Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1908 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal April 10, 1908 (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.) LIVINGSTON NEWS Coal Inspector Riggs has been suffering from the grip, but is out again. - Bro. Campbell filled his regular appointment at the Christian Church Saturday and Sunday last. - Mrs. J. P. E. Drummond left April 1st on an extended visit to relatives and friends in Knoxville, Tenn. - Mrs. Susie Hicks, wife of W. M. Hicks, died at her home here at 6 o'clock p. m. Friday and was buried in the Gresham burying ground at this place Saturday evening. She leaves a husband and one daughter to mourn their loss. She had suffered many months with that dread disease consumption. - Mrs. George Pope is visiting in Paris this week. - There are a number of our townsmen attending court in Mt Vernon. - Mrs. J. H. Browning and children are visiting Mrs. Browning's mother, Mrs. Kate Magee, at Crab Orchard. - Mrs. J. T. Johnson who has been visiting in Garrard and Madison counties for the past month has returned to her home here. - Mr. J. S. Durham, of Danville, who has been spending a few days with his daughter. Mrs. W. W. Wright and family, returned to their home Tuesday. - Mrs. J. R. Carter and children, accompanied by Mrs. Carter's father, Mr. Brewer left Tuesday for an extended visit with relatives in Nashville. - Mr. John Woodyard, of London, is here this week in the interest of the London Telephone Company. He is renewing the wire from here to London. - The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Gentry Tuesday morning and claimed the spirit of their three-week old infant child. Weep not kind parents for this little one. For we know heaven is its home. - W. O. Chambers, Train Master of the Kentucky Division, spent several hours in town Wednesday. - Mrs. A. Pennington has been on the sick list for several days but is able to be up again, we are glad to say. - L. M. Westerfield was down at the spot (Stanford) Monday. - Livingston may be at a standstill financially but we can assure you it is on a boom morally. Young Men's Prayer meetings, Christian Endeavors, Teacher's training classes and Sunday Schools are all working in harmony with each other, and comparatively nothing immoral going on in our little town. and we hope we can in the future always speak of it this way. We have a number one set of city officials now and we can be sure they want to do everything possible for the advancement of our town. So get busy now and as the spring weather is opening up, have our streets cleaned, and get behind the citizens and have them clean their premises and avoid contagious diseases. - Chief Dispatcher R. J. Reynolds went to Louisville Wednesday morning to come out on an inspection of the Lebanon Branch of the L & N with Supt. Snyder and other officials. - Operator I. C. Whalen spent Wednesday in Stanford shopping. - Messrs R. J. Lemons and J. W. Sams spent Monday and Tuesday in Louisville. R. J. L. can tell you what his business was better than anyone else. - C. W. Pates and wife from Corbin are at the Eight Gables Hotel. Mr. Pates is working at this place as an operator for a while.-Messrs J. W. Baker, J. A. Oliver, Edd Owens and others too numerous to mention, were in Mt Vernon Monday. ORLANDO NEWS The farmers of this vicinity are making preparations for farming. - Mrs. Rosa Anderson of Livingston is visiting relatives at this place. - Stephen Greys little girl is very low with pneumonia fever. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mullins have returned from Red Fork, Okla., where they spent the winter. - The Sabbath school at Maple Grove was reorganized with H. C. Owens as Supt. - Smith and Reams have a nice lot of ladies and children's hats. - Tribble Bryant of this place was called to Mt Vernon Tuesday on account of the death of his sister, Mrs. Pleasant Singleton. - Mrs. Martha Mason was the guest of Mrs. Lizzie Ball Tuesday. - Mrs. Robert Morris died Friday after several weeks' illness and was laid to rest Saturday in the burying ground near Mr. George Andersons. - Mrs. Hicks of Cincinnati is spending a few days here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tribble Bryant. - Jerry Laswell's son, Granville is reported very sick with pneumonia. - Mrs. Hacker Williams visited her brother, Mr. Joe Wood at Conway Monday. - Mr. Lewis Clark operator near Middlesboro is at home on a three weeks vacation. - Mrs. Delora Chandler is reported very low at this writing. - Mrs. Vina Mullins is visiting Mrs. F. J. Laswell this week. - Mrs. Bettye Anglin remains in very poor health. - Mr. J. H. Reams an old and honored citizen of this place celebrated his seventy-third birthday Saturday April 4th. Several guests were present and without a doubt did justice to the palatable dinner which was served. - Mr. Jarvis Reams formerly of this place writes from Trenton, Mo. that he and his wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine girl baby on March 29th. QUAIL NEWS Jacob Elder and Willie Owens closed their singing school at Union Sunday. - Eld. Martin Owens continues about as usual. - Wm. Owens spent Thursday night with relatives at Livingston. - J. W. Proctor and H. G. Sutton, Quail's hustling merchants, are having a splendid trade. - Mrs. J. F. Watson of Brodhead spent Saturday night and Sunday as the guest of her father-in-law, Rev. Martin Owens. - Wheat is looking fine in this section of the county. - M. G. Powell of Pineville is with homefolks for a few days. - George Walker is in Stanford on business. - Mr. Cleo Wheeldon of O. K.,Ky, called on one of Quail's fairest young ladies Sunday last. - Mrs. George Taylor is numbered among the sick. - Mrs. Louisa Reynolds remains about as usual. Miss Docia Reynolds who has been an invalid for about 20 years remains about as usual. - George Turner and Thomas Chappell of Lincoln County spent Thursday night as the guests of J. W. Stringer. - Earnie Herrin is doing some plastering at Mt Vernon. - J. M. Craig, our hustling tradesman, has been buying hogs from various parties for 4 cts. - P. C. Brown spent Sunday night as the guest of the writer. - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown of Level Green spent Monday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Proctor. - John Craig who has been very sick is improving. - Prospects for fruit is very good in this section of the country. BRODHEAD NEWS O. B. Hancock of Louisville is here for a few days fishing. - Chas. S. Lyons and J. K. Wesley of Junction City are here looking after their timber interests. - Don't forget the Evans Millinery Company's opening tomorrow, Over 200 hats will go on display. - Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pike have returned from a three days visit to Corbin and Livingston. - Chas. R. Pike of Knoxville, Tenn. spent Monday at home. - John A, Black will leave soon for Barbourville much to the regret of our fair sex. - Homer H. Wallin and A. C. Kidwell of Somerset and Lebanon Junction were in town most of last week. - Miss Ella Painter of Cincinnati has arrived and will spend most of the summer with her uncle, Mr. Geo. Ed Painter. - M. C. Albright was in Pulaski County first of the week on business. - Capt. L. C. Smith of Prestonsburg was shaking hands here Monday with old friends. - W. H. Krueger of Mt Vernon was down Sunday. - Mrs. Percy Benton and daughter Miss Willie have returned from Crab Orchard Springs much improved in health. - Aunt Judith Chestnut is with her daughter, Mrs. F. Francisco for a few days. - Wm. Osborn has opened a kindergarten school with twenty in attendance. - Herbert Barnes of Bee Lick spent from Saturday until Wednesday with his brother. - Dr. O. O. Stone left yesterday for a weeks stay in Middlesboro, Ky., Cumberland Gap and Tazwell, Tenn. - Rev. A. J. Pike was in Boyle County first of the week. - Robert G. Wilmott, Cashier of the Bank of Nepton, was in town Sunday. He went from here to Williamsburg to visit his sister, Mrs. G. W. Brooks who has been sick for sometime. - Conn Brown worked here in Agt. Cass' place while he was in St. Louis. - Mrs. L. B. Hilton was up from Stanford Thursday to see her mother Mrs. J. R. Cass. - John Robins has added a line of Base Ball goods to his already up-to-date- drug store. He keeps the best brand. - Walter Turpin has moved to the Adams house on Hill Street. PERSONAL NEWS W. S. Fish, of Paint Lick, was in attendance at court. - Mr. and Mrs. Booth Purcell spent Tuesday with relatives here. - Judge Alcorn was one of the visiting attorneys this week. - Quite a number of the prominent citizens have been in attendance at court this week. - Mr. W. K. Shuggars, wife and son W. K., of Stanford, were visitors here Sunday. - Mrs. George R. Hardin, who used to be Miss Sallie Purcell visited her sister, Mrs. Shumate here this week. - Mrs. J. H. Browning and handsome boys, of Livingston, were guests of Mrs. William Fields. - Miss Bessie Mullins returned Sunday after a several months stay with her brother, Walter, at Pagosa Springs, Colo. (Paper was torn and un-readable at this point. Looked as if a mouse had chewed on it.) Capt. L. C. Smith was over from Prestonsburg this week attending court. He told us that his little son, Frank Emerson, while skating on roller skates about six weeks ago, fell and broke his leg, but was rapidly recovering. - Mr. S. H. Martin and daughter will leave tonight for Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Martin will undergo a treatment while gone. Miss Montye will spend most of the summer with her sister, Mrs. Sandidge. - Mr. C. A. Redd, of Crab Orchard, was here Tuesday mixing and mingling with old friends. Charley looks almost as young as he did thirty years ago when he was meandering the hills of his native Rockcastle County. He says Mt Vernon still looks good to him. - Mrs. Nannie Harp returned Monday from California, where she went two or three months ago to join Mr. Harp. Unexpectedly, Mr. Harp, who is in the Naval service, was transferred from San Francisco and until he is permanently located Mrs. Harp will remain in Mt Vernon. LOCAL NEWS DEATH: Mrs. P. P. Singleton died Tuesday after an illness of many months of that awful malady consumption. Mrs. Singleton was a daughter of the late Craig Bryant and a sister of Mrs. S. B. Ramsey. The burial took place Wednesday at the Cove burying ground. - Miss Sallie Baker, aged 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Baker of Plato in Pulaski County died Monday. The remains were laid to rest in the Baker burying ground Tuesday. -- John Robins, Secretary of the Rockcastle County Fair Association was in to see us yesterday and left an order for this years stationery for the association. Mr. Robins says he intends to have out his catalogues much earlier this year, than has been the custom to get them out heretofore. Besides this, many important changes will be made in the general get up of the catalogue. This is Mr. Robins second year as Secretary and the success of last years exhibition speaks of the fitness of Mr. Robins for the place. The dates of the fair for 1908 are Aug. 18, 19 and 20. The Fiscal Court met here Tuesday and let a contract to the Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio for a steel bridge across Roundstone creek at Orlando. The cost of the bridge complete outside the abutments, which the citizens have agreed to build, is $2500.00 which amount the county pays. The contracts have been signed and the bridge is a sure go, with one single exception and that is, that the citizens of Orlando and the Eastern part of the county fulfill their part of the obligation. It is something that is badly needed and the very thing the SIGNAL has been fighting to get for years and we certainly hope that nothing will be allowed to come in the way, which will in the least hinder the progress of this much needed improvement. During the last two or three weeks the necessity of a bridge at Orlando, has been fully realized, as many men, who had important business here or other matters in court which needed their attention, were unable to get here, because of the high water. Three cheers for the bridge across Roundstone. - Telephone lines from Brodhead to Hiatt will be ready for business today. One 'fone will be placed at Hiatt's store and one at Bogue Smith's. ******************************************************************************* 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *******************************************************************************