Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1906 - Rockcastle Co FROM LONG AGO Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s ray.evans@worldnet.att.net Mount Vernon Signal December 21, 1906 (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.) BRODHEAD NEWS Miss Ada Wesley, of Liberty, is here to spend Christmas with her grandmother, Mrs. Mollie S. Durham. -- Mrs. G. W. Brooks has returned to her home in Knoxville, Tenn., after spending two weeks here visiting with her many friends and relatives. -- We are glad to say that B. R. Wilmott and G. S. Durham are both able to be out again after being confined to their rooms for over a week. -- O. A. Frith, who has a very lucrative position with the St. Louis Terminal R. R. Co. , at St. Louis, is at home to spend Christmas. -- Misses Ethel Hilton and Willie Benton will arrive tonight to spend the holidays with homefolks. -- Emmet Smith, cashier at the Willisburg Banking Co., at Willisburg was here Tuesday and Wednesday. -- A. C. McClary was in Russelville, Lebanon Junction and Louisville first of the week. -- Mrs. Charolette Jarret has returned to her home after spending two years in New Mexico and Colorado. -- The meeting at the Christian church closed last Sunday night with 10 additions. It was a good meeting and Rev. Masters is to be congratulated. -- J. E. Wallin, of Somerset, is spending a few days with his family. -- W. C. Swinford was in from Lebanon Junction to spend last Sunday with his family. -- The Rockcastle Medical Society met here Wednesday at the Frith hotel. The doctors attending from a distance were: Dr. T. J. Wesley, of Middleburg and Dr. Jene Brown, of Stanford. All present report it to be the best meeting held since the organization of the society. QUAIL NEWS Mrs. Cy Owens is numbered among the sick at this writing. -- Master Lewis Proctor, who has been very sick, is better at this issue. -- Harrison Broughton is visiting friends and relatives at Lily. -- G. W. Parsons has been confined to his room for several days with a sore leg. -- Mrs. David Adams is much improved. -- Mrs. George Taylor remains very sick. -- Edward Taylor has completed his new dwelling. -- Mrs. I. Scott has returned from Indiana to make her home here. BEREA COLLEGE NEWS Berea College will open its winter term on Jan 9, 1907. Berea College is the old time friend of the mountains. President Roosevelt says Berea has done more for the mountains than any other institution. Any one who visits Berea will see that this is so. Any one who visits the homes of those who have attended Berea will see that it is so. When a young man or lady leaves home to attend school, it is part of wisdom to go to the best school, even if it is a little farther away. Those who go to Berea -- and hundreds are going -- will make no mistake. There is the best training for teachers such as will enable them to get high-grade certificates, and also to actually teach high-grade schools. There is the best of true Academy and Collegiate work, with scientific apparatus and a library collection of 2400 books. and there is instruction in the practical things as well. The advantages of music alone are worth a journey to Berea. No small item, is the chance to get acquainted with so many of the best young people from all the counties of Kentucky and from other states. The Secretary, Mr. Will C. Gamble, will be glad to send full information about the numerous departments of this great school. MARETBURG NEWS The sick are all convalescing. -- The inclemency of the weather prevented prayer meeting Saturday night and Sunday school Sunday. -- Roscoe Griffin writes from Jellico, Tenn., that he is at work and will remain there for a while. -- Mrs. Mattie Lewis and children of Paris visited at J. McCall's Saturday and Sunday. -- Misses Lily Scroggins and Edith Dillingham spent Tuesday with Mrs. Chandler at this place. -- Miss Julia Reynolds is at home this week. -- Logan McCall who has been assisting his sister Grace in the store at Hazel Patch is at home for a few days. -- J. J. McCall is able to resume his place in the store. - - Hoping the Signal's faculty and its many readers a Merry Christmas and many returns of the same. PERSONAL NEWS Ovie Hansel is very sick with typhoid fever. -- Judge R. G. Williams will spend Christmass with homefolks here. -- W. H. Shanks, of Stanford was a visitor here Monday and Tuesday. -- Atty. J. Moot Rothwell was here from Lancaster Saturday on business. -- Wm. Baker is here from Oklahoma on a visit to his father, H. H. Baker. -- Mrs. E. R. Hansel is spending the week with the family of Mr. Z. T. Hansel. -- Shirley Tate is visiting his uncle, Mr. Dudd Wallen, of near Crab Orchard. -- Tillman Griffin is here from St. Louis mingling with his many friends and relatives. -- Miss Linda Ballard is visiting her brother, Supt. G. M. Ballard, on Newcombe Avenue. -- Atty. Robert Harding, of the Danville Bar, was here on legal business Friday and Saturday. -- J. W. Baker, the Livingston merchant, spent Monday with his son, U. G. Baker, at this place. -- Commonwealth's Attorney J. N. Sharp and wife are here this week at the home of Mr. Willis Adams. -- Cashier Walter G. Smith, of Summersville. will spend Sunday with his many friends at this place. -- Minor F. Fish left Monday for Asheville, N. C., where he will remain for several months for his health. -- Will Rowe, who has been clerking for U. G. Baker for the last few months is very low with typhoid fever. -- B. F. Sutton will move to Level Green the first of the year to take charge of the store of C. D. Sutton & Bro. -- D. Cummins, who for several; weeks has been working in Cincinnati, has returned to his home near town. -- Miss Marguerite Fish has returned from a month's visit to her grandmother at Fountain Head, Tenn. -- Dan Roach, stenographer for C. C. Williams, spent Friday to Monday, with his parents in Manchester. -- Miss Risse Williams is expected home Saturday from Cincinnati where, for the past few months she has been attending the College of Music. -- Mr. John McLemore and family, of Laurel county, have moved into their new home recently purchased of Marshal Smith on Richmond Avenue. -- We are glad to announce that after January 1st, C. D. Sutton will again become a resident of our town. He will resume his old position as head clerk for U. G. Baker. -- Atty. J. F. Johnston, of Frankfort, who occupied the bench here at the last special term of Court in September; was here the latter part of the week on legal matters. -- Doctors A. G. Lovell, S. C. Davis, W. H. Laswell, S. W. Adkins and D. B. Southards attended the meeting of the Rockcastle Medical Association at Brodhead Wednesday. -- Waltes Hunt, who has been located at Louisville for the past six months, is very ill at his home in Maretburg of typhoid pneumonia. As the latest report indicates his recovery is very doubtful. -- R. B. Hatcher took the train here Wednesday for Lebanon Junction to see his son, who is down again with typhoid fever. Young Mr. Hatcher had a very severe attack during the summer and got out to work too early. -- Mrs. Riley Rash has very sick for the last week. LOCAL NEWS Born to the wife of Perry Burk, a fine baby boy. -- The town trustees have let the contract for grading, macadamizing and screening that portion of Main Street lying west of Richmond Street to the railroad crossing. A much needed improvement. -- A couple of promoters were here the latter part of last week looking over the fire clay which is to be found in large quantities east of town. Mr. Hoblitzell, one of the most prominent capitalists and promoters in Eastern Kentucky, expressed his views very favorably as to the prospects of developing the raw material in this county. -- STOLEN: On last Saturday night a horse thief stole from the farm of Jonas Brown, of near Maretburgb, one good horse. This is the first time in a number of years that horse thieves have entered this county. Sheriff R. L. McFerron, with his usual alertness is hot on the trail of the thieves. -- PIKE COMPLETED: J. W. Rider has completed the pike across the old town hill. It is a great improvement The teamsters can now haul any of their loads over this road without having to call on the help of other teams to pull them out of the mud., and instead of having to suspense with their coal hauling during certain months of the winter, the hauling can be kept up incessantly for the entire twelve months of the year. -- NEW DEPUTY: Wade Livesay has been appointed a deputy sheriff of this county by Sheriff R. L. McFerron. Mr. McFerron found that, although with three deputies already, he could not owing to the large number of delinquent tax-payers, properly see to all his business. In Mr. Livesay he has chosen a man well qualified for the place and one who will perform his duty no matter who it hurts. -- ENGLISH-JONES: On Wednesday, November 28th, at 9 o'clock a.m., Miss Elizabeth English of New Haven, Conn., and Mr. William Jones, of New York, were married at the first Presbyterian church, of New Haven, Conn. The groom is the son of Mrs. J. M. Jones of this place, he was borned and raised in this county, attending for a number of years the school here. About 10 years ago he went out West and afterwards entered the United States Navy, from which he resigned after serving his full term of enlistment. For over a year now he has been connected with the New York police force. Mr. Jones has many friends in this county who all congratulate him. MARETBURG NEWS The sick are all convalescing. -- The inclemency of the weather prevented prayer meeting Saturday and Sunday School Sunday. -- Rosco Griffin writes from Jelico, Tenn, that he is at work and will remain there a while. -- Mrs. Mattie Lewis and children of Paris visited at J. McCall's Saturday and Sunday. -- Misses Lily Scroggins and Edith Dillingham spent Tuesday with Mrs. Chandler at this place. -- Miss Jalia Reynolds is at home this week. -- Logan McCall who has been assisting his sister Grace in the store at Hazel Patch is at home for a few days. -- J. J. McCall is able to resume his place in the store. -- Hoping the Signal's faculty and its many readers a Merry Christmas and many returns of the same. BEE LICK NEWS W. T. Taylor is doing carpenter work for J. M. Reynolds, of this place. -- A rural route will start from this place the first of the year. -- Morris Taylor spent Saturday with Elbert Elder of near here. -- R. G. Taylor is in poor health at this writing. -- Morris Taylor is agent for the Columbus Card Company. -- Rev. R. L. Davis filled his regular appointment at Providence Sunday with a large attendance. -- Mr. Bogue Brown and DR. Eugene Brown, of Stanford are in this section bird hunting. -- George and W. D. Thompson are fixing to put up goods on the Somerset road. -- Mr. J. M. Lewis and family are visiting Mr. Tom Price in Lincoln county. -- Ottie Delaney and his little sister have been visiting their grandparents in Rowland. -- Miss Lilia Scott has just returned from Indiana to make this her home. -- We are expecting a wedding here in the near future. Miss Allie Taylor and Mr. Josh Brown are the engaged couple. -- Elbert Elder has returned from Somerset. -- Mr. Scott is still on the sick list. -- People are about through gathering corn in this section. -- Schools will soon close and the teachers can then get some much needed rest. ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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