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 August 9, 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.) BRODHEAD NEWS Mrs. Mariah Godbey and Jno. Nichols of Perryville are visiting Mrs. J. W. Tate. - Owen Carnahan of London was in town Tuesday to see one of our best looking girls. - Miss Willie Benton had as her guests from Saturday until Monday Miss Virgina Shumate of Newton, Tenn. - Miss Bessie Sparks of Mt Vernon, Miss Pearl Collier of Crab Orchard and Chas. D. Campbell of Campbellsville was a visitor of Fred Durham at the Frith Hotel. - E. R. Gentry and sister attended the skating rink Tuesday night. - Miss Ethel Hilton has returned home after spending two weeks in Lancaster. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Susie, who will remain until after the fair. -- Our roads, under the supervision of Granville Leece are better at present than were ever known. Mr. Leece spends most of his time on them and he is a road man from the word go. - Sylvan and Julian Bordes were in Lexington Tuesday. - Mrs. L. B. Hilton is spending a few days with her mother Mrs. J. R. Cass prior to moving to Rowland where Lester assumes the agency there for the L & N R. R. Co. today. - Mrs. R. L. Collier of Crab Orchard spent last Sunday with Mrs. J. R. Cass. - W. H. Benton was up from Lebanon Junction Sunday. - The Big Fair is drawing near. Next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be the biggest in Brodhead's history and if you are not here you will always be sorry. - The Lyceum Comedy Co. will play here for six nights during the Fair week starting on Monday night August 12th "A Father's Crime" Tuesday night "Heart of Tenn." Wednesday night "East Lynne" Thursday night The Great Three Act Farce Entitled " "Wedded, but no wife" Friday night "The girl with the Auburn Hair" Saturday night "Kit Carson" The great Western Drama . This will conclude their engagement here for this year and if you miss either of these great plays you will forever regret it. The large tent will be found on the Frith lot just opposite the Citizens Bank Building. Come early so as to get good seats. 20cts. Gen. Admission, 30cts. Reserved seats. Children 10cts. Their big new waterproof tent has a seating capacity of 1000. Show rain or shine, each evening. Curtain rises for first act at 8 P.M. ORLANDO NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Craig Bryant died at his home on Cove Branch on Aug. 2nd, after an illness of several months. - Born to the wife of Emmett Cummins a fine girl baby. - Miss Eva Carpenter was visiting Miss Anna Robinson Saturday and Sunday. - Mrs. Harrison Reams, of Dudley, was the guest of Mrs. W. D. Laswell Sunday. - Miss Cleo Abney is on the sick list. - Roy Owens, son of J. B. Owens of this place, and Miss Della Proctor, the daughter of the late George Proctor, were married last Thursday evening by the Rev. Wm. Williams. They were married at he home Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mullins, and after a delightful supper was served the guests were entertained with music by the graphophone played by H. L. Smith. - Miss Sallie Barnett is visiting friends at Dudley and Orlando this week. - Edith Laswell visited her cousin, Ethel Chesnut, Saturday and Sunday. - There will be a children's day held at Maple Grove Sunday school the 4th Sunday in September. - Mrs. Pleasant Singleton remains very sick at this writing. - John Shell and family accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark, expect to leave soon for Red Fork I.T. - There will be preaching at Flat Rock Saturday and Sunday by the Rev Coker. - Miss Mary Turpin, of Hummell, is reported very sick. QUAIL NEWS Services were held at Bethel Sunday conducted by Rev. A. K. Gooch. - Leonard Preston of Cincinnati is visiting relatives in this part. - Fannie, the little daughter of H. G. Sutton, who has been very sick from that most dread disease appendicitis, is improving. - The protracted meeting at Providence will begin Sunday, August 11th. - Deputy Sheriff John Robins of Brodhead and family spent Sunday with Eld. Marin Owens. - Alec and Sammie Proctor will leave soon for Cincinnati. - H. G. Sutton, the hustling merchant, at this place is having a splendid trade. LIVINGSTON NEWS Mrs. Will Starks, of Evansville, Ind., was here Wednesday shopping with Mrs. George Cook. - Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carter and family left Sunday night for a month's visit with relatives and friends in Nashville, Tenn. - Mrs. Bertha Argenbright, who has typhoid fever, is getting along nicely at this writing. - Miss Myrtle Chewning has returned from an extended visit to relatives and friends at Parksville, Louisville and Lebanon Junction. - Mesdames George Griffin and Ann Owens were called to Jellico, Tenn. on account of the serious illness of Miss Anna Griffin, who has typhoid fever. Her recovery is doubtful. - Mrs. Ed Quinn and little son, of Paris, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hayes from Saturday until Monday. She was accompanied home by her sister Miss Ethel Hayes, of this place. - Mrs. Robert Burns and children, of Paris, stopped here Saturday between trains on their way to Brodhead and Lebanon Junction where they will visit relatives and friends. - Rev. Campbell filled his regular appointment at the Christian church Saturday and Sunday. - Miss Lida Cook went to Mt Vernon Tuesday to see Mrs. Sallie Ballard, who is quite sick. She returned Wednesday reporting that Mrs. Ballard as slightly improved. - Mrs. Harry Jenkins and little son returned to their home in Corbin Sunday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hayes of this place. - Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thompson and children are here on their way to Brodhead, and will make that place their home again. - The many friends of Miss Anna Griffin, of Jellico, will be pleased to know that she is slightly improved at this (Thursday's) writing. Miss Anna has typhoid fever, and her recovery has been very doubtful from the beginning. Four of the very best physicians in the state of Tennessee are waiting on her and the glad news came that there was hope for her recovery. - Mrs. Bert Whitehead has returned from a pleasant visit with her many friends and relatives at Lancaster. - Miss Mary Dyehouse, of Lancaster is the charming guest of her aunt, Mrs. George Pope. - Misses Leila Mae and Maggie Argenbright, of Ettawah, Tenn. are the pleasant guests of Misses Ella and Lula Argenbright of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Argenbright, of Knoxville are visiting their many friends and relatives here. - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Owens have taken charge of the "River Mansion" hotel. - Smiling Dave Jackson was with our merchants one day last week. - Mrs. James Anderson entertained at dinner Tuesday in honor of the 35th anniversary of her husbands birthday. Among those present were Misses Georgia and Mattie McFerron, Mesdames Susan McFerron and Mary E. Hayes, and Mr. J. B. Hayes. Miss Sissy Kirby assisted Mrs. Anderson. All report a nice time. - We have good authority now that Livingston will be a great railroad center before the year is much older. We always knew we had the best advantage of any other place, and now the railroad officials have found it out as well, and Livingston will come again and be bigger and better than ever. We will get our good old citizens back and many more. Lots of railroad people have spoken for houses here, and all the houses are full. That means more building and more building means more work, and more work means more money, and more money means more people and more people means more business from every standpoint. Is Livingston "the place"? Well you are "touting" it is. - Mrs. Dee Bryant and children are here from Lebanon Junction visiting their many friends and relatives. - Mrs. Pat Cook, of Falmouth, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Jim Wood. - Mr. Geo. Cook led the prayer meeting Wednesday evening. He is an excellent leader and an interesting hour was spent serving God. - Jacob Sambrook will lead the prayer meeting next Wednesday evening. A big crowd and an interesting lesson is expected. - Will Ward and family are visiting their many friends and relatives here for a few weeks. - I hear the soft chimes of bells. And oh, mystery! for someone tells of wedding bells WILDIE NEWS Several from here attended church at Hummell Grove Sunday. - A. B. Branaman is on the sick list this week. - Miss Ann Branaman returned home after a two weeks visit in Mt Vernon - Mrs. Julia Asbill has come to spend several months with her brother, A. T. Fish. - Uncle Henry Fish has returned home after a months visit with relatives in Winchester and Berea. - Miss Stella Adams was in Mt Vernon Saturday. - Several from here attended the Berea Fair last Friday and Saturday. - Misses Ida and Ann Proctor are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. A. Wood at Orlando this week. - Willie Branaman was with homefolks Sunday. - Miss Nerma Bonar has returned home after several days visit with her friends at this place. - There will be preaching at Wildie next Saturday night and twice on Sunday. - Miss Julia Elliott has returned home after a weeks visit with her cousin, Miss Etta Hayes. PERSONAL NEWS M. C. Miller is here from Wigwam, Colo. - Miss Fanny Sparks is visiting in Louisville. - S. J. Conn spent several days in Lancaster. - Miss Patty Green is with her sister Mrs. M. C. Miller. - Mrs. Della Rowzie has been very sick for the past week. - Jack Adams is taking in the Jamestown Exposition. - Mrs. James Rickels and children are visiting her parents at Maywood. - D. E. Davis has moved to the Mrs. Carter property on West Main. - Mrs. Henry Forbes is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. A. B. Davis. - James Rickels, extra foreman, is holding down the Junction City section. - W. T. Smith has moved into the property recently vacated by Mrs. Freidrich. - Mr. and Mrs. Emma Farris of Crab Orchard is visiting Mrs. F. L. Thompson. - The Misses Fish of Wildie were here Wednesday to attend the burial of Mr. M. C. Miller. - Miss Ida Mae Adams writes from Jacksonville, Fla. that T. A. Stewart is sick with fever. - Mrs. Emma Christerson came yesterday to see her father Jasper Rickels who continues very sick. - Dr. Will B. Salin, wife and little son of Owenton were the guest of his brother Cashier M. B. Salin. - Wade H. Brown of Level Green says he will leave September 1st for Oklahoma, to make his future home. - Burdette McKensie has resigned his position at Highcliff and is at home again. - Supt. G. M. Ballard took Mrs. Ballard to Richmond yesterday where she will undergo a rather serious operation. - Mrs. Fannie Adams and Misses Mat Williams and Reca Baker left yesterday for a month's stay at Crab Orchard Springs. - Atty. and Mrs. B. J. Bethurum, after spending several days at Crab Orchard Springs, came here Monday night to spend a few days with relatives. - W. A. Coffey was over from Wildie Wednesday and told us that Mrs. Coffey, who has been very sick for the past four months is rapidly improving. - J. P. Mullins was here yesterday on his way home from Livingston where he has been attending the bedside of his little grandchild, which he reports much better. - Jeff Pennington is undecided as to whether or not he will move to Corbin. We hope Jeff will decide to remain in Mt Vernon , for he is a splendid citizen and we dislike to give him up. - A. W. Stewart was here Tuesday and told us that Dr. G. H. Albright, an uncle of the writer would leave Barbourville at an early date and locate at Lawrenceburg. - Mrs. Margaret Grimes has recovered sufficiently from the operation which she underwent three weeks ago in the hospital at Lexington, to be moved to the home of her sister-in-law. LOCAL NEWS Thirty to forty wagon loads of spokes are coming to this place daily. Prices paid run from $35 to $50/thousand. John D, Miller will be appointed County Court Clerk to fill out the unexpired term caused by the death of his father, M. C. Miller. M. C. Miller, a Civil War veteran, died at his home in this place Tuesday after an illness of several months. Short services were conducted at the Christian church by Mr. W. H. Cox at 4 o'clock Wednesday after which the remains were laid to rest in the Mt Vernon cemetery. ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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