Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Fri., 12 Jan 2001 From: clcrawford@prodigy.net (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------------------------ Friday Nov 30, 1900 BRODHEAD Rev Livingston filed his appointment at the Christian church Sunday Mrs Nan Tharp of Danville is visiting her mother Mrs W.G. Tharp of this place Mr John Robins who has been in Cincinnati for some time come home Wed night Messrs J.T. cherry and J.W. Tate went to Stanford Friday last Born to the wife of P.W. Tharp on the 17th a fine boy Mrs J.A. Robins has been quite sick for the past week There is not a better man in the county better pleased over the election than W.H. Sowder Miss Belle hendrickson accompanied by her brother Joe and Lester Hilton is visiting friends near Preachersville Mrs I.M. Roberts who has bee at London for some time at the bedside of her sister has returned and says she is very much improved Granville Owens has been teaching school for Bro Hendrickson while he was holding a protracted meeting at Freedom Mr Joel Pike of Pulaski is visiting the family of A.J. Pike this week Ben Pike who has been confined some time caused by accident is able to be out again and has gone to Mt Vernon to visit relatives Miss Susie Hilton is visiting in Lancaster Mr C.H. Frith is preparing to erect a handsome dwelling on Front street which will add greatly to the beauty of our town Tilman Gilpin of Glencoe and one of our old Rockcastle men is visiting friends and homefolks here this week John Weaver and Bob Roberts have returned from Louisville J.W. Tate has charge of the post office at this place W.A. Tyree is building the residence for C.H. Frith Miss Lula Pike is visiting friends and relatives in Marion county Dr Clark who has been on the sick list is able to be out again Mrs William Henderson of Garrard county is visiting her daughter Mrs Ed Newlad and sister Mrs Josh Dunn Dave Hurt who is recognized by all the high officials of the L&N as one of the best section foremen on the entire line is numbered among the sick this week Tyree and Williams the noted carpenters of Brodhead are doing some repairing on theresidence of J.G. Frith Rev A.J. Pike has returned from Marion county near Gravel Switch where he has been holding a protracted meeting Prof R.L. Brown spent Saturday and Sunday with homefolks at Level Green Jasper Faris says if he can raise 100 bushels more turnips next year the whole country will go democratic Mr Ayers of Glenco a great tobacco man who has bought C.S. Cummins farm went to Mt Vernon Monday with Mr Cummins to have the deed made J.Thomas Cherry and Daniel Owens two of our leading merchants were in Mt Vernon on business Monday H.L. Tate of Mt Vernon was here Saturday on business J.J. Wood was here Saturday writing tax receipts for the boys The tent belonging to Bassil Duke the hoop pole man not the railroad magnate looked something like the ruins of Galveston after the little storm a few days ago Cleave Cable who has been sick for some time is improving slowly Miss Clyde Cass went back to Mt Vernon Sunday where she is attending school GOOCHLAND Mr Grover McGuire has moved from Clarks Station and is with us again A.J. McGuire left this city last Tuesday enroute for the beautiful little town of Paint Lick where he was joined in the bonds of matrimony with Miss Addie Shearrr the beautiful and attractive daughter of Hon. John Shearr. We extend to them our best wishes and hope they may be blessed with much happiness and their troubles may be little ones Wade Ballard the handsome son of Mrs T.J. Ballard says that his wedding day is not far off. Some girls have awful tastes but perhaps they are like my wife, think it their last chance Mr George Gatliff has been wearing mourning for the past two weeks. His intended eloped with another man NEWS ITEMS Krueger was given a magnificent reception in Paris Att'y W. C. Owens has appeared before the court of Appeals in behalf of Jim Howard and asked the court to compel clerk Ford of the Franklin Circuit court to furnish copy of record without any compensation as his client was unable to pay for same LIVINGSTON Judge W.P. Rains and Mr and Mrs J.R. Stucky went to Mt Vernon Sunday to attend church Improvements have been made on the Eight Gables also on MR D. Bryant's house by J.T. Blankenship and crew Miss Lena Pike daughter of Rev A.J. Pike is here visiting her aunt Mrs J.A. Mullins Mrs Dr Lucas and son returned from a visit to Wildie this week I.C. Jones of near London is here spending the week with his brother merchant Frank Jones John Summerhaze was called to Louisville by telegram announcing the sickness of his mother Mr E. Fishback's sister who was visiting her returned to her home in Falmouth Monday Sam Mason and wife returned from a visit to Madison Bowman & Cockrel have received a great many logs by river this tide W.T. Tubbs has moved back from Mullins Station and is occupying the Joseph Coffey dwelling MR Fitzhugh was her the latter part of last week looking about his timber interest Jake Tussey was down from Jackson county Friday last in a sweat to see about a railroad tie tide Mr E. Smith of Broadhead was among us Saturday Marshall Owens of Maretburg was down trading with our merchants last Friday and Saturday Rev Smith of this place is out at Scaffold Cane conducting a revival meeting. he is assisted by Rev Cannon, Rev Mr Smith has accepted a charge to preach at Scaffold Cane and will move there shortly Mrs E. A. Aerrin is quite sick this week Geo Griffin is in from Laurel county spending Sunday with his family E.A. Herrin has returned from Quail Thursday night of last week Mr Gorge Mounce and Miss Georgia Smith eloped from this place to Jeffersonville and were married Friday morning and returned home Monday. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jas Smith of this town and is a pretty and attractive young lady. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Allen Mounce of near town and is a worthy young man Jake Sambrook went somewhere the first of the week T. Griffin was here Monday J.A. Meed was out of town on business the first of the week Dave Jackson and Bob Cole drummers were here this week Miss Mary Hayes of the Big Stone Gap VA is a guest of Mrs Sue Mullins this week John Young Brown returned Monday from a hunting trip in the vicinity of Lilly and Farris Champ Cummins was visiting his parents Monday. He is now employed on the R.R. at Williamsburg Attorney J.W. Brown of Mt Vernon was with us this week Ben Pike of Brodhead is here visiting relatives while laying off on account of an accident he met with in trying to get off a moving train at the above place *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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