Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1900 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900 STATE Gov Beckham is being overrun with applications for pardons K.J. Hamptou of Winchester was swern in and filed bond at Washington as Captain and Assistant Quartemrmaster USA Assistant Adjt. gen Murray has ordered Maj J. Embry Allen to investigate the alleged misconduct of Capt Longmire and Sergt. McClure at maysville The Hon John D. Clardy says he will not be a candidate for Governor. Dr Clardy says he has retired from politics and will not attend the Louisville convention Judge Paynter tendered a lenghty opinion dissenting from the decision of the court of Appeals in the Marion county railroad cases Sheriff Suter has returned to Frankfort and it is expected that this week he will ask a requistition for the extradition of William S. Taylor Pearce B. Mills aged thirty three years and married, committed suicide at Maysville by taking some kind of poison. Mills lost his position on account of drinking At Richmond Cyrus Barnes has sued Al Cornelison a wealthy farmer for $2500 for alleged malicious assault and battery J.C. Miller, borther of former Judge William C. Miller and one of the most popular men in Richmond is lying at death's door with cirrhosis of the liver A large crowd of Bechham's admiriers met at Little Hickman Jessamine county to boom Beckham for Governor. J.W. Mitchell was among the speakers The Hon W.B. Smith Democratic candidate for Governor addressed the Democrats of Nicholas county at Carlisle Monday. Mr Smith says he feels much encouraged in his candidacy Forty three men were mustered into the State Guard at Monticello by Lieut Col. Henry F.R. Harrison was elected Captain; S.T. Sanders, First Lieutenant, and W.Wood Kendrick, Second Lieutenant The trial of Milton Kendall and his two sons, William and Charles for the murder of Eugene Cassell, was concluded at Nicholasville. The jury after four hours found Milton Kendall and his son William guilty of manslaughter. They were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The younger son, Charles was aquitted. NEWS ITEMS Gov Beckham pardoned Pleas Hardy of Knox countyw ho has served five years of a ten year sentence. The pardon was granted on recommendation of the prison physician, who states that Aardy is dying of Consumption The trial of Millard Philpot charge with the murder of Felix Davidson at Mancherster a few days ago, was bugun last Monday in the Clay county Circuit Court. The grand jury returned a true bill against Philpot last Thursday MARRIAGE: James O'Rear, a well known young man of South Chattanooga eloped with Miss Pansy Hughes the fifteen year old daughter of Chief of Police Hughes of Somerset. Cheif Hughes pursued the couple to Chattanooga Tenn but was too late to stop the ceremony. He then wisely gave the pair his blessing. His only objections to the marriage was on account of the girls youth MARRIAGE: Miss Nellie Muir Society editor of the Lexington Herald and T.B. Cromwell a well known newspaper correspondent of Lexington were married and left for New York. Their marriage was a complete surprise to their many friends. It will be remembered that Mr Cromwell swore out the affidavits upon which Caleb Powers and Davis were arrested. Among the delegates who went from Owensboroa to the Democratic state convention at Louisville last Thursday was Henry G. Overstreet, who until a few months ago was aRepublican of prominence, says the Owensboro Messenger. he is one of the foremost citizens of the county a successful business man and a fine gentleman. He is probably the most intimate friend in this county of W.O. Bradley and John W. Yerkes, but he will go to the polls next November and vote against Yerkes, or any other Republican who may be nominated for Governor. He has quit the Republican party..the Taylor-Deboe brand of Republicanism in this state drove hom out of it..and not even the nomination of a dear friend like Yerkes at the instance of a dear friend like Bradley can take him back to it. The character of campaign made by and for Taylor last year disgusted Mr Overstreet. The assassination of Goebel at the hands of the Republican conspirators at Frankfort, dissolved all connection between Mr Overstreet and the Republican party of Kentucky The editors of the kentuckian a paper published at London, make an unfair and an untruthful attack on our much beloved friend and public benefactor hon James B. mcCreary, in thier last weeks issue. It is a pity that these 2x4 editors have reached this conclusion in regard to Kentucky's leading democrat, mcCreary for thirty years has been an honor to the state and nation filling every position he has ever held with exceptional credit to himself and constituency. While Kentucky's chief executive he won the name of model governor. Six times did the people of this district send him to congress and each day they could point to him with pride as a representative; each year he advocates on the stump and from his purse the principles of the democratic party. He was the freind and champion of William J. Bryan; he helped to frame the last Kentucky Democratic Platform and wa sa close adviser and personal friend of Gov William Goebel. During all of his long service as apublic servant, he ha s been an honor to Kentucky and the people realizing that fact honored him again on yesterday by making him a delegate at large from this state to the Kansas city convention. He will be Deboe's successor in the United States senate and will be a fit successor to Clay Beck; Carlisle and Lindsey. The editors of kentuckian should take a heavy dose of salts; a good bath and get in a good humor; quit attacking good men and able statesmen who have worked so hard for their own party and try harder to publish a newsy local paper and thereby have three square meals a day and apple pie for Sunday POSSUM HOLLER (LEVEL GREEN) We have no news. Mr Editor, is it a fact that the workd news was originally formed by putting the initial letters of north, east, west and south into a word and making it mean "a gathering up of incidents, &c, from the four quarters of the earth"? Our place is now connected with Eubanks and the rest of mankind by telephone. We will soon be in direct communication with Mt Vernon. Also as the poles are now being placed along the line. Won't it make Possum Holler boom and feel big of itself? Last Thursday's rain south of us did immense damage to farms and farm products..washing some fields as deep as plowed, nearly all over. corn is growing faster than ever known, I went to the field yesterday where Joe and Tom were plowing and hoing a new sort of corn which I had received from Braxil and planted in a very rich bottom highly fertilized. I could almost see the corn growing; so when we started fro dinner I set a ten foot pole by a fine hill in order to see how much it would grow in the two hours the boys would be absent, and by jing what do you think; the corn had tasseled and siled and there was some short blades and a "right smart" shoot on the pole when they returned. Our oats seem to be advancing backward, but we have an exuberant (what does that word mean) corp of tater bugs and I have an old possum setting a big hickory stump (hollow of course) on nine young ones. I tell you they make a real nest full Our bees are rich and I keep them well robbed and we milk four good cows so you can readily see that my meat is milk and honey. Our wheat has some smut and the fly has injured some of it. Now I will bet the biggest possum I ketch next winter, that there is not a lawyer nor politition in Rockcastle county that can tell what makes smut in the wheat. The fly was broguht here by the Hessian soldiery that surrendered near this place in 1776. The tater bug just naturally grows on the tater. Betsey and me had a fine large mess of new peas, newtaters, beets and ingeroun Sunday Betsey and me each have a garden and we are striving to excel one another. Competition is is the life of business I am not able to work hard so I put in most of my time helping the town pupil. I have been thinking of gettin a divorce from work altogether, some of my neighbors has and they have much less worry and troubles than I do. We had outhten to work much in this life no how, Mr Editor. General Burton an old nabor ofter trying the telephone and asking John Riddle about coffee, &c, declares that it is a reality, thos he never believed it till now. Very hard to get some pupil to believe unless they can see and handle like Thomas ov the Scriptor. W have sum pupil who say thar is no H..l just simply from the fact tha have had no experience there. Now I alwasy did believe that much, and and that is a very populous place tho by no means a good farming country, like some parts ov Oklahoma..to dry. If my health would ever get well I am satisfied that I would feel better. We ar all for Black in Possum Holler for Governor and I tell you we cut a big notch on the election stick. Very truly, Buck Varnon LIVINGSTON Mrs Sallie Magee is quite sick this week W.B. Sigman was in town Saturday on business Mrs Jas Taylor has returned from a visit to friends near Maretburg W.H. Cottengim one of the clerks in Ward & Magee's store, went to Mt Vernon Monday T.D. Mullins and family were visiting relatives at Mullins Station Saturday and Sunday Miss Helen Singleton is the guest of ehr uncle J.E. Singleton for a while Miss Pearl Pollock is visiting friends in Stanford and Maywood Miss Minnie Cozatt is spending few days with Mr and MRs W.W. Wright Miss Bertha Francisco of Ingall, Kansas is visiting her cousin E.S. Elmore went to Stanford Saturday on business George harris was out from Crab Orchard Monday Jailer Griffin was in town Monday Will Carpenter has moved into a house of T.D. Mullins John Magee is in the mountains looking after his timber. Steve Owens has been employed as head sawyer for Mr Magee Mrs Joel Cooper was taken to Stnford Infirmary last week; an operation performed and tumor removed..patient is doing well Mrs hartley came home Saturday and returned on next train to Lebanon. She says her son is dangerously hurt Henry Owens who has been seriously ill with pneumonia is slowly improving Dr E.J. Brown of Stnford was here last week to see Capt T.J. Ballard who seems to be doing very well now Dr Henry Pettus and wife will move back to Livingston in the near future There was quite an excitement here for a while Saturday over a snapposed mad dog biting seven or eight dogs and as many hogs. He was finally killed by Wm Fields. All have refused to kill their dogs PERSONAL J.C. McKee was here from London, Tuesday Fritz Kruegar has returned from manchester Mrs D.N. Williams is numbered among the sick Mrs Coyle is visiting relatives in Middlesborough James Adams is in garrard county looking after his farm Judge Alcorn was at Pine Hill Tuesday and Wednesday J.W. Brown was in Livingston Tuesday on Legal business Samuel Short of Shelbyville is here visiting his brother W.T. J.J. Lawrence has accepted a position at Glen Mary, Tenn, as operator Mrs Jim Taylor has recovered sufficiently to be able to do her own work W.L. Richards is here to complete the organization of the new bank J.A. Wood & Co is the style of the new firm just started at Orlando Geo T. Johnson the hustling merchant of Orlando who is selling goods by the wagon load was here Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Tate took to Frankfort Saturday, John Mullins who was given a year in the pen for grand larceny Judge McClure and C.C. Williams left yesterday for fLouisville at attent the convention as delegates M.C. Miller one of natures noblemen has returned to Dayton Tenn, where he is engaged in the telegraphic business Mrs L.W. Bethurum writes from Middlesbor where she went for her health that she is improving rapidly James Houk Sr of this place and Mrs J.R. Cass of Brodhead are visiting L.T. Houk and family at James Town Ind. Jim Davis of Burnside and Jack Davis of Somerset visited their uncles Dr S.C and W.A.B. Davis this week The G.A.R. Post at this place has been reinstated and all the old soldiers arerequested to meet here on the fourth Saturday in this month The attorney for F.K. Wilson asked for a new trial which was refused by Judge Morrow and now they will take it to the court of appeals W.F. Champ was over from Paint Lick again, Sunday. Will is an awfully nice fellow but we are afraid he wants to do Mt Vernon a little "dirt" by taking away one our most attractive young ladies Dr Pennington was called to Jackson county Wednesday Miss Bessie McClure accompanied her father to the convention Mrs Mat Ballard who has been sick for some time is considerable improved John Pitman shot and seriously injured Bob Owens at Pine Hill yesterday We are glad to not ethe fact that Hon J.K. CcClary is slightly improving Mr B.F. Fuquary's daughter from Indiana is spending a few days with him Miss Wilson of Williamstown is here to see her brother E.K. Wilson who is in Jail BIRTH: Will Cox is all smiles again by the arrival of another fine boy at his house on Monday Judge Williams spent Sunday in Richmond we will not be surprised if this is repeated quite often Fred Yeager and little daughter of Garrard spent a few days with relatives here the first of the week J.H. Pettus is holding the depot down while Mr Landrum and family are at Pittsburg visiting relatives Miss Helen Joplin daughter of James Joplin Jr of near Ashgrove Missouri has come here to spend the next year with her grandparents Mr and Mrs J.L. Joplin and to go to school Our able and efficient forman S.C. Franklin was taken very sick yesterday with something like appendicetis and it was only through the valuable assistance of W.T. Davis that we were able to get out on time MARRIAGE: Miss Ida Lincoln passed through Monday enroute to Grays to attend the wedding of Miss Lucy Crook which was to take place yesterday but on account of the death of Mrs Cushing's borther the wedding was postponed until next week The Royal Arch Masons organized a chapter here last Thursday and put twelve condidates through the various degrees. David Jackson was here from London and lent his valuabel assistance in the work. Mr Burnham was also here from Richmond and did a good service COUNTY CONVENTION The Democrats of Rockcastle met in convention in the court house at 2 o'clock, here last Saturday R.L. Brown was made permanent chairman and James Maret secretary one resolution of meeting: F.L. Thompson, W.C. Mullins, harve Dunn and C.C. Williams be and the same are hereby selected as delegates to the state convention to be held at Louisville on Thursday June 14th, 1900 for the purpose of selecting delegates to the Nation Convention and J.N. Brown, G.W. McClure, J.S. Reppert and Wm>m Norton as alternates They are instructed to cast vote of Rockcastle county for Hon J.B McCreary, Hon Louis McQuown, Senator J.C.S. Blackburn and Senator G.T. Farris for delegates to the Kansas City convention from the state at large That said delegates are instructed to cast vote of Rockcastle county for Hon Harve Helm and Hon Millard Mitchell for district delegates to the Kansas city convention to be held on July 4, 1900. Resolved, that we heartily endorse the nomination of Hon G.G. Gilber for representateve in Congress from this the Eight distric and pledge him our undivided support BRODHEAD J.B. Farris or better known as the author of Opossumology on his ranch on Nigger creek, says he never knew that a man had two saviors. One is Jesus Christ and the other Gov Mount of Indiana W.H. Colyer is able to attend church and says that he is now feeling very well W.G. Adams still continues ver low. His friends would be glad to see him out again DEATH: Mrs Emily Baker who has been reproted very low, died on the 4th and was buried at the Christian church burying ground Aunt Juda Chesnut is back with her daugher. Mrs F. Francisco of the Frith Hotel. Grandpa McRoberts is expected soon Dick Rigsby was in town Saturday I suppose looking for future happiness Mrs J.R. Cass and grandfather James Houk are on an extended visit to friends and relatives in Indiana. Mrs Cass eill stop in Louisville on her return Mrs Granville Owens has been on the sick list J.B. Farris wants to know what has beocme of Buck Varnon Miss Berda Hilton is back foer a few days rest from her labors at lancaster Miss Berda Martin is visiting her uncle R.S. martin this week R.W. Wallin has rented the Heron property also a portion of the J.H. Albright store house and will in a few days start a restaurant her. We are lad to welcome Mr Wallin in our midst Joe Albright, Perry Hays adn Arch Albright were in town Saturday Mrs James Crawford who has been so ofen reproted on the sick list is but little better Mrs Dave Hurt is very low, Dr Payton was called from Stanford a few days ago to see ehr Ezra Shivel has been forced to abandon his work for a while on account of his health Miss neville Carson has quit keeping house and is boarding with Miss Mollie Brown J.F. Watson reports that he was to see j.B. Yonce and reprots him in critical condition WABD Mrs Bettie Cress is very sick at this writing J.L. Myers returned from Tenn last week BIRTH: Born to the wife of R.E. Sowder on the 4th a son BIRTH: Born to the wife of B.F. Levesay a girl, BIRTH: Born on the 22nd t the wife of F.J. Graves a son J.L. Myers has sold his place recently bought of J.C. Graves to a Mr Chasteen Harry C. Buchanan, Republican Councilman in Louisville was indicted by the grand jury Wednesday for the crime of inces. The complaining witness was his own daughter aged sixteen years, who brought her four weeks old baby before the grand jury and in tears told of her father's revolting conduct toward her brighing tears to the jury's eyes. The father can not be found ORLANDO Geo T. Johnson has attracted much attention cutting prices in general merchandise. The people are finding unparalled bargains in every department S.N. Davis surveyor, was in Mt Vernon Tuesday on business Judge Chenault was in Crobin Monday night D.N. Williams was here during the week looking after real estate interests in this community Bige Woods has moved into the Fish property and will run a general store at this place Jas Worlds went to Richmond for a few days E. Singleton's baby is improving slowly Frank Anderson has a very sick child Geo Johnson has bought the property known as Jno Owens property lately occupied by Langford Polly Laswell has sold the mineral right on her farm on Wolf creek, to Judge Chenault Henry Mullins who has been very sick for several days has improved considerably Barry Thomas was thrown from a mule and painfully hurt J.H. Reams was in Mt Vernon Saturday on business P.W. Clark's boy who was thrown from a mule some time since and received severe injuries continues very low James Hayes the clever young man who is clerking for Johnson spent Sunday in Withers The men have all gone on strike at Mullins Station and all work is stopped for the present ******************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.