Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY JULY 6, 1900 STATE Judge Toney decides that Judge Buckley can't oust Interpreter Welle Robert Noaks wanted for conspiricy in the Goebel assassination was arrested in Virginia Judge Evans decides that the common stockholders are not entitled to participate in the reorganization of the K and I Bridge Hon Asher G. Caruth has notified the State Election Commission that he will be unable to serve as commissioner for the Jefferson county Hon L.H. Carter President pro tem of the Senate is acting Govenor during Mr Beckham's absence from the State at the Kansas City convention A letter from James B. McCreary to friends at Danville states that in his opinion many Democrat nominated for Governor should accept and seems to indicate that McCreary may latter on enter the race Mrs T.D. Elliott of Bardstown Ky sets up a claim to the old baseball park on twenty eight street which was dedicated to the city for a park by her husband, but which was never legally accepted by ordinance "Good photo of Dr W.J. Childress" Rockcatle's Youngest Physician The above is a spelendid likeness of Dr W.J. Childress who graduated from the Louisville Medica Colelge June the 27th. dr Childress was born and raised in this county and is known to every citizen as one of our most trustworthy and best young men. For several years he was a teacher in the public schools of our county, and during all that time he was always looked upon as one of the best enformed and one of the best instructors which we had. During the four years in collegehe has made splendid grades and at the last in addition to getting one of the best diplomas issued he received from the faculty one of the highest compliments paid to any student. he will locate for the present at Orlando; and knowing the great amount of energy and get up wich he has we feel confident that nothing but the best of success awaits him in the future BRODHEAD DEATH: Died..Sunday, July 1st, 1900, Mrs Annie Hurt wife of Mr David Hurt. Section Foreman of Brodhead section. MRs Hurt was a spelendid lady, a good companion and a great helpmate to her husband. She leaves two children both about grown. Her many friends are in deep sympathy for the bereaved family John Jarrett informs me he has a splendid prospect for a large crop of corn Our accommodating hotel man F. Francisco is overrun with boarders and lunches for train men. Those who eat there once are always glad when the opportunity affords itself for them to go back W.H. Colyer still continues very low. His many friends would be glad to hear of his being up again for there is no cleverer a gentleman than he and he is very much missed from his place of business Messrs Bogue Brown and John Cress passed through here Friday with a nice bunch of hogs and sheep they gathered up in Pulaski and Rockcastle Mr David Elder of the Glades was here last week and reprots the prospects for corn and all garden vegetables the very best. William Adams and John Newland who were so badly hurt in the bridge disaster near Calvary on the C&O are very much improved and will probably be able to be moved home by the last of this week Mr George McRoberts while repairing some grape arbors fell and receivied a severe bruise aon one of his hops which has confined him to his bed for several days Mrs Sara Totten whom was reported last week with a severe case of the grippe is still confined to ehr bed E.S. Albright editor of the Signal was in town Saturday in the interest of his paper. Edgar is a mixer and we predict in the near future to hear of him enarging his paper and giving its readers one of the best country papers in the mountains. With such men as Buck Varnon and others as it correspondents whey should it not be one of the best in the mountains? Buck Varnon is out where he gets all the mountain airwhich is the purest on earth, which causes him to feel able for any emergency Mrs J.R. Cass has returned from an extended visit to friends and relatives in Indiana bringing with her a niece who is in bad health thinking perhaps Kentucky mountain air and splendid mineral waters might be of great advantage to her While driving along the road last week Mr J.H. Albright fell from his wagon and received a very painful hurt which has had him confined for several days Miss Mollie Carter and her brother Jack got off here Thursday also Master Eddie Herrin all who have been at the Masonic Orphans Home for over a eyar all were looking well, and Miss Mollie had almost gron out of our knowledge. Mr George Brown was in town last Saturday looking well and seemed to be enjoying this worlds goods as well as any many POSSUM HOLLER (Level Green) So much rain is doing an immense amount of damage to wheat and putting farmers far in the rear with thier corn crops. as a general thing farmers are in the weeds. Gardens were never much better beans, peas, potatoes betts &c..ready for use. Many of our people took in the "big show", but think it a day and money lost. Strange, isn't it how we like to be bit. We'll be ready for the next even if this was no good. Now Webster in his immortal book say "Experience is a dear school but fools will learn in no other", but it does seem to me hat even the hard school of experience is worth but little to most of us. Well yes, contract day with trustees and teachers has come again, but this time I am not "in it", I taking a much needed rest, tho' as the time approaches I feel restless and somewhat inclined to wish I had a good paying school to begin when the time "fully comes", but I'll sty at home with Betsy and Betsy will say with me and let the children teach. I'll attend the institute tho' and pay my fee and have some fun, for that is about all there is in the institute for most of those who attend it. I wonder whom they will improt to run the machine. OUr common school is the foundation stone to an education and especially so in the mountains of Kentucky therefore much care should be taken in the laying of it. A skilled workman is escential and should be imployed if possible in all cases. Mr Editor; I can not see why we can not run an educational column in your paper. Now I'll ask the teachers to parse the word "parsing" in the following sentences; "parsing hard sentences is a difficult task", and "The parsing of hard sentences is a difficult task", It is easly done if you know how Herren and Wilson "took up lambs" here on Monday and bought a few old sheep at 3cts. In all they had 200. We have no one in the calf ore mule trade yet. Som good young mules ad quite a goodly number of calves. Now it runs this way in Possum Holler; If I can sell my calves &c I'll hire John Smith and Richard Jones to work for me and pay cas. Jones will pay some little debts he owes to dondry parties, this will enable them to pay Henry Catron, and Smith will buy a cow and the cow seller will distribute his $25 among his creditors enableing quite a number of persons to pay tax and buy coffe and tobacco, then otherws will do as I, Smith and Jones have done which will put many $'s in circulation and then my republican neighbors hollow for McKinlow and prosperity and I hollow too. I have as good nabors as anybody if they are republicans they can't help it, they are like I am by being a democrat for Solomon said train up a boy in the strate path and he,ll wak there in and if he is borught up in a crooked roads he,ll follow its wandering sich iz very tue, & especially so in pollytix. Blask will out run a dog with a tin can tied to his tail down bhere, and I am a little some what inclined to bel ieve he,ll get then nomination & if he does we'll elect him in spite of all oppositions. It's rainin agin. Yours, Buck Varnon NEWS ITEMS Robert Crawford's Sunday dinner cost him $73 The John C. Lewis Company has about closed a deal for Wilkes block William Stiles a desperate train robber was captured in Arizona Fire at Pittsburg destroyed the soap plant of the Wlaker-Stratman Company The colored people will have a rally at the court house the 4th Sunday in this month for the prupose of raising money to build a Bapti9st church. Two ladies which will be N1 and 2 will run a modal race. Everybody is asked to contribute to this cause. J.B. Barnes, Jim Huston, Joe Newcomb, Committee LOCAL ITEMS DEATH: David Stokes wife died Tuesday Mr J.J. Williams still continues very feeble R.L. Porter of Benge is here visiting relatives Mrs W.T. Davis spent the 4th with her sister at Lowell Mrs A.C. Franklin of Athens is here visiting her son S.C. Mrs T.J. Cress of Disputanta has been visiting in Stanford We are glad to note that Hon J. K. McClary continues to improve Dr John Mason Williams spent several days in Louisville last week Mrs and Miss Simpson of Pine Hill were in town shopping Tuesday Mr and MRs A.T. Fish of Wildie spent Monday with relatives here Miss Georgia McFerron is spending the week with her sister Miss Fannie Mrs D.N. Williams who has been sick for some time is much improved Hon G.M. Davidson of Stanford was consulting friends last Wednesday David Herron passed through Wednesday on his return from a trip to Casey Charlie Whitehead is visiting his uncle S.L. Whithead at Big Stone Gap, Va Dr Emmett Proctor and family return today from a health seeking trip to Florida Capt W.R. Dillion and son Wix were here attending court the first of the week Mrs Chas Spilman of Nicholasville is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J.L. Joplin Miss Bessie McClure is spending the week in the country with her cousin Miss Mayme Fergueson LOCAL ITEMS (CONT) Charlie Lechliter who has been located in Indiana for the past two years spent a few days with home folks here Master John Dillion and siter Miss Lynda spent last Saturday and Sunday with Conn Brown and Miss Alza Thompson Oscar Bostic, Jim Colyer, John Dolan, Fred and August Krueger left Monday for Manchester. They will assist Fritz Krueger the contractor in erecting some brick buildings at that place Miss Pearl Butner of Indiana is visiting relatives here and at Brodhead Mrs Bert Owens qualified as administrator of her son George Mullins deceased D.S. Purdom, the tonsorial artist has been on a visit to relatives in Lincoln & Boyle Lawyer C.C. Williams spent several days in Lexington and Chatanooga this week. H.J. and W.G. Mullins were here shaking hands with their many friends Tuesday L.W. Bethurum went to Middlesboro Tuesday to see his wife who is there for her health Miss Rica Baker after a pleasant stay of two weeks with friends returned to her home Monday Mrs George rice and nephew Robert Harry Miller are spending a few days in Lebanon Junction Attorney R.L. Brown of Mt Vernon attended court here this week. Lyte Adams left Sunday for Grays station where he has a position with the North jelico Coal Co Messrs David and L. Argenbright of Livingston visited James Argenbright the section forman Sunday Mrs Cleo Brown has moved her millinery establishment from Main street to the brick on Church street James Crawford Sr qualified Monday as the administrator of the estate of W.G. Adams with F.L. Thompson as surety James Drye will leave in a few days for Casey where he will make his home, Jim is a splendid boy and we regret to give him up Lewis Jones stopped over Saturday and Sunday on his return from the Louisville Medical College to see his grandfather, J.J. Williams Harlan Arnold was sent to jail for 23 days for being drunk and disorderly. Joe Norton oft off with a fine of $7.75 which he paid and was released J.T. Admas, Master McKenzie Brown, F.L. Thompson Sr. and Jr and Miss Susie are the number from this place who attended the parade at Stanford Wednesday Miss Maude Coble who wa sone fo the teachers in the Institute here last years has just returned to her home in Frankfort Indiana from an extended trip to Canada and many of the Norther cities Strayed..I have now in my possession one bay mare, six years old. When she came to my house shd had on a small bell. owner can have same by paying all damages. Conrad Hiatt, near Brodhead Miss Fannie and Georgia McFerron, Salle Carmical, Jalia Colyer, Margie McClary and Rhoda White, R.L. Brown, Dr. W.J. Childress, Charlie Henderson, Lee Porter, Ed Cox and John Colyer composed a party of young folks who enjoyed the 4th with a picnic of their own in the grove near Langford Miss Bessie Houk spent Tuesday and Wednesday with relatives in Brodhead Quite a large number suits were disposed of in the Quarterly Court this week. There were contests in the cases of J.W. Marler & Son against Al Adams & Thomas Rowe; judgemtn was rendered for plffs. A.C. Manifee against his daughter Valissa fish and husband A.T. Fish as to the ownership of a mare the jury found for the defendants A Patriotic celebration was had in a beautiful grove at Liberty church near Bee Lick last Wednesday. Jacob Elder delivered the welcome address, Mr J.N. Thompson the response and Rev martin Owens offered prayer. Miss Ida may Adams delivered an oration on what America has done for the world. Prof J.N. Brown spoke on the subject of teachers of 1790 and 1890. Miss Mamie Reynold read an essay on "Home", Rev James Cummins spoke of "Humanity", Rev O.M. Wallin's subject was liberty and Mrs Mollie Acton read and essay on duty. Much credit is due to the industry and patriotism of L.D. Gooch, G.B. Sutton, L.> Reynold and Mrs J.G. Reynolds for the splendid program of the day. The Fourth at Stanford Between 5000 and 8000 assembled at Stanford Wednesday to witness the grand parage which was best thing of its kind we ever saw. The parade extended almost all the way from one end of Main street to the other in which most all the different institutions and business firms of the town were represented. The prize offered for the best turnout was given to the Joseph Price Infirmary and while lots of Praise is due Drs Brown and Carpenter for the great amount of taste which they displayed and the artistic way in which they fitted up their rig, ectill we think the credit is due the four beautiful young ladies who occupied it for had we been one of the judges we would have had to decide in their favor had they been riding in a dumy cart LIVINGSTON W.M. Fields is with homefolks this week John Magee is looking after his lumber interest Dock Calaway has placed forty new chairs in his hall for the benefit of the Red men, Maccabees and Masons Capt B.N. Roller is putting a fence around his cottage on Smith street W.C. Cummins is recovering his dwelling and making many other improvements Mr Carter has moved to this place and will make his home with his son J.R. Carter Richard Mobley has sold his interest in the saw mill to George Griffin which they have been running in Laurel county Mrs A.N. Bently is in Bowling Green this week at the bedside of her sick daughter Mrs Lee Web Mrs R.C. Wade will teach the school in the DURHAM district Mrs Charlie Stark and Miss Laurie McGuire left Sunday for a visit to friends and relatives at Wildie Misses Cleo and Bert Mullins have just returned from a visit to relatives in Mt Vernon and Maretburg Miss Mahan of London is spending this week with Mrs Will Wright Cy Owens and wife and Mrs Will Owens also Mrs Herren of Quail was visiting friends here Saturday and Sunday Ex sheriff W.G. Mullins and wife spent Sunday with judge Ashley Owens Mat Pike has the contract for putting the fence around Capt Rollers lot Mrs E.S. Elmore of tis place who is in the hospital at Stanford is doing nicely and we hope will be able to get home soon Joe Dickerson is salesman in the fields & Herren store while Dave is visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs W.G. Proctor accompanied by his sister Miss Luna and Miss Mattie Bills of Lebanon Junction DEATH: (my great great grandfather) OLD UNCLE BILLIE DURHAM AGE 94 DIED AT HIS HOME ON CROOKED CREEK, HE HAS BEEN A PREACHER AND A QUIET CITIZEN FOR MANY YEARS (would love help on this man, Cindy) DEATH: Boon Metcalf who died suddenly last week had hoed corn up till noon then come to Livingston and on his return taken sick only lived a few hours Rev James Walton preached to a large crowd in the Presbyterian church sunday night A protracted meeting will commence in the Christian church at this place next Monday night conducted by Rev Cole Capt Tom Jim Ballard who is here for medical treatment is very poorly at this writing John Farmer has returned to his home after a business trip to this place and McKee he says he will probably be a citizen of Livingston again some time ORLANDO Rev Parke preached a number of funerals to quite a crowd of people at McNews chapel on Sunday last Mrs Dr Pennington of Mt Vernon visited her sister at this place the first of the week Mr Tip langford joined the baptist church at Flat Rock Sunday Mr Sollie Ball was called home Thursday night from his work with the bridge carpenters on account of illness of his wife but we are glad to say that she is greatly improved Mr Oliver VanCleave has done some very artistic sign painting for G.T. Johnson this week Mr R.L. Porter of Benge Ky was with us the first of the week there is no better boy than Lee and we are always glad to have him with us Dr Childress is now comfortably situated in his new office over Johnsons store Wm Evens of Fraze Creek Brethett county is visiting relatives at this place Wallace Laswell was in Mt Vernon Wednesday on business We have just received news from Jackson county that in a fight Thomas Johnson was killed and another man shot, a young man named Anglin is supposed to have killed Johnson but no particulars can be learned Louis Jones is now working in the store of Johnson & Dooley at Withers. Stranahan who has been with them has gone to Flat Lick Knox county to work for a lumber co Mr Henry Jones a grocery drummer was here the first of the week CONWAY Mrs H. Blazer who has been finishing her school at Dunkirk Ind since her marriage in December has arrived home Miss Nora Azbill of Midison county is visiting her aunt Mrs Frank Jones Mrs Jones and Miss Azbill attended church at Wildie Sunday Rev R.C. Moore will preach here again on the 4th Saturday evening and Sunday at 11 o'clock in July Dr Lewis of Wildie and a wee blossom by name Miss Lena Jones also Mr Brannaman and Miss McGuire both of Wildie attended church at thisplace Sunday last Messrs Harry and Frank Blazer commonly known as the hustling sawmill men of Rockcastle countya rem making the sound of thier mill resound through all our hills Mr Gains of Versails has been visiting his freind Mr C.M. Lee at this place Master Bert Cornelius and Miss Grace his siter both of Berea are visiting Miss Matilda Cook this week Mrs Frank Blaser and master Burl are visiting her father Mr W. Own formerly of this place now living at Emmanual Knox county Mrs Coddington and her accomplished daughter bot of Berea are visiting relatives ******************************************** 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.