Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900, Rockcastle Co -------------------- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- FEB 2, 1900 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE C.C. Williams is on the sick list this week Miss Flora Jones of Pittsburg is guest of Miss Grace cox this week Mrs John Ross of Pittsburg is visiting Mrs W.R. Mcclure this week Mrs Margarette Sambrook of Livingston spent last week in Cincinnati BIRTH: Born to the wife of Hiram herd a boy, which was immediately named Goebel Mrs Geo McCoy after a serious illness of two weeks in considerably improved Dr Emmet Proctor and faily have returned from an extended visit to Deland Florida Dr Will Childress will leave Sunday for Louisvile where he will enter the Medical College Miss Maggie Walters and little Cora Griffin spent Saturday and Sunday with friend in Livingston Mrs Charles Thompson of Louisville is here to see her grandmother Mrs Margarette Fish who is very ill Deputy Sheriff J.J. Wood says that last years taxes are about all collected and that they are up with their circuit work S.N. Davis has been surveying this week the land in controversy between Mrs Margarette Sambrook and W.R. Dillion Mrs Jeff Pennington is gradualy growing weaker all the time and unless there is a change she will not last but a short time N.B. Whitaker adminstrator of ex representative Whitaker deceased was in town Saturday settling up the estate Miss maud Cobel an accomplished and highly educated lady of Rockfield Ind has been employed to assist in teaching at the College John Lytle of Pittsburg and Verdict Collins of Withers were tried Wednesday before US commissioner White and held to answer the Federal Court at Louisville Tom Brannaman was over from Wildie Saturday Dr M. Pennington returned home from Louisville Medical College Sunday Mr J.W. Lee of Faulconer, Ky who is to be foreman of the White Lime Brick and Stone Co of this palce is here prepartory to opening up their works Gran Clark of Climax this county found one morning last week, when he arose placed upon his door step a child about eighteen months old Mr Clark spent some little time in trying to find where the child came from but all in vain. The child was brought here the first of the week and placed in the poor house. The people should all assist Mr Clark in finding out who is the guilty party and when found he should be dealt with in a manner suitable to such a character MARRIAGE: Mr Luther Chresterson of lexington and Miss Emma Rickles of this place were married at Lexington Jan 17th. After a tour of several days through the East they will return to Lexington where they will locate J.T. Adams and James Houk Jr, have purchased from Mrs mae Celev the corner lot on Main street just below post office and will at onece begin to erect a $4000 or $5000 busness house. This will be one of the greates improvments added to our little town in many a day, and the people should all fee proud that we have two such hustlers as Messrs Adams and Houk in our midst ORLANDO Rev Wm Williams will preache at Hazel Patch Saturday and Sunday Miss Liza Gipson daughter of O.E. Gipson is very low with some pulmonary diesease John Weaver has been very sick for several weeks with some nervous trouble Rev Jewel and wife were visiting in this neighborhood Saturday last W.J. Childress will leave Sunday to Louisville to attend a course of lectures at the Hospital College of Medicine Tom Andersons children who have been very sick with fever are convalescent Mr Gilbert Robison and family have moved back to this place form Hazel Patch where he has been at work for some time Geo Evans sold a horse to Bright Mullins the other day for $40 Andy Mason was tried for disorderly conduct a few days ago but was acquited A singing convention is being taught at Flat Rock by a Mr Cromer of Laurel county Mr Johnnie Philips constable and Wiley Parker of Goochland were down in Egept a few nights ago having a good time and during the night some time some one cut Phillips horse tail and one ear off POSSUM HOLLER (Level Green) Dear Editor, I have been much purtrubed over the report that you can't read my manuscript and that you also accuse me ov bad spelin. Now, sir, ef thar iz ennything, literary, that i pride miself on it is spelin, and i,ll bet Goebels chance in the contest against six chaws of tobacker that i can beet you on a fair spel. Now what do you have to sa? We hav but little nooze to inform the public ov now We learn with pleasure that our soldier boys went to Franfort settled everything legally and satisfactorily and returned without the loss ov life limb or blood We do believe that one ov our county officials onst said: "We needmor prayin and less fightin". We have good schools frim teachers, splendid lawyers, patriotick politishions, eloquent preachers, and Bible readers. But I tell you confidentially that there iz but durned little prayin dun among all these except what the poor hafpade, over worked preachers do,a nd for them to hav to offer sacrifize fur all these iz more than he can atone for properly I had been thinking ov havin a day ov fastin and prayer appointed but az our impending dangers iz all averted i don't no that it will be done. Now we hav every calss ov peril in Possum Holler except ore the best Christian class, and will gladly make room for a few ov them ef they'll cum. We saw sometime sicne the follwing problem in the Interior Journal viz: Add any six of the follwing figures so as to make 21 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 The Interior Journal solves it by adding each of the colums which make 25, then he adds the 2 in the tens place to the 5 in the units palce making 7 and then the 3 sevens which makes 21 Now we contend that he viloates his statement of the problem in his solution for undoubtedly we are to take 6 of the 15 figures given and add them and aggregate 21 no more nor less. Now did he dot this? We say no. We think the following is a correct solution viz: 9 plus 7 plus 3 plus 1 plus 9 plus 1 = 21. It is a well established mathematcal principal that no 6 for any other even number of integers of odd numbers anc be added and produce an odd number therefore we take 1,2, 7 and 9 =20 and 9 plus 1=21. In thsi we have legitimately added 6 of thes figures and made 21. Now tell us who is right, if you know and if you don't know just own up like a little man We will defend our solution before any literary tribunal for we have legitimately added 6 and only six of the figures given and made the 21. It can also be done by using the common fraction form instead of the decimal ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS December 14, 1899 Miss Emma Pennington, Dear Sister: It is with much pleasure I write you a few lines today. I could write you a long letter if I had time, but the mail steamer goes out today and I didn't know it until just now. This is the first chance I have had to write since we left Honolula We arrived here on the 8th. This is an old but beautified city. The Spanish burned it and only a few buildings are left. OUr company is located in an old hospital..once a fine building, but nearly gone to rack. We have been transferred to the artillery. I suppose we will stay at this town; the other companies will be stationed in different parts of the island. This Island is 500 miles from manila. There has been but little fighting done here, and don't think we will have ny to do. I am in good health..weight 152 pounds..2 pounds more than I ever wieghted. I am taking as good care of my health as I know how. I eat a great deal of fruit..it being so cheap;/ four banannas for a cent, cocoanuts a cent each. The natives wear good clothes and are friendly; but there is a race of people here calle Moers, that go almost naked..wearing only a breach cloth. They are the ugliest people I ever saw. Well, I just returned from a drill with not a dry thread on me. I suppose you are preparing for a Xmas..only ten days from today. I would love to be there to spend it with you; but Xmas will be over and forgotten when you get this letter. I forgot to tell you about my trip from Honolula. We left there on the 6th of November; had a very good time for a week or so, with smooth sea, but finally it changed into a storm. Talk about bad feelings we all felt bad, very few of us had ever been in a storm at sea. We thought the ship was going to sink..you can imagine my feelings. Well, I suppose Harris White is at home by this time. Bob Williams as well. The entire 31st Regiment is in good helath; has never been a death and very little sickness, only two of this company (A) in the hospital. The natives here remind me of little children. They never saw a horse or mule before. They work water buffalos in a cart of a thing with wheels sawed from off a tree. There are a few ponies, but they are very small. Chickens grow wild here, can buy one cooked for 15 cents in their money which is 7 1/2 cents in ours. The women here are small..look like 15 year old girls. Most of the men are small too..all but thier feet, they have an awful foot. Will close now, and don't be uneasy about me should you not hear from me for two or three months. I am looking for a letter from you on every ship that comes in. So good by, Your loving brother, GEORGE PENNINGTON, Co A 31st USVI, Aamboanga, Minanao, Philippine Islands BRODHEAD Mr W.R. Martin of Roanoke VA is here visiting his uncle R.S. Martin also a certain young lady near Maretburg Mill Ollie Cummins is visiting friends and relatives in the Glades. Misses Ellen and Lillie Butner of Wildie, have been visiting Mrs J.R. Cass Mesdames Dr Gravely and R.S. Martin were visiting the family of Mr S.H. martin at maretburg last week. Miss Berda returned with them and is now their guest Mrs J.T. Cherry attended the burial of Mrs Bastin at Lancaster, Sunday County Attorney Colyer came down Saturday to prosecute some Gumsulphur boys who got on a ??? here Friday night DEATH: The 15 year old boy of Calvin S. Thompson was thrown from a horse last Friday and died of his wounds Sunday Brown and Cress bought of the Albirght boys four head of cattle averaging $22.50 per head Quite a crowd of citizens came to Brodhead, Wednesday to learn particulars of the shooting of Senator Goebel. There is considerable excitement through out this vicinity Mrs H.L. Tharp and daughters Lizzie and Marguerite have returned to their home at Lorretta after a pleasant visit to friends at Mt Vernon Miss Mollie Houk of Maretburg is visiting Miss Mollie Brown J.N. Johnson is at East Bernastadt holding down the wires Mr J.B. Farmer depot agent at this place, was seriously hurt while starting the gasoline pump Monday Mr and Mrs E.B. Newland, of London Mrs J.G. Frith of this place attended the burial of Mrs Newland's father at Lowell, Ky Sunday last BEREA John Burdette has gone to Georgetown College Religh Harris of whties Station was here Sunday Prof Clarence Poage, of Kirksville preached a trail sermon at the Glade Christian church Sunday Mrs Willis Foote of Minnesota is spending a few days with friends here Prof L.V. Dodge gives a lecture tuesday in the College Chapel on James A. Garfield Rev W.E. Barton of Illinois a former Berea student is visiting friends here. He expects to spend sometime in the mountains. ********************************** 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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