Tom Johnson was fatally shot by George Ballard at the depot at Berea Saturday eveining last. Though several were near no one heard any quarreling between the men, the first intimation of trouble being the firing of a revolver. It is sad Ballard fired four times. Johnson leaves a wife and six children. Ballard is still at large Mat Swanson whoe home was in Russell countywas found lying upon the Columbia and russell Springs road near Columbia with a bullet hole through his head. He was evidently killed instantly and had been dead it is supposed about one hour when found. It is believed he was shot from ambush, but there is no clue to the murderer PINE HILL Dear Mr Editor...Fortune has once more smiled on our town it is impersonated by Mr Lewis Metesser who is the future lessee of the Coal Company's property. He arrived here Tuesday morning and great things are expected to happen immediately there are storng hints that the coal he mines will be coked at this place; if such is the fact, iw will necessarily increase the population of Pine Hill and we have all hopes of becoming the commercial center and the metropolis of Rockcastle county Mr John meadows has been confined to the house for several days with rheumatism but is much better now Mr James meadows was in Stanford Tuesday visiting his sister Mrs Goodwin who is in the hospital her freinds will be glad to know she is improving reapidly Miss Maggie Sambrook returned to her home at Livingston Monday after spending several days with her friend Miss Judith Sympson Mr Jessie Pike is contemplating the purchase of a store at Livingston and moving to that place. He is one of our best citizens and we are both to give him up Mr Luther Jarret was here Tuesday and Wednesday talking up Mr Tom Gentry's spokes Mrs Berry entertained several of her freind Monday' among those present were Mrs Stalsworth, Mrs Sympson and Mrs Jennie Pike. The day was pleasantly spent gossipping, I suppose Frinday afternoon when Miss Georgie McFerron called on her school for thier speeches, one sleepy urchin rose to his feet and started bravely; "When Freedom from her mountain heights unfurled her standard to the air", he stopped suddenly twisted his sleeve to collect his scattered wits: Then looking up with a twinkle in his eye he finished with. "She tore Gov Beckham from the falg and placed John Yerkes there LOCAL ITEMS Will Rider is here from Upton for a few days Chas Simpson is working at Hartcraft Tenn W.A. Carson of Brodhead was in town Tuesday Willie Simpson of Pine Hill was here Wednesday W.C. and John A. Mullins were up from Livingston Tuesday Rev J.C. Carmical was called to Preachersville on Wednesday Mrs Sue Mullins visited her sister Mrs Joe Poynter Tuesday Mr and Mrs James Houk Sr are visiting relatives at Brodhead Mrs W.T. Brooks of Paris is visiting her parents Mr and MRs J.L. Joplin Squaire Dannie Owens was up from Brodhead Monday on business A. H. Bastin was here this week stertching wires between here and Brodhead S.W. and C.C. Davis are progressing nicely with their new buildings Mrs Chas Simpson whom we reported sick last week is very much improved MARRIAGE: Willie Percifield and Miss Eliza Clontz daughte rof A. Clontz eloped Tuesday night and were married School began here Monday morning with S.N. Davis principal and Miss Emma Pennington as assistant Prof A. Cheisman of London has been teaching the band her this week and displaying with them in Nicholasville today The birck mason's began laying the brick for Houk & Son's new house Monday. MR Harris of Richmond is the contractor C. C. Williams was down from Mt Vernon Saturday and Sunday with his borther Judger R.G. Williams who is gerting along nicely at the Jospeh PRice Infirmary Mrs Sam Pennington after an illness of two weeks died Saturday morning of Typhoid fever. The burial took place in the cemetery here Sunday morning at 10 o'clock Tom Proctor who got his leg broke about a month ago and then had an attack of peneumonia, is very much improved and Dr Lovell says he will be able to be out in about six days Miss Fannie Mcclure is some better Jerry Kriby of East Fork is on the sick list Mr James McFerron of Hansford is quite sick A.J. Sears merchant of Level Green was in town yesterday Joda Meece of Hansford has twins at his house ..boy and girl DEATH: A child of Bob Bloomer's of near Hansford died Tuesday night of croup In all probablitity Billy Sowders will move his saw mill to Tennessee Circuit Clerk Griffin has about completed the docket for September Court Henry Forbus and wife are here from Madiosn county to visit their daughter Mrs W.A.B. Davis DEATH: Mrs Celia Casper came up from Nashville Tenn Saturday last to attend the funeral of her siser Mrs Sam Pennington School commissioner W.A.B. Davis says all the schools he has visited are well attended and are in a flourishing condition Judge Williams returned Tuesday from the Joseph Price Infirmary. D.N. Williams is acting as special clerk during the Judges illness John Neloson, Chas Green and Lige Cox were here from East Bernstadt, Wednesday on moonshine matters in US Commissioner White's court F.L. Thompson says he has worked hard enough during the year that he is now entitled to a few days rest which he is going to take for the next ttwo weeks James Bodkins indicted for moonshining was tried and acquitted. Dink Matingly and Jesse Trosper of Laurel county were tried and held over to the district Court Judge P.D. Collyer left Tuesday night for Nicholasville to attend a meeting of the district commiteemen held for the purpose of selecting a place and date to hod the convention to nominate a condidate for congress NOTICE..I have to pay for my papers and those that buy from me on credit must pay me. I am no Vanderbuilt or William Waldor Astor or railrod magnet. This is a matter of business. I am out for the stuff and not glory. F.L. Thompson, Jr Marshal Short succeeded in arresting Tuesday night James Burdine whom he tried to arrest about 3 months ago but owing to the rapidity with which Burdine used his leg fMr Short had to remain behind. The only thing left for Mr Short at time was a sack of chickens, which Burdine didn't have time to take with him. This makes four arrests which the Marshal has made in the last week which is somewhat of a record breaker. Ther eis only one thing which will keep him from getting a prisoner when he goes after him and that is the fellow isll have to run faster than he can The firm of Collyer & Owens has dissolved partnership and Granville Owens has purchased the entire stock and will be run by Owens exclusively hereafter Dannie as he is better known is a clever nice gentleman and deserves the patronage of te people you have made others who were poor rich now let us see he gets a liberal share of the patronage of the people Dr D.N. Williams seems to be leading a very lonely life now days his family having gone to "Happy Holler, Mal-lor-y Springs" as he expresses it some two weeks ago. He says that the owls have taken possession of the verandas of his handsome home in East End, the chickens the back proch, while the dog and cats poor things having no one to cook for them have engaged other quarters. The old hydraulic ram that has butted the water form the spring to the house has refused to butt any more without feed. As for himself he is stopping at Hotel de Miller and eating at table de hote, at a pay of there dollars per week, no flesh put on, no pay ORLANDO Geo Evans has a very sick child this week BH. Ball and Elza Langford have been in Jackson county on business G.W. Anderson who lives in Boones hollow is one of our best farmers his corn crop will show Miss Mattie Bales is teaching a good school at Macedonia. This we learn from the patrons of the district A free for all fight at new Hope last Tuesday is given as the reason why Deputy Sheriff Langford has arrested seven or eight of our young men GeoT. Johnson is advertising very extensively. You can read his bargains at all road crossings in this section of the county and in the Signal and you will find it correct when you visit his store Dr Childers hangs out a very nice shingle in front of his office. It seems that the Doctor dropped into the right place at the right time for he went into a good practice as soon as he come home. S.S. Ball is now working with the tunnel crew south of this place GENERAL NEWS A postfoffice has been established at Wildwood Allen county with John W. Whiteside postmaster Governor Beckham has appointed James Weir Griffith of Ownsboro, to a place on his staff with the rank of colonel S. Smith of Duncan of Eureaka, Ky who went to Evansville with his wife and child is missing. He had considerable money with him and his wife fears foul play Joseph McDowell the defaulting cashier of the Estill County bank at Irvine who was arrested a few weeks ago in Kansas City Mo and returned to the Irvine jail has been released on bond. George Easton who is charged with assaulting Minnie Young an eleven yearl old negro girl at Middlesboro has been arrested at Norton, Va. He refuses to return to Kentucky without a requistion A tramp named Albert Williams applied at the home of Mr George Davis near Sorgho. Daviess county for soemthing to eat. MRs Davis who was alone her husband being away from home gave him something to eat after which he attempted to assault Mrs Davis. She escaped and notified neighbors Williams was arrested later and lodged in jail in Owensboro At Sparta Lindsay Davis and William Davis, brother, became involved in a quarrel over politics both being Democrats. William Davis felled Lindsay with a stone. When Lindsay got to his feet he drew a postol and shot at this brother. The trouble took place in the Exchange Hotel and the proprietor Scott Moore endeavoring to get the men out of his house got into the fight with them. Moore drew a postol and shot Lindsay Davis twice in the abdomin and leg. William Osborne a bystnder was shot in the finger. Davis is reported to be in a dying condition and cannot recover BRODHEAD Mr Joe Cash one of Maretburg merchants was in town Thursday R.W. Wallin has opened up a nice lot of groceries &c in a.E. Albright's old stand Three Bordhead's teachers, Misses Bettie Hendreickson and Mollie Brown and Rev Henderrickson began their schools Monday MARRIAGE: Mr Will Weaver twice a widower and Miss Matilda Webb were married at the residence of R. Totten on the 29th. Rev G.D. Hendrickson officiated Mr Tim Hamm of the Glades was stung by a kissing bug and for several days his head and face were so badly swolen he was beyond recognition R.H. Hamm and William Adams made a business trip to Lebanon last Monday John Roberts tells us that Gillis craig is to pace his fast mare next Saturday at Crab Orchard next Saturday for a purse of $30 Miss Berda Martin was visiting her uncle R.R. Martin and family Saturday and Sunday Brodhead school began last Monday with Prof R.L. Brown as principal and Miss Helen Thurmond as assistant Mrs Sarah Totten is still confined to her room not able to be out W.H. Collyer is no better...very low Mrs A.E. Albirght has returned from Cincinnati to visit friends here ******************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.