Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1907 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal April 5, 1907 (Note: This information has been re-typed from the microfilm. The re-typed material has been subjected to a computerized spelling check. However, an effort has been made to preserve the English usage and spelling of that period.) OTTAWA NEWS J. W. Brown and family spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rogers of Pulaski county. - J. W. Proctor of Quail was in this section Thursday and Saturday on business. - J. E. Brown has returned from East Bernstadt where he has been for quite a while. - S. T. Proctor was in Lincoln county Friday on business. - Reubin Wallen was at home from East Bernstadt on a visit Wednesday until Monday. - J. B. Sutton went to Brodhead Thursday on business. - Measles are raging in this section. - J. W. Brown went to Brodhead Friday on business. - George Ballard and family left Thursday for Corbin. - J. J. Brown was in Mt Vernon on Monday. - J. S. Cash bought of David Cash a yoke of cattle for $40. - Mr. Jno. Wallen and family have moved into the property vacated by Mr. George Ballard. - Mrs. Mary Brown has her new line of millinery. - The singing at Union church is progressing nicely. - The protracted meeting at Zion church conducted by Rev. Wilson, of Brodhead, closed Sunday with 13 additions. - James Thompson, who was shot, continues about as usual. - James Harness came home on a visit from Mt Vernon Sunday. - Tart Proctor was in Brodhead Thursday on business. - Miss Ella Hayes visited relatives and friends here Sunday. - Mr. Herbert Barnes, of Brodhead, was in this section Friday. - Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Owens visited S. T. Proctor and family Saturday and Sunday. - Grip and bad colds are the order of the day with the people in this section. - Fred and Reubin Wallen left Monday for East Bernstadt where they will work on the railroad. - Charley Brown visited the fair sex at Krueger Sunday. - Robert Wallman was in Brodhead Monday. - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and family spent Easter with relatives in Pukaski county. - S. T. Proctor was in Brodhead Tuesday. QUAIL NEWS Jacob Elder attended court at Mt Vernon Wednesday. - James Thompson, we are sorry to say, is still in a very serious condition. - Dr. Proctor has sold his farm to Henry Sutton of near Preachersville, for $2000. Mr. Sutton will take possession in July. Dr. Proctor will probably make his future home in Louisville. - Mrs. W. H. Brown, of Preachersville, has been visiting her father, Rev. Martin Owens. - The measles are making the rounds in this vicinity. - Melvin Owens, who has been laid up with the measles, is able to be out again. - Mrs. Mattie Owens is very sick with the measles. - Most of the farmers will soon be done breaking up corn ground. - E. A. Herrin is building himself a new dwelling. - The singing school closed Sunday last at Union Ridge conducted by Prof. Wm. Owens and Jacob Elder. - David Herrin is numbered among the sick. - Ike Snodgrass, of Wigwam, Colo., is in for a few days visiting his mother, Mrs. Margarette Snodgrass. - Mrs. Mary E. Herrin has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charlie Rogers, of near Small, Ky. - Miss Minnie Lawrence, of Small, Ky., has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Lula Proctor. - Wheat is looking fine in this section of the county. - If our farmers would pay more attention and grass their farms, it would be much better. CONWAY NEWS Easter pinches after so much warm weather. - Farmers in this section are about through sowing oats; some of these have planted their Irish potatoes. We cannot remember seeing such pretty weather so early in the season as we have had in the latter part of March and vegetation come up so fast. - Harvey Chenault went out snake hunting last week and treed one under a brush heap and being determined to get it, and it looked like too much work to tear out the brush to get it, so he concluded he would set the brush on fire to roust out the snake. He set the brush on fire and in the process destroyed about one hundred dollars worth of fencing, cord wood; etc, and got no snake. Mr. Chenault now thinks it is foolish for a man to go snake hunting in March especially if the leaves are dry. - B. A. Riddle got his right foot badly mashed here on Saturday of last week by a wagon loaded with 35 to 40 bushels of wheat running over it. - U. S. Berry sold a bunch of shoats to the Roundstone Land Co. last week for $6 1/2 per hundred. - Bee keeper's, should you need some empty bee hives this season, write to D. C. Pullins at Conway, for the Pullins Bee Hive, or to Berea College, Berea, Ky. They are manufacturing the Pullins hive for sale and it is said to be the best hive now in use. Try them. - John Guinn visited relatives at Corbin and London this week. - Perry Lambert, of London, visited his mother and sister here this week. - Several new phones are talked of being put in soon as James Maret gets the line repaired to his place. Why not run it on to Scaffold Cane so the people up there can talk to the outside world once in a while. - B. A. Riddle has set up his new saw mill on the tract of land recently bought by J. C. and Joe Wood. -- J. W. Ruford, who has been clerking for the Roundstone Land Co. here for sometime will move to Berea this week to engage in business there. - Rev. Brisco, of Mt Vernon is holding a meeting here this week in the schoolhouse. - J. J. wood, the new firm, say they never knew trade in the goods business better in Conway since they have been here than at the present. Jim is a good merchant and knows how to entertain a customer to make him want to come back to see him and bring him a basket of eggs or a dozen chickens and get all they are worth in goods or cash. - James Cope and son, who have lived on the Hurt tract of land for the past 10 years, left last week for parts unknown. - M. L. Kelton is working extra as R. R. agent at this place. Easter eggs were no scarcity here Sunday. - Conway has improved so fast since our last writing to the Signal we hardly know just where to begin to tell of the growth of our little village so we will pass on this. You will have to visit the little village and see for yourself what has taken place in the past three or four months. MARETBURG NEWS The sick in this immediate vicinity have about recovered. - Mrs. Martha Lewis and Mrs. Hensman remain right sick. - Bro. Karr is expected at the church Saturday and Sunday. - Sunday school has begun to take new life again hoping to make a success this year by good attendance and interest from the community. - Maretburg now has a phone which fills a long needed want. - Mrs. Den McClure is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds. - Misses Grace and Alice McCall are at home on account of the serious illness of their grandmother, Mrs. Lewis. - Mrs. Bert Whitehead of Livingston spent three days of this week with her grandmother, Mrs. Lewis. - Mrs. Susan Henderson of Parksville is with Mrs. W. B. Whitehead and Mrs. J. J. McCall in attendance of their mother, Mrs. Lewis, during her illness. LIVINGSTON NEWS J. A. Bullock has purchased the barber supplies belonging to Perry Durham and will run a first class barbershop at the old stand adjoining Dr. Webb's drugstore. Mr. Durham will move his family away from this place. - F. L. Thompson, the drummer, was with our merchants Wednesday. - Sam Pennington came down from Mt Vernon Wednesday. He will make this his home having purchased the Eight Gables hotel of W. C. Mullins for $2,250. - Dee Bryant moved his household goods to Lebanon Junction this week. His family left yesterday. We regret very much to give up such good people. - Mr. and Mrs. McRoberts have broken up housekeeping and will board with Mrs. Farley this summer. Miss Lee Rider will also stop with her sister, Mrs. McRoberts at Farley's. - Miss Vernie Wathen will return to her sister's at Lebanon and make that place her home. She will missed among our young people. - Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Griffin and little son, Rex, are out from Corbin visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rome Adams. - Mrs. Luther Mullins and little children, Lorene and Donald, of Corbin spent Sunday and Monday with Mesdames George Griffin and Egbert Hayes. - Miss Lida Cook has been on the sick list, but is able to be at her place at the post office again. - Miss Cora Adams was attending the post office during Miss Lida Cook's absence Tuesday and Wednesday. - Sam Ward, Jr., of Louisville, was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ward Sunday. - Mrs. Mary Hagan has moved into her residence on Main street, recently purchased from Mrs. Jesse Roller, of Louisville. - Mrs. Arthur Boreing is visiting her parents at Parksville. - Miss Bessie Mullins the charming visitor of Miss. Cora Adams has returned to her home at Mt Vernon. - Arthur Boreing is on a pleasure trip to the South. He is to visit New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida before returning. - Emmett Cummins, of Corbin, is spending a few days with his cousin, Casper Adams at this place. - A new tower is being built at Sinks and it is reported that it will control twenty-eight levers. (I had the pleasure of visiting this tower as a student operator for the railroad in 1945. If my memory serves me correctly, the operator in charge that day was Homer McNew.) -- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oliver have returned from Knoxville and have a nice supply of spring goods. - Hardin Mahaffey has returned to Atlanta, Ga., to take his old position back again as brakeman on the A. K. & N. - Miss Bertha Hicks has a severe attack of measles. - The revival at the Christian church is still going on. Rev. Cocke will be joined by Rev. Campbell, of Clay City, on Saturday. Rev. Campbell is the regular pastor and it is hoped that he will spend the following week with us. - Henry Browning has purchased the house and lot belonging to Mrs. Lou Quinn for consideration of $100. - Messrs John Johnson and Harry Lee were in Louisville from Saturday until Monday. - Matt Foure has sold his stock of groceries to Messrs Ben Brumitt and Hiram Jennings. The style of the new firm will be Brumitt & Jennings. - Mrs. W. J. Childress and children are visiting Mrs. Childress' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houston McFerron at Pine Hill. - George Travillian, a farmer living near town, was fatally injured while working in a field near his home. A very large log rolled over him and braking several ribs and causing internal injuries. He is not expected to live. - Oma McClure, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fillard McClure, died Monday of pneumonia. She was an affectionate, devoted daughter and the broken-hearted parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The remains were interred in the McGuire cemetery Tuesday. BRODHEAD NEWS Robert Hicks, of Louisville spent last Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Hicks. - Aunt Judith Chesnut is visiting friends and relatives in Mt Vernon this week. - Mrs. J. W. Hutcheson and son, James Edward, have returned home from a visit to Harrodsburg. - Mesdames M. E. Wilmott and Walter Miller attended the funeral of Uncle Nat Willmott at Wilmott's Chappel in Lincoln county last Saturday. - Miss Eliza Pike has returned home after a months visit to her sister, Mrs. Robert Hicks at Louisville. - Don't fail to attend Miss Maude Watson's millinery opening on Saturday April 6. - The barber shop is open again and as good a barber as can be found in Kentucky is always there ready to attend to all tonsorial wants. - J. W. Hutcheson is in Louisville and Cincinnati this week on business. - H. B. McClary is visiting Dr. W. F. Carter in Louisville this week. - Mrs. L. B. Cable and daughter, Miss Susie, visited her father, James D. Hamm, in the country from Saturday until Monday. - Mrs. S. Monie Dunn has returned to her home in Danville after spending a week here with her sister Mrs. J. G. Frith. - Mr. Fletcher West, traveling salesman of Cincinnati, was here Tuesday calling on our merchants. - W. A. Tyree is in Summershade Metcalf county this week on business. - Mrs. Belle Henderson has returned to her home at Paint Lick after being with her daughter, Mrs. Newland, for two weeks. - Miss Burdette Owens entertained a few of her friends Wednesday evening between 8 and 11 p. m. All present reported a very enjoyable evening. - Miss Eliza Pike is getting up a music class. - Miss Katie Cass and Master Robert Cass visited their sister, Mrs. L. B. 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