Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ MAR 23, 1900 LIVINGSTON Capt Roller was in Lebanon last week Albert Hahn is here visiting his sister Mrs Spha Monk Miss Anderson of Lancaster is visiting Mrs Sam Ward Willis Herrin's little girl has typhoid fever Mr and Mrs R.A. Sparks attended a silver wedding in Richmond last week Mr and Mrs Louis Sadlin of Madison county are visiting their daughter Mrs John Farmer Miss Essie Roberts has returned from her home at Gumsulphur after several months visit to Miss Lida Cook J.E. Singleton has returned from a business trip up the K.C. Walter Everet formerly of this place but now of Stanford is here on legal business Mrs Marth Owens of Brodhead is visiting W.S. Cummins this week Rev Ewers preached here Sunday. Rev Dickson of London will preach at the Christian church next Sunday Rev Martin owens and sister, Mrs Charity Pointer, wre here this week to see their borther, Ashley owens who has been dangerously ill Will Smith has moved to Indiana. Willis Herren has returned from Indiana on account of illness of little girl James Kash will move from this place to Manchester in a few days. We very much regret to give them up Mr and Mrs Geo Griffin and family were visiting friends here last week. Deputy Sheriff Tate was in town Monday W.M. Fields retruend from Maywood the first of the week A son of Charley Branson had hsi finger cut off Monday at Hazel Patch John Farmer will move in a short time beyond Louisville Jerome Ad;mas is confined to hsi bed iwth lagrippe W.R. Dillion started his saw mill Tuesday BRODHEAD E.B. Protheroe is I learn preparing to move his family to Ohio in a few days Mr C.C. Howell will leave for Belton, Texas where he contemplates locating for the present John Heron whose time has expired at the Masonic Home returned Tuesday night Martin & Sowder have secured a contract for street car ties for St. Louis Mo J.B. Farmer who has been confined to his room for the past eight weeks will soon be able to be out again W.H. Pettus our clever agent who has been with uf for severl years will with his sister make a flying trip in a few days to New Orleans and various other important cities on a pleasure trip. It was thought that he might take one of Brodhead's fairest with him Rev A.J. Pike returned from Kirksville quite sick Mrs Maggie Homan is preparing to locate at lebanon Junciton. We regret to see her go, as Brodhead looses one of its best ladies ORLANDO Mrs Geo Johnson and Miss Gadd were visiting at Withers this week Wm Hurst and wife of East Bernstadt are visiting at Noah Mason's Jno Robinson has returned from a long visit to Hazel Patch Jas Anglin and Noah Mason are at Altamont this week on business A.J. Morre is here on business this week Geo T. Johnson is on the sick list Geo Childress is now clerking in Johnson's store Alex Hilton, J.J. Ball and Fide! Ball were in mt Vernon Monday J.B. Owens, of Riley's Station is here this week W.D. Laswell, Jr. was in town on business James Hamm donned his summer clothes a few days since but the weather convinced him that he was wrong LOCAL AND OTHERWISE W.S. Cummins was here Tuesday from Livingston Mrs J.T. Gentry left Tuesday for Lebanon Junction A.W. Stewart was in Stanford Tuesday on business D.S. Purdon'ts house is nearing completion on Williams avenue U.S. Marshal Short took three prisoners from this place to Louisville Monday last Mr and Mrs James Houk Sr. are visiting relatives in Brodhead this week Cashier R.M. Jackson is in Cincinnati under the treatment of a physician John H. Coffey of Langford paid the editor a very pelasent call the first of the week R. B. Mullins will soon have his new house completed in the western end of town Rev J.C. Carmical left the first of the week to hold a protracted meeting at Bryantsville Special Pension Agent Coleman is here looking after pension claims which are unjust LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Judge G.W. McClure and daughter Miss Bessie went to Livingston Tuesday afternoon Mr and Mrs Simpson Mrs Walters, and Miss Simpson were here from Pine Hill Tuesday F. Krueger the well known Mt Vernon contractor and builder was here Saturday Drs Lovell and Davis were called to Frank Kirby's Wednesday mornign to see his wife who is seriously ill N I Buster is here from Boyle county to see James I White and U.G. Baker in regard to their lime and brick business J.W. Brown who has been appointed special commissioner to settle with the Sheriff is making the settlement this week Walker Snodgrass says you never know what a man can do until you give him a chance; Walker has ref??? to carpenters work Mrs Mae Rider returned to Upton Ky Wednesday. MRs Rider will have charge of a music calss at that place for the next three months The meeting at the Baptist church closed Wednesday night. There were two additions, James I. White and John Herd, who were baptised Wednesday morning Mrs Forester is on the sick list this week Elbert Hansel has gone into the depot this week Wanted: I wish to buy a first class jack. Address, J.H. Coffey, Langford, Ky Egbert Wallen and wife and Dr Gravely of Brodhead were here yesterday J.E. Houk and James Adams are in the city this week laying in teir spring stock of goods DEATH: Abner Shearer, aged 67 died near Brookstown, Madison county, a few days ago. He was one of the best known men in the county At the request of the leader of the band, W.F. McClary the name of the band was changed from McClary's Junior Band to the Mt Vernon College Band Mrs Fannie Adams will return from the city next week, where she has been for the past month under the treatment of a specialist. She is very much improved DEATH: Died on the 15th inst., after a lingering illness Mrs jas Rich. The remains were taken to Rockcastel county her former home for interment (Winchester Democrat) MARRIAGE: On the 16th M.L. Parsley, one of the most prominent merchants of London and Miss Maud Mitchell the beautiful daughter of Henry Mitchell were married Rev J.B. Dickson officiated On last Friday at Hustonville, the little son of John Bright was walking in front of the eleven year old son of Allen Rogers with a loaded gun on his shoulder. The weapon was discharged and the Rogers boy was shot in the head and will probably die John Mullins of Wildie charged with grand larceny for the stealing of two checks, Nos 36 and 40, drawn by W.M. Hayes, in favor of his son J.R. Hayes, plead guilty Tuesday and was held over undr a bond of $250 which he was unable to give and was sent to jail MARRIAGE: Mr Ed Blake and Miss Maymie Ballard daughter of T.J. Ballard, were amrried at Stanford last week by Rev Frank Allen. After a two weeks journey through the West they will return to Covington where they will make their home Miss Ellen Butner who takes Mrs Brown's place as chairman of the Woman's Goebel Monument fund has appointed Mrs J.N. Brown of level Green; Mrs Sue Mullins and Mrs McKinney of Livingston; Mrs james parsons of Wildie; Mrs J.S. Arnold of Conway; Miss Sallie Purcell and Miss Helen Thurmond of Brodhead; Mrs J.T. Stephens of Conway; Mrs J.B. Fish and Alza Thompson of Mt Vernon; Mrs Granvill Leece Gumsulphur; and Mrs J.T. Nichols of Cedarville. Each committee is requested to reprot the names and address of each contriboutor by March 31st WILDIE J.Fish went to Louisville this week BIRTH: Born to the wife of Wilie Hays on the 13 a girl Dick Brooks went to Hazle Patch Sunday Walk Dunn accidently shot himself in the leg a few days ago causing a painfull though not a serious wound At the sale of the personal property of B.M. Lair last Saturday every thing sold brought fairly good prices A.C. Towery of Pittsburgh was in Wildie a few days last week on business. Teh Dr contemplates moving back to his farm nearl here early in the spring John Mullins of near here was arrested in Berea last week on charge of taking from jas Hay's room check to the amount of $75.00 with entention of approperating same to his own benefit FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS Mr and Mrs Jesse C. Williams prominent and honored citizens of our city attained on Monday the rare and beautiful experience of celebrating together the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. mr and Mrs Williams were born in kentucky, Mr willias was born in Richmond, Madison county Aug 22, 1819. His grandmother was Miss ???? Caloway, who in company with her sister and Miss Jemima Boone were siezed and carried off by the Indians at Boonesborough and only resuced after three days. Mr Williams was one of a family of thirteen children. In his early days he was engaged in railroading in the Suth, serving as book keeper for contractors. he taught school in the forties. In 1843 he began merchandising at Mt Vernon, Ky and continued until 1856. He removed to Carthage in the fall of 1857; began merchandising in 1860 and continued until 1892 when he sold out. he has always been a Democrat and in 1871-2 was State Senator from this district. He is a brother of our fellow townsmen, D.N. and J.J. Williams; and uncle of Judge R.G. and Lawyer C.C. Williams Mrs William was Miss Mary Collier. She was born May 6, 1826 in Mt Vernon, Ky. Her grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier, Her father was in war of 1812 and died of Cholera in 33. The daughter, Mary was taken in charge by her brother William, who employed for her a tutor by the name of Swift who was a graduate of Yale. Later she went to school at Crab Orchard her brother's home, to a Presbyterian minister by the name of Higgins. The education that she was thus enabled to secure was most thorough and she became especiall proficient in the languages so that in fater years he personally supervised her children in the classics. She has always been regarded as one of the best educated women in Carthage. Mr and Mrs Williams were married in Licnoln county Ky March 5, 1850. Seven children were born five survive. Cal Logston a Pittsburg, Ky "blind tiger" operator was tried at London on Friday alst on a number of indictments charging him with the illegal sales of liquor. A few of the cases were tried and the fines assessed against him by the juries amounted to something over $2,600. Logston is in jail and will have to work a number of years for the payment of these fines, Prof Lewis Principal of the Sue Bennett Memorial College was also fined in the same court on a charge of whipping John Pitman, a school boy for misconduct while at home and not under the teacher's control Wm Cummins of Rockcastle is visiting his brother; Uncle Flem Cummins this week (Lancaster Record) Escaped: George Wrenn of Conway notice of whose conviction and fien was made in our last issue excaped from custody Tuesday morning (Richmond Register) ******************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. 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