Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY JUNE 29, 1900 STATE W.H. Eakus aged thirty eight years committed suicide at his home in Florence by drinking carbolic acid MARRIAGE: G.S. Dick and Mills Mollie Denny were married at the brides home at Burnside. Both are prominent people It is stated that fugitive W.S. Taylor will make his frist speech in the Indiana campaign on July 16, at pennville Mrs Drusilla McCarty Smither the oldest white resident of Versailles celebrated her ninety first birthday at her home Gov Beckham offered a reward of $200 for the capture of Dan Owens who broke jail at London a few nights ago. Owens had been tried for the murder of J.H. Smith and given a life sentence Moses Feltner who killed Jesse Fields the feudist a few months ago was captured in Knott county by deputy Sheriff Sherman Cope., and lodged in jail at Jackson. Gov Beckham had offered $300 reward for his capture Mr Justus Goebel has left Frankfort for Phoenix Ariz and his departure is taken to mean that no further effort will be made to apprehend Fugitive Taylor until the trial of the other conspirators has begun MARRIAGE: Dr R.W. Bowling of Franklin and Miss Margaret Duncan of Princeton Ind will be married July 11 at her home. Dr Bowling is a prominent physician and President of the Soutehrn Kentucky Medical Association and fills the chair of anatomey in the Southern School of Osteopathy NEWS ITEMS Prof James Park of Irvine has been employed as principal of the graded school at Ford J.S. Minor & Son are erecting an exensive flouring mill in Lancaster which will be completed by Aug 15 Joe Summers, colored, was shot by Wm Crail, white, at Grayson Springs. crail used a shot gun. Summers will die W.H. Watts The Owensboro colored Democratic speaker who took a somewhat prominent part in the last gubernatorial comapaign has had his services recognized by Gov Beckham. He has been appointed by Dr E. B. McCormick the new Superintendent of the Hopkinsville Asylum as an attendant in the colored ward The county jail at Scottsville was broken and four prisoners who were waiting to answer to the September grand jury upon felony charges made their escape. Those who escaped were Bob Cochran, and Bailey Mertin, charged with housebreaking; Thomas Tittle shooting with intent to kill and Walter Maxey colored house breaking GENERAL NEWS DEATH: Mrs Sallie Shackelford died at Elizabethtown aged 101 years eight months and one day Gov Beckham has commissioned Dr Malcolm K. Yeaman of Henderson as Second Assistant Physician at the Lakeland Asylum DEATH: James Russell the oldest man in Lincoln county died Tuesday, morning aged ninety four. He was a stanch Democrat and a fine old gentleman Col R.D. Williams of Lexington arrived home after a three month trip aborad. During his sojourn in Europe he visited all the principal points of interest and the paris Exposition was one of the attractions Judge W.H. Holt called on the Prisident at Washington and taled with him concerning the duties to be performed by the judge in Porto Rico. Judge Holt is now enroute home John Poweres wanted for participation in the Goebel murder was arrested at Harlan Ky but he immediately instituted habeas corpus proceedings before a reptublican Judge and this will probably secure him another respite from jail Caleb Powers, Henry Youtsey, John W. Davis, Harlan Whitaker and Dick Combs the five prisoners in the Georgetown jail charged with complicity in the Goebel murder are all in perfect health and show o confinement. They seem cheerful and in good spirits. The prisoners spend most of thier time reading. They have many visitors Dr C.H. Todd made an assignment at Owensboro. His liabilities are $74,000 of which $20,000 is due Louisville banks. Assets $52,000 Mrs mary Ann Edward an aged woman who lives a short distance west of Pryorsburg was bitten by a large copperhead snake. The reptile inserted its fangs in her right hand. Mrs Edward was in her garden pulling up some weeds and in gathering a bunch of the growth she picked the writhing reptile up in her arms. She succeeded in killing the reptile after it had bitten her ORLANDO There was a storm passed over here Tuesday but done very little damage Jas Townsend has got home again after a long stay abroad Chenault and Stone was here Tuesday and went to Mt Vernon to make some investigations of titles to realestate then investigations shows that at least half the land owners have deficient ttles this should warn the people to be more careful abot recording deeds promptly and thus protect them selves and heirs W.M. McNew is getting his threshing machine ready to go to Garrard county to thresh wheat There have been some very strange noises heard on the ridge road near William's farm of late that has backed down more than one brave fellow if you go that way arm your self with a gun or some good shisky BIRTH: Borned to the wife of Alex Helton a boy geo T. Johnson has a nice rig and of late he is taking many drummers to Mt Vernon Miss Ida Childress continues very sick We expect Dr Childres home otday and we tender him a hearty welcome J.W. Andersons baby is very sick at this writing Mrs Drew has been sick for several days but is much improved D.B. Langford will open a store at his old satnd below the rail road at corssing in the near future Geo t. Johnson has increased his stock of goods and continues to make very close prices Geo will make many prices that will be hard to equal all this season especially in groceries and shoes Mr and Mrs J.A. Gilpin have been called to the bed side of thier sister Mrs J.W. Jilpin who is not expected to live PERSONAL W.C. Mullins is in Frankfort T.S. Miller of Lancaster is here visiting his parents C.C. and R.G. Williams are in Lexington on legal business Miss Cleo Mullins was up from Livingston shopping Monday James Reynold and daughter Miss Mollie of Pittsburg visitied relatives here Sunday Dr E.J. Brown passsed through on Tuesday train on his way home from Livingston Miss Delora Brown of Commerce Texas is the guest of Mrs Dr George Lawrence L.W. Bethurum spent Monday and Tuesday in Livingston looking after some legal matters T.A. Stewart was here Monday on his return from Richmond where he spent Sunday Flora and Forence Pennington twins entertained quiet a party of little folks Thursday last Joshua Boreing Sr left Monday for Nashville Tenn to spend a month or so with his borther Misses Sallie Purcell, Mary Durman and Master Fredie Purcell visited relatives here this week PERSONAL (CONT) Mesdames nannie C. Albright and Matilda Houk visited relatives at Brodhead Saturday and Sunday Hon J. A. Sullivan and judge J.B. Chenault were here Monday investigating titles to land on Crooked Creek Dr W.J. Childres returned yesterday from the Louisville medical colled from which he graduated on Wednesday Jarve Cook says he is having no trouble in getting the subscribers to sign the articles of Incorporation for the new bank Miss Susie Thompson will represent Rockcaastle in the parade at Stanford July 4th. there won't be a prettier girl there J.E. Hamm was in from Orlando Wednesday and says he will probably move to Missouri between this and Christmas MARRIAGE: Rev James Allen of Danville who officiated at the marriage last week of Miss Lucy Crooke to Mr Wade Cushing of Cincinnati also officiated at the marriage of her parents. MR Cash Crooke and Miss Lucy Adams and at thier death preached both of their funerals James Arnold and Geoge Conn were over from Lancaster Thursday Mesdames O.N. Seely and W.P. Lincoln and little daughter are the guests of Mrs J.W. Brown Messrs John Pope, Jacob Sambrook, Dock Stucky and Miss Ora Clancy of Livingston and Miss Judith Simpson of Pine Hill, spent Sunday in town Judge Chenault of Richmond was here several days during the week. The greater portion of his time is now spent in this county. He has vast interests on Brush Creek in way of mineral and timber lands Attorney J.A. Sullivan of Richmond, was here two or theree days this week looking up titles and records to land on Brush creek recently purchased and being purchased by the Chenault syndicate. These people we understand will begin the construcktion of thier railroad in the fall LOCAL ITEMS DEAD..Miss Eliza Adams daughter of Ben adams died Tuesday morning FINED..Henry Loman was fined $100 and cost last Sturday for being drunk at Wildie RELEASED..James Townsend was released Monday having replevied the $150 fine against him for selling liquor HELD OVER..Wm Gant was held to answer before the circuit court under a bond of $250 for shooting at John Pitman in the Pine Hill fight LEG BROKE..T.J. Proctor fell from a cherry tree Monday breaking his leg just above the knee. While the injury was very painful, the phsicians think there is no serious trouble MISTAKE.. We have been informed that our statement in last weeks issue, saying that Oscar McPherson wanted to marry Carrie Arnold the gir, whom he shot, is all amistake, so we make this correction ADMINISTRATOR..John P. Houston came in Monday and qualified as administrator of the estate of his son James M. Houston who was killed in the railroad wreck at Calvery last week. He went to Stanford Monday night to transact some business connected with the estate. LEG CUT OFF..Charley Bronston, colored, an employee of the Rockcastle Quarry Company had his leg cut off Monday morning while trying to jump a train. Drs M. Pennington and John M. Williams wer the attending pysicians. He died that night from shock and internal injuries OPEN IN SEPTEMBER..Prof Ewers received this week from Dr McDonald a pledge for $300 for the Mt Vernon Collegiate Institute. This will secure his services for another year, and we may look forward to the opening of the school on the first Monday in September The new wholesale grocery firm just started in Danville had their representative through tis part of the state, Wednesday,f or the first time. The firm is composed of the wealthiest men in Boyle county. Their salesman is George Bohon and a better one than he is not to be found anywhere MADE A DELEGATE..We were specially glad to learn that the Hon W.R. Cress was chosen as one of the delegate from the Eleventh district to the Kansas City Convention. It will be a great pleasure to many of his Rockcastle friends..this being his native county to know that he was given this high honor. MR Cress was for several years a school teacher of this county and later editor of the signal. About eight years ago he left this county and went to Monticello, where he began the practice of the legal profession and at the last election in his county he was elected county attorney by a handsome majority The wreck at Calvary last week in which three Rockcastle men lost their lives and four others considerably mashed up was as one of the railroad officials expressed it, one of the most complete wrecks which ever occured on the L&N system. The wreck caused a great loss to Rockcastle in death of W.C. Cable, George Mullins and James Houston we lost three of our best men and using the expression of one of the crew with whom they worked "Three of the most moral men on the entire line". Neither of the three men ever used whisky in any form, never swore an oath (we speak of late years during the time which we have known them) and never used tobacco, taken all together is something which can be said of only few men. We have not a work to say against any one of the crew, for as a trainman said just after the accident happened before getting the facts concerning it. "Let it be which one it may we will suffer the loss for they were all model men and useful to have in a commnunity". In the case of each it is a very sad affair, W.C. Cable leaves a wife and six children to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and affectionate father, George Mullins leaves a heart broken mother and James Houston leaves an aged father and mother whose silver locks and tottering steps show that their stay in this life is short. May God have mercy upon them and be a stay to them in their hours of sorrow and grief is the earnest prayer of the Signal. PULASKI COUNTY The docket is unusually large especially in the indictments for the sale of liquor in violation of the prohibition law, there being over 200 of this class of cases. The charges of a criminal nature amount to 459; ordinary common law cases 66; and equity cases 242. There are several criminal nature, particulary the one against Mrs Sally Freeman of Beaver Creek, Pulaski county, who is charged with murdering her husband. About eight months since a mysterious attempt was made upon the of Freeman by an unknown assassin who entered his home in the night ans while Feeeman slept shot him in the head, but by almost a miracle he recovered. A few weeks afterward he died very suddenly and in somewhat mysterious manner. His wife is now charged with making the first attempt upon his life by shooting him and also by causing his death by poison. A post mortem is said to have shown that Freeman's death was caused by some deadly drug. Mrs Freeman is a sister of Hon C.W. Lester late State inspec tor and Examiner BRODHEAD J.T. Dunn wife and Miss Campbell of Texas are visiting his father's family Josh Dunn of this place Ed Dunn of Danville was up enjoying a visit with his Texas brother T.C. Johnson has abandoned shipping of poultry until cold weather Rev Livingston filled his regular appointment at the Christian church Sunday Attorney John Brown of Mt Vernon, was here Sunday and enjoyed a splendid dinner with Jonas Brown DEATH: W.G. Adams died at is home near this place Monday night; He leaves two sweet little girls J.R. Cass is taking a much needed rest in Indiana this week with friends. he will return with his wife and stop off at Louisville and visit his mother George Mullins who was killed in the wreck near Lebanon was buried at Freedom church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev Hendrickson. The deceased was a prominent and promising young man and will be greatly missed by his many friends Master Woodyard Owens and Master Oscar Totten two of Brodhead's news boys were visiting friends at Maretburg Sunday Mrs Mattie Farmer and mother Mrs Sarah Totten are both confined to their beds with grippe Mrs Barbara Houk spent several days with her father, Mr Jones Brown last week while her sister Miss Mollie was at Lebanon attending to her brother who was hurt in the wreck near that place last week John Newland and William Adams are expected to be able to return home some time this week; but it will be a long time before either of them are able to return to work **John Durham and Sam Wiggins are back for a few days rest. They have been working in the yards at Louisville Miss Neville Carson was in attendance with Mrs Cable in her trying time with Mr W.C. Cable while on his death bed in the hospital at Lebanon and remained with her until his remains were brought here W.H. Collyer is gradually wearing away. He bears his sufferings well and says its all right Never in the history of our little village under the hill had so thrilling a shock as come over it..as that of last Tuesday, when the news was clicked over the wires that terrieble accident on the C&O some five miles out from Lebanon which caused the death of J.H. Houston and George Mullins and alter the death of W.C. Cable and dangerously wounding John Newland, Arch Brown and William A????? and slightly wounding Walter Miller. If the entire town had been draped in mourning the people of this place could not have been more trouble; the people were so shicked that it seemed to paralyze all business and when the news of W.C. Cabel's death reached us it reemed as one gone that no one could fill his place. As a husband he was a kind and generous one, as a fther he was almost worshipped by his dear little children as a Sunday School instructor and a worker for Christian church his place will be hard to fill. Death has called him home where we feel sure his reward awaited his coming. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss. The sympathy of the entire communtiey goes up in behalf of the bereaved wife and children and his aged father and mother who had led him in a manner that was pleasing in the sight of God. RESOLUTIONS Whereas, It has pleased a king Providence in His infinaite wisdom to remove from among us our friend andnighbor W.C. Cabel and Whereas, we the teachers officers, and pupils of the Christian Sunday School of Brodhead Ky who Superintendeant he was have been for years intimately acquainted with him and his ability as an earnest and zealous Christian worker in church and Sunday School his kindly disposition as a man, his great value to our community as an honorable, upright Christian gentleman and appreciating our association with a character of such sterling worth, and feeling sensibly the loss of such a man from our midst and from the Christian workers of our community Now, Therefore be it Resolved that we the members of the Christian Sunday School of Brodhead Ky do hereby extend to his bereaved family whom God sustains in their sore affliction our herartfelt sympathy in their loss and the loss of our entire community and also of the Christian world in the death of our friend and brother, W.C. Cable, signed Mrs S.B. Cherrey, Miss Sallie Purcell, A.H. Evans, ? G. Frith, W.A. 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