Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AUG 10, 1900 GENERAL NEWS Walter Blevins was struck by a trian in Daviess countya nd perhaps fatally injured John Powers under indictment for the complicity in the Goebel assassination is said to have opened a law office at Harlan BRODHEAD B.J. Farris says Logue Cash has been lost in his corn field since about June 1st and that he has decided to offer a liberal reward for his recovery provided he is not found in his garden F. Francisco has quait furnishing lunches for the L&N employees Ora Frith, Oscar Totten, Erbin Cass and otehrs have malarial fever Mrs Campbell Houk is very sick Mrs Barbara houk was visiting her sister Miss Mollie Brown the first part of the week Egbert Wallin killed a mad dog Monday in Grandpa Tharp's yeard J.G. Frith is runnin his saw mill daily givign employment to about a dozen men at good wages Josh Dunn and wife returned home last Saturday from a portracted visit to see freinds in Boyle and Garrard I am glad to inform the people that Uncle Jim Wiggins is better Jim Painter and wife and Mrs Lila Murphy and husband are visiting friends and relatives this week Mr and MRs G.E. painter and daugher Mrs Charlett Jarrett attended the funer of Judge Carter at Mt Veron last Monday Perry Hayes and wife were in town Tuesday also Mr Arch Albright made his appearance the same day W.H. Collyer still continues very low ORLANDO Fish & Wood are having their new building painted this week J.E. Singleton traveling slaesman was here this week Judge Chenault and Mr World adn daughter of richmond are spending a few days in our little town Dr Childress is busy lookig after his patients. He reports quite a good deal of sickness such as fever and etc. Rev Williams has just returned from Hazel Patch where he has been preaching and reports religion on a boom in that neck of the woods DEATH: Died on FRiday Aug 3rd, Miss Ida Choldress daughter of J.C. Childress after a serious illness, of several months with pulmonary tuberculosis. She was buried in the family grave yard the following day; and qute a crowd of relatives and friends attended the funeral exercises, which were conducted by Rev Williams LIVINGSTON Mrs W. S. Cummins has returned from a visit to her sister Mrs Dr. Brown Mrs Joe Poynter was with friends here Saturday and Sunday Miss Roberts of Gumsulphur and Jesse Cook of Jelico are visiting Miss Lida Cook Mrs B.N. Roller gave an entertainment at the Dillion switch in honor of her sister whi is visiting her Capt Bentley has finished up his handsome cottage down by the river where Mr Chumley now lives The wife of Agent Fishback is visiting her parents Mr and MRs Ben King in Madison county Miss Lucy Coffey is here from Wildie with her sister Mrs Mila Petit Bro Rice has taken rooms with Mr and Mrs Matt Ballard. Miss Butner is also boarding there Joe Oliver will soon move into one of W.S. Cummins new dwellings on Smith street Public school opened here Monday with G.M. Ballard Principal; Mrs Ballard and Miss Butner as assistants. Everything seems promising and we look for a good school Ex sheriff W.G. Mullins was in town Saturday on legal business Miss Anna Owens of near Brodhead was visiting ehr cousin Mrs steve Carson last week Mrs N.E. Merrimee wife of Dispatcher Merrimee has returned from an extended visit to her sister in Chicago Mrs C.A. Moore and sister Miss Pearl Pollock are with relatives in Louisville Mrs Minnie Martin of Rowland is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W.P. Raines Mrs Hearld at Junction city is visiting her niece Mrs J.T. Blandenship Geo Griffin has recovered from a recent spell of sickness and retruend to his saw mill in Laurel county Mrs Marsh Owens returned Monday from a visit to relatives Maretburg "Uncle" Ashley Owens is quite feeble and has not been able to come to town for several days. Mrs Sarah Odell and little son Willie left Tuesday for Lebanon Junction where she will maker her home with Bob Owens her son' who is engaged in business at that place Mrs Sallie Magee has been visiting ehr sister Mrs Gresham at lancaster Rev T. D Mullins has returned from Sycamore Ky where he has been engaged in a week's meeting at that place Mrs Shade Herrin and Mrs Proctor mother and sister of E.A. Herrin of this place were visiting realtives here last week Miss Luna Herrin entertained quite a crowd of her young friends Saturday eve "uncle" Albert Owens says he handles the best apples and is going to out peddle the boys Mr E.S. Elmore was iwth his wife in Stnaford Wednesday. She is still improving but not able to come home yet Capt J.R. Sickey has resigned as hotel keeper and moved to the property belonging to Mr Joe Coffey Tuesday night the Maccabees met at the hall and six new names were enrolled. Dr E.J. Brown, of stanford and Messrs Davis, Pennington, Krueger and jailer Griffin having been members of the Mt Vernon lodge and it being on decline they moved their membership to this tent which is rapidly growing strong POLITICS AND POLITICIANERS Geo Beckham was 32 years of age Sinday and quietly celebrated the event at his mother' home near Bardstown Hon James B. McCreary formally accepted the chairmainship of the Democratic State Campaign committee. Mr McCreary has issued a call for the first committee to be held in Louisville tomorrow John W. Yerkes made a speech at Newport in the interest of W.H. Dyer Republican candidate for State Senator in that district FATAL ACCIDENTS Frank Thompson while hauling logs near Eubanks Pulaski county fell from a wagon on his head and died within a few minutes At Chenoa Bell county, Ky Peter Mason a mill owner was killed by a pile of lumber falling on him and another man was probably fatally hurt Charles Kyle the sixteen year old boy who fell into a coal shaft eight feet deep at the Ruddy mines died from the inuries he received Mr C.E. Myers of Crider died after a long illness. He leaves a wife and two small children a daughter and son Miss Lucy Smither the oldest woman in Nicholasville is dead. She leaves three children J.C Smither and Mrs Lucy Saunders of Nicholasville and Mrs J.W. Puthuff of Louisville J.Polie Clark who had for many years been the jaoler of Marion county died at his home in Lebanon of a complication of diseases. Mr Clark was serving his therd term as county jailor. he leaves a wife and four children Perkins the negro porter in the Agricultural office under the Taylor dynast swore at Georgetown Tuesday that "Tallow Dick" Combs and Hondersmith could not have killed Goebel as they were in the Adjuant General's office at the time PERSONAL Tom Proctor is improving slowly Rev Jim Riddle was here Monday Joe Ramsey of Scaggs Creek has fever Mrs Geo Fish was shopping in town Monday W.F. Champ was over from Paint Lick sunday Mrs Sue Mullins was up from Livingston Monday R.L. Joplin spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks L.C. Bell of Orlando gave us a pleasant call Friday last D.B. Langford was in Monday form Orlando on business W.A. Coffe of Wildie called to see us while in town Monday Mr and Mrs W.T. Houk spent Tuesday ngiht with relatives here James Houk Jr, E.B. and Robt Cox are in Louisville buying goods Miss Pearl Butner who came here from Indiana for her health is no better Mrs C C Williams and daughter Risse returned Mondayf rom Mallory Springs Ed Woodall of Hazel Patch came down Monday to attend the burial of Judge Carter Mrs Ben Martin of Stanford was here this week visiting her mother Mrs Nancy Proctor and other relatives Miss Lon Vowels of Middlesboro is the guest this week of her uncle and aunt Mr and MRs Richard Welsh George Johnson of Orlando was in to see us Monday and says he has best and cheapest line of goods in teh county Tilman Gilpin of Gelncoe was here this week. Tilman is having a good helath and making lots of money in Gallatin D.N. Welch, J.W. and Frank Coyle and Cam Lewis of Berea accompanied the remains of Judge Carter to this place Mrs Ed England of Barboursville and sister Miss Calie Adams of Paint Lick are visiting their cousin Miss Ida May Adams F.I. Turpin who is in addition to bieng one of the Signal's warmest friends one of Rockcastle's best citizens Cox Bros are opening up their stock of goods today Mrs Theo Wesley is visiing relatives in Casey county Roscoe Collyer entertained a party of young folks at his home last evening Mesdames W.R. Dillion and Sam Ward of Livingston attendied the funeral of Judge Carter T.J. Cress has sold his stock of goods at Disputanta and will probably move to Monticellow Wayne Co. Dr Childress of Orlando was here Sunday. We noticed him on Richmond street but never learned his business Mr G.E. Paynter Mesdames Luther Jarrett and essie Paynter paid the Signal office a very pleasant call Monday WANTED--I want at my house immediately a good looking and well disposed girl. for housekeeper D.N. Williams MARRIAGE: John Kennedy and Miss Mary Cummins of Preachersville were united in matrimony Wednesday last Rev J.C. Carmical officiated David Carter, Tip Langford, J.E. Hamm and W.T. Houk were some of the new ones taken into Lodge of the Maccabees Tuesday night Willis Griffin, U.G. Baker, H.B. Cox Dr M. Pennington and R.L. Brown went to Berea Sunday to tak charge of the remains of Judge Carter J.C. Wood of the firm of Wood & Co of Orlando gave us a pleasant call on Saturday last. Mr Wood says he is doing a good business at Orlando sells goods low and will continue to do so W.P. Walton the brilliant fearless and dauntless editor of the Interior Journal furnished the readers of the I.J. with a splendid and vivied description of his travel through the East over the Alleghanies to his easter boyhood home where he will remain for tseveral days seeking a well earned rest which all hiskind so justly deserve. The Signal's best wishes are that every hope and expectation of the noble edition will be wholey fullfilled Franklin Alter persident of the Rockcastle Stone Co and also a on third interest owener of the Kentucky Freestone Co has enjoined the latter company from doing any further work on the grounds. that the company began work without consulting him and without his knowledge. This is great enterprise and quite beneficial to our county and we hope this little matter of defference will soon be settled so the good work can go on MR Elkins of stnford State organizer for the Maccabees is here for the purpose of putting on a new footing the Lodge at this place which through negligence of a parto of the members had about gone under. Several new memebers were taken in. The old ones reinstated and everthing put in good condition. Every member should be careful to pay his dues before it is too late and always be present at the meetings of the lodge. The social featured is worth losts ot any oen to say nothing of the insurance which appear ??????? his life. JUDGE CARTER DEAD The sad news of the sudden death of one of our oldest citizens threw our little town into mourning Sunday morning. The first thing that met the peoples ears as they passed the Miller House where a large crowd having assembled, some preparing to go to berea to accompany the remains back to Mt Vernon others anxious to know what caused the sad misfortuen was "Judge Carter is dead". At the time of his death he was in Berea where had gone to deliver some degrees in Masonery one the Easter Star degree to some ladies. He was a Mason of high standing and throughly devoted to the workings of that order. He was often heard to say after he was forced to retire from active life on account of ill health and old age. "I have given up my law practice and everthing else except my Masony that I will never forsake". For fifty years he had been a member of this order. He was a strict member of the Baptist church for over 40 years. The funeral exercises took place from the Baptist church Monday at 10 am conducted by Rev J.C. Carmical. The burial at 12 n. conducted by the order to which he was so devoted. LOCAL ITEMS While in Nicolasville last week we had the pleasure of dropping in several times to see our old friend and county man Frank Wallin who is doing a rushing buisness there in the drug lien. His store is on Main street on the corner next to the court house square and of all the business houses which we visited we think Frank has the nicest. He has two and trhee clerks besides himself busy all the time. On Thursday he sold something over 1,600 glasses of soda water WILDIE J.F. Butner is still improving in health Dr Lucas was in wildie the last of the week Mrs Smith who has been confined to her bed for some time is to be up again Mrs nancy Adams has been sick for a few days L.T. Stewart has been confined to his bed for some few days A.W. Stewart attended the funeral of Judge Carter who was buried with Masonci honors Monday Allen Hiatt and family was visiting at A.T. Fish's Sunday Mrs Julia Asbill visited MRs A.C. Towery Sunday S.C. Franklin and wife were out from Mt Vernon Saturday and Sunday visiting Mrs Margaret Griffin Dr Myers an optician from Louisville was in this neighborhood a few days last week W.H. Jones sold a 3 year old mule to Jesse Fox of Madison county for $100 also A.T. Fish one for same amount Robt Cook of Scaffold Cain was in Wildie Monday The trial of Caleb Powers still goes on at Georgetown. There will be more people go to h..L and start from Georgetown than any place I ever read about John Cregs bought of J. 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