Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, - Rockcastle Co -------------------- From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- JANUARY 21, 1898 LIVINGSTON Mis Lena Bently left last week for an extended visit to relatives and friends in Lousvill, Glagow Junction and Stanford. Grandpa instead of smiles now is wearing a long frown Mrs Angie Sith has returned from a visit to her parents mr and Mrs Jim Hiatt of Wildie Mrs F.M. Garrett is visiting her parents near White's Station. Mr Garrett spent Sunday with her B.L. Banks the handsome knight of the Grip was with our merchants Saturday M.C. Williams of your town was here Tuesday Tom Pettus has returned home after a visit to his brother L.A. Pettus We are glad to learn that WJ. Sparks and his excellent family will move to our town, and realize the fact that Mt Vernon's loss is Livingstons gain Johnson, the cow coroner of the L&N was hear this week. So was B.N. Roller Tuesday R.A. Sparks spent Sunday in Richmond with his mother. Walter Saunders accompanied him Mrs M.J. Godin's store house is completed and goods are arriving daily. Joe McClure of Crab Orchard was here Tuesday buying lumber of our lumberman W.R. Dillion Mrs W.B. Dillion is visiting her mother, Mrs Bettie Broddus in Lincoln county near Stanford Wix Dillion was in Pine Hill Tuesday on business, with his Notary Public stamp Rs Russel Dillion has returned from an extended visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Jas H. Tucker at Maywood. Russ went for her Sunday and they returned Tuesday J.A. Craft of Louisville was here the first of the week Messrs Steel and Wilson of London were here Sunday Miss Carrie Lair has returned home after a visit to her sister. Mrs G.D. Cook and brother T.B. Lair an enterprising citizen of our town who came here a few years ago. By honest dealing industry and economy he has accumulated the most valuable property in this city which he has rented for many hundred dollars per annum. Contemplates leaving us in the near future to improve some property he owns near Wildie. We very much regret to give up such a good citizen as Tobe, but trust that peace and prosperty may ever follow him and his worthy family Mr and Mrs Joe O'Donnell of Lebanon Junction are visiting Mrs O'Donnell's parents Mr and Mrs W.P. Raines. Mr. O'Donnell had the misfortune to get his foot severely mashed a few days since by making a coupling. We want to correct brother Walton and others and give them to distincltly understand that the shooting of the Mullins and Langfords in which King was shot occurred your town (Mt.Vernon) and not in Livingston as reported by the press BRODHEAD Oscar Gilpin is quite sick Miss Maud Tharp entertained a number of her young friends at the residence of Luther Jarrett Saturday night Rev Maxby delivered an excellent discourse at the Christian chruch Monday night Rev Hendrickson filled his appointemnt with the Baptist church Sunday night Rev Livingston will be with the Christian church here Sunday REv A.J. Pike preached at Gilead Saturday and Sunday J.T. Cherry has moved into his new house Mr Sigmon's nephew and wife of Duckville, Tenn visited him last week Pretty Miss Vern Jarrett entertained a few of her freinds Saturday. A large crowd of young folks spent Sunday evening with Miss Delzie Collyer Miss Lela Pike is just recovering from a severe spell of sickness Little Woodward Owens is very sick with malarial fever Dr Burdett and wife from Crab Orchard, visiting friends at this place last week Prof Chandler visited friends at this place Saturday and Sunday last Miss Bettie Wilmott has been visiting friends in the country this week Miss Emma Hamm is very ill with Malarial fever Misses maggie Gilpin and Bettie Wilmott entered school here Jan 18th Dr I.S. Burdett and wife have rooms at the Albright hotel. he will do general office practice in the connection with his eye practice GOOCHLAND Mr Tom Cinberl of Clover Bottom is visiting relatives here this week Mace Miller of Disputanta was here Sunday looking out for himself a girl Your correspondent spent Sunday with Miss Alza McGuire Messers Tom Brannaman and David Butner passed through here last week, been out hunting. They were well loaded with wild game. I guess they will come again soon J.C. Phillips went to Mt. Vernon last week on business Mr Shellie Fuqua went to Wildie Sunday Mrs T. J. Ballard of Cooksburg is visiting her daughter Mrs G.C. Clark Miss Ellen Lakes is teaching a subscription school here. Miss Ellen is a splendid teacher and has a large school Lost, strayed or Stolen. The "Rose Bud" of Ino On last Thursday at the home of the bride, Mr Jeff Martin and Miss Cora McGuire was united in marriage. Rev martin officiating. Misses Alza and Effie McGuire, Cora Anglin and your correspondent accompanied the happy couple to their future home on Friday and had a very pleasant time. PINE HILL J.A. August Jr. made a successful business trip to Winchester and the cities in coal interests. Jospeh Frost is bank boss Mrs Simpson opened up a subscription school Monday The miners have engaged Dr Anderson as their regular Physician Johnny Berry has been low with pneumonia Mat Pike is selling lots of goods LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Miss Mary Cox is visiting Danville this week M.B. DeBord of LeRoy was here Wednesday The wife of Joseph Bray died last week of childbirth Bring your hides to S.W. Davis and get highest prices J.A. August Jr of Pine Hill was here a few days since Miss Linda Dillion of Livingston is attending the college E.S. Albright is pleased with surroundings at Center College Schuyler Colfax Forbush, of Cooksburg was here this week Hugh Miller will continue to play the basso profundi in the band Sheriff Catron and wife were visiting the family of Andy Baker Tuesday John S. Parker has gone to Central America to work in the lumber regions Mr Miller and family of Lancaster have moved to Orchard Hill near this place Mayor Meniffe cut Jesse Rout a Stanford bar keeper, in the side in a difficulty Tuesday W.F. McClary will reorganize the brass band and we will soon have plenty of good music Miss Dora Hatcher of Hazel Patch is visiting the family of J.E. Woodall of this place Dock Jones bought Willis Adams farm near Sand Spring. Mr Adams will move to Garrard Mrs J.L. Joplin and Mrs M.C. Williams entertained the young people one evening last week Rev Phelps protracted meeting at New Macedonia near Scaffold Cane has been quite successful I am going to leave the county. Call and settle for I mean you owe me. Geo T. Johnson Mis Kate Frazier of Pittsburg, Frank Miller, Lee Proter, Ottye Brown, Mattie Pennington and Bob Welsh have entered the institute this week. Dan Murphy is here taking up lumber for Cull McClure William Mullins who was shot through the hands is improving Mr King who was shot is getting along very well though his wounds are painful Rev I.M. Boswell who has been called to preach at christian church this place held services here last Sunday Thos Taylor has a record which shows that he understands a horse's foot. Tom's work recommends itself. Dr. G.B. Lawrence is in from Indian Territory. He and his brother J.H. will locate here for the practice of their profession Go to s.W. Prewitt in basement brick hotel for fancy groceries, bakers bread, fruits and vegatables. Contractor Beeman is opening up a quarry at Tunnel No 1 where they ahve already unloaded four cars of derricks and machinery Miss Celia Gentry received 1st prize and Miss Lillit Taylor 2nd. In W.C.T.U. contest held under the supervision of Mrs Nesbitt at Christian church last Friday night For sale: good general purpose horse. 7 years old, works in harness, worth $90. will sell for half price, cash. S.T. Robinson, on C.L. King's place near Mt. Vernon Dr E.J. Brown places no faith in the report from switzerland, of the rmoval of the stomachof a patient who recovered and now lives without a stomach Owing to high water, bad weathers and other causes the examining trials of the Mullins and Langford's have been continued from day to day. All the parties are yet under bond and indications are that no more trouble will take place Notice: I cannot run my business without money. All who have no special arrangements with me are expected to settle their accounts or notes for 1897, or make some satisfactory arrangement. If this is not done by Jan 15th, 98' I will have to place in the hands of a collector. 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