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 May 22, 1908 (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 The East Tennessee Telephone Company moved their camps from this place to Mt Vernon Tuesday. - Among those attending the K. T. Conclave at Lebanon were Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hutcheson, Dr. Percy Benton and daughter, Miss Willie. - M. B. Bowling was called home Sunday on account of his father being seriously ill. - John Robins has added a line of the finest candy to his store. - Chas. R. Pike is much improved over his illness we are glad to say. - Miss Bettye Hicks has returned from a visit to Miss Jennie Davis at Mt Vernon. - Miss Katie Cass was up from Stanford for a few days. - Dr. W. E. Gravely new building on Main Street is on the road to a rapid completion. - Robert G. Wilmott was over from Nepton last Sunday. - Urban Cass spent a portion of last week with his sister, Mrs. L. B. Hilton at Stanford. - Miss Jalia Reynolds of Maretburg was down Tuesday to see her cousin, Chas. R. Pike. - Bud Tharp is numbered with our sick this week. - Dr. O. O. Stone was in Crab Orchard Tuesday and Wednesday doping dental work. - Miss John Eva Hilton of Lincoln County has returned home after spending a few days here with relatives and friends. - Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hutcheson have left here for Zenia, Ohio where Herndon takes charge of a big bank as Cashier. - The ice cream supper for the benefit of the Baptist church last Saturday night brought in about $20. - The young folks will give an entertainment here during the Institute. The proceeds go toward remodeling the Christian church at this place. This promises to eclipse all home talent efforts ever before attempted. Exact date to be announced later. - Claude Owens was down in town Saturday for the first time since November 20th. He has been laid up all winter with rheumatism. We are glad to see him able to be out again. - The Gum Sulphur 9 defeated the home team on the latter's ground here last Sunday. - John D. Pike of Lebanon Junction has returned home after spending a week here with his brother, Chas. R. Pike. - Miss Carrie Frith of Gum Sulphur was up Sunday to see her cousin, Mrs. W. A. Hunt. - Miss Ray Hunt of Maretburg spent Saturday until Monday here. - Mrs. Ellen Mahaffey is visiting her sister Mrs. Galen Rogers at Crab Orchard. - Mrs. E. B. Newland has returned from a ten day visit to Richmond, Paint Lick and Lowell. - E. R. Gentry and Miss Bettye Hicks both made 1st class certificates last week in the examination. Gentry making the best average out of 35 applicants and Miss Hicks' 4th. ORLANDO NEWS The farmers of this place are about done planting corn. - Mrs. Albert Chandler who has been very low with consumption for quite a while died Tuesday. The bereaved ones have our sympathy. - Mrs. Wm. Ballinger is visiting relatives at Berea this week. - Miss Stella Adams of Berea was visiting Mrs. E. J. Williams Sunday and Monday where she was met by the trustees of Poplar Gap district to whom she had been recommended by her friend, Ephram Drew. - News has reached here that the infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reams died in Missouri Monday. They have the sympathy of their many friends at this place. - Mr. Thos. Ball was visiting Dr. W. D. Laswell of Wildie Sunday. - Drs. Laswell and Southard were in our town Tuesday to see G. G. Robinson who has been on the sick list for quite a while. - Miss Matilda Ball, of Pine Hill visited Mrs. Wm. Mason and Mrs. E. Ball Monday. - James Anglin who has been living in Richmond has returned to his old home here and has accepted a position with the Mason, Ballinger and Smith Crosstie Company. - H. L. Smith our hustling merchant and family were visiting homefolks at Livingston Sunday and Monday. - Theopolis M. Laswell cut a bee tree and secured 60 lbs. of honey and a shoulder load of bees. - W. D. Mullins who has been on the sick is convalescent. - Geo, Reams had a log rolling and a bee swarm which was attended by nearly every man, woman and child in our community. - Wm. O. B. Laswell killed a large rattle snake Tuesday. - D. G. Clark of this place was at London on business Tuesday. - Chas. Bowman of Cincinnati has gone to Jackson County to look after timber for the Cincinnati Cooperage Company. - Robert Reynolds who has been visiting at London has returned home. - Mr. Riddle our hustling salesman was with the merchants of this place this week. - Joe Ruttencutter conductor on local freight No. 93 while waiting for a train Tuesday caught a cat fish out of Roundstone Creek which weighed 11 pounds. WILDIE NEWS Mrs. Bill Barnett has been very sick for a few days. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coyle of Berea were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes Sunday. - Mrs. Bessie Bray who has been very sick is improving. - Miss Myrtle Hayes was the guest of Mrs. Allie Cox Monday. - There was quite a crowd from this place that attended church at Buckeye Sunday. - Misses Cassie Hunley and Susie Ball of Orlando visited relatives at this place first of the week. - Mr. G. R. Reams of Dudley was the guest of his daughter Mrs. W. D. Laswell Friday. - Dr. Bert Corneilson, of Berea spent a few days last week as the guest of Mr. Marion Chasteen. - Prof. J. T. Ball visited friends at this place Sunday. - Mr. Frank Taylor and Mrs. Jennie Ambros of Indiana are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor of Roundstone. - Mrs. W. D. Laswell received a message from her brother Jarvis Reams of Trenton, Mo. stating that his baby was dying. - Mr. Sheard Overbay is numbered with the sick. - Tom Winkler was injured Monday while at work at the quarry but not seriously. QUAIL NEWS Services were held at the Proctor school house from Friday until Sunday night conducted by Rev. Griffith of near Burr, Ky. - Elmer Scott and Alex Proctor left this past week for Crawfordsville, Ind. We regret very much to give such prosperous young men. - Aunt Mahala Carson died at Livingston Thursday last at early dawn of old age. She was about 83 years of age. She was a sister of the late Rev. Martin Owens. The remains were brought here Friday where they were laid to rest in the Providence cemetery to await the final Resurrection. - W. H. Brown of Preachersville was through this vicinity Friday last on business. - Miss Maud Turner of near Kriger in Lincoln County spent the week as guest of Misses Laura and Lizzie Stringer. - Your correspondent has been laid up with something like lagrippe. - George Owens of Mt Vernon was out Saturday having set up a nice monument at the grave of Mrs. Elizabeth Parson. - Jacob Elder and Wm. Owens will sing at Olive church in Lincoln County Sunday. - Lincoln Stringer was in Mt Vernon Monday. - Prospects for wheat is very good this year. - Ben and George Albright have purchased themselves a new thrashing machine. - Corn planting is the order of the day. - John Stringer, Jr., who was discharged out of the U. S. Army on account of disability, went to Stanford Wednesday where he will be examined by the Drs. - Lincoln Stringer sold to George Hix a milch cow for $20. LEVEL GREEN NEWS Most of the farmers are about done planting corn. Some are afraid they will not get in a full crop on account of the wet weather. - "Red" Mullins, the cattle king, has almost rode his black horse to death hunting scrub cattle. - Dr. T. J. Price our hustling merchant is paying 12 Cts. per dozen for eggs. It doesn't seem that the panic has had much to do with the egg trade. - Mr. Fayette Anderkin, of Wildie section visited the fair sex in this part Sunday. - There were several from this part went to Mt Vernon to attend the examination Friday and Saturday - There were services at Poplar Grove Sunday conducted by Rev. Willie Brown of Somerset. - Miss Fannie Thompson has returned home from Berea where she has been attending school. - Mr. O. H. Deboard visited the fair sex at Skeggs Creek Sunday. - J. J. Deboard bought of A. J. Owens last week some corn for 70 Cts. per bushel. - E. B. Cox was in this part last week wanting to buy a horse but I don't think he found any that suited him. - Bob Hatcher, J. H. Brown and W. T. Todd visited Elmer Mullins last Saturday night. - Mrs. Rachel Todd visited Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence Sunday last. - J. J. Lawrence was down from Mt Vernon Sunday to see his mother who is very feeble. - Mrs. Jennie Todd is very low and not expected to live but a short time. - Mrs. Alice Oneil is on the sick list at this writing. - D. R. gentry will teach at the Level Green school this year. - T. J. Brown went to Somerset Thursday on business. - Mrs. W. F. Deboard and daughters, Viola and Katie, visited Mrs. J. R. C. Lathim Sunday. - G/ E. Price visited the fair sex at Walnut Grove Sunday. - The Sunday school at Old Friendship is progressing nicely. - Miss Laura McKinney visited Miss Vira Deboard Sunday. - Miss Rebecca Pitman still continues about the same. - Mr. Enock Hammock seems to be growing weaker. - W. T. Deboard bought of a Mr. Rice some cattle for $85. LIVINGSTON NEWS Mrs. W. T. Merriman and children, of Paris, Ky., are spending a few days with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Pope, of whom we spoke of last week of being very sick, is resting a little easier at present but is still in a very critical condition. - Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jessie and little daughter are visiting in Virgina this week. - Dr. W. J. Childress left Monday for Chicago where he will attend the Medical Association and Lectures for four to six weeks. We regret, of course, to have the Doctor away for so long a time but we are glad to see him take so much interest in the advancement of himself in the medical profession, and it is very nice that we have two congenial physicians as Doctors Childress and Webb so that when one wishes to be absent the other can and will keep up both of their work. - Dr. and Mrs. Childress were in Cincinnati the first of the week shopping. Mrs. Childress accompanied the doctor that far on his way to Chicago. - DR. Dean, of Danville, is at Eight Gables this week doing dental work. If you are needing such work, now is the time to have it done as he will not remain there very long. - Remember the date for the ice cream and strawberry supper to be given at the storeroom of the J. C. Calloway on Saturday May 23rd by the Y.P.C.E.S. Mrs. Mahala Carson died last Thursday. She had reached that ripe old age of 81 years, 9 months and 29 days. She had been married three times. First to Moses Cummins to which union was born fives girls and two boys. Her second marriage was to Milton Hicks and to that union two boys and one girl was born. Her third marriage was to Joseph Carson and to this union there was one boy and one girl born. Seven out of the thirteen children are still living. Aunt "Haly" as she was familiarly known, was a sister of the late Old Uncle Ashly Owens and Uncle Martin Owens. She was buried at Providence cemetery. (Some editing was done of this death notice.) - Mrs. J. W. Chadwick of Middlesboro was visiting her brother O. T. Folly first of the week. - Messrs Jackson, Tippin, Ketting and Jackson of Louisville are stopping at the Eight Gables for some days. They are surveying the route for the East Tennessee telephone line through this district. - E. T. Kline of Middlesboro state agent for the Tribe of Redmen is organizing a tribe at this place. This is a very strong organization and we hope he may be successful in this undertaking and we see no reason why he should not have success. - DEATH: Miss Lula Bryant the 15 year old daughter of Mrs. Hurt died at her home here on May 19th. Her remains were taken to Wildie for burial Wednesday. The pall bearers were composed of six of her young Sunday school mates, Misses Sarah Alcorn, Lucy Woolf, Alice Burton, Pearl Owens, Lucy Dees, and Ethel Smith and they deserve great credit for the becoming way in which they discharged their duties. ******************************************************************************* 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 *******************************************************************************