Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY SEPT 28, 1900 STATE In a shooting affray at Quarter House near Middlesboro, Kentucky Sept 24 between Dick Hoskins and Jim Mosely, Mosely was shot in the head and leg. Hoskins was shot through the body and will die. The shooting was over Lizzie Russell who stabbed and killed Ellen Potter at the same place two weeks ago. The Russell woman is out on bail At Owensboro James Breathitt attempted suicide by taking morphine because an Owensboro paper had written him up for disorderly conduct at a public speaking Mrs James Hughes of Carlisle Ky despondent suicide by shooting herself through the heart At Dry Ridge, Grant County the body of a two months old infant was found in a bucket. The bucket came in a lot of lost railroad goods that had been bought by J.B. Sanders a merchant Richard H. Croxton twenty six years old, of Atlanta Ga son of a musician in Lexington, Ky was arrested at Washington City on charge of larceny after trust preferred by S.E. Finely, Prisident of the Finley Rubber Tire company of Atlanta. He was a confidential book keeper for the Finley company; and it is understood he is alleged to have taken confidential information to a rival concern At Flemingsburg John L. markwell was acquitted of the murder of Wat Bradley about a year ago on the ground of self defense Attorney L.J. Crawford secured an under of court at Frankfort permitting him to secure, for use in the trial of Henry Youtsey the depositions of fugitives Taylor and Finely and Reuben Miller who is with them in Indiana Hon Carlo Lytle of Manchester, Clay county the very heart of the fued section said in his opening statement to the jury in behalf of Jim Howard "There were fifteen hundred mountain ruffians taken to Frankfort last winter". Then why need the rabid partisans say they were elegant gentlemen and law abiding Christian Republicans? If buckling on two 45 Colts revolvers and filling hide and pockets with "white Lighting" be Christianity we want none. If shooting out car windows and trought car dorros, if the reckless use of rfire arms on the streets of the Capitol mean a petition for civil liberty let her die and be buried in disgrace for we want no such liberty and the people will cast their vote against such libery on the 6th of November ORLANDO Mr R.L. Porter was over at Mt Vernon Sunday to see his best girl Rufus Childress and Johnnie Helton were in Cincinnati the first of the week Mr Henry Johnson borther of G.T. Johnson has just returned from a few days trip to Benton Harbor, Mich Jones Fish of Wildie was in our town a few days since Bige Woods one of our merchants at this place was in Louisville the first of the week buing goods Rufus Dun who has been very low with typhoid fever is improving Mis nannie Anglin of Clear Creek prettiest girls is visiting her sister Mrs Haskins of this neighborhood Mr E.K. Helton has gone to Tennessee for a few days visit Mrs Mchargue of Pine Hill and Mr james McHargue and wife of this place were visiting at Rev Williams sunday **Brit Durham has been quiate sick for a few days but is some better now Mr Frank Mullins and wife who has been visiing at Rileys Station for several days have returned to their home on Cove branch Miss Emma Roberts of Gum Sulpher has been visiing in this neighborhood Miss Mattie Townsend has been prety sick for several days Robert Ponders funeral will be preached at the home of the family Sunday next by Rev Williams Parker and some other every body invited WILDIE Jas Parsons was in Livingston Saturday and Sunday Dr Lucas was up from Livingston Saturday doing some work for Mrs T.J. Hayes Edgard Hayes since his return home form Indianapolis tow or three weeks ago has but a hundred shocks of corn and killed up to date 53 squirrels Another man illed over near the seat of the Moonshiners Sunday. John Harrison was the citim killed by Jas Isaacs, Sr., who we understnd was justifiable J.Fish was in Lancaster Monday on business BIRTH: Born one day last week to the wife of Joe Coffey, a boy W.C. Mullins chairman of the Democratick Campaign Committee organized a Bryan Beckham Gilber Club here last Friday ngiht with 52 members. I think we will increase, I thik to at least 125. The opening speech was made by J.J. Towery followed by Judge R.G. Williams in an hours speech W.H. Jones is in Louisville this week Several of the boys from Wildie and vicintiy went to Mt vernon Monday to hear the Democratic gospel expounded by Hon R.J. Breckinridge GOOD ROADS Following is what some of the leading men have to say about the bond issue: I am for the bond issue for good roads J.Thos Cherry Nearly every man in my section of the county is for the bond issue. Shall do all I can for it A.J. Pike The bond question should carry. Will benefit the country more than anthing else. J.W. Tate Good roads will upbuild the county morrally intellectiually and commercially A.G. Lovell I have worked in season day and night for the success of the question. I want to see my county improve and my fellow county-men prosper. Let every man go to work to carry this most improtant question James I. White Heartily in favor of bond issue for better roads G.S. Hiatt Good roads run along with goo schools and churches. For it. James W. Moore We can build good roads cheaper in this county than any in ketucky. We have all the material which would cost nothing. am very much for it. David Hysinger James I. White, John W. Marler, Green Fish, R.L. Brown, George Johnson, James Moore, W.H. Carmical, A.J. Sams, Albert Allen, Parkie Scott, Elisha Bullock, Thos Cherry, Harry Blazer and a host of others deserve much praise for getting up and pushing such a beneficial thing along. By all means let it carry S.H. Martin Good roads make good business and we want both Gus Staverson For four years I was one of the directors of the Lexington pike, and I know what the advantages are to be derived from pikes. There fore I am heartily in favor of pikes Jas T. Adams I will invite imigration, create a demand for labor and farm products. Very much for it. J.W. Marler Good roads will benefit every class of citizens in our county. I shall vote for the bond issue. C.M. Cummins The man that has to go to town is the man that nees good roads. S.B. Ramsey No man who wants to see the county get out of the old rut can be against the bonds J.L. Arnold Just the thing to do t.G. Keynolds Wish we had voted for bonds years ago. Got thing J.E. Houk Good roads would help business of every kind. It would give employment to poor men, yet they would not pay one cent toward building the pikes as ther is no poll tax levied to pay the bonds. it would put like into our county. I am for it and shall cast my vote for it on the 6th day of November. W.J. Sparks I am gettin old and don't expect to live to enjoy the fruits of my vote but on account of my children, my fellow county man, I shall vote for the bond issue. I believe it is the best thing for the county H.H. Baker I live in extreme eastern portion of the county and could not be greatly benefited by the proposed pikes, personally but the begininng of the building of good roads would soon advance all real property and would be a start in the right direction and in time cover the county with good roads. I am heartly for the issuing of bonds for that purpose and I will vote for it. R.M. Johnson I am in favor of good roads. I think it would be a big help to Rockcastle county and am in favor of issuing bonds to make pikes. J.G. Frith PINE HILL James McBrayer the mine boss has moved his family here. We are always ready and willing to welcome such good people into our midst Dr Parkhill a Stanford physician is to move here soon and commence the practice as company physician Mr G.W. Daone, William Meadows, W.C. Sympson and others have been attending court this week PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE Theo Wesley has just returned from the city Mr and Mrs W.G. Mullins are both very ill Hon G. M. Davison was here from Stanfo4d monday Col John W. Miller was here yesterday from Lancaster Miss Carrie Purcell was shopping in town Wednesday Miss Mollie Houk of Maretburg is at Joseph Price Infirmary Give Letcher owsley a warm and enthusiac reception tomorrow night Col. R.M. Jackson and Henry Thompson of London were here Sunday Misses Georgie and Mattie McFerron were here Saturday visiting relatives W.T. Short was given license and sworn in as a practicing attorney Wednesday Rev J.C. Carmical filled his regular appointment at Preachersville last Sunday Harry Blaze a prince of good fellows and a good road advocate was in town Tuesday Miss mary Tyree attended the wedding of R.L. Jones and Miss Lou Gentry Wednesday Mrs Theo Wesley and little daughter Agnes are visiting relatives in Elizabethtown Miss Laura Langfor from southern part of countya ttended the Jones Gentry wedding here Wednesday Horace Edwards bought the Wyatt Warren farm near Bee Lick, and will move to ti in a few days Reuben Mullins has had a new coat of paint put on his house which adds greatly to the looks of his new home Atty Lewis Wlaker of Lancaster, Hon Robt Harding and Mr J.W. Rawlings of Danville attended circuit court here this week Miss Pela Pennington and intelligent youn lady from East Bernstadt is attending the Collegiate Institutre at this place Holbert McClure of Paris one of the nices young men Rockcastle ever produced is here visiing his parents Mr and Mrs Sam McClure Col W.G. Welch of Stanford attended Circuit Court here this week being attorney in several damage suits against the rail road company Walter Mullins our dandy little snare durmmer is with the London band this week playing for Hon John W. yerkes. They played at manchester yeaterday and are at London today Mrs Tom McClure is very low with consumption Fred and August Krueger attended the Louisville horse show last week Ed Morrow the youngest son of Judge T.Z. Morrow spole to quite a crowd of the voters here Saturday Mike Marler youngest son of John W. Marler fell from a cherry tree a few days since injurying himself very seriously Sheriff Wood and Jailor Griffin arrested G.W. Evans Monday for being drunk. he was brought out of prison Tuesday morning and fined $1 and cost Judge T.Z. Morrow his son Will, Hon J.N. Sharp and Dr. John M. Williams addressed the Republican club of Livingston last Saturday night Rueben Sams brought his wife into town Monday to hear the speaking. he has been a life long Republican but is striaght out for Bryan, Beckham and Gilbert Master McKinzie Brown spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother Mrs Cleo Brown at Jospeh Price Infirmary Stanford and reports her much improved Miss Dove B. Letcher of Richmond will ruume her duties as teacher of latin and Greek at the college next Monday. The College and pupils are to be congratulated on securing this most excellent teacher for another year Uncle Ashley Owens who is now 83 years old and very feble was among the first to enter the Culloway Hall at Livingston Minday night to hear the speech of Judge R.J. Breckinridge and eletor W.J. Price and on one there enjoyed it more than he In the $25,000 damage suit of Mrs Mary Mullins vs Mrs Susan Mullins for alleged slander Judge Morrow instructed the jury to find for the defendant. Morrow Lewis and Bethurum represent plaintiff while C.C. and R.G. Williams were for the defense Arousing Democratic club was organized at Wildie Friday last by chairman W.C. Mullins. A.W. Stewart one of the most entuhsiastic democrats and best workers was made president, W.H. Jones was elected vice president, while T.J. hays was selected without apposition for secretary and J.J. Towery assistant secretary. By next meeting which is tonight week they expect to have a membership of over one hundred Mr W.L. Richards is here to open the ban. The books safe and fixtures are here and they will be put in building on Church St under C.C. Williams law office. Fifty per cent of the stock has been called to be paid in Monday Oct 1 when bank will be in good running condition. It is perfectly sound and no man need fear for one moment when he has deposited his money in this bank. Mr Richards is a fine banker and comes highly recommended as perfectly safe and reliable PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE (CONT) Squire J.R. Gatliff and Constable John Phillips brought James Isaacs into town Monday morning and surrendered him to judge Williams on the charge of killing John Harrison on the State road. Sunday evening about dark near the Jackson county line. Harrison was drunk and brought on the difficulty firing at Isaacs first; Isaacs returning the fire, the ball striking Harrison just below the eye, and coming out at the base of the brain. Isaacs trial is set for today and he is now under guard. Isaac Phillips is a well known citizen of Garrard county, is dead A. Bryan, Beckham, stevenson and Gilbert club was organized at Level Green Saturday night, with 45 members, F.L. Warren was made Pres J.N. Brown vice Pres Dr. T.J. Price Sec'y and Logan H. Lynn Asst Sec'y JONES-GENTRY- At the Baptist church last Wednesday at 11:30 o'clock Mr R.L. Jones and Miss Lou Gentry were married by Rev J.C. Carmical. It was intended that the wedding be at home but such a crowd gathered that they decided to marry in the church. The attendants were Rosa Gentry, sister of the bride, and harris White; Miss Ida Tyree, cousin of the bride and John Howell; Miss Ida may Adams and E.B. Cox. After the ceremony the audience went over and partook of an elegant dinner at the home of G.W. Gentry father of the birde. Mr and Mrs Jones left on the afternoon train for Livingston, where they will make their future home and be glad to see their friends at the Eight Gables Hotel JIM HOWARD GUILTY GIVEN A DEATH PENALTY The verdict was unamimus. The jury was discharged immediately. Foreman Crutcher said that on the first ballot a unanimous verdict of guilty as chared was the result. As to the penalty ten members of the jury voted the death sentence and two for life imprisonment. The two men hung the jury form 2:37 Tuesday faternnon until Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. They then came in and agreed to the death penalty on the first ballot taken. The jury is conceded to have been the best ever selected in Franklin county. Politically ten are regular Democrats one Republican and a Brown Democrat Eight members of the jury are members of the Christian church, three members are of the Baptist church and one is a Mthodist. Attorney owens requeted the court to give him time to file a motion for a new trial which was granted As Robert Noakes a witness against Howard was leaving the jail he met the jailor with Howard. Howard extended his had to noakes and siad "Good0bye, Bob. If I never meet you on earth again, iw ill see you i hell". Two Goebel men hung the jury nineteen hours LIVINGSTON Miss Annie Ashlock has returned from a lengthy visit to firneds in Garrard county G.M. Ballard foreman of our school was visiing home folks on the Big Hill Saturday ex sheriff W.G. Mullins was in town Saturday Mrs Rhineheart is in Louisville this week Mrs Felix Bowman is over from Jackson county to visit her parents Mr and MRs Farmer Conductor Fraisier's little child continues quite sick with whooping cough and other troubles The infant child of Mr and Mrs Will carpenter is also seriously ill, but they are all in care of that skillful Dr. Cooper who is apt to pull them through Mrs Breck hayes is quite sick this week Mrs Mahaley Carson has returned from an extended visit to relatives Gillis Craig passed through here Saturday on his return home from the London fair L.A. Pettus went to Crab Orchard Sunday to visit home folks E.S. Albright that hustling and ingenious editor of Signal called on some of his many frineds here last week Mrs Clancy has rented the Walton Hotel vacated by Marsh Owens and will be ready for boarders in a short time Green Swanter takes the house vacated by Mrs Clancy and Robt Burns the house vacated by Mr Swaner W.A. and jas Marrow and Capt Bently three close Republicans lectured at the school house Saturday evening Miss Maggie King has renturned to her home after a lenghty visit to her sister Mrs E.B. Fishback Joe Magee the elegant painter is putting a new coat on Supervisor Starks dwelling Col Breckinridge and W.J. Price lectured to a large crowd in the Calloway Hall Monday evening. W.C. Mullins and Editor E.S. Albright accompanied the orators from Mt Vernon to this place Doc Calloway is building an additional room to the basement of his business house for the benefit of the firm of Ward & Magee who has so many goods they ahve not room for them all Judge Ashley Owens has improved so much that he had the pleasure of being present and hearing that noble speech Monday night and hopes to be able to cast his vote in November. Enough such votes as his would help the rising generation H.W. Rice is having a large kitchen built to his dwelling and many other improvements Mrs T.A. Gresham and Mrs Samuel Ward left Monday for ???????? pleasure trip BRODHEAD Hurah! for Bryan, Stevenson and Beckham Rev Livingston billed his regular appointment at the Christian church Sunday Miss Maud Tharp of Lebanon Junciton is with friends and relatives here Mrs W.H. Colyer went to Cincinnati Saturday night R.Douglas Brown is with home folks here this week We are glad to say that Miss Ida Thary is improving Mr A.E. Albirght wand wife returned to their home in Cincinnati Saturday night Rev A.J. Pike went to Buckeye Sunday where he will hold a series of meetings DEATH: Died..Miss Jane Leece an aged and respected lady of our town died Monday. Sha had been ill for a quite a while Mr John Roberts went to Richmond Monday on business Mr Alex Tyree is moving to the house previusly occupied by L.L. Jarrett Two handsome gentlemen of near Oak Hill, Messers Cecil and Britt McClary attended church here Sunday Miss Lucy Dowel of Forrister Ill is the guest of relatives here Mrs J.T. Cherry is the guest of friends in lexington tis week Messrs John Pike and John Durham returned from Louisville Sunday afternoon WABD Jerome Graves has been very low with typhoid fever but is better now J.U. Wallen came home Sunday and returned Monday to junction City to be gone six months Rev Williams filled his appointment at Freedom Saturday and Sunday Mr R.P. Norton has been very sick but is better Mrs R.L. 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