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 January 18, 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 Will Fish was in Lexington Tuesday. -- Miss Bessie Sparks is visiting relatives in Livingston. -- Mrs. W. L. Richards has been very sick for the past week. -- Mrs. J. W. Tate spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here. -- S. C. Franklin went to Bertha Tuesday to do some optical work. -- We are glad to be able to report County Court Clerk M. C. Miller better. -- Miss Susie Thompson is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. R. Hughes, at Stanford. -- G. M. Ballard went to Danville Monday as a witness in the Henry Pennington trial. -- E. Bullock received a telephone message Saturday that his son was very ill at Berea. -- Miss Georgie McFerron is visiting the family of her brother, Sheriff R. L. McFerron. -- Charley Davis, L & N Brakeman, who has been on the sick list for several weeks is improving. -- Charlie McKensie has a position with the Bank of Mt Vernon and is doing splendid work and learning the business rapidly. -- C. H. Rice, the Livingston lumberman, was here Monday and told us that there is talk of starting a bank at Livingston. -- Talmadge Cummins is doing splendid work in this office and while he has had very little experience he goes at it like he had had many years. -- Mrs. Minnie Cook, of Fort Wayne, Ind., who was called here two weeks ago on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Fred Hahn, has returned to her home. -- Squire W. D. Wallin, of the East End, was here yesterday receiving congratulations from his numerous friends over the arrival of a daughter at his home a few days sine Interior Journal. -- Capt. R. M. Jackson was re-elected President of the First National Bank of London and Mr. McCalla Fitzgerald was continued as cashier of that highly successful institution. Laurel County News LOCAL NEWS The weather prophet has made a clear miss on January, for every time he has said 'cold weather' it has rained the harder. -- Every creek in the county is past fording and if the heavy rains continue much longer, the farmers along the water-ways will suffer considerable loss. -- The Board of Trustees at its regular meeting Saturday night ordered that part of Main Street extending from the railroad to Williams Street be covered with napped stone six inches deep. -- Rsv. Meshon, of Wilmore will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday and evening. -- W. H. Pennington's trial is going on at Danville this week. C. C. Williams is his attorney. -- The attendance at the Brown Memorial school has reached the one hundred and forty mark and there are still others to come. --The excessive rains are causing great destruction of property through out the entire county. The railroads are the biggest losers. -- Will Casper, District agent, for the modern Woodmen of America, organized a lodge here last Saturday night with twenty-two members, with others to be added at the next meeting. He is now working up a lodge at Brodhead. -- The Supervisors made over several hundred raises in the county and if any of them were unjust we have not heard of it. If all the property in the county was listed at any thing like what it could be bought for, our county would not rank so low in the list of pauper counties. -- NOTICE: To whom it may concern; we W. G. Nicely and H. F. Nicely have sold our interest in the Hansford Telephone Co. To Wade H. Graves of Hansford Rockcastle County Ky., and cease to have any connection in any way with said company this Jan. 12, 1907. -- For the benefit of our correspondents we want to say that all items of an advertising nature will be cut out unless same are marked to indicate that that portion is to be paid for at the rate of 5 cents per line. Fair treatment is our motto, and advertisement is an advertisement whether found in the advertising columns or in the correspondence. -- DEAD: Mr. James Poteet, aged 77, died Tuesday after an illness lasting since last Thursday, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Poteet has been in very poor health ever since the small pox epidemic of three years ago, when as a special deputy, he was considerably exposed to bad weather, in looking after the small-pox patients. His burial took place Wednesday in the family burying ground near Pine Hill. -- The electric light plant is the very thing we want says everyone, and we want to see it go, yet when asked how many lights can you use the repose comes, "Oh, my expenses are so heavy already that I cannot afford to obligate myself further". At the very best very little can be made out of an electric light plant in a town the size of Mt Vernon , and those who start it run a great risk of loosing all that is invested, but that is not here nor there, if the people of Mt Vernon want lights, you will have them, and if you prefer stumbling about in total darkness, show your desire by failing to subscribe for lights and your wishes will be granted. What says the people? It is up to you. -- Marriage licenses were issued to Richard Owens and Miss Betsy Hall of Brodhead and Joe T. Renner and Miss Dora Blackburn of the Skeggs Creek section. -- Anyone having a good photo or tin-type of Willis Griffin or Judge James G. Carter, the Ashland Lodge No. 640, F & A. M. at Mt Vernon, Ky., would like to borrow them for a week or so. Will be safely returned. -- In "Some Rockcastle History" occurred an error, in the last issue. Johnathan S. Langford the lawyer was buried by the side of the first monument erected in Mt Vernon or Rockcastle county, but the Jonathan Langford or the Langford who bought the lot and erected the monument was not buried there. In one part of the article it reads "power" mill should be powder mill. By oversite the name of Willis Griffin one of the charter members of Mt Vernon Royal Arch Chapter No. 140 was left out. Odds Fellows lodge should read "no meetings were held after 1878" instead of 1874. -- Capt. Smith, the L & N foreman at this place, has experienced considerable difficulty, for the past few days to prevent the fill , opposite W. H. Cox's old residence, washing off down town branch. On the East side of the fill there use to be a pond, but a year or two ago, there came a sink, which developed into a large sink hole, right at the base of the fill, through which the water had passed entering the regular culvert and out on the lower side, without any serious damage, but the excessive rains of the last few days, brought such an abundance of water that work day and night has been necessary to prevent the whole eat side of the fill from washing away. LIVINGSTON NEWS Miss Agnes Baker is visiting at Richmond this week. -- Mrs. Henry Burton has taken charge of the Mullins Hotel. -- W. O. Dilley is our new Train Master, W. W. Wright having resigned that position. -- Arthur Boreing and wife have taken rooms at the Mullins Holtel. -- Miss Margarette Overstreet is out from Parksville visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard Bowers. -- Miss Bessie Sparks is the guest of her uncle, R. A. Sparks. -- Miss Marguerite Fish is visiting Miss Cora Adams this week. -- J. W. Baker was in Cincinnati buying goods Tuesday. -- W. F. Tubbs has moved his family to LaFollette, Tenn. -- Mr. James Hall and family have moved into their residence on Main Street. -- Rev. Farrer, of Louisville, assisted by Rev. Briscoe, of Mt Vernon, is conducting quite a revival at the Baptist church with a large attendance and several additions. -- P. W. Durham and family have gone to housekeeping in the house vacated by W. F. Tubbs and family. -- Houston McFerron was in town Wednesday evening attending the Baptist revival. -- Dr. McDonald, of Danville, filled his regular appointment at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening. -- Mrs David Griffin was in town Wednesday visiting her son, Geo. W. Griffin. -- Houses are in great demand. Hotels, boarding-houses, and even box cars are full and running over. Who can say that Livingston is not booming again? -- Mrs. Mahala Carson has returned after a pleasant visit to her daughter at Mt Vernon. -- Well "Rome" has been on another "hoss" trade. -- Alfred Owens has moved his saw-mill from Pine Hill to the Lee Arnold place near Livingston. -- John Graves and his wife have returned to their home in Paris after a visit with relatives here. -- Tom Argenbright will move his family to Ettawa, Ga. We are very sorry to give up such good people. -- Mrs. Susie Hicks is quite sick at this writing. -- There will be a new milliner in town for the spring season. -- Miss Georgia McFerron is visiting in Mt Vernon -- Mrs. Hocher , of LaFollette,. Tenn., is visiting her son, J. C. Hocker. -- R. J. Lemon, who has had quite a siege of typhoid fever in convalescent. -- John Lear, the drummer, is with our merchants this week. -- Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Preston have taken rooms at the Eight Gables Hotel. Mr. Preston has taken a position in the dispatcher's office. -- Will and Chas. Rice have returned to Lebanon Junction after a two week visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rice. -- "Dad' Orndorff is at home on the sick list. -- Miss Kate Mcgee is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Browning. -- Will Fish and McKensie Brown were in town Wednesday on business. -- Hardin MaHaffey is up again after a severe attach of typhoid. BRODHEAD NEWS The Burk Comedy Co., left here Sunday for Crab Orchard after a successful week's stay here. -- Fattie, the hotel man, is thinking of going to Pine Knot and accepting a position in the bank at that place, but the attractions in Brodhead are so great the chances are that "Fattie" will not stay very long. -- Mr. Fisher, the barber, has made quite a reputation here as a rabbit hunter. If you wish to see him on barber business, call him at his office on Saturdays between 6 and 7 p.m. -- Dr. Carter, who is in Louisville completing his course in medicine writes his friends that he expects to be with them in July and will make Brodhead his future home. Brodhead is known for pretty girls and the Mt Vernon boys must have found it out as the whole town was up last Sunday. -- Miss Lyn Fay Jones who is visiting Miss Sadie Evans will leave Sunday for her home in Indiana. -- J. W. Cooper, the District Deputy for the Modern Woodmen of America, has been with us for the past two weeks and has succeeded in getting a good Camp here of the best people of the town and country. Now is a good time to have your life insured for that expected wife. -- Mr. Wade Leece, of Montecello, Ky., was in town Sunday. HISTORICAL By James Maret An old book containing the Acts of the Kentucky legislature of 1813 and '14 in a fair state of preservation is through the kindness of J. J. Painter, in the possession of the writer as a loan. It was found stuck under the rafter in the residence of John Sawyer, shortly after his death a few years since. The acts are published under head of chapters. The first shown in the book is under the head of Chapter XCVI, an act authorizing certain advertisement to be inserted in "The Light House," a newspaper printed in Danville and "The Sovereign People," printed at Russelville. Chapter 100, an act authorizing Peter Bellis to receive the same fees, for persons, horses, mules, and wheel carriages, crossing on his bridge, as his ferry on Dix River, as he gets for ferrying. Chapter 108, for relief of John White a private on Logan's campaign in 1786. Three pounds, two shillings and five pence. Chapter 120, an act to establish an election precinct in Clay county. Chapter 138, an act for the relief of William Pearl and William Smith, (The latter is supposed to have been a General Smith of Rockcastle county.) Chapter 150, to amend law concerning patrollers. Chapter 152, that the non-commissioned officers and soldiers, who volunteered and served on the late expedition against the enemy in upper Canada, under the command of his excellency Governor Shelby; and those who served last summer under Col. Russel, on an expedition against Indians on the Wabash, shall be entitled to a credit for three 'tours' of duty, of thirty days each. The names of other noted men appear in the wording of this act: Col. Richard M. Johnson, Capt. William Garrard, Gen'l Sam'l Hopkins, Gen. Harrison and Gov. Edwards. Chapter 155, for better regulation of the town of Winchester, Clark county. Chapter 156, authorizing and providing for the erection of a State House in the town of Frankfort. Chapter 163, for benefit of Geo. Walker, whereas it appears that George Walker did, some years ago, settle himself and family upon a piece of appropriated land in the county of Rockcastle, upon which said Walker now resides etc., (near "The Mud Spring.") Chapter 167, Legislative expenses: Speaker of House and Senate $4 each per day. Clerks Senate and House $60 each per week. Sergeant at arms and doorkeepers $16 week. Roger Divine for cutting fuel, furnishing water, candle sticks and candles for the House one session $60. David Johnson 173 loads of wood for use of General Assembly $173. Gerad and Berry public printers, one years work $635.80. David Neiss, binding 1500 copies of acts present session $375. Anthony Crocket, for his services as an express; employed by the Governor to Gen'l Harrison's army $200. Richard Taylor for preparing house for legislature and house rent $1070.89 1/2; Humphrey Marshall for two and one half dozen chairs for use of the legislature $60. Roger Devine for five sets of andirons for use of legislature $25.62 1/2. These are only a portion of the appropriations shown in the book. These acts dated up to Feb. 1st 1814. None of the money appropriated was to be paid until the following December. A resolution was passed looking to the borrowing $100,000 from the Bank of Kentucky for paying Kentucky's quoto of direct tax to U. S. Government. Treasurer was directed to inform the Treasury Department that the money would be ready for payment on the 10th of February. The ending of the book is a resolution appropatory of the conduct of his excellency Isaac Shelby, in leading the Kentucky militia into upper Canada, to victor and to glory. In parts of the book are found pen and ink writing. Inside of cover are found the names of "Amanda, Sallie and Sam." Further over is found the name of "David Martin Owens." The names of Nathan Brown is found on a number of pages. In one place appears this record: Nathan Brown was born Dec. 17, 1804 by G--d. On another page it shows that Henry Sowder was born January 4, 1804 by G---. and was married the 1st of January, 1828. Another inscription reads: Jas. Henderson March the 1st day 1835. LEVEL GREEN NEWS Rev. Rubin Hurley filled Rev. Cummins' appointment at Poplar Grove on Sunday last as Rev. Cummins is instructing a singing class at Oak Grove. -- O. L. Hatcher, an L & N employee who fell off a car in Livingston yard and was slightly injured, was able to come home Saturday. His brother Tony, who has been at home for some time on account of poor health, is slowly improving. -- Miss Frances Todd, a young lady who has been confined to her bed since childhood. and who is in very critical condition is not expected to recover. -- Enoch Hammock and Rebecca Pitman are no better. -- Mrs. Dehlia Shell received a message that her daughter, Mrs. Saylor, who resided in Tennessee, was dead. Her remains were brought here and interred in the Friendship cemetery Tuesday. -- Jesse Wallin, who is located at Sonora, Texas, writes that his health is greatly improved, while his brother Oliver's condition remains about the same as when he left Rockcastle. -- Born to the wife of O. L. Hatcher on the 7th instant a fine girl baby. -- Mrs. Nannie Baker and Mrs. Isabel Shiplet of Pongo, were visiting at the home of Mrs. Elvira Thomas last week. -- Miss Fannie Dedoard of Walnut Grove, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wade Brown last Friday. -- Miss Vira Deboard is visiting her sister, Mrs. Custer Herrin, at Shopville and will also visit relatives in Somerset before she returns. -- Miss Mae Brown spent last Thursday afternoon with Miss Maggie Hamlin. -- Little Zelma and Anna Brown were our pleasant callers last Sunday. -- Plato school which was taught by James Ping, closed last Friday with an entertainment. -- Clarence McQueary began a select school there last Monday. Some of our boys and girls will attend school at Plato while others are going to Mt Vernon and Berea. -- Wade Owens has purchased the phone line from here to Mt Vernon, via of Hansford. -- B. F. Sutton visited his family last Sunday. -- Mrs. Joe Lawrence, of Hyden, has arrived here and will spend the winter with Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence. -- It is with regret that we give up C. C. Miller and his wife. He has ceased work here and will take his will to Tennessee, where he will resume work. He has paid his work hands nearly one thousand dollars since he began work here, which should be quite a financial help to our section and has caused the hickory timber to disappear very rapidly, which could not be used very profitably otherwise. SPIRO NEWS Mr. George Hahn and cousin, Mrs. Minnie Cook have returned to their homes in Fort Wayne, Ind. after a visit to their aunt and mother, Mrs. Fred Hahn, for the past two weeks. -- Mrs. Patsie Brown, the nurse who is waiting on Mrs. Hahn, says she is getting along nicely. -- Mrs. Sophia Owens visited her mother, Mrs. Goffe, in Pulaski last Sunday and Monday, bringing her little daughter home who has been visiting in that county for the past two weeks. -- Messrs. Albert Hahn and James McKinney attended church at Skeggs Creek church last Sunday night. -- Mr. Issac Graybeil and wife, of Pongo, are visiting the latter's parents at this place. -- Born to the wife of J. H. McKinney on last Sunday morning a fine girl. -- Mr. H. G. Owens has gone to hard work digging up saw briars. -- The singing school at Freedom is progressing nicely, taught by Prof. Dodd, of Maretburg. -- Miss Pearlie Ping is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sophia Owens, at this place. -- W. H. Owens visited relatives at Ottawa Monday. -- Mrs. Annie Graybeil has gone to Crab Orchard to have her eyes tested.. -- Miss Lola Owens visited Miss Socia Wells Sunday night. ******************************************************************************* 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *******************************************************************************