Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1908 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal April 17, 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.) PERSONAL NEWS Albert Hamlin is in Tennessee this week. - Dr. R. W. Dyche was in Crab Orchard Sunday. - E. B. Cox and Jonas McKensie were in Louisville this week buying spring goods. - John Gentry spent first of the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gentry. - Hon. W. A. B. Davis was in Tennessee first of the week visiting his son, S. N. Davis. - Dr. W. C. Black, Royal Arch Inspector, was here Monday to meet with the local chapter. - C. D. Sutton spent most of the week in Louisville buying goods for his store at Level Green. - Barbee McAfee, cashier Pine Knot Banking Co., was here Monday to attend the meeting of the Royal Arch Chapter. - Atty. C. C. Williams went to Pineville Wednesday afternoon where the case against Charlie Cooper was called for trial yesterday. - Lee Proctor, who has been very sick for some time and was compelled to give up temporarily his position at Langford, was able to come to town yesterday. - Emmett Hansel has resigned his position at Sparks & Davis and accepted a place with the L & N in charge of an extra gang, with headquarters in Mitchelsburg. He will move his family to that point in a few days. - James Proctor, who has been located ay McHenry. Ky., for several months past, came home last night in a very critical condition. Jim is a splendid boy and we regret very much to see him in his present condition. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Mollie Brock of copper creek, who use to be Miss Mollie Floyd, of the Hiatt section died Sunday morning. -- Circuit Clerk J. F. Griffin and A. J. Fish have just completed the sheriff's books, for this year, which are considered to be the best set of books ever gotten up in this county. - Mr. Henry Beaty, of Walnut Grove in Pulaski County, was here Saturday looking for a location for his flour and grist-mill. Albright & Beaty was the style of the firm until recently when Mr. Beaty purchased the one-half interest of his partner Mr. Albright. There is only one thing in the way as we understand, preventing Mr. Beaty from ready decision to locate in Mt Vernon and that is a suitable location and a little encouragement on the part of Mt Vernon citizens as evidence of their welcome of such an enterprise. The lot belonging to Mr. D. N. Williams just back of Poynter's store because of water is the only suitable location. This lot can be bought at a reasonable price and if the town will present the lot we have every assurance, that the enterprise will be a go, something Mt Vernon has long since needed. A later report says that most of the money has been subscribed to pay for mill seat and that work of erecting the building will be commenced at once as Mr. Beaty expects to close down at Walnut Grove the 1st of May. BRODHEAD NEWS Misses Alza and Susie Thompson and Miss Uta Hutcheson were down from Mt Vernon Monday shopping and fishing. - Miss Rhoda Evans returned home after spending a few days here as the guest of Miss Maude Watson. - Barbee McAfee cashier of Pine Knot Banking Co., at Pine Knot was here Monday to see his sister, Mrs. J. W. Hutcheson. - Rev. Carter of Lexington is here holding a revival at the Methodist Church. Everyone should hear him as it will possibly do you some good. He is a very able preacher. - Mrs. W. H. Evans of Lebanon attended the Evans Millinery opening here last Saturday. - Homer Wray, manager for the East Tennessee Telephone Co. was in our city Tuesday night. - R. L. Collier, the Crab Orchard pole man, was here the first of the week on business. - Miss Cora Sigman entertained quite a few of her friends last Friday evening with a leap year party. - John Robins and Rev. A. J. Pike attended the chapter meeting at Mt Vernon last Monday night. - Miss Carrie Frith has returned home from a six week's visit to relatives and friends in Stanford and Danville. - Mrs. W. E. Wilmott has returned home after spending four weeks in Williamsburg as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Brooks who has been very sick of typhoid pneumonia. - Edd Brooks is spending the week with his father W. T. Brooks at Shepherdsville. - Mrs. F. Francisco who is on the sick list is some better at this writing we are glad to say. - Mrs. G. W. Brooks accompanied her mother Mrs. W. E. Wilmott home from Williamsburg. - We are glad to see Mrs. Brooks able to be out again. - Miss Elizabeth Tharp has returned from a several days visit to Mrs. L. B. Hilton at Stanford. - Mrs. J. H. Hilton and son Willard were up from Stanford to see Mrs. Hilton's father, J. E. Woodyard. - Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Cherry were in Louisville last week purchasing goods. - Dr. W. E. Graveley was in Louisville last week shopping. - Dr. O. O. Stone has returned from a weeks stay with his parents at Tazell, Tenn. - Mrs. Laura Cable is numbered with our sick this week. - M. L. Sullivan of Williamsburg was here Tuesday and Wednesday visiting his father-in-law, F. Francisco. - McBarnes is laid up with rheumatism. - Messrs J. W. and H. H. Hutcheson were in Zenia, Ohio last week on business. - Owen Cass visited his sister Mrs. L. B. Hilton at Stanford first of the week. - Cleve Brooks and Mart Roberts were at home from Lily Sunday. - Rev. Smith of Williston filled his regular appointment at the Baptist Church last Sunday. - M. C. Albright is in Pulaski County this week on business. - Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Evans spent last Sunday in the country. QUAIL NEWS Geo. Walker and wife have moved to Stanford to make their future home, much to the regret of our people. - Jacob Elder and W. A. Owens have closed their singing school at Union and have organized a class at Kreiger in Lincoln County. They have a large choir at that place with good attendance. - The continued rains have set our farmers very badly behind. They are fearful they will not get out a full crop. - Wheat looks fine, fruit prospects are splendid. - Rev. Martin Owens continues about the same. - Jacob Elder and W. A. Owens will soon have phones put in their homes. - John A. Owens, the barber, has a good trade. - Grant Thompson, one of our hustling farmers, will soon be done gathering corn. - Mr. Alex Proctor visited his brother in Pulaski County Tuesday. - John A. Proctor, our mechanic, is doing some carpentering at Eubanks. - W. A. Owens has the contract for carrying the mail from Quail to Brodhead at $350.00 per year. - Mrs. Sarah Taylor is very sick. - Rev. John Elder will preach at Providence the fourth Lord's day in the month. - A birthday dinner was given for Aunt Louisa Reynolds Friday last in honor of her 80th anniversary. There were 30 children and grand children present. A splendid dinner was prepared. - H. G. Sutton, merchant at this place, is talking about selling out and going west. - The writer spent Tuesday night with Jacob Elder. - Ben Albright was in Mt Vernon Saturday last on legal business. BEE LICK NEWS The farmers are very busy now in our community since the weather has dried up. - Miss Lida Albright and Miss Lula Proctor were the guest of Miss Myrtle Brown Sunday last. - Wedding bells will soon be heard in this part. - Mr. Eugene Brown will soon start for Indiana. -- Edward Harness has moved to his father's dwelling near this place. We are glad to have Edward in our community. - James Harness is thinking of going to Washington to visit his uncle. We hope it will do James good to go west as he has lost his father and is not very well satisfied. - Walter Brown spent Saturday night the guest of P. C. Brown. - Eld. Martin Owens continues about as usual. - J. M. Reynolds our hustling merchant is having a splendid trade.-James Lewis, who has been sick for some time is improving slowly. Mrs. Mary E. Brown and son, Pleas are going to Indiana soon to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mollie Parsons. - Mrs. Bell Delaney and family spent Sunday with her brother, Mr. Harve Brown. LIVINGSTON NEWS H. C. Lee, the hustling fruit drummer, was mingling with his many friends at this place last Friday. We are always glad to see Harry with us as he is one of our boys. - J. C. Whalen, third trick operator at Livingston office, is spending a week with his parents in Louisville. - Mrs. Nathan McWhorter and three children, Eva, Floyd, and Grover, are visiting in Lebanon Junction this week. - Mrs. C. P. Reynolds and little daughter, Ruby in company with Mrs. Reynolds two sisters, Misses Lizzie and Lilian Kirby, left for their parents home in California Saturday last. - Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Johnson are visiting in Bryantsville this week, where Mrs. Johnson went to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Bower. - Carter Dugger, one of our four operators at Perth, spent the first of the week in Louisville. I guess Carter is rather lonesome, but I won't tell on what account. - Mrs. James Davis, of Knoxville, Tenn., returned to her home Saturday after attending to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Cockrell, who is quite sick, but is improving at this writing. - Mr. and Mrs. A. Bowers were visiting relatives near Parksville Sunday and Monday. - Mrs. H. D. Magee and Miss Cora Wright spent from Sunday until Tuesday in Mt Vernon visiting Mrs. Magee's sister, Mrs. R. A. Sparks. - C. P. Reynolds, L&N agent was in Louisville Saturday. Hugh Stewart filled Mr. Reynolds place during his absence. - There will be Easter services at the Presbyterian Church Sunday. Brother Lapsy, of Danville, will conduct the service. Everyone is cordially invited. - Miss Bessie Mullins, of Mt Vernon, is visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. Rome Adams and the Misses Pennington this week. - Chas. Graves, of Clay City, representing the Alton-Jackson Lumber Company is here loading lumber for the above firm at Cincinnati. - Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Elmore are visiting in Richmond. - The Livingston Fishing Club will leave on the 27th for a few days outing on the banks of old Rockcastle. There are ten or twelve members of this club. It is not necessary to wish them a pleasant trip for we know they will have one anyway. - The following gentlemen were in Mt Vernon Monday: Messrs. J. W. Baker, J. H. Dickerson, Jacob Sambrook, R. J. Lemmons, C. J. Quiggins, and J. E. Woodall. They went up to be present at and to see that C. H. Rice, Sr., C. H. Rice, Jr., W. B. Rice, J. P. E. Drummond and H. D. MaGee got justice in being initiated into the mysteries of the Chapter and Council degrees in R. A. M. I can assure you the candidates got all that was coming to them, for the correspondent was one of the victims himself and ought to know whereof he speaks. We certainly had a royal time and must say that the Mt Vernon people know their business when it comes to spreading their feasts and hospitality. May we have the pleasure of mingling with them many times on similar occasions. - J. H. Dickerson, or butcher, happened to a very painful accident the other day. John Pope and J. E. Woodall thought they would break him from smoking by putting powder in his pipe which they did and got too much which burned his eyes very badly, but Joe hasn't quit smoking yet. - Mrs. C. J. Quiggins and baby are visiting friends in town. - W. G. Rivers and family, formerly of this place, but who for several months resided in East Bernstadt, are at present visiting the family of Allen Mounce. There are enroute to Lancaster where they will make their future home. - Charlie and Willie Rice, L&N brakemen, are at home this week. Willie came to see his mother, but Charlie is on his regular mission, "Post Office" nspection. - There will be one more mile of double track cut in today which will make the total of 4 miles of double track in use, but it will not be many months before the double track will be complete between Sinks and Corbin, as they are working at full force. - Mrs. Geo. Pope has returned from Paris, Ky., where she has been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Merriee. ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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