Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: August 03, 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY NOV 16, 1900 NEWS ITEMS Sunday Mrs Russell Christopher of Estill county gave birth to four baby boys one was dead and the mother and other three only lived a short time Luther Ray of Lancaster was held under bond in the sum of $1,000 for killing of Edgar Brown on election day BEELICK DEATH: Wm Barron died Tuesday of last week. he was about 80 years old John A. Brown who has been very ill with typhoid fever is convalescing J.M. Reynolds is talking of selling his stock of goods DEATH: The infant son of James Brown died Saturday of whooping cough A.A. Barnes is having a new roof put on his store house Prof W.S. Hail who is teaching school near the place has scarlet fever. Also three of his students Dannie Owens of Brodhead was here Friday on business Rev Martin Owens has been quite sick for some time DEATH: The infant son of John Craig died of croup Monday ORLANDO G.R. Reams was in Mt Vernon Monday on business B.H. Ball has moved to mason's property in town and wants to "swap" horses every day Rev Williams and Wm McHargue have of purchased a new grist mill and put up at Pine Hill G.T. johnson and wife have just returned from Cincinnati where they found many bargains in dry goods and notions Lee Chestnut's school at Cove will close in two weeks Dr Childress was up from Livingston Wednesday Prof Reppert has one of the finest yearling colts in the county J.J. Owens has moved to his son Henry's near him Noah Mason has left for parts unknown Henry Bales is driving Johnson's transfer wagon S.S. Ball is having some improvements put on his dwelling BG. Mullins has bought the W.G. Mullins farm near Pine Hill and will move to it about Jan 1st Wm Evans was in Mt Vernon Monday on business Robt Cole the grocery drummer was here Tuesday Rev Williams of this place is conducting a protracted meeting at Freedom Come to J.A. Wood & Co or ando Ky for the best goods and lowest prices. Best bargains in the country PERSONAL T.S. Miller is here from Lancaster Mrs Gus Staverson was in town shopping Wednesday Mrs J.J. Wood was in from Wildie shopping yesterday Miss Mattie McFerren was here visiting relatives Wednesday J.S. Reppert the "Sage of Ravenwood" was here Monday Mrs Sue Mullins visited her sister Mrs Joe Poynter, here Saturday Mr John McKee the London planing mill man was here yesterday Judge G.W. McClure was in Livingston Monday on legal business Miss Lillie Butner was here Saturday to see her sister Mrs W.F. McClary J.H. Hagan the Livingston druggist came up on business yesterday James T. Adams and Fred Krueger went to London on business Monday Miss Berda Martin has only two more weeks to teach until her school closes Walter Saunders of Stanford was on Wednesday's train en route to Livingston Ashley Owens Jr will move to the Western part of the county in the near future Miss Effie Meadows of Pine Hill was the guest of Miss Maggie Walters Tuesday Mrs J.W. Rider of Upton Ky is here visiting her parents Mr and Mrs M.J. Miller Miss Hopper of Louisville is here this week in the interest of the Childrens Orphans Home From: Kentucky Genealogy & History Discussions [KYROOTS@LSV.UKY.EDU] on behalf of C L CRAWFORD [DBXP64A@PRODIGY.COM] Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 9:12 AM To: KYROOTS@LSV.UKY.EDU Subject: MT VERNON SIGNAL NEWSPAPERS ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY NOV 16, 1900 (CONT) PERSONAL (CONT) Charley son of Elisha Mullins moved to Valley View Madison county the first of the week DEATH: Uncle Jackey Henderson dropped dead of heart disease at his home on Copper Creek last week Mr Todd carpenter from London is helping finish up the inside work on Houk & Son't new brick Mr and Mrs W.J. Sparks and little daughters Fannie and Bessie were in the city the first of the week Uncle Ashley Owens and wife came up Sunday to spend a few days with their daughter Mrs R.B. Mullins. Uncle Ashely still continues very feeble M.C. Williams was here yesterday and left for Louisville last night A.J. Sutton was here yesterday delivering brooms of his own make to the merchants Fritz Krueger contemplates a visit to his old home in Germany at an early date Elder Pendrickson and Rev Wm Williams are holding a protracted meeting at Hickory Grove Miss Ellen Butner was in Livingston Wednesday in the interest of the Southern Mutual Investment Co Miss Jalia Colyer who has about completed her first school is getting along nicely and has given entire satisfaction H.S. Brannaman, Allen Hiatt and David Griffin were some of the familiar faces which we saw in town Monday Col R.M. jackson of London who is now under the treatment of Dr John M. Williams was down Sunday to see the doctory Dr J.G. Lucas a town "Daddy" of Living ston was here Tuesday and says that W.P. Raines is making a most excellent judge Rev Theo Pigg passed through Mt Vernon Wednesday en route to his Garrard county farm to which he will move in the spring Hon C.C. Williams of Mt Vernon spent a protion of Saturday and Sunday with his brother Mr M.C. Williams Mr Chapman the London plasterer who did the plaster work in Houk & Son's new sotre has moved his family here and will make this his home in the future MARRIAGE: Miss Nettie B. Cox of Richmond and Mr Jesse Munday of Wildie where two of the attendants at the marriage of Miss Minnie Munday and Mr Curtis W. Curd at Stanford Wed Mrs J.T. hackley of Lincoln county who has been visiting relatives in Virginia for past seven weeks stopped off here Saturday and spent several days with her brother James Maret Miss Alma Newland of Brodhead will soon become a clerk in Houk and son's store. Miss Alma is very pleasant and congenial youn lady and will render valuable assistance to this most enterprising firm Miss Ellen Butner has accepted the agency for the Suthern Mutual Investment Co in this county. The records os the company show it to be a splendid place for investments. It pay large dividends to the policy holders and is in every particular perfectly safe. Any one having money to invest would do well to talk with Miss Ellen, get her figures and know what splendid inducements this company offers T.N. Roberts stopped off here Saturday on hsi return from Livingston to Danville he will in all probablility purchase the store room and stock of goods now owned by W.M. Fields. Mr Roberts is a splendid business man and is known to most all of Rockcastle people as a perfect gentleman most of them having had dealings with him while he was with Mr Otter at this place several years ago. May be have unbounded success in his new field of labor is the sincere wish of the Signal Mr J.N. Clouser of Darlington Indiana spent the week with his wife who has been with Mrs Ewers here most all the summer and fall for her health. he left yesterday for Indiana but will return in a few days and he and Mrs Clouser will go on to North Carolina. They will in all probablility make there future home somewhere in the South and as the mountain atmosphere pf Lemticlu seems to help Mrs Clouser very much, we hope that they will make Mt Vernon their stopping point LOCAL DEAD..Mrs Champ aged 90 grandmother of W.F. Champ died at Paint Lick Saturday In Court..In county court B. Mullins and Noah Mason were each fined $1 and cost for being drunk Law Suit..The cas of Henry Owens against the L and N railroad was tried in Quarterly court Tuesday Fined..Frank and Gorge Adams were fined Wed each $1 for being drunk and $5 for breach of the peace Merricks..Deputy Sheriff H.L. Tate took John Merricks to the House fo Reform at Lexington where the county Judge ordered him kept for a year Not the Law...Judge Williams held Wed morning in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Elmer Dowell that a boy 16 years of age did not have to work the county road. 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