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 October 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.) The following first appeared in the Mount Vernon Signal on October 18, 1907. It was recently transcribed from microfilm of that issue of the Signal. With these submittals, I am sharing these gleanings with the Signal's present readers. BRODHEAD NEWS Miss Dessie Robins and Mrs. Reynolds left Monday for St Louis where they will make their future home. - Dr. O. O. Stone, M. C. and B. E. Albright, Jno. E. Evans, Mart Roberts and H. H. Hutcheson were up from Mt Vernon last Monday to see the ball game. - Jno. E. Evans is a home from a three weeks trip through North Eastern Tennessee. - J. Thos. Cherry, Dr. Percy Benton and John Robins were among those attending the grand lodge at Louisville this week from here. - Chas. Hurt is slinging lightning at Lebanon this week. - Miss Susie Hilton, of Lancaster, visited her parents here Sunday until Tuesday. - Mrs. L. B. Hilton and Miss Katie Cass, of Stanford, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cass. - M. B. Howard has opened a 5 and 10 cents store in the Dr. Benton store house on Main street. - J. W. Hutcheson is in Danville this week on business. - Misses Lyda Hilton and Jewel Francisco visited Mrs. R. H. Batson at Lancaster latter part of last week. - Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Hicks are visiting relatives in Kansas City. - Chas. Pike and sister, Miss Eliza, have returned from a weeks visit to Miss Emma Jones in Garrard county. - Wm. Watson and wife have returned to their home at Nina, Ky after spending two weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Watson. - Rev. A. J. Pike filled his regular appointment in Boyle county last Sunday. - Ray O., the bright three and one-half year old child. of Mr. and Mrs. John Robins passed into the great beyond at 10:40 o'clock last Thursday morning. He was one of the brightest children we have ever known, and was worshipped by all who knew him. After an able funeral service conducted by the Rev. A. J. Pike, at the Christian church on Friday at 2:30 p.m., all that was left of this bright boy was laid to rest in the Christian church cemetery, amidst a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives The bereaved ones have our heartfelt sympathy in their dark hour of trouble. But they must remember, God knows best in all things. - Miss Lillian Shugars, of Lancaster, is the guest of her brother, W. K. Shugars, of this place. - The party given by Miss Etta Frith last Tuesday was largely attended and well enjoyed by all present. - Mrs. William Potts visited her sister, Mrs. D. E. Davis in Mt Vernon. - Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tate are attending the trots at Lexington. - The "fudge" party given at the Frith Hotel last Monday night under the auspices of the M. B. A., was largely attended and well enjoyed by all present. Those registering were Misses Susie, Lyda and John Eva Hilton, Burdette Owens, Elizabeth Cable, Maude Watson, Bettie Hicks, Jewel Francisco, and Messrs. A. C. Bocklege, G. C. Carter, C. F. Stamper, Jno. Calhoun, of Lebanon Junction, A. K. Wesley, of Eubanks, O. A. Frith, Eugene Gentry, M. B. Bowling, U. B. Cass, Virgil Martin, F. L. Durham, Drs. W. F. Carter and O. O. Stone, M.O. and B.E. Albright and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jones, of Lexington. Everyone departed saying, "Rah for the M. B. A., may she live and grow forever." - W.H. Benton Sundayed at home - W. J. Owens, of Corbin, is at home for a few days. - Born to the wife of G. F. Sutton a fine girl. - J. E. Storms, of Keavy, is the guest of Mrs. Lou Storms for a few days. - H. H. Reynolds went to Miamasburg, Ohio last Sunday to visit Prof. Woorley. LIVINGSTON NEWS Mrs. J. W. Baker and daughter, Mrs. Angeline, were visiting U. G. Baker and family at Mt Vernon Sunday and Monday. - George Cope is having a concrete side walk made in front of his house on Main street. - Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Rice and son Master Earl have returned to their home at Lebanon Junction after a very pleasant week with their mother, Mrs. H. W. Rice. - Mrs. George Pope has returned from a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Merrimee at Paris, Ky. - J. W. Baker and Bert Whtehead were in the city this week buying Christmas goods. - Dr. R. G. Webb has moved his office into the Pope office. - Harry Bowman and Bird Cockrell are in Mt Vernon this week. - Mrs. Mary Hagan was in Corbin the latter part of last week. - Mrs. Lena Sparks and children are spending the week in Louisville. - Mrs. Henry Owens is visiting her daughter Mrs. Alec Wells at Maretburg. - Dan Alcorn has taken charge of the "River Mansion" Hotel. - John Pope is having improvements made on his houses on Main street. - L. H. Davis is having lots of improvements made on his property recently purchased of Mrs. Sue Mullins. - Ed Owens has moved his family into the house recently vacated by Dan Alcorn. - Miss Lida Cook spent the week in Louisville. - Squire Kinley has moved his family to his new home recently purchased on Mullins Avenue known as the "Dock Stuck" house. - Mrs. Ann Owens is on the sick list. - The big "Boom" which we have been talking about for so long is now on trains stopping here now and more to stop before the year is out. New mines are opening up all around us lots of work for lots of people and property that sold for $400 can now sell for $800 and property that sold for $1500 can now sell just as easy for $2500. All those desiring a home in Livingston had best buy now for two months more will see homes that are now going for six and eight hundred for $2000 easily. - Ben Brumitt is improving his property on Main street recently purchased from W. H. Sigmon. - Miss Lottie Sams has been spending a pleasant week with her grandma, Mrs. Jane Owens. - Mr. Dave Riggles has moved his household goods from Lebanon Junction into the home of his father- in-law, Mr. J. T. Chewning. Mr. Riggles and children and the excellent family of Mr. Chewning have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. This is four deaths this family has had in the last two years. And why we poor mortals in our ignorance and blindness ask ourselves the question, "Why is such and excellent family and Christian home so completely broken up." We will in time see the hand of providence in it all, and say as David of old. "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh, blessed be the name of the Lord. - Mr. Jacob Sambrook is in Louisville this week. - Mrs. Rebecca Lucas and children have returned to their home at Broadland, Ill., after spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Mart Hicks. - W. C. Mullins is having has house on Main street repaired in general. - The county bridge across Roundstone is being re-built. This should have been done 18 months ago. - Mrs. Susie Hicks has been very low but is a little better at this writing. - Misses Ethel Hayes and Myrtle Chewning have returned from a pleasant visit to Mrs. Harry Jenkins at Corbin. - Logan Sayers, formerly of this place, but now of Corbin, is at Richmond taking treatment for consumption. PERSONAL NEWS Miss Bessie Miller is very sick. - Dr. E. J. Brown was here yesterday. - Conn Brown was in Louisville yesterday. - Claud Cox has been on the sick list this week. - Miss Bessie Mullins is visiting relatives in Corbin. - T. S. Miller has returned to his home in Santa Rosa, Cal. - Mrs. Matilda Houk, who has been very sick for several days is better. - Mrs. Fannie Adams will go to Middlesbore first of the week for several days visit. - Miss Mat Williams will leave soon for a months visit to Louisville and other points. - J. P. Houston was here from Hazel Patch yesterday looking after some business matters. - A. B. Furnish and Morris Brown are in Louisville attending the Grand Lodge of Masons. - Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Thompson came yesterday to be present at the burial of Mrs. F. L. Thompson. - Hon. B. J. Bethurum, Hon. Robert Harding and Commonwealth's Attorney are visiting attorneys this week. - U. G. Baker is in Louisville this week attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons and buying new goods. - R. B. and T. D. Mullins are taking in the Jamestown Exposition, Washington, New York and other Eastern points of interest. - We are glad to see our good friend Neal Parrett able to again be on the streets after an illness of four weeks of malaria fever. - W. H. Brown and family and A. J. Thompson and daughter, came up from Lincoln yesterday to attend the burial of Mrs. F. L. Thompson. - Mrs. Hughes, mother of L. R. Hughes and Miss Baughman came up from Stanford yesterday afternoon to witness the burial of Mrs. Thompson. - Mr. J. P. Graham will leave with his family tomorrow for New Haven, where they will be located for a time. We regret to lose this splendid family from our number. - Dr. D. B. Southard was in Louisville part of this week attending the meeting of the Kentucky Medical Association. - D. G. Roach was on yesterday's train returning from Louisville to his home in Manchester. He said Mrs. Roach, who has been very sick is better, but his mother is very sick at this time. - Dr. R. W. Dyche, a dentist from London, was here Tuesday making arrangements to come here to locate. He has rented the office in the old brick, recently vacated by Atty. J. W. Brown and expects to be here the first of next week to open his office for business. - Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Branaman were here for a few hours Wednesday. Mr. Branaman told us that he had sold his farm of 223 acres to Tip Langford and Coleman Burdette for $2500. He said that he would locate somewhere in the land but did not know where. - Mr. Emerson Rice and wife, who have been guests of Mr. William Fields and family, returned to Lebanon Junction Friday -- Mr. J. R. Orndorff, of Livingston, was here Saturday mingling with his many friends. We are glad to state that "Pap" has fully recovered from the injuries sustained in a wreck a few weeks ago. - Dr. Percy Benton, of Brodhead, was here Friday to see Dr. E. J. Brown. - Dr. M. L. Myers has been in Louisville for the past week. He will be at home some time next week. - Jack Adams arrived Tuesday from Colorado with a car load of horses. He will have his sales tomorrow as advertised. - Hon. Eli Brown, former speaker of the House of Representatives is here being interested is a lawsuit now before the court. OTTAWA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rogers, of Small, Ky., spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tart Proctor. - H. G. Sutton, of Quail was in this part Thursday. - Born to the wife of C. S. Armstrong a boy baby on the 7Thrusday. Mother and babe both doing well. - Mr. and Mrs. Mary Brown and little daughter, Anna, visited relatives at Quail Sunday. Tilden Laswell purchased from P. T. Peace, of Lincoln county, a mule for $78. - The eight year old child of Robert Wallen has pneumonia fever. - The last few days have seemed like winter and the farmers are beginning to haul in their winter wood. - S. S. Proctor, who is doing carpenter work at Maretburg was with homefolks Sunday. - The farmers are busy sowing wheat in this section. - Billy Thompson, of Krueger, visited relatives here Sunday night. - LOCAL NEWS DEATH: Mrs. F. L. Thompson died at her home in our little city Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Thompson was 45 years nine months and eight days old. For more than twenty years she had been in very poor health, but not until the last six months did her afflictions become of such a nature to cause any considerable alarm, either to her self or to her family. All that medical could do brought her no relief. The use of X-rays revealed that the growth in her right shoulder was the seat of the trouble, which for weeks had caused her such excruciating pain, but in her weakened condition, she was not equal to the operation necessary to remove the cause, which was surely wearing her life away. Mrs. Thompson, who was Miss Alza Fish before her marriage, was the only daughter of Egbert and Ann Fish and on the twelfth day of December 1880 was united in matrimony to F. L. Thompson, to which union was born six children, three girls, Misses Susie and Alza and Mrs. L. R. Hughes, of Stanford, and three boys F. L. Jr., Jamie and Will all of whom are living. Besides the husband and children, who are crushed by the great misfortune which has come upon them, she leaves one brother, A. J. Fish, and an aged mother, who is heart broken because of the death of her only daughter. Short services were conducted from the home at 3 o'clock p. m. yesterday, after which the remains were laid to rest in Elmwood cemetery, to await the resurrection morn. ******************************************************************************* 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 *******************************************************************************