Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1909 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal February 05, 1909 (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.) PERSONAL NEWS Ebb McClure has joined the regular army. - Dr. W. A. Jones was over from Wildie yesterday. - Mrs. J. J. Lawrence is numbered among the sick. - Miss Bessie Miller has been very sick for the past few days. - Mrs. Matilda Houk has been suffering from a severe attack of grip for several days. - Supt. G. M. Ballard was in Somerset Monday looking after important business matters. - Quite a number of the young folks went over to Brodhead to attend the dance. - Judge Bethurum and little daughter, Tevis, and Judge S. D. Lewis were in Louisville Wednesday. - Joe Forbes was visiting his sister, Mrs. W. A. B. Davis first of this week. - Mrs. McFerron spent a few days with her daughter Mrs. E. B. Cox and son, sheriff R. L. McFerron. - Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Dyche were in Louisville buying furniture, preparatory to going to house keeping. - Mrs. Rosa Nesbit who once lived here but now residing at Pennington Gap, Va. has been visiting friends here. - Mrs. Helen Green, who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ina D. Miller, has been very sick but is better this morning. - George Mullins, of Langford, one of Rockcastle's model young men, was a pleasant and substantial visitor to this office yesterday. - H. H. Daily has moved to the property that he purchased of C. C. Wood at Conway. Mt Vernon loses a splendid citizen. - Hon. B. J. Bethurum was in Mt Vernon Monday and was well pleased with the hearty accord he found among the home people in his race for Circuit Judge. - The news has reached here, that Dr. and Mrs. Lytle Adams, of Parsons, Kan., and Atty. and Mrs. T. A. Stewart, of Jacksonville, Fla., are each the proud parents of their first born. - R. N. Owens, of Salem, Ind., will arrive tomorrow to visit his brother, George Owens, and to inspect the machine recently installed for cutting stone. Mr. Owens is in the monument business at Salem and desires to put in a similar plant, -- Our old friend, R. L. Joplin, who has been making this territory for so long that the "memory of man runneth not the contrary" has been promoted to the territory embracing the larger towns in Central Kentucky with headquarters in Lexington. We are glad to know of his promotion but hate to give "Jop" up. -- Somerset Journal LANGFORD NEWS The Kentucky Freestone Company is progressing nicely considering the weather. - The good wife of I. A. Coffey is improving. - W. H. Baker bought of Sparks and Davis a lot in Mt Vernon. Price paid $200. He will build a nice two story dwelling on it in the near future. - Mr. Joe Dooley sold to Dr. Lewis one mule for $140.00 and bought of Mr. George Wilds a two-year-old filly for $69.00. - Mrs. Mary Reed who has been sick for several days is able to be out again. - Lottie, Margie and Mamie Baker are reported better at thus writing. - W. T. Sharp bought and moved to the farm known as George Price farm near Cove. - Remember the service at Hummel Grove Saturday night and Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coffey visited Mr. Coffey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvel Coffey first of last week. - Mr. Thomas Baker, of Wildie, visited relatives at this place last week. - Misses Woodia Wolf and Roxie Evans visited their aunt Mrs. Hayse Clark Sunday last. - Mr. and Mrs. Steve Anglin, of Crooked Creek, visited their son, Ransom, of this place. - Miss Lottie Baker and little Clyde visited relatives at Pine Hill last week. - Johnny Coffey is having some work done on his dwelling house. - Mrs. Jimmey Coffey was in Mt Vernon Saturday having some dental work done. BRODHEAD NEWS John W. Kinser, of the Hansford neighborhood, and Miss Cumila Osborne of this city were very quietly married at the home of the bride last Thursday. - The first ice in four years was put up here Monday and Tuesday. - Several from here attended the dance at Crab Orchard last Tuesday night. Among them were: J. Mont and Guy Roberts, Dick and Jopp Albright, Dr. O. O. Stone and Chas Hurt. - B. R. Wilmott and John D. Pike came down from Corbin and spent Monday with homefolks. - Mrs. T. J. Helton continues very low with a complication of diseases. Dr. E., J. Brown was here from Stanford to see her. - Miss Eliza and Ben Pike are visiting in Corbin, Jellico and Knoxville, Tenn. They will be gone two weeks. - Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McClary, of Troy, Ky., came over Saturday and remained until Tuesday visiting their many relatives and friends. Cecil is one of Rockcastle's sons in whom she is well pleased. He is now Cashier of the Bank of Troy, at Troy in Woodford County. Last October he married Miss Jean Porter Riley, of Lexington, a very fine lady indeed and we are certainly glad to see and have this happy couple among us. - W. T. Evans and son John returned from a three weeks trip through South Eastern Kentucky. - A. M. Hiatt is in Louisville this week on business. - Miss Sallie Newland. of Lebanon Junction, is the charming guest of her brother, E. B. Newland. - Rev. J. E. Masters preached two very able sermons at the Christian Church last Sunday morning and evening. - We note that our correspondent to the Interior Journal is fighting R. F. D. from the simple fact that he can't get to come to town for the mail. While he had the small pox, I guess he would have been glad to have the opportunity to have the R. F. D. man pass even if there had not been any mail for him. - Miss Lillie Smith came down Friday from Brown Memorial and stayed over until Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith. - We are glad to say that Mrs. Laura B. Cable is some better at this writing. - Hon. B. J. Bethurum was up from Somerset Monday shaking hands with friends here. - QUAIL NEWS Elder and Owens will sing at Rose Hill Saturday night. - H. G. Sutton sold to "Red" Mullins a pair of mules for $220.00 also bought of Mr. Mullins a four- year-old mare for $150. - Elders Foley and Elder will conduct services at Bethel Sunday. - A. E. Sharp has moved from the Snodgrass farm to Rowland. - It is reported that James Thompson who was shot by Jeff Dowell about two years ago is in a serious condition. - Eugene Thompson has moved to the Snodgrass farm. - John Scott, who was numbered among the sick, is upon foot again. - John A. Proctor is improving. - The farmers in this section are turning the sod to perfection, preparing for their crops. - George Hasty and Maudie Hamm were united in the holy ties of wedlock Thursday last. Rev. James Cummins officiating. - Master Casper Elder after several days of confinement with pneumonia is able to be out again. - Eugene Todd and H. P. Davis will probably take contracts for concreting this spring. - J. T. Roberts proposes teaching the art of the Spencerian system of penmanship for a term of ten days in succession at the Proctor schoolhouse. DUDLEY NEWS We have had some very cold weather for a few days but there are some prospects for a change. -- Some of the boys thought they would have a fine time catching rabbits during this snow but it seems like the rabbits went into their holes and pulled the holes in after them. - Business is dull in this vicinity at present, but there is some talk of the Winchester Granite Brick Company's plant starting up soon as they want to build a limekiln before they make any brick. - George Anderson, who has been very ill for some time is recovering very slowly. - Joseph Reams was visiting his sister, Mrs. Chas. Hubbard of this place first of the week. - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hickey, of Boon's (sic) Hollow, are visiting Mrs. Hickey's relatives in Laurel County before they start West. - Harrison Reams is talking of going to Missouri. He has two brothers there and they say it is a fine country. We regret very much to lose him from our midst. - Henry Evans has got a typewriter and will be ready to go into business soon. Henry is the business young man of our section now. - The farmers are getting ready for a larger and better crop this year than usual. - Miss Susie Barnett, of this place is with Mrs. Lee Proctor at Orlando, who has been very ill. ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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