Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: December 21, 1900 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ GOOCHLAND Little Baby Jones is some better at this writing Uncle Wm McGuire is very poorly this week Jones and Smith will finish bucking staves in this part this week and will move their bucker to Wildie The mail route from Goochland to Livingston has been relet and James B. Isaacs is the new contractor Mr Bob Tankersly was here last week represent J.M. Boreing of London in letting this mail rout G.W. Jones of Conway was here last Sun Miss Eliza Jones of Conway is with her uncle M.R. Jones this week helping care for the sick baby PERSONAL J.Jm McCall is very sick with typhoid fever M.R. Jones of Goochland was here yesterday Mr George Cook of Livingston was here Monday Mrs George Fish was in town shopping yesterday A Pennington moved into his new house this week Mr. J.C. McKee of London was here the first of the week Mr and Mrs. Harry Blazer are visiting relatives at Dunkirk Indiana Fritz Krueger wrote from New York that he sailed for Germany Dec 11 Jones Fish one of Wildies best merchants was here Monday on business Mrs Whitehead is spending the week with her daughter Mrs Casper Williams Willis Adams has gone to Ala to sell maps and Jack Ping to Casey county R.L. Brown and Miss Helen Thurmond close their school at Brodhead today Misses Leona and Kate Gregory of Lebanon Junction are the guests of Mrs Essie Painter R.L. Joplin of Somerset will be here Monday to spend Christmas with homefolks Mrs T.E. Arnold of Richmond will be here next week to visit Mrs C.C. Williams Mrs Susan Henderson went to Parksville yesterday to see her brother Dr. W.A. Brown T.A. Stewart arrived Wednesday from Centre College. His father A.W. Stewart met him here and too him out home W.H. Jones of Wildie and John A. Mullins of Livingston were here yesterday on business Ed Woodall who is not only one of the best section foremen on the K.D. but one of our best citizens was here Sunday Miss Pearl Coffey daughter of Lee Coffey went to Indiana to spend next year with Mr and Mrs L.T. Houk Messrs W.R. McClure and W.A. Cox are doing good work on our road and getting them in good shape for the winter Bennett Joplin while painting on Houk and son's new house fell from a scaffold and sprained his ankle very severely Dr and Mrs W.L. Myers arrived the first of the week. We cordially welcome this most excellent family to our town and heartily recommend Dr Myers to those who need any dental work done. His office is in the residence of Mr George Rice property Luther Mullins oldest son of R.B. Mullins is very ill with fever Mrs McFerron returned Tuesday from a visit to relatives in Pulaski accompanied by her grandson Robert McFerron Mrs Mary Colyer and her beautiful daughter Miss Delphia of Brodhead were here Tuesday on important legal business Mr and Mrs L.T. Houk after a three weeks visit to relatives here returned to their home in James Town Ind Monday David Butner returned from Illinois last Monday where he has been for several months. He will probably go back in the spring Misses Patty Green and Lucy Henry will be here the first of the week to spend Christmas with Miss Green's sister Mrs M.C. Miller Mr Jonas McKenzie and tow sons Charley and Rob are very sick, Mr Mckenzie is thought to have typhoid or malaria and the boys scarlet fever Misses Lucy and Rosa Wallin will come home from Wiliamsburg tomorrow where they have been attending school. On account of bad health they will not return after Christmas The college closes today for the holidays. Missed Dove B. Letcher and Mary D. Cox will spend next week at their homes in Richmond and Danville while Miss Mitchell will remain here Mr George T. McRoberts who had been visiting relatives in Garrard passed through to Brodhead Friday. He told us that he hadn't used his crutches since he heard that Gov Beckham was elected (Interior Journal) LOCAL John Ramsey is cutting the stone for the pavement in front of old brick hotel Jack Hausel has typhoid fever Houk and son moved into their new store Tuesday Alfred Bryant and Miss Ollie Taylor daughter of G.W. Taylor were united in matrimony Wednesday John Ramsey and Miss Lucy Adams daughter of Mrs W.G. Capps were married Wednesday morning at 9 am Rev James Riddle officiating Lost: a green silk umbrella with a purse attached to it. A liberal reward will be paid for the return or any information concerning it Miss Ella Joplin Dead: The eighteen months old baby of Mr and Mrs T.J. Proctor died Thursday morning of scarlet fever Dead: M.J. Poynter a half brother of D.C. Joe and W.M. Poynter of this place and D.M. and John Preston of Livingston died at his home near Quail Tuesday morning of typhoid fever New Store: MR Joseph Coffey has rented Mrs M.J. Miller's store room next to Cummins & Mcclary's and will open a complete grocer stock at once. Clever Walter Sanders will manage the business (Interior Journal) Notice: The public is hereby notified that we have ceased to do a general merchandise business under the name of Houk & son and that the store of the undersigned James E. Houk and James T. Adams will from this day do business under the firm name of Houk & Adams. Death: At 8:30 am last Friday Mrs W.T. McClure breathed her last at the home of her parents Judge and Mrs D.P. Bethurum having been seized more than a year ago with that terrible disease consumption from which she died. She remained perfectly conscious to the last. The funeral services were held at the Christian church on Saturday afternoon. Several appropriate songs were sung and Mr W.H. Cox read a passage of scripture suitable for the sad occasion and prayed. She was then carried to the cemetery where she is free from all earthly cares and sorrows. She left one child, a bright and beautiful little girl, angle like of six years who was named or her aunt Mrs S.N. Davis who was Miss Lena McClure. The youthful little Miss was given by it's mother just before her death to its splendid grandmother Mrs g.W. McClure ORLANDO T.W. Anderson has a very sick child Elbert McNew is expected back from Missouri in a short time to make Ky his future home FL Thompson was with our merchants last week Mrs M. Pennington was down from Mt Vernon Tuesday Frank Mullins moved to East Bernstadt a few days since to work in the mines Green Hoskins of cove branch has moved to Berea Joe Drew of cooksburg was here Wed Geo T. Johnsten is having a splendid trade. Robert Sloan a young man of this place took with a desire to travel so we learn and he sailed over into the state of Laurel Bill Evens has bought D.B. Langfords property at this place and is keeping bachelors hall Henry Woods of Wildie was here a few days since Tom Ball went to Mt Vernon on a flying visit several days ago and has not returned yet. Where are you Tom? OBITUARY Just as the dreary cold winter steals upon us and ere we are aware of its presence a messenger form God steals in upon us and silently and gently does he perform his earthly mission that we are not aware of his presence till he has gently wafted upward, upward with the spirit of dear sister Lucy to a better world where there is no more suffering for her to bear but all is peace and rest sweet rest. Oh to her how sweet must have been the music of the angels wings as they rustle to lift ajar that pearly gate that she might pass into the beautiful day. No Astrol but the true light of God lights the passage way through which dear sister Lucy has passed and is now down wandering through this earthly house. She has passed the last door and the crimson curtain closed down behind and she is free to go whiter she will...aye a child of God just let loose from this sinful world. Now she will scatter away over fields of flowers and no frosts, where there is no such work as December a! nd no such thought as death. Life is life still but without its struggles. Dear sister how I've missed you since you went away. Oh how long and lonely are the days. Any my eyes are ever wandering to the bed whereon you lay. But ales they fail to meet your tender loving gaze. But dear Lucy I know your eyes are brighter now. They are not dimmed by suffering and pain. And I hope to meet you up there in the sweet by and by. And together with Jesus ever more to reign. Mrs. S.C. Franklin PERSONALS J.Fish was here Monday Mrs. David Henderson is very ill Miss Bessie Miller is improving rapidly Mrs. L.W. Bethurum has pneumonia fever Loyd Maret fell and sprained his hand Tues W.A.B. Davis we are glad to note is improving Supt Breck of the L&N passed through yesterday U.G. Baker went to Louisville Monday to buy goods Miss Georgie McFerron returned from Louisville yesterday Mr. Joe Poynter is in Knoxville as a witness in a railroad case Miss Mary Durman (?) visited relatives here the first of the week John D. Miller is spending a few days with home folks this week W.H. Pettus passed through sun en route to Williamsburg J.E. Houk is in Louisville and Cincinnati this week buying goods Mrs. Ali Owens of Livingston was the guest of Mrs. G.S. Griffin Mrs. Schooler of Paint Lick is here visiting her daughter Mrs Willis Adams Mrs Essie Painter has moved to the property recently vacated by W.R. Mcclure Ballard Mullins one of Livingston good citizens was here yesterday on business Capt A.N. Bently and MR. John Farmer of Livingston were here between trains Tues Rev J.I. Haley of Cynthiana attended the Willett lectures last week ...Richmond climax Mrs. R.B. Mullins is quite sick caused by over work during the long sickness in her family Rev G.D. Hendrickson of Brodhead has a call to Casey Ill which occupies his entire time Mrs Lute Jones from Middlesboro is at the bedside of her sick daughter Mrs L.W. Bethurum Misses Mattie McFerron and Minerva Price spent Sat and Sun with Miss Berda Martin Our townsman F.L. Thompson has the blue ribbon for having sold more goods last year than any other drummer Glazebrook & Bro have on the road Mesdames C.C. Williams and W.B. Whitehead returned Tuesday from Topeka Kans and report Miss Clara Whitehead who was seriously hurt about two weeks ago by a fall to be getting along as well as could be expected. The greatest trouble now being a double vision which was caused by the jar or probably the bursting of a blood vessel out with this she is very much better than when they arrived there a week ago last Monday. Her arms both of which were broken are getting along nicely Mrs W.J. Childress of Livingston is here visiting her grandmother Rev A.E. Ewers began a protracted meeting at the Presbyterian church Tuesday night W.R. McClure and family left Wed for Luther O.T. Where they will make their future home ????Green Denham of London a brother of Sam Denham was here Wed selling the New Century Calligraphy typewriter Mrs B. F. Fuqua came Saturday to be with her husband during his sickness. We are glad to note Mr Fuqua much improved Mesdames B.N. Roller and Frank passed through yesterday en route to Louisville. Mr Roller accompanied them as far as Rowland Minor Fish has a regular job as night operator at Jellico. It has only been about a year now since Minor went into the office with Mr Landrum at this place to learn W.T. Short was here yesterday and reported that Jones & Smith's stock of goods at Livingston would amount to about $5,500. Mrs Short accompanied him back to that place LOCALS Mrs W.G. Tharp died at Brodhead Tuesday and was buried Wed ************************************************************************ 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 ***********************************************************************