Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1909 - Rockcastle Co

FROM LONG AGO
Submitted By: Ray E_v_a_n_s
ray.evans@worldnet.att.net

Mount Vernon Signal
April 23, 1909

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[taken from newspaper submission……This week I am submitting a
photograph of the Aunt Polly Hiatt House that was taken when it
was in it original location on the edge of what is now Lake
Linville. This is undoubtedly not the oldest house in Rockcastle
County, but my bet is that it is one of the most famous. In his
Rockcastle Recollections, Mr. John Lair states that this house was
most likely built by the James and William Fish. He goes on to say
that the house was first known as the Colonel William Fish House.
It was afterward known as the Aunt Polly Hiatt House and later on
as the Harry Chasteen Place. When it was known that Lake Linville
would inundate the house, Mr. Lair acquired it and had it
relocated to his property in Renfro Valley. It is presently being
used as the Aunt Polly House Gift Shop. It is directly across
Hummel Road from the Renfro Valley complex. I have a cousin
“Willard Chasteen" who tells me that he slept in the second floor
bedroom one time.
     The photograph shows William Harrison Chasteen (1877-1964)
sitting on the porch. I knew “Uncle Harry” (not really related)
when I was a youngster and was at this house many times. I
remember my father buying sweet potato slips from him. He also
rendered sorghum for us one time. “Uncle Harry" was the son of
Brightberry G. Chasteen (1819-1884) and Eliza Ann Branaman (1837-
1882). His mother died when she was only 45 and Harrison Branaman
reared him. He was married to Adeline “Addie” Hiatt (1881-1941).
They had four children: Oma Gertrude, Eliza, William Herman and
Herbert.
     I am familiar with this house in another way. Aunt Polly
Hiatt was my wife’s (Norma Crawford Evans) great great
grandmother.
     A full color photograph of the house is shown on the
Rockcastle County Web site. It can be accessed with the following
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyrockca/]

PERSONAL NEWS
     Dr. Richardson was down from Corbin. – T. D. Mullins was in
Nashville this week. – T. F. Bowling was in London Wednesday on
business. – Little Mattie B. Sparks has been suffering from ear
trouble. – Mr. Geo. C. Fish and son, John M. are in Lexington this
week. Little Edna Davis has recovered from a severe case of
pneumonia. – John Mullins is able to be out again after having a
severe case of mumps. – J. G. Riddle and sister, Miss Minnie, have
moved to East Bernstadt. – Our splendid foreman, W. T. Davis has
been very sick since Tuesday. – Dr. M. L. Meyers has completed his
course in Louisville and is at home to stay. – James Devault and
Jeter Falin were made Knights Templars at Lebanon Tuesday. – W. H.
Jones, the Wildie merchant, was in Louisville first of the week
buying goods. – Mrs. S. C. Davis spent a few days this week with
her daughter, Mrs. Wallen at Gum Sulphur. – We are glad to see our
good friend Joe Norton able to be out and almost himself again. –
Mr. J. C. P. Meyers is in Lexington visiting his sister whom he
has not seen in twenty-one years. – Miss Emma Riddle and little
sister, Mattie, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Riddle at
Cove. – Mrs. W. H. and W. S. Branaman are in Richmond taking
treatment under the Drs. Gibson. – Miss Nell McFerron has returned
to her home at Pine Hill from the State Normal School at Richmond.
– I. A. Bowman (better known as Daniel Boone) was in from Conway
Wednesday and says the farmers in his section are very busy. – Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Reynolds have returned from their wedding trip
and were here for a few days this week visiting home folks. – Mrs.
A. G. Lovell and daughter, Miss Lela May, will return from
Princeton this afternoon, the latter having recovered from an
attack of the fever. – Mrs. Clyde White, who used to be Miss Cora
Adams, of Livingston, was a passenger on 22 Thursday enroute to
Arizona to join her husband. – The item in our last issue that
Miss Thorton has returned to Cincinnati was a mistake as she is
still very sick in the Langdon Dormitory. – Mrs. J. F. Griffin and
Mrs. S. C. Franklin were included among those, who were in
Louisville last week, which mention Wednesday failed to get for
our last issue.

LOCAL NEWS
     Buckeye boys play Wildie tomorrow. – Jim Williams store was
burned at London. No particulars. – The Wildie Base Ball team
defeated the Hiatt team to a tune of 17 to 0 at Hiatt last
Saturday. – Johnny Clontz has his new residence in the Sparks and
Davis addition almost completed. – Mrs. Delilah Taylor of the
Buckeye neighborhood is improving, but her son, Geo. Taylor
continues about the same. – Just before we go to press news of the
sudden death of Mr. J. P. Dolan, of Pine Hill reached us. Heart
trouble the cause. Complete details next issue. – Mt Vernon Vernon
is getting to be a big egg market. There are two out of town
buyers here every Monday paying top price for eggs and getting
lots of eggs. – The brick work has started on the building of J.
Fish and W. L. Richards. They are using the white brick made at
Dudley in this county. – DEATH: Mr. William Wood aged about 60
years died at his home near Conway after an illness of six months
of cancer of the stomach. Mr. Wood realized the end was near and
looked after all his business affairs before it was too late,
making just such a disposition of every thing, as he desired it to
be. Mr. Wood, who was one of Rockcastle’s foremost citizens,
leaves a wife and four children, J. A. and Joe Wood and Mesdames
James Brooks and Elmer Williams. Peace to his ashes, glory to his
immortal soul.

BRODHEAD NEWS
     Miss Clyde and Mattie Wilmot spent last week with relatives
at Copper Creek. – Conn Evans has been sick for several days. –
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hilton, of Stanford, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Cass Thursday. – Homer Wallin was seen smiling on our
streets several days this week. – The farmers in this section are
very busy this week. There has already been 8 carloads of
fertilizer hauled out of town and it is still coming in. The
tobacco crop will be very large also, which we hope will prove to
be a source of prosperity to those thus engaged. – Dr. O. O. Stone
is with relatives and friends at Big Stone Gap. – The Hiatt’s
baseball team was defeated by Wildie’s nine Saturday 13 to 9. – J.
W. Hutcheson spent Monday in Cincinnati. – J. Thos. Cherry and
father spent Wednesday in Stanford. – Mr. Cherry is under
treatment of Dr. O. O. O’Bannon. – Pearl Singleton, of Corbin, is
at home for a few days. – Mrs. C. B. and W. H. Lyons, of Lyons’s
Station, are the guests of J. B. Laws. – The produce house at this
place is commanding a big business. Produce is being brought here
from all sections of the county where it meets a ready exchange
for cash at the highest market price.

LIVINGSTON NEWS
     Mrs. Henry Browning is very sick at this writing. – W. G.
Rivers has moved over the river into the Ward property. – Mrs.
Allen Mounce is on the sick list this week. – W. A. Mahaffey was
taken very sick today. (Wednesday). – Oscar Argenbright has moved
into the Lechlieter property. – G. D. Cook and W. E. Graves have
just completed fencing the Christian Church. – Charley Reynolds
and wife have returned and have taken rooms at Mrs. Orndorf’s. –
Emerson Rice, D. E. Woodall and L. H. Davis has built two large
boats and will start today with their fishing outfit down the
river to the narrows where they will spend two weeks fishing. – T.
J. Pennington is having his house that he bought from the Nichols
heirs repaired and will move in when it is completed. – Thomas
Jones who has been suffering with his eyes so long had to throw up
his job much to the regret of his employer. – Mr. and Mrs. John
Baker, of Berea, were here Sunday visiting J. W. Baker and Perry
Dees. – Tom Elliot left this morning for Jackson County to work in
the bark woods. – Ben Hellard is working in the restaurant of
nights. – T. J. Nicely was here Monday talking to the boys. Tom is
a good man and an old school mate, but I guess us Democrats can
just set on the fence and see one of the grandest fights that ever
a primary could cause. – The railroad men are all smiles now that
the pay car went through Sunday. – The river is on the boom again
and the logs and ties are coming in. – G. M. Ballard is in our
town today. – The Ford Lumber Company had a mule killed by the
train last night. Old Dock, as he was known has seen with the
company twenty odd years. – The Juniors will present London graded
school with a $25.00 flag Saturday, a fine time is looked for. –
Uriah Adams will leave for Irvin Springs Thursday. He is in very
bad health and he thinks the water will do him good. – Urban
Chuning will go to house keeping in the Chuning property. – Dock
Calloway is papering the Eight Gables Hotel. -- Dr. Webb reports
Dave Parker very low with fever. – Mrs. Howell left Sunday for
Williamsburg to visit her daughter. – W. H. Burton and D. E.
Woodall were in London Monday. – Mrs. Tom Winkle who lives about a
mile from town is reported to be dying from that dread disease
consumption.

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