Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1909 - Rockcastle Co

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Mount Vernon Signal
June 11, 1909

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PERSONAL NEWS
          Miss Ida Mae Adams is visiting in Warsaw. ? Mrs.
Chambers Oldham is reported very sick. ? Elmer Lecheiter was at
home a few days this week. ? Miss Erma Tharp, of Brodhead, visited
Miss Annie Davis. ? Miss Jennie Davis is at Berea attending the
commencement. ? Mrs. Jarve Cook is visiting relatives at Pine Hill
and Cove. ? Mrs. George Cook visited her parents, Judge and Mrs.
J. B. Lair. ? Mrs. G. M. Ballard was reported not so well in the
middle of the week. ? Miss Zelma Jones and brother, Ed, attended
commencement at Berea. ? Mrs. S. C. Franklin is visiting in Berea
and attending the commencement. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Griffin were
among those witnessing the close of Berea College. ? Born to the
wife of John William?s, a fine baby girl; mother and babe doing
well. ? Miss Alza Thompson has returned from a two weeks visit to
Stanford and Lexington. ? Mrs. W. L. Richards left yesterday for
Warsaw to see her mother who is very sick. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. Fish
and daughters, Misses Daisy and Julia spent Wednesday in Berea. ?
Little Misses Margie and Sadie Parsons, of the country, spent part
of the week in town with little friends. ? Vic Brown, who has a
good position in Tennessee, spent a few days with his parents at
Level Green last week. ? Allen Lewis has returned from the west.
He is recovering from an operation for appendicitis and is
considerably cut down as a result. ? Mr. David Henderson is
reported very seriously ill and the end is expected at most any
moment. He has been in a serious condition for a long time. ? Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Barnett, of near Ottawa, who came to this county
from Shelby County, were pleasant and welcome visitors between
trains Friday afternoon. ? J. K. Adams, better known as ?Kan? who
has been located with the Champion Coated Paper Company of
Hamilton, Ohio is forced to resign his position and go west on
account of his health. He is suffering from lung trouble. ? Vic
Tate went over to Crab Orchard Monday to assist the orchestra in
furnishing music for the play Monday evening. Victor is a splendid
musician and is one of the chief promoters in getting a band
started at this place. ? Cashier M. B. Salin spent the week in
Owenton with Mrs. Salin. F. L. Thompson, Jr., has had charge of
the Peoples Bank during Mr. Salin?s absence and has handled the
business with the ease of one with many years experience. ? W. H.
Krueger returned Sunday from several days visit in Louisville and
while there was best man at the marriage of his cousin, Mr. Miller
who has visited Mr. Krueger at this place and is well known to
some of the people. It was a catholic wedding. ? Misses Lee and
Smith, of the Brown Memorial school have returned to their homes
at Danville and Cedar Bluff, Iowa. Misses Keys and Waddell will
remain about two weeks longer and Miss Hotchkish will remain in Mt
Vernon all vacation. ? Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Brown are rejoicing over
the birth of a fine girl. ? Mrs. Margaret Grimes has returned from
a two weeks stay in Richmond. ? Mrs. H. H. Beaty will leave today
or tomorrow for Burnside to visit relatives. ? Mr. Jake Wallin, of
Crab Orchard, visited his sisters, Mrs. J. F. Griffin and Mrs.
Alice Tate first of the week. ? Den McClure and Wheeler Meadows
spent a portion of the week with Mr. and Mrs. James Meadows. ?
Mrs. J. B. Fish, of Williamsburg was a passenger on No. 22
Wednesday en route to Louisville to see the shriners. ? Miss Risse
Williams and Mr. J. C. Adams witnessed the Burnett/Williams
wedding at London Wednesday afternoon. ? James and John Beaty are
at Burnside doing machine work. John will be located there for
sometime and Jim will go to Georgia to keep books for A. H.
Hamlin.
LOCAL NEWS
     Mrs. Wade Livesay died rather suddenly Wednesday afternoon.
She had been sick only a few hours suffering from puerperal
convulsions. ? Mr. J. W. Vanwinkle received a telegram yesterday
morning announcing the death of her grandson at Waynesville, Ill.
He leaves a wife and one child. ? ATTENTION: More concrete
sidewalks are needed in Mt Vernon; better and more perfect streets
are being demanded and should be made. The great majority of the
people in our town want them. Will the trustees see to it that
these improvements are made and made promptly. Get busy gentlemen
get busy, and don?t let anybody retard the growth of our town. ?
The Lyons Lumber Company, of Junction City, of which Chas. S.
Lyons is President, has just closed a deal with Albert Allen for
the timber on a 1500 tract of land. The timber is in the Eastern
part of the county, and Mr. Lyons, who was just in to see us
yesterday morning, said he would like to close a deal at once with
some responsible part to do the cutting and logging. ? Mr. J. A.
Landrum has been appointed Grand Senior Deacon of the Grand Lodge
of Kentucky Masons to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr.
Percy Benton. We are certainly glad to see Mr. Landrum thus
honored for the honor has assuredly been worthily bestowed. He is
a true Mason in all that the word implies and has long been
recognized as one of the brightest masons in Kentucky. We hope
that this will be a stepping stone to something better for him, as
there is no office in the Grand Lodge which he could not fill with
credit to himself and honor to the fraternity. ? S. B. McKensie
and W. H. Krueger, two of our most enterprising young men, will
soon open a wholesale flour, feed and grain house. This will
occupy the room adjoining J. Fish?s building, and will open for
business just as soon as the building is completed, which will be
about the first of next week. We certainly hope them success.
Chas. R. Baugh thrown from horse, condition serious, was the
wording of a telegram received at London last Saturday from
Deming, New Mexico where Mr. Baugh migrated about Jan. 1st on
account of his wife?s health. A telegram, received Tuesday stated
that he died at 8 o?clock that morning. With this; nothing further
has been learned up to the time of going to press, as to how the
unfortunate circumstance happened, what were the nature of his
injuries or what disposition will be made of his body, whether it
will be brought back to Kentucky or whether the burial will take
place in Deming. Mr. D. R. Brock, father-in-law of Mr. Baugh left
Monday, but will not reach there until sometime today. Mr. Baugh
leaves a wife and five children, the oldest about twelve years of
age.

LIVINGSTON NEWS
         Dr. R. G. Webb reports Taylor Mullins very low with
fever. ? H. D. Magee is having a private wire run from his
residence to his office. ? Joe Omary and family have returned from
Louisville. ? A little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Buck Howard is very
sick. ? Mr. Henry Gentry informs us that a Christian church was
organized at East Bernstadt Saturday. ? The carpenters have the
tank finished and it is now being treated with a coat of paint. ?
D. C. Alcorn and Buck Howard have gone to Ford to get teams to
begin work here for the Ford Lumber Company. ? James Burton who
got his jaw hurt is slowly improving. ? A. W. Norton passed here
Sunday en route to Clairfield, Tenn. where he is in the bark
business. ? Mr. Gadd, who has been sick for the past two years,
died Sunday night and was buried Monday. ? J. Boreing moved to
Brush Creek Monday. ? H. L. Delph has moved his family to his
property on Gauley Branch. This is the second time he has owned
that property. ? Your correspondent was at East Bernstadt Sunday
and while there witnessed a lively game of ball between the town
boys and the ?Letter box? boys. ? Mrs. Bowman is visiting in
Richmond. ? Mrs. Newland, of Brodhead, was here Sunday between
trains visiting Mrs. Cockrell. ? L. H. Davis has returned from the
city. ? Miss Nettie Farley, of Pineville, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Bob Mink. ? Mrs. R. J. Lemons is in Louisville this week. ?
Mrs. Ab Sparks is with her sister, Mrs. H. D. Magee. ? Two of Mt
Vernon?s prettiest girls, Misses Anna May Miller and Lula McCoy,
visited Miss Alice Ward Sunday and Monday. ? Master Walter
Browning fell last week and cut an ugly gash in his head. And the
doctor had to take two stitches in it. ? Mrs. Roger Pryor has gone
home on a visit. ? Mr. J. B. Coleman was in Louisville this week.
-- Mrs. H. W. Rice is beautifying her home with a new coat of
paint. ? Lee Johnson and J. B. Coleman have gone to Berea. ? Mrs.
J. E. Woodall sold a three-month-old calf for one dollar. Let the
women do the stock trading and they will get the price. ? Miss
Georgia McFerron has gone to Berea to attend the commencement. ?
Brother Jamison will soon be in our midst mingling with us. ? Mrs.
E. L. Cockrell has returned from Richmond. ? Master Earl Rice will
return to old Livingston when he gets his tobacco crop raised.
That?s right Earl, get a good start. ? J. J. Patton, of Latonia,
Ky, in company with W. N. Riggs visited the coal region near
Jellico last week. ? Thomas Jones has returned from Louisville and
his eyes are much better. ? Livingston is organizing a baseball
team and we are coming to the front. ? Owens and Elder are
instructing a class in vocal music. ? Uriah Adams is in very poor
health. ? John R. Carter is having his home re-papered this week.
? Mrs. Neal Parrett and children, of Mt Vernon, visited relatives
here last Saturday and Sunday. ? Let every Democrat in the county
go to work and get a ticket of good men for the county offices and
then work until we get a victory in November. ? R. L. McFerron was
here Monday. ? L. H. Walton is spoken of a candidate for Circuit
Court Clerk. John would make a good one and all we will have to do
is to put our shoulders to the wheel and role. [sic]

BRODHEAD NEWS
     J. W. Hutcheson, J. Thos. Cherry, J. R. Cass, Dr. W. F.
Carter, M. B. Bowling, John Robins and John E. Evans were in
Louisville this week. ? Mrs. Mary Albright purchased a very nice
buggy while in Cincinnati, costing her $350. ? A. M. Hiatt and M.
B. Bowling were in Lancaster Friday last. ? The family of Rev. Kin
Pike have returned home after a short visit to Rev. A. J. Pike and
family. ? Jno. E. Evans has just returned from Knoxville with a
new line of the latest hats and uniforms and he informs us he will
see all interested in his line this coming summer. ? The Hiatt
baseball team played the Buckeye ?Blues? a ?shutout? game on last
Saturday. The score was 12 to 0 in favor of Hiatt. Joe Holman was
the sensational pitcher for the Hiatt, while Victor C. Tate, of Mt
Vernon was the twirler for the defeated team. ? The Secretary of
the Rockcastle County Fair association informs us that so far
business has been exceedingly good and prospects for the best fair
we have ever had. He will soon be able to get out the catalogue
and anyone desiring to place ads on this year?s list will get
prompt attention. ? Bud Durham has accepted a nice position with
the Durham Bottling Works at Elizabethtown, Ky. and has gone
there. ? Columbus Howell is assisting J. Thos. Cherry in his store
at present. ? R. E. Albright, B. R. Wilmot, Ora Frith, and
Granvill Owens attended the Berea commencement.

ORLANDO NEWS
          The farmers are very busy in their crops at this time.
Owing to so much rain, they are badly in the weeds. ? No. 33, the
south bound train, flew the tracks at Dudley Friday, but no one
was hurt and there were no serious damages. ? E. J. Williams has
moved to the Dr. Laswell property and has resumed duty as
operator. Elmer is much improved in health and we are glad to see
him out again. ? Mrs. S. T. Bryant left Thursday for a visit with
her parents who live near Covington. ? Tribble will also go in a
few days and will probably spend the summer there.

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