Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1899, Rockcastle Co ------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------ DEC 1, 1899 GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Greensburg, Ky Nov 28...Albert Elmore has been convicted of murder and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for life. Elmore's borther and Wesley Durrett had a few words over an account of 80 cents and Elmore ran out with a pistol and shot Durrett FATAL DIFFICULTY OVER A WOMAN Morehead, Ky Nov 26...At a country dance on Christy creek four miles east of her at an early hour Friday mornign in a difficulty over a woman, App Perry shot Harris Carroll through the heart killing him instantly. Perry fled, but was captured and lodged in jail. he figured in the Rowan county war, during which Craig Tolliver was killed. There is talk of a mob taking Perry out, and a strong guard was around the jail Friday night. CONVICT GIVEN DAMAGES Stanford, Nov 26... James hacker a life prisoner form Harlan county has been awarded $200 damages against a railroad. While he was being borught here for safe keeping he was injured in a wreck at Rowland. He asked for $10,000 BRODHEAD Creed Roberts and Jack Haggard who have been working at Pittsburg for some time, returned home Monday Bill Flynn section foreman at Lily is visiting his parents here Miss Maggie Livingston attended the meeting here last week John Roberts pension has been increased to $17 per month Edgar Albright went to Stanford Tuesday F.M. Hutchinson of London was in town on business DEATH: Johnathan Brown's wife died on the 25th inst. Mrs E.E. Protheroe and children will join her husband at higgins Prot, Ind on the 29. MR Protheroe has a position with the milling company of that place. The people of Brodhead regret very much to give up Mr Protheroe and his estimable family Ed Dunn of Boyle is visiting hsi father and mother this week Sim Slaughter of Boyle was in town Monday Miss Delpha Colyer who has been visiting in Indiana for several months returned home Tuesday BIRTH: A fine girl at Wm Francisco's Miss Berda Martin is visiting at her uncle's R.S. Martin this week Rev Hendreickson pastor of the Baptist church has rented the Gilpin property and will move his family here ORLANDO A fine vein of coal has been found on the farm of Huston Childress David Laswell fell out of an apple tree Sturday breaking his collar bone J.C. Childress was in town Saturday to get his Signal and other mail Lee Porter was in Mt Vernon Sunday Dr Childress is kept very busy of late. There is considerable sickness in this section Geo Johnson's new store house will soon be completed. It is a two story structure with glass front and will add greatly to the beauty of the town Geo McCoy of Mt Vernon is papering the new house of Tip Langford Langford's new grist mill is doing a good business Prof Reppert gave a Thanksgiving dinner to a few select friends Mrs Mary Coffey's 9 year old boy fell from a horse on Tuesday breaking his arm D.B. Langford's baby is quite sick FARM FOR SALE Forty acres on the waters of Boone's Fork 2 miles east of Brodhead adjoining James Crawford's farm. House of 4 rooms and kitchen Good barn. Place all in grass. Good fencing, fine locust grove can be used for locust posts. Two springs fine water. Call on W.T. Crawford, Kingston, KY LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mrs M.C. Miller is better Mrs Rose, of Shelby city was here Tuesday Dick Sowder caught a 22lb coon Miss Carrie Lair was in town Monday BIRTH: There is a new girl at Lee Mcclure's Mrs Margaret Fish has been seriously ill W.R. McClure went to Louisville last night G.T. Johnson the Orlando merchant was in town Monday James Lawless of Lexington was visiting the family of J.L. Joplin Wm Poynter sold twenty five hogs to W.H. Brown at $3.25 cwt Wm Monk the butcher was up from Livingston looking for cattle Mrs Dr Lawrence is in Stanford under treatment of Dr Carpenter Our friend A Gustafison informs us of the arrival of a girl at his house J.M. Crawford one of Rockcastle solid farmers was in town Monday J.W. Brown and J.L. Joplin are invoicing the stock of goods of Houk & Son W.H. Jones of Wildie is visiting his brother Mart at Hedgeville Boyle county The 31st Regiment reached Manila Monday. Geo Pennington of this place is with it Rev Dr. Ewers preached two interesting sermons last Sunday at the Presbyterian church LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Miss Mamie Jones finishes her school term today while Tommy Stewarts class closed last Saturday Judge and Mrs P.D. Colyer spent Sunday and Monday with Mr and Mrs Logan McKinney in southern part of county Lee Porter who is teaching school near Orlando spent Saturday and Sunday with Dr and Mrs Pennington John harvey Knuckles was fined $50 Tuesday by Squire Sigman for unlawful shooting and placed in jail same day by Ben Lear to work it out Mrs james Maret entertained the following ladies at dinner: Mrs Elizabeth Lawrence, Miss Lena Newcomb and Mrs Dr. W.A. Brown of Parksville We are in receipt of a letter from Chas Lechleiter ordering his paper changed from Bloomington, Ind to Spences Ind. He says he was robbed of $139 in his boarding house a short time since Mrs John Pearl Landrum and children, of Oakley Laurel county, have been the guests of James Landrum The will of J.C. Allen, deceased of Livingston was also probated Monday with Phil T. Allen of Louisville as executor without bond T.J. Cress of Climax; W.H. Jones of Wildie; T.C. Johnson of Brodhead were in town Saturday and J.T. Stpehens of Disputanta was here Monday Rev J.J. haley of Cynthiana who was born on Clear creek in this county and who has risen to be a great power in the pulpit is here visiting his many relatives N.H. Tyree has already built up a good business in the blacksmith line at Livingston. he is located near the railroad bridge and is putting up a new building. The jury in the case of Colyer for the killing of Jack Catron in Somerset last summer failed to agree and was discharged last Wednesday. This is the third hung jury Z. Emerick for a numbe rof years a citizen of the Maretburg neighborhood left Wednesday for ft. Wayne, Ind wher he will locate. Rockcastle loses a mighty good citizen Drs E.J. Brown of Stnaford, Percy Benton of Brodhead and Judge R.G. Williams of Mt Vernon went to Mt Sterling Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving S.W. Prewitt is doing some good work on his recently purchased farm. He has made a large number of cross ties fence rails and stacked cords upon cords of wood. Steve is a hustler A few visitors and patrons were highly entertained last Friday afternoon at the College with recitations and music by the pupils. Margory Mcclary, Rissie Williams, Lelia May Lovell and Fannie Sparks displayed splendid musical talent. In the County Court Larkin Mullins was fined last Saturday $200 selling liquor; A.J. Baker $1 for being drunk; J.B. Farris 410 for failing to work the road; Chas Martin and C.B. Thompson $2.50 each for breach of peace J.A. Landrum was taken seriously ill Tuesday night. Hugh Miller was called in next morning and with the assistance of James Maret ran things a the depot until Rollie Guthrie came up from Livingston on No 24 Dr Percy Benton of Brodhead, Dr E.J. Brown of Stanford with Judge Williams went over to Mt Sterling Wednesday on a visit to Hon H.B. Kinsolving whose wife is Dr Benton's siter where they "carved the turkey" to the bone on yesterday and will return today Mat Ballard of Livingston one of the best teachers in the county will soon have his new house finished at that place G.A. Klein camer over from Langford Wednesday to meet his son william coming home from Center College for Thanksgiving H.H. Baker, H.S. Branaman, G.D. Cook, A.J. Pike and A.J. Norton will compose the board of Supervisors of tax which meets on the 1st Monday in January. They were appointed last Monday N.I. Buster who recently bought the Rockcastle Lime Co's, works near this place, was here during the week consulting with his partner James I. White and looking over the grounds for increasing the capacity of thier works, building other kilns and opening up quarries A company has been organized here called the White Lime, Stone and Brick Company. The company is incorporated under the laws of the state with N.I. Buster, of Boyle county President, U.G. Baker Secretary and Treasurer; and James I. White general manager. This company expects to erect several kilns along the line of L&N railroad; also erect a barrel factory for the purpose of manufacturing their own barrels. These men have great energy and are backed by unlimited means and will build up industries that will be worth thousand of dollars to the people of this countya nd such men and such industries should be encouraged. John W. Brown presented the will of L.M. Houk, deceased for the probation in County Court last Monday. Upon proof of W.A.B. Davis and S.H. Martin the instrument was ordered probated by Judge Williams. W.T. and James Houk Jr are named as his executors with direction to sell the farm near Maretburg as soon as practical. They are directed to collect the insurane and after setting apart $250 to the little daughters Mary and Alie Lee, he then divides the balance equally between the seven children. Judge Williams required a bond of $6,000 which will be given by some Trust company MARRIAGE: Mr J.W. Casper and Miss Celia Gentry were married Sunday afternoon by Rev J.C. Carmical at the home of the brides parents. Mr and Mrs Geo W. Gentry. E.B. Cos and Miss Ida May Adams; C.C. Davis and Miss Rosa Gentry, were the attendants. After the ceremony a splendid supper was served. The bride wore a traveling suit of purple silk waist with gray skirt and carred a large bouquet of white Chrysanthemums. Quite a crowd of friends many from a distance, gathered to see the bride and witness the marriage as well as to partake of the choice edables. the happy pair left on nught train for Livingston where Mr Casper is at present engaged in business DEATH: Mrs Pack Hunt deid near Brodhead yesterday DEATH: Bud Chesnut near Orlando died Thursday last of a complication of diseases J.J. Painter telegraph operator Tazwell, Tenn came up to be present at the Newland-Painter wedding MARRIAGE: Mr John Newland and Miss Viola Painter eldest daughter of Mr Geo Painter were married at the Christian church Brodhead at 7 o'clock yesterday, evening the Rev G.D. Hendrickson officiating. The ceremony was performed in a beautiful language in a very impaesseve manner, the contracting parties standing under an arch of chrysanthemums and evergreens. The following were the attendants: C.C. Davis and Miss Sallie Purcess, Emerson Rice and wife, G.W. Brooks and Mrs Ed Neland, E.B. Cox and a Miss Ella Dunn, L.L. Jarrett and Miss Alma Newland, E.S. Albrigh and Miss Berda Martin. Mr Newland is an excellent gentleman who has been engaged in the railroad business for several years in which he has rendered faithful service. His bride is one of Rockcastle's most excellent daughters RESOLUTIONS At a call meeting of the Mt Vernon Tent, No 21 of the Knights of Maccabees, held on the 27 day of November 1899, the follwoing resolutions were adopted:Whereeas, it has pleased Him, who does all things well, to call from our midst to His Eternal Home our esteemed friend and brother L.M. Houk, this terminatiing a faithful life crowned with many good and faithful deeds and Whereas in this life he dealt with his fellow men in a manner that was highly commendable in every respect being upright honest and courteous--which won for him our love and esteem and WHEREAS his relations with this tent was of the most agreeable character now therefore be it Resolved 1st. That in death of Brother Houk, this Tent has lost a worth member and brother, the community a good citizen and his children a kind loving and devoted father. 2nd. That this tent extend to the bereaved family its deepest sympathy in their sad loss 3rd. That in loving remembrance of him the many commendable virtures that characterized him shall be enshrined in our hears our lives may be made better by having known and associated with him 4th. That a copy of thes resolutions be entered on the records of this Tent and a copy furnished the family of the deceased. G.S. GRIFFIN, B.J. BETHURUM, W.A. DAVIS, JONAS MCKENZIE, U.G. BAKER Committee The Editor ate a fine Thanksgiving dinner with Mr and MRs A.H. Bastin of Crab Orchard ********************************** 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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