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

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Mount Vernon Signal
April 16, 1909

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PERSONAL NEWS
     Miss Anna Tate is in Louisville today. – Cashier W. L.
Richards is on the sick list. – Albert Hiatt spent Sunday with
friends here. – Miss Ora Brown, of Level Green has entered the
Adams school. – Sam Pennington is spending a few days in Hot
Springs, Ark. – E. F. Gentry has a position with a Chicago
advertising firm. – F. L. Thompson made a flying trip to Stanford
Sunday. – Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cutton were up from Withers first of
the week. – Miss Louana Whitehead is numbered among the sick this
week. – Conductor J. T. Gentry spent a few hours with home folks
here Friday. – John Beaty is in Stanford taking a treatment for
catarrh under Dr. Carpenter. – John Wood was over from Conway
first of the week visiting his uncle, Chambers Oldham. – Mr. John
Mckinzie, our poplar main street merchant, went to Louisville
Monday to buy goods. – Mrs. W. L. Richards daughter, Miss Sadie,
spent Monday in Louisville shopping. – Mr. and Mrs. Chambers
Oldham are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine boy, born Tuesday.
– Mr. and Mrs. Luther Millins went down Sunday to witness the
marriage of his sister, Miss Bessie. – Atty. And Mrs. John W.
Brown spent Tuesday in Louisville seeing the Southern Electrical
Exposition. – Mr. and Mrs. Ab Sparks gave the little folks a most
delightful afternoon in the way of an egg hunt. – Misses Daisy and
Julia Fish spent Monday with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Maret near Wildie. – Dr. H. V. Pennington was down from London
Saturday to see Mrs. John McQueenm in consultation with Drs. Lewis
and Laswell. – Misses Thorton and Keys, of Brown Memorial School,
are in Cincinnatti. Miss Thorton will remain at home until she
recovers. – Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gentry returned to their home at
Fonde, Saturday night after a pleasant visit to relatives here. –
Edna, the pretty little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Davis
has been very sick with bronchial pneumonia, but we are glad to
say is better. – Mrs. J. T. McQueen, of the Wildie section, is
very critically ill and the physibians pronounce her case a
hopeless on. Mrs.McQueen is a sister of Dr. Dyche. – Chris Pearl,
the poplar London salesman, was with our merchants Tuesday. He
told us the insurance carried by Manley Albright with the
Traveling Mens Association would be paid right away. – John M.
Fish will go to Lexington next week to take the examination for
the Annapolis Naval Academy. John is a bright young man and
Wednesday hope to see him an Admiral. --  Jailer O. V. Jarret
returned Wednesday from Hot Sprigs, Ark. Where he has been for his
health. Mr. Jarret is wonderfully improved and looks like a new
man.Mrs. R. A. Dyche and daughter, of London, were called here the
last of the week on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Dyche’s
daughter, Mrs. McQueen, of the Wildie section. Mrs. Dyche is the
mother of our poplar dentist, Dr. R. W. Dyche. – Miss Susie
Thompson is visiting in Stanford. – Mrs. Ina Miller is visiting in
Versailes. – Misses Mat Williams and Bessie Sparks are in
Louisville. – W. H. Krueger made a business trip to Louisville
Monday. – Mrs. Nannie Harp leaves today to join her husband in
California. – Miss Rose McCord, principal of the Brown Memorial
School, has returned from a business trip to Baltimore. – Miss
Mary Jones, of Wildie, will leave Sunday for an extended visit
with relatives in Tuscola and Altamont, Ill. – Our good friend
Dick Moore was up from Rockcastle river and says the prospects are
good for a dishing season on the river this spring. – Mrs. Cosby
Latham, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mrs. W. F. Debord and daughter, of
Level Green, spent yesterday with Mrs. A. H. Hamlin on Richmond
Street.
LOCAL NEWS
     Cashier W. L. Richards bought of G. M. Owens a fine bay horse
for $150.00. – How fortunate it would be if people could see
themselves as others see them. – The Hiatt baseball team will
cross bats with the Wildie team tomorrow at Hiatt. – Our
enterprising townsman, Mr. S. H. Martin is erecting another house
on Main Street. It is on the lot he bought from J. T. Meadows. –
W. A. Cox and Neal Parrot have been awarded the contract for
building the new part of the new Masonic home. The first story
will belong to J. Fish and W. L. Richards. It will be built by F.
Krueger & Son. – Mr William Wood is very low with stomach trouble
at his home near Conway. LATER: Mr. Wood died at 2 o’clock this
morning. Burial at Maret graveyard tomorrow at 1 P. M. ROOSTER
FIGHT BY TELEPHONE: On one of the party lines out in the county
where the receivers are kept ”off-the-hook” most of the time by
rubber-necks and eave-droppers, a couple of roosters had a fight
by wire. Each heard the other crowing, though miles apart, they
accepted the challenge and attacked the phones which were soon
scratches up and put out of business. – MARRIAGE: Miss Bessie
Mullins and Charley Reynolds, L & N Agent at Livingston, were
married Sunday at the home of the bride with Rev. A. J. Pike
officiating. – DEATH: Mrs. Serena Parsons, aged 71 years, died
last Sunday night after an illness lasting only a few days.

DUDLEY NEWS
     Miss Mary Hubbard  spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Rosa
Grey. – Mr. Chas. Dudley spent Saturday until Monday  with his
mother in Winchester. – Mr. and Mrs. James Hackett Jr. visited
parents in Winchester last Thursday until Sunday. – Mr. and Mrs.
Ester Cummins visited parents in Boones Holler Sunday. – Miss
Kizzie Ponder spent Saturday and Sunday at home. She is in school
at Berea preparing to take the examination this year. – There was
a large crowd at Flat Rock Church Sunday. – Wednesday people in
this community congratulate the Chestnut Ridge choir and would be
very proud to have them come  again.

BRODHEAD NEWS
       A vote on the graded school at this place gave a majority
of over twp to one in favor. The following trustees were elected:
B. C. Anderson, J. I. Albright, W. T. Evans, W. T. Brooks, and C.
H. Frith. – Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Cherry are spending the week in
Louisville. – B. R. Wilmont left this place on the 14 inst.for
Stanford. Louis, Monday. And other points West. – Rev. A. J. Pike
was called tp Kirksville Monday to attend funeral service. – The
troops at this place informs us of their splendid progress in
preparing the plays to be given some time in next month. The dates
will be announced in the next issue. – The party given at Mrs.
Tharp’s on Friday night also the one at Mr. Frank Brooks on
Saturday night were greatly enjoyed by all present. There were
seceral from Mt Vernon who were welcome guests, come again. – Miss
Margurite Livingston, of Garrard County, was the guest of Mrs. J.
T. Cherry between trains on Saturday. – Miss Jude cCall, of
Maretburg, has been visiting Miss Jewel Francisco. – Wednesday are
informed that Mrs. Lena Stephens, of Crab Orchard, will begin her
class in music at this place about May 1st.

QUAIL NEWS
      Elder and Owens are teaching the art of vocal music at Pine
Hill. – Wm. Scott and daughter, Miss Lillie, have been visiting
his son, Henry Scott, this past week at Somerset. – A. R. Todd and
John Scott, employees at Mt Vernon at Sparks and Davis quarry,
were with homefolks Saturday and Sunday. – Mrs. Marry Brown has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Brown at Preachersville. –
There has been some recent talk of a Mormon church being
established at Ottawa. --  Mm.  Thompson and family were pleasant
visitors at Wm. Owens’ last Sunday. – J. D. Smith who is working
for the Knoxville Nursery Co. says he is doing splendid business
with that firm. – Willie Thompson has returned from Princton, Ky.
Where he entered college some months ago. – Eugene Todd is
suffering from very sore hands. – Old aunt Louisa Reynolds still
remains very feeble.
LEVEL GREEN NEWS
     The singing school in session now at Friendsship is making
rapid advancement. – Miss Ora Brown entered the private school of
Miss Ida Mae Adams at Mt Vernon last Monday. – Attorney R. L.
Brown, of Somerset, spent Sunday with homefolks and friends at
this place. – Mrs. Jmes Hamm, of Cumberland Gap, who was formerly
miss Alice Thomas of ths place, is visiting relatives here. – Mr.
E. J. Mullins spent Sunday in Mt Vernon. – D. R. Gentry recently
purchased from “Red” Mullins one filly (age unknown) for harness
and saddle. Qualities and  price paid withheld from public. –
Trading in general has been dull around this neck of the woods,
just like all other good things the radicals promised us. –
Farming has been suspended for a time around here due to the
recent cold spell. – Peaches have been in bloom, and Wednesday
fear are partly killed. – Mrs. W. F. O’Neal who has been confined
to her bed for two months remains about the same. – El;mer Mullins
who has been in poor health for sometime, is improving. – Dr.
George Lawrence, of Mt Vernon made a professional trip to Level
Green last Thursday.

LIVINGSTON NEWS
     News is scare here now. – Yom Hall has moved to Corbin. –
Horace Prouse has moved to Pulaski County. – The V. I. Tower about
the depot has been torm done we can’t assign the reason. – Mrs.
Houston McFerron jsad been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. J.
Childress, the past week. – Hugh Stewart has been working in the
ticket office while Charlet Reynolds is on his honeymoon. – Mrs.
G. D. Griffin and sister, Mrs. W. D. Griffin, of Jellico, Tenn.,
have returned home after a plesasnt visit with relatives here. –
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Graves, of Paris, are visiting Mr.W. E. Graves,
of this place. – Miss Nora Burton has returned home after a two
months visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Clutz, at Ida May, Ky. –
Mrs. W. M. Hanks, who has been sick with fever is some better. –
Born to the wife of Alvin Reynolds, a fine boy. – Mrs. E. B. Cox,
of Mt Vernon, was visiting Mrs. W. J. Childess from Friday until
Saturday last. – DR. W. J. Childress reports the birth of a fine
boy to the wife of Harry Huston, of Hazel Patch. – W. H. Ponder,
of Gauley Brach, still makes his weekly visit to Livingston and
strange it is always on Sunday. A young widow is the attraction. –
The Junior Order will have a free supper at the hall Saturday
night. – We wish we could give a free supper to all. – This
council has been established only two years and we have had lots
of sickness and deaths but we still fight on. We have given
several bibles and flags to the schools as this is part of our
duty. – We were shocked to learn that last sa that the train had
killed the Little Presley Tankersley the 10 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Tankersley. He and his brother left town and when
they got to the bridge, a freight train was passing them. They
concluded to jump on and ride. The older boy got on, but the
younger one fell and the train ran over him. His legs were severed
from his boby and he was cut and bruise din an awful manner. He
was buried at the family burying ground, over the river, [sic]
Sunday. The revival that has been going on at the Baptist Church
for the past two weeks is nearing its close. Eighteen or twenty
have joined eight was baptised Sunday. – A few days a go, a dage
with a monkey and an organ passed throughh here and syopped in
front of Joe Oliver’s store when Joe gave the monkey some money to
dance for him, but the monkey made a polite bow to Joe and
returned to his master. If you want to get a fight, just ask Joe
if the monkey danced. Born to the wife of Howard Bowers, a fine
girl baby Wednesday. – Newt Riggs, the L & N coal inspector, was
on the C. V. R. R. Monday. – John McCarthy and wife of East
Bernstadt were here Sunday. – Dr, Green, of London, wasin our town
last week doing dental work. He informs us that he will be here
every Thursday and Friday. --  Dr. Webb has just equipped his
office with a desk and safe. Success to you Dock.

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