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 8, 1899 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mrs A. Abrams of Climax was here last week Wade Brown of Level Green was here Tuesday Henry Catron and wife have been visiting at Lily Tom White of Preachersville is visiting relatives here T.S. Miller and J.T. Adams were out from Garrard Mat Coffey of Conway is very low and not expected tolive Rev G.G. Ragan of Preachersville preached here Sunday last Miss Biddie Dolan visited home folks at Pine Hill last Saturday John D. Miller and Jesse Gentry were at home a few days last week Miss Susie Thompson has been on the sick list for the last week Robt Wilmott of Brodhead, has new foot and discarded his crutch L.S. Jones of Middlesboro passed here on noon train Monday J.H. Baker showed us a forked corn stalk with an ear on each stalk Miss Rosa Gentry visited relatives at Livingston the first of the week David Henderson and wife have returned from a visit to Somerset relatives L.L. Jarrett the spoke man was her from Brodhead Saturday last Cecil and John Hig Williams of Stanford were here last week visiting relatives Drummers Clell Williams and Logue Thompson were at home the first of the week That cordial and friendly gentleman W.R. Dillion was here from Livingston last week Mr and Mrs Hugh Miller spent the first of the week in Louisville visiting Monroe Frazier Rev Green Fish, Campbell Houk, J.C. Graves and R.P. Norton were in town Saturday Will Henderson school closed last Friday. His brother Charles school will close next Friday Misses Rosa Dolan and Effie ???adows visited Mrs Richard ???ch at this place last week Dr J.H. Pettus of Livingston has taken his wife back to Crab Orchard. She has been quite sick Mrs Celia Casper was down from Livingston this week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Geo ?????? Misses Fannie Sparks and Alza Thompson gave this office a call Wednesday W.T. Davis of Tazwell tenn is visiting his brother S.W. Davis at this place H.P. Allen one of the best men on crooked creek was in town Wednesday DEATH: O.F. Hamm was in town Wednesday and told us of the death of Mrs John Brown W.J. Sparks & Co. have purchased 1200 acres of land from W.R. Dillion on Rockcastle River Misses Fannie and Bessie Sparks spent last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ab Sparks at Livingston Gov Bradley pardoned John Colyer Wednesday for the killing of Jack Catron at Somerset last year Mrs Elizabeth Brooks who has not visited this place her old home for five years, is here with old friends and relatives LOCAL AND OTHERWISE L.H. Lynn of Level Green whose school has just closed at Wildie passed through here enroute home Sunday last John H. Anderson of Orlando who cut himself very seriously by falling on his knife while drunk is improving says Dr Pennington Judge T.Z. Morrow has accepted an invitiation to deliver a lecture at the College in February, Rev Dr McKee will lecture in the early spring Bill Prewitt who gat a free ticket to FRankfort is back and reports that he received no dollar and half a day nor no lodiging nor no nothing else Mrs J. Thomas Cherry of Brodhead who is one of the finest most lovable of women has been visiting her girl hood friend Mrs J.W. Brown this week Sam Brown's school closed last week and on Tuesday night last he left for Nashville Tenn, to enter law school. The Signal wishes him well in his laudable undertaking W.H. Sowder of Maretburg will on Jan 1st be admitted to a partnership in the firm of Maertin-Protheroe Co at Brodhead. Mr Sowder is a straight forward man, a splendid gentleman and has many friends Mrs W.B. Lynch and Mrs John Hiatt composed a delegation to this place Tuesday to induce if possible Rev Dr Ewers to resign as principal of the school here and resume his work at Darlington Ind. This is quite a compliment to our worthy instructor but he will remain here Richard Coleman the negro farm hand who ravished and murdered Mrs Mollie lashbrook near Maysville was taken by a crowd of citizens at Maysville and burned to death. His eyes were first filled with vitriol; his clothes stripped and a big fire built around him. His death was slow and wreathing in terrible agony, he was hooted and glared at by thousands assembled. His fate was a horrible one and yet not more terrible than was his treatment of the poor weak victim of his criminal lust and unbridled passion W.A. Carson the Stanford vehicle and farm implement dealer has bought out the interests of B.K. Wearen & Son and will add greater facilities to accommodate their customers in the above lines including plows &c..&c. W.T. Smith, Squire Gatliff, W.T. Short, S.D. Lewis, Bogue Phillips, Henry McClure, Wm Kinney, Wallace Laswell and Reuben Sams, Judge Colyer, Lee Tate and Jim Woods and others were in Frankfort the first of the week W.P. Chesnut who died last week of a complication of diseases, was one of Rockcastles staunchest citizens and best farmers. He was the oldest son of the late Rev James Chesnut and was in his 55th year. He leaves behind him quite a large family and a large number of friends to mourn his sad and unfortunate death Our public school taught by J.J. Ping and ably assisted by Miss Alza Logan Brown, closed Tuesday with exercises creditable to both pupils and teachers. Guy Hasty and Ralph Forrester won the prizes for gaining the greatest number of head marks and in contest at evening, Miss Fannie McClure won the medal. Misses Mary Cox and Mamie Jones and W.F. McClary were the judges Jack Lawrence one of the best L&N telegraph operators who has been holding the wires and tower switch levers at Junction City nights for many months has on account of malaria, which that locality is supposed to send forth has been on the sick lsit for some time has been transferred to Sinks days to see if it will not rujuvinate him. Jack is a mighty good boy and will be heard from latter W.H. Pettus Extra agent came up Monday and relived Mr Guthrie night man at Sinks, who was here temporarily in Mr Landrum's place who is seriously ill. Our people were pleased with Mr Guthrie's work and treatment of the public as to Mr Pettus he has been here often enough to convince everyone that he is a good man who carries out his instrucktions and at the same time gives satisfaction to patrons of the railroad We give below a list of names of pupils at the college worthy of special notice. their average grades for November being as follows: Annie Thompson........97 Alza Thompson.........96 Rissie Williams.......96 McKenzie Brown........96 Fanny Saprks..........95 Mattie Baker..........95 Burdette Houk.........95 Margis McClary........95 Clydie Cas............95 Pleas Ramsey who is working on this railroad section with some other noted coon hunters captured and killed some two weeks since a giant raccon. They made a report to this paper stating that said coon weighed 46 pounds. Being acquainted with the boys who are noted for thier good humored prolivities for jokes we refused to publish the report. Upon investigation and looking upon the pelt we give in and beg the pardon of the boys. It was a blamed big coon and are satisfied the boys told the truth ANOTHER SOUL TAKETH FLIGHT >From hill top to hill top from valley to valley fashed the news Friday evening late that our friend J.L. Brooks, affectionally called "Kirgy" had accidentally shot and killed himself. He was returning from Koehler's saw mill on Copper creek near the Garrard county lien late friday afternoon. He rode up to a gate fastened with a chain near Mark Watkins house with his gun across his lap. He bent over to unfasten the gate when the gun dropped striking the ground the jar discharging it; the entire load of buckshot going into the bowels. Receiving the full contents of his own gun his mortal framed quivered; his giant strength weakened; his fine manly form fell from his horse to the ground and in a moment his pirtit departed for "Krigy" was dead. He died without a days or an hours sickness away from home from a fond and faithful wife and loving children. waht a sad and terrible death it was. his life ended not in youth nor in old age but in the ver meridian of a strong vigorous and active manhood. He was oldest son of henry Brooks and was born 42 years ago near Gumsulphur. He married the beautiful Miss Maggie Rowland, and three children have blessed their union two boys and one girl. He had just moved from Clear creek to Wildie where he had built for himself and family a splendid residence. Never have we known a man exactly like "Kirgy" Borooks. Kind hearted and generous at all times. So kindly and so gracious was his nature that those who knew him quickly became his freind. His affections for his wife and family was beautiful to behold. His very presence appeared to give them joy..to see his friends and household happy was his great delight. He was buried Saturday afternoon at Brodhead where a large crowd witnessed his funeral and many a flower was placed upon his grave. The scene was mournfully impressive every face depicted grief and many eyes were bedimmed with tears As his devoted freind in life our bruised heart moved us to attend the funeral as a tribut of sincere love and deep respenct for hi. Would that we could pluck beautiful flowers from the realms of fancy with which to decorate his tomb or bring from the depths of our heart devoted to his memory the sacred myrtle, and lay its wreath by the side of the flowers placed by the hands of affection o'er his grave! We cannot soothe the dull cold ear of death, but we write this that the bereaved widow and childern, his broken hearted brothers and sisters may know that others mourn his untimely death; that others loved him' that other hearts are bleeding and other eyes are filled with tears; and that others will cherish his memory. Calmly he slumbers beneath the soil of his native county. Embowered among the melancholy shaades of the Brodhead cemetery through which the winter winds will cahnt their low sad hymns as "Kirgy" lies there in the embrace of that profound sleep that knows no waking. Peace to his ashes! Glory to his happy congenial soul LOCAL AND OTHERWISE John Magee of Livingston is here today on business D.N. Williams offers a reward of $5 to know who the parties are that are stopping his water pipe at the spout spring MARRIAGE: Mr J.R. Llewellynn and Miss Matilda Jones were married last Sunday morning at the home of Prof Dicerson in Livingston by the REv T.D. Mullins I have sold the SIGNAL office subscription list, accounts &c., to Mr S.C. Franklin, he in turn selling it to Mr Edgar S. Albright, who will continue its publication at the old stand. With thanks to those who stood by me in the work and soft words for my enemies, I am yours sincerely, JAMES MARET Eugene Vowels who was a small boy when his father' family moved from this place to Middlesboro, when the boom opened at that place, has been given charge as editor and manager of the Middlesboro News and the Pinnacle Printery. Mr Vowels has worked his way from "devil" to the managership of as fine a plant as can be found in Eastern Kentucky. By his untiring industry, in connection with his intelligence he has reached this position. Mt Vernon sends greeting to her much appreciated son. He will be heard from farther up the ladder at no distant date Thurman Ferguson of Langford Stantion and Prof F.S. Phillips of Wildie, while down at Frankfort on their free passes, got too much tanglefoot and sought the pleasures of that notorious dive known as "Craw". Ferguson became disorderly and had to be arrested when a 45 Colts pistol a dozen or so cartiridges and a pair of brass knucks were found on him. He was find $50 and 30 days imprisonment, with the working statutes applied, and now he is beating up rock for the State. Prof Phillips while on the witness stand testified how he come to Frankfort; that his ticket was furnished him and if the court would let him ho he would leave the city at onece. Ferguson was taken to the work house. Charley Provence of London was arrested in a disreputable house for shooting at one of the women therein. Otho Paul, of Lincoln county another member of the free pass party, was locked up for being drunk and disorderly. The local leaders sent runners all over this county with instrucktions to tell t he people that Gov Bradley had cordered them to Frankfort. But what does Bradley say? Before the State Board of Commissioners, he says that any man that says he ordered any citizen or soldier to Frankfort is a liar. Now what do you say as to who told the truth? BRODHEAD Prof Chandler of Pittsburg, was down Sunday to see his many warm friends Miss Berda Martin closed her school at Gumsulphur Wednesday Miss Birda Hilton who is at present location at Lancaster spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at this place Alex Tyree was down Monday from Pittsburg to make arrangements to move his family to that place Bro Hendrickson pastor of the Baptist church has rented one of Tilman Gilpins houses and located here Mrs J.T. Cherry visited Mrs J.W. Brwon at Mt Vernon Tuesday and Wednesday D.R. 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