Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1907 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal March 15, 1907 (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.) GOOCHLAND NEWS Rev. Andy Balenger filled his regular appointment at Pleasant Hill last Sunday. -- Mr. J. W. Phillips was home from Blanch, Bell county, Saturday. He has been working for the Bill Hill Coal Company there. -- W. W. Anglin and family of Disputanta visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday. -- Lou V. Philipps has been sick with grippe, but is better. -- W. A. Phillips will more than likely go to Blanche, Bell county to work. -- Mrs. Addie Mullins of Hamilton, Oh. was brought home for burial Tuesday night. She is said to have died of the fever. -- James Garrett is with homefolks. He has been working in Hamilton, Oh. -- Mrs. Sofa Wilson has gone to Middlefork, Jackson county to see her mother who is sick. -- A bell has been attached to Sycamore church house and the roof has been covered. -- Abe Anglin is suffering from heart trouble. -- Little Bert Phillips is visiting friends at Wm. Sparks this week. He reports a fine time. - - J. L. Jones is in the spoke and cross-tie business. -- There will be church at the Sycamore Church next Sunday conducted by Rev. Jones of Goochland and James Baker of Middlefork, Jackson county. QUAIL NEWS Mr. David Proctor who has been quite sick for the past weeks, is convalescent. -- J. M. Craig took off a bunch of cattle Saturday for the Lancaster market. -- J. W. Stringer sold 14 head of hogs to G. B. Sutton for $95.00. -- A. E. Proctor is able to be out gain. -- G.W. Parsons still remains in a very critical condition. -- The family of Marion Pittman is improving. -- Tom Broughton will leave in a few days for Lexington. -- R. A. Herrin is numbered among the sick. -- J. L. Davis filled his regular appointment at Providence Saturday and Sunday. -- Levi Ponder and family and Charley Miller have returned from Indiana. -- Green Proctor and wife have returned from Stearns. Uncle Green Proctor remains very feeble. -- T. C. Hamm's little grandson, Charlie Hasty, 11 years of age died after a lengthy illness on Thursday March 7th. The child was buried Friday afternoon in the Providence cemetery. -- OTTAWA NEWS Larkin Hicks sold his farm to Henry Laswell for $175.00 Mr. Kicks has located on the Sibbie Wright farm at this place. -- Jas. Wallen, of Lexington, was in this section Thursday on business. -- Messrs: Gladen and J. T. Proctor visited relatives in Pulaski county Saturday and Sunday. -- J. H. Johnson and family contemplate moving to Lexington in the near future. -- Farmers are busy plowing and clearing up ground preparing for a crop when the weather will permit. -- Mr. Isaac Johnson will move into the Jas. Wallen property. -- J. B. Sutton was in Brodhead Tuesday on business. -- Mrs. Albert Albright died at her home on the 11th inst. She leaves behind her aged husband and eight children. Five boys and three girls to mourn her loss. The remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground Tuesday. -- James Thompson, we are very sorry to say is weakening away. -- Mrs. Margarite Brown continues to be in very poor health. -- William Walen and family of Krueger passed through this vicinity Saturday enroute to Lexington -- J. M. Craig passed through this place Saturday on his way to Stanford with a fine drove of cattle. -- Mr. Pete Farris left Thursday for Cincinnati, Ohio. -- Mr. Eddie Rogers and his sister, Mrs. Lela Duke, of Crab Orchard, visited their sick cousin, Mrs. Alvin Dooch of near Bee Lick Saturday and Sunday. -- Rev. Metcalf filled his regular appointment at Union church Sunday. -- It is rumored that Henry Laswell will move his saw-mill to Ottawa in the near future. -- The measles are still making the rounds. The last cases reported are Mrs. John Sowder and children, Margarite, Virgil and Mrs. Jop Cash. -- Mrs. William Oliver visited relatives in Lincoln Monday last. -- On the 8th inst Mr. Richard Johnson, a citizen of this place, and a Miss Baxter, of Lexington, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Rev. A. J. Pike officiating. The new couple have the congratulations of us all. LIVINGSTON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams returned Monday to their home in Lebanon Junction after a short visit with relatives and friends here. -- Mrs. Howard Bowers is quite sick with the measles. -- Miss Ethel Hayes entertained a party of her young friends one night last week. -- W. C. Mullins, of LaFollette, Tenn., was on Sundays mornings train enroute to Mt Vernon on business. -- Brack Overstreet is dawn with the measles. -- Lawyer John Brown was down from Mt Vernon Wednesday on business. -- Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brummit, of Corbin, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brummit from Saturday until Monday. -- Mrs. Susie Hicks is some better. -- The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oliver is very sick with diphtheria. They lost their oldest child, Herbert, about six weeks ago to the same disease. -- There will be a prayer meeting at seven o'clock at the Christian Church . Everyone is requested to come and take part. -- Mrs. Ernest Thompson and children are down from Brodhead shopping with Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Owens. -- Mrs. Thompson will join her husband at Herald Floyd county Ky., as soon as her children recover from the measles. They will make that place their home. -- Mrs. George Pope who has been on the sick list has sufficiently improved to be out again. -- Miss Roda Moore is sick with the measles. -- We are glad to see John Baker out again. -- "Puny" had a very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism, but is able to get to the store again. -- Mrs. Mary Hagan will buy a house and lot as soon as a desirable place is selected. --J. W. Baker will continue has big sale the 18th. -- Rev. Briscoe of Mt Vernon filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. -- Miss Cora Adams has been quite sick, but is convalescent. -- Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Owens were called to Level Green last week to see Mrs. Owens' mother, Aunt Jenny Todd who has been very sick. LATER, Mrs. Todd is improving some. -- Mrs. Robert Mattingly, of East Bernstadt, spent a few days last week with relatives and friends here. -- Wm. McClell Johnson was in town Tuesday and Wednesday in the interest of the New Livingston Coal Co., Mr. Johnson has spent the last few weeks in New York City on business. -- Victor and Robert Owens are visiting relatives and friends on Skaggs creek. -- Mrs. Stella Whitehead was called to Lebanon the first of the week to attend the burial of an uncle. The deceased was a bother-in-law of Mrs. Geo Pope. -- Among the sick are: James Hall, Uncle John Smith, and Mesdames Mahala Garson, M. A. Adams, and Master Ar'nee Hayes. -- Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker were in Mt Vernon Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Baker of that place. GRIFFINS MILL NEWS Rev James Cummins filled his regular appointment at Poplar Grove Saturday and Sunday. -- Mrs. Gain Cummins visited relatives at Maretburg Wednesday until Sunday. -- W. L. Cummins, of Mt Vernon, was here last Monday on business. -- Levi Ponder and family of Bridgeport, Ind., are visiting relatives at this place. -- Elmer Cummins made a business trip to Maretburg last Wednesday. -- Frances Todd, daughter of W. A. Todd, who has been an invalid for years is not expected to live. -- Aunt Jane Todd, aged 86 years, is seriously ill from old age and general disability. -- Mrs. Elvira Thomas is very sick. -- W. G. Cummins is suffering severally from LaGrippe. -- J. B. Cummins sold to Oscar Mullins one bull for $21.00, also J. B. Cummins and H. T. Todd swapped horses. -- Charley Hurst continues to haul heading rain or shine, mud or no mud. How is it that some men work everyday? It always seems too hot or too cold for me. -- Newt Denny says it don't hurt to plow land wet in the winter. So you can always here Newt, most any old time yelling: "Haw Kate" "Gee Patsy". -- An old farmer told us the other day to sow grass seed in the Old of the moon and the grass wouldn't freeze out. Try it if you want to. -- Some people say that it will frost in May on the corresponding dates that it thunders in February. So lets watch for the 26th and 28th of May. -- I think Cinda gathered 31 eggs one day last week and she only has 31 hens; but the old blue goose and the two Pekin ducks layed the same day. -- Our shock fodder is getting very scarce and rotten, yet we'll cuss old pide because there isn't as much butter on the table as there was last summer. -- A great deal of money will go out of this neighborhood again this spring for commercial fertilizer , I will agree that the commercial fertilizer is OK,; but it might pay us a great deal if we knew what kind and how much to use on different lands and different crops; so you see if we all had our different soils analyzed we could speedily have our needs supplied and maybe save a great deal of money. WILDIE NEWS Mrs. Sam Richardson is down with the grip. -- Rev. Green Fish filled his regular appointment here Sunday. -- Alex Manus has gone to West Virginia to do carpenter work for the Big Hill Coal Co. -- W. H. Branaman, Jr., was down from Berea Sunday. -- Rev. J. T. Lunceford spent Sunday with his family in Berea. -- John C. Coffey was in Jellico first of the week. -- Miss Lava Fish went to Berea Monday to visit relatives. -- Walter and Leonard Martin were over from Horse Lick Sunday. -- Green Lake came over from Evergreen Sunday to see his sister, Lona. -- The Wildie Produce Co., is doing a florishing business. MARETBURG NEWS Sallie Reynolds has a severe rising on her jaw, causing her to be very sick. -- The sick are all much better, LaGrippe being in nearly every family for a while. -- Sam Chandler's grandmother from Tennessee, is visiting him at this place. She is the mother of Ted Chandler, of Bromo. Notwithstanding her age she is real stout. -- Mrs. Martha Lewis has recovered from a spell of the grip. -- Mrs. Hensman is suffering from a fall, paralysis of one side following. -- Misses Judith and Lena McCall visited Misses Bettie and Nettie Lewis Wednesday. -- Mrs. Lou Purcell after a few months visit to her brother, Elgar Griffin, at Corbin, has returned home. -- So much sickness in the community has kept the Sunday school work back, and also February and March meetings, but will renew now with double interest. -- Mrs. R. E. Reynolds has purchased a lot at this place and will build a dwelling house as soon as the weather will permit. PERSONAL NEWS W. A. B. Davis is in Somerset on business. -- Miss Anna Tate has accepted a position in the Bank of Mt Vernon.. -- Morris Brown has been transferred from Farriston to East Bernstadt. -- J. P. Graham will move from to the Joplin house, next to Peoples Bank. -- Miss Lida Cook is visiting her grandparents, Judge and Mrs. J. B. Lair. -- Miss Monnie Riddle has returned from a visit to relatives in Nicholasville. -- Mrs. L. R. Hughes is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Thompson. -- W. H. Lewis has quit railroading and will try it for one year on the farm with his brother, Judge S. D. Lewis. -- G. B. Hilton, the barber, will go to Corbin to locate as soon as he can dispose of his shop at this place. -- Geter Falin has been holding down the railroad office at this place during agent J. A. Landrum's illness. -- Albert Hiatt has resigned his position in Louisville and has accepted a position with A. C. Hiatt, the Hiatt merchant. -- Chas. S. Lyons, the lumberman, was here Tuesday and took up a car load of lumber belonging to J. W. Marler and K. J. McKinney. ******************************************************************************* 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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