Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1899, Rockcastle Co ---------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ---------------------- August 4, 1899 BRODHEAD DEATH: J.H. and Miss Susie Hilton have gone to Junction City to attend the funeral of W.Hilton who died at the Colorado Springs where he had gone for his health. Mr and Mrs J.H. Albright and Master Emery have gone to Casey county for a few days visit and to be present at the wedding of Mrs Albrights sister James Sulivan of Lee County has been here for a few days having his eyes treated L.L. Jarrett and Mr Coleman went to Conway Tuesday Rev Stamper and Hendricks are conducting a protracted meeting here MARRIAGE: The prosepctive wedding materialized. The groom come on the 12 o'clock train Saturday the ceremony was performed at James Roberts Bro of Miss martha Rev Hendirson officiating. Samuel Temple of Laurel countya nd Miss Martha Roberts were the contracting parties LOCAL AND OTHERWISE W.R. McClure's for bargains W.P. McFerron is here on a visit James Houk Jr has been on sick list Mrs Rosa Nesbitt is visiting in Virginia Mrs Frankie Gentry has been very ill Cash Cummins went to Stanford Wednesday E.T. Fish is traveling for a Louisville house Mrs Sue Mullins went to Stanford Monday W.C. Mullins was up from Withers Monday J.W. Nesbitt has returend from a Canadian trip Mrs Tom Mcclure has been visiting in the country Miss Vinnie Adams of Garrard is visiting relatives here M.C. Williams the popular drummer was here Saturday Bennett Joplin is hustling things in Davis candy kitchen and ice cream parlor Miss Pattie Green, Versailles, is visiting her sister Mrs M.C. Miller this place Millard West the popular deputy collector was here from Lancaster Tuesday John Gentry telephone lineman was up from Crab Orchard Friday till Sunday Hugh Miller arrived from Texas Tuesday and reports his brother improved Gev G. O. Barnes eulogy on Ingersoll appeared in Tuesdays Interior Journal Per Shelton who is with the Main line birdge gang was up from Lebanon Junction a few days since visiting relatives R.N. Owens stone cutter and contrator of Salem, Ind renews his subscription Mrs Will Cummins of Quail is visiting her sister Mrs Solo man Riddle this week Miss Dolly McClure is spending several weeks with friends and relatives at Lexington and Paris O.M. Wallin of Wabd, was in to see us Saturday. He is one of county's nice young men I wish to say that I will not loan my buggy to anyone. Fred Krueger Burk Faris the best posted man in "possomology" will shortly reopen his possom ranch Our foreman, S.C. Franklin, is down with appendicitis accounts for our being a day late Mrs L.B. Adams and daughters Misses Ida May and Elizabeth are visiting Camp Dick Robinson Marion Landrum a nephew of our depot angent died of heart failure at Burton Kans on July 30th MARRIAGE: James Meadows section foreman and Miss Amy Freeman eloped to Jeffersonville and were married last week. Teachers Institute begins at Mt Vernon Ky August 14th Prof M.B. Jones conductor W.A.B. Davis, S.C.S. The editor and wife have returned from a delightful visit to the family of J.T. hackley in Lincoln Dr Childress went to Stanford Monday with his brother who has a cancerous growth on his upper lip. They went to see the doctors there Mrs J.H. Williams and children accompanied by Mrs Richards went to Stanford Wednesday. They will start on their return to East St. Louis today Abe Samm's examining trial took place yesterday. he was held without bond. It looks like a hard case. How a young man would shoot down an old helpless man is beyond comprehension >From one oat grain, P.C. Nichalas Sr., of Silva, Larue county, grew a bunch of 130 stalks one of the most remarkable instances of field multiplication ever known in that part of the State It is reported that a crowbar at Marler's saw mill was bitten by kissing bugs. the crowbar is now useless. Mr Marlar now guards his boiler and engine to prevent their destruction by this awful pest James I. White, and wife Judge Williams; Misses Green, Brown Thompson, Miller, McClure Colyer, Messrs Brown, Davis and others, 36 in all took an excursion trip to Cincinnati Sunday last. All enjoyed the trip hugely. Some of the croud visited Ft. Thomas; others took in the Zoo and other points of interest DEATH: Felix Mink who was shot by Abe Samms last week on Skaggs Creek died of his wounds at Livingston Saturday and was buried Sunday. Jailer Griffin went out and brought in Samms, who was on bod, Saturday night, and placed him in jail. Preliminary trial was set for yesterday, Thursday Messrs J.S. Hocker, Harvey Helm, J.W. hayden, and Mr Bright a committee from Stanford commercial club came down yesterday and joined chief Engineer J.H. Wells, of the South Railway, who arrived here last Sunday night from New York in his private car "Charleston" and made the trip to Jellico with that gentleman in his coach from this point. They came to show up the advantages of the route via --Danville and Stanford Collyer and Owens who bought the Stock of A.E. Albright, Brodhead have moved thier stock one door west of the Albright stand. The telephone office was moved to their new house on Thursday. These gentlemen handle in one department fancy and family groceries and the telephone office connecting with all Central Kentucky points. These enterprising gentlemen run other departments. tombstones, Monuments, etc at rates to suit our people. Their undertaking department is also advertised in this paper. Its a might goof firm. They will give you proper treatment. They are county people. If they don't treat you right come to the Signal and complain. DEATH: LEXINGTON, KY AUG 1 (SPL) Mrs Mary Love Lawless died at her home in this city last week. She was once the belle of Rockcastle county and the sweetheart of Lincoln. Her romance with the man who afterward became President was more than a half century ago. She was just budding into girlhood. Lincoln had accompanied Alexander McKee from Illinois to Mt Vernon to attend McKee's wedding. Mrs Lawless then Miss Mary Love Joplin was a bridesmaid, and although 17 years his junior, Lincoln fancied her, loved her. Her husband was James Richard Lawless, the son of a wealthy Louisiana planter. In after years Mr and Mrs Lincoln on different occasions visited the Lawless home. Lincoln may have gone to Lancaster with Alexander McKee but never came to Mt Vernon LOCAL AND OTHERWISE The case of Abraham Samms for the killing of Felix Mink, of Livingston last week was tried yesterday before Judge Williams who rendered about as we remember the following decision, when the eveidence was finished: "The strong, brawny, vigorous and robust defendant of 18 is charged with murder in the killing of an aged, infirm and decrepti old man of 78, more than four times his senior. The defendant went with a deadly weapon concealed where the deceased was stopping and was mad. He had an animanted conversation with young Mink, the granson of the deceased about cutting some timber using vile and insulting language. The deceased was called out of the house and asked by the grandson to show defendant the boundary line which he readily agreed to do. This kind offer seems to have made defendant more angry who was yet cursing and abusing the young man. The defendant told the deceased to go ahead that he would attend to him later. The defendat left with his pistol half way out of his pocket ging in the direction of the deceased. In two minutes according to the only witness who heard the shooting the firing began. The deceased in dying statement made to divers person under the sense of impending death and immediate dissolution, stated that ony a word or two was spoken when the defendant pulled his pistol and shot him twice the powder burning his face, then leaped upon ??????? embankment and shot him behind the ear. The physical acts corroborate and strengthen these two statement. The evidence shows that Mink was unarmed and was very feeble. The defendant went prepared to take human life; raised a difficulty with young Mink, followed the deceased into the woods and illed him without giving him any warning of his malicious intention to do so. From the evidence the taking of Minks life was without cause or provocation and to my mind the presumption of his guilt is not only great according to the requirement of the constitution but the proof is evident. The defendant is held without bail. For Sale: Three houses and lots in Orlando also good farm on Cove branch 135 acres. Good buildings and out houses. Good grass land as well as highly productive for other crops. Well watered. At a bargain apply to Signal or J.B. Owens, Orlando. ********************************** 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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