Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1900, Rockcastle Co -------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- Starting a new roll of film, these next papers may be a some repeats. If I notice they are repeat I will try not to post. This was one roll purchased that had scattered issues from Dec 8, 1899 thru Sept 23, 1910. It should contain some missing papers from others posted. I have skipped the Dec 1899 papers of this roll: JAN 5, 1900 WILDIE Prof Phillips began school at Wildie Monday with 26 pupils L.S. Smith spent Christmas with home folks in Grayson county Mrs W.H. Brown is visiting her mother at Falmouth Ky W.T. Furganson who has been stopping at Frankfort since about Dec 12th is again back at his stave making over in the edge of Madison county Mrs Jas Parsons entertaind the young folks of Wildie and vicinity Saturday night. All report an enjoyable time, not withstanding the cold weather. Dr R.H. Lewis visited his parents at Loan Mountain, Tenn Christmas Work has again opened up at the Rockcastle Stone Companys quary at langford, with D.L. Carter superintendant Will and Tom Branaman are visiting Welchburg, Jackson county Joe Coffey says he wounded a large wild trukey gobler a few days ago but he (the turky) got away. What a pity LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Joseph Craig was in town on Tuesday J.T. Stephens and A.C. Sowder were here Monday Miss Berda Martin visited Mrs Cleo Brown this week R.L. Joplin of Wilmore spent Xmas with home folks Miss Ottie Brown is visiting her aunt Mrs Walt Smith J.C. Rymel and H.C. Jones were in town Wednesday C.C. Williams is in Frankfort this week on legal business Miss Ella Shelton of Rowland is visiting Mrs C.C. Davis Joshua Boreing Jr returned from Nashville Wednesday Hiram Fish while in town Wednesday paid us a substantial call James Mullins was here Thursday from Withers and called in to see us E.B. Brown L&N Brakeman is spending this week with home folks D.B. Chandler of Wabd left his name with us Thursday for the Signal W.H. Hysinger bought two 6 year old mules from Marshal Smith for $90 Mrs Cleo Brown and Miss Berda Martin paid this office a very pleasnat call Thursday David Holman of Crab Orchard was the guest of Mr and Mrs Solomon Riddle on Sunday last Will Whitaker who had typhoid fever and thena relapse is very low and not expected to live MARRIAGE: Harry Blazer and Miss Stella Klein were married last night, full particulars will be given next week Dr John M. Williams is in Louisville this week looking after a suitable place to locate Dr Jim Sams returend to Louisville the first of the week to persue his studies in the Medical College John Fortune and Joe Adams were over from Madison the first of the week to see their uncles Dr and W.A.B. Davis Miss Mary D. Cox music teacher in the college here spent last week with her parents in Danville MARRIAGE: Just before goign to press the news comes to us of the marriage of Rev Ira M. Boswell and Miss Lucie Cross Mimms of Meridian Miss Willie Hysinger and Geo Mullins on a three days hunt last week killed 100 birds and 105 rabbits Miss Ella Joplin will have charge of the primary department at the Collegiate Institute for the next five months Mr and Mrs Dock Stucky of Livingston attended the C.E. Convention which was held here last Saturday and Sunday MARRIAGE: Willie Pike and Miss Sarah Winkler were married at Brodhead last Tuesday. Bro A.J. Pike performed the ceremony Dr E. J. Brown and W.F. Elkins of Stanford attended the oyster supper given by the Maccabees at Livingston Monday night Maranda the handsome little daughter of John McKinzie was one of the new students who entered the College Monday last Harry Bowman of the firm of Bowman and Cockrell the hustling merchants and plaining mill men of Livingston was in town Tuesday Louis Jones stopped off Tuesday on his way to the Louisville Medical Caolege to see his granparents Mr and Mrs J.J. Williams Messrs Willie and Charley Henderson of Mt Vernon have been visiting realtives in this city for the past week Hon B.J. Bethurum and family left Saturday for Frankfort Mr Bethurum's family will remain with him during the session of the Legislature LOCAL AND OTHERWISE MARRIAGE: J.T. Gentry and Miss Ida Ping of Pulaski county were married Xmas night at the home of the grooms parents Mr and Mrs H.C. Gentry. Bro J.C. Carmical officiating MARRIAGE: Egbert Griffin and Miss Laura Cummins the handsome daughter of Mr and Mrs M.C. Cummins of Maretburg were united in matrimony Wednesday at the home of the brides parents. Bro A.J. Pike performed the ceremony Judge R.G. Williams, Cleo Brown, Miss Berda Martin and Mr and Mrs J.W. Brown are the number from this place who the pleasure of partaking of the elegant New year's dinner which was so carefully prepared at the Rives Mansion Hotel. After having devoured a half dozen turkeys and other things in proportion the crowd repared to the large parlor, whre they exchanged the complements of the day and awaited the duties of assimilation to proform its work that they might be in good trim for the glorious time which was to follow. About 8 o'clock the good news was told that every thing was ready. The crowd led by that most affable and courtious man, Capt W.R. Dillion, rushed into the large dinning room where to the time of some old familiar strain was hit the light fantastic step till early dawn the next morning The following is a list of the pupils at the college who for the month of Dec deserve special mention for their punctuality deprotment and class standing: Annie Thompson 96, Alza Thompson 95, Fannie Sparks 94, Ernest Ewers 94, Mattie Baker 93, Margie McClary 93, Risse Williams 93. A stray heifer..muley..no marks on her to be found; owner can have same by paying damages. Call on George W. Cope; on Griffins branch between Pine Hill and Livingston Bob Owens a son of Squire Bill Owens who left here several years ago for the West but is now located at Salem, Ind has returned on a visit to his friends and relatives Pro W.S. Hail of Somerset and J.N. Brown of Level Green, will open a school at level Green Academy jan 8th...All branches from Orthograpy to Latin will be taught. Board and tuition cheap Ashland Lodge, F and A. M., No 640 elected for the 1900 the following officers: Willis Griffin, W.M., U.G. Baker, S.W., E.B. Cox, J.W., James G. Carter Secretary, Henry Brannaman Treasurer. Geo S. Griffin was appointed S.D. and Dr M. Pennington, J.D. Since our last issue J.H. Anderson was fined in the County Court for breach of the peace $2.50, also $1 for being drunk. Goe Hiatt and Sid Asbell $1.00 each for drunkeness, Roy Mullins, Isaac Stewart and John Thomas Durham $20 each and cost for disturbing religious worship. James Frith $2.50 for failing to work the county road. Tom Parsons $1.00 for being drunk **** In Tuesdays issue of the Interior Journal appeard the picture and a short sketch of the life of the Rev R.B. Mahoney. The high compliment paid this most courteous gentleman is nothing more than what he justly deserves and something we are exceedingly glad to see. Nothing but words of commendation for him can fall from the lips of anyone who knows him well POSSUM HOLLER (Level Green) Well things do change and times and people change with them, but The Signal still runs. From the first number issued in 1888, I have been a constant reader, and with Maret Smith and then maret at the helm we had a bright clean, newsy little paper and it is to be hoped that as such it will continue. So in advance Ed, here's to you. I am somewhat of a stranger in Possum Holler at this time myself, having just returned after a five months sojourn, form the ancient city of Crab Orchard, a place that will never be forgotten while that great apostle of Democracy, F.F. Bobbitt lives and if he survives our recent set back he may live to be a hundred. Betsy my ole woman with whom I've had so many "ups and downs" over lifes uneven ways for a third of a century hardly looked natural; my possum dog's voice seemed somewhat shattered and my oust happy dimocrat nabors all wore long and saddended countenances and they didn't meed me on my return with that warm grasp and pleasant smile, so usual; neither did my favorite rooster crow so loud and cheerful. Now I tell you mister editor something has went rong; radically rong, but we air often doomed to sad disappointmens for ole father Job said: "man that is born of woman is ov but few days and full ov trouble" and I never read ov but one man living or dead that was not born of woman, (Adam) and he didn't always have smooth sailing accordin to the Scriptures. But I have ofen thot we could live as well and have fewer troubles if we had smaller politix, but somehow we will sail or drift the way our faces are first sot by the fathers. Well, Christmas fully come and we (Betsy and Me) air bizzy acting as Santa Clause for the grandchildren..having no little ones of our own and how it does gratify me to please the little fellows with a well filled stocking of "good things". Uncle Bill is yet living but is badly Gobelized, while Dr Price has been completely Taylored, but offers to bet his bes fox houn, (old Drum), that Goebel will be Governor of Kentucky before the risin of the sap. We air expecting a time when the Legislature meets and ballotin for US Senator is begun. We do hope they will elect a Senator and then quarrel, if quarrel they must among themselves, otherwise they may lose out on that point. Yesterday I heard one man say "Goebel will protest the election". Anoter said he has "tested" the eletion. Now which was right, do you know? I have jsut eatem ny Xmas dinner and landsakes, at the good things we did have! Betsy knows just how to make Christmas dinner even if she is a trifle old. Now wishing you a merry Xmas, a hppy Noo Year and a long and useful life. I am very truly, BUCK VARNON MARRIAGE: Charley and Alza Logan; Sim and "Sister" went to Jeffersonville last night where they were married this morning, was the fast flying report of Saturday Dec 23, which proved true, for Charley telegraphed his mother as soon as the ceremony was over and they returned to Louisville Miss Alza Logan Brown went down to Livingsto on the day before on a visit to her friend Mrs Mat Ballard but the visit proved of short duration for she was to take the midnight train at that point for Louisville and at Mt Vernon she was to be joined by Charley, Sim and "Sister". Arriving in Louisville they proceed across the river to Jeffersonville where they procured the proper credentials and were soon untied. After a days stay in the city they returned here where they will make thier future homes. There cannot be found two finer or better boys than Charley and Sim Davis. In 1895 Charley began teaching school when he readily secured a first class certificate getting the highest grade in the examination. He taught with great success for three years after which he purchased an interest in his father's drug store. He is making a splendid druggist filling prescriptions with accuracy and waiting upon his customers with politeness and promptness. He was a valued member of the Salmagundi Club, being one of its charter members. He is popular eith the men, women and children; a singer by nature and a Sunday School attendant by training. Mrs Davis is the daughter of the late J.J. Brown and is recognized as one of the prettiest girls in this or any other county. (Great picture) The above picture is a poor likeness of the them. Simeon Davis has been teaching school for six years a member of the firm of Davis & Son; the Deputy county Surveyor;p a musician, a negro minstrel within himslf; a house carpenter and a general utility young man who will make a model husban, because we know he was one of the most devoted sons to his mother we ever saw. His wife is the daughter of Judge and Mrs McClure. She is blessed with as sweet a voice as we haver ever heard; a composer of music and one of the most lovable of young women. They have gone to housekeeping in the lovely cottage built by Sim on Newcombs avenue last summer. Let us congratulate you boys for you have done well. You begin live with promise and with our hearts best wishes. We have "tooted" our horns toether; fished together, serenaded withthe harp, violin, guitar and mandolin at midnights holy hours to awake our sweethearts from their peaceful slumbers. How often we have tramped these streets at the wee small hours singing "In the shadwos of the Pine", "Sweet bunch of Daisies", "in the evening by the Moonlight" and made love to each other? God bless you both! May you live always grow rich in purse; make "Sister" and Alza happy, and may your homes be full of sunshine, good fellowships and unbounded cheer is the wish of your friend THE SIGNAL BRODHEAD The citizens of Brodhead gave Bro Hendrickson a good pounding, Thursday night with coffee, sugar, flour &c. John Tyler Sowder was here Wednesday Willis King was here Wednesday DEATH: Joseph Howard died at Meulenburg this state and was buried at this place. His family will move back to Brodhead DEATH: Mrs Elizabeth Haggard died at her home Sunday with heart trouble. She leaves one daughter, Mrs Ori DURHAM **** Editor Albright was down from Mt Vernon Monday Manly Albirght is visiting relatives at Millersburg, Ky A.J. Pike is in Mt Vernon this week as one fo the tax supervisors J.Thomas Cherry was in Mt Vernon last week W.A. Carson is helping to invoice the goods of Martin-Portheroe Co this week O.F. Hamm and Miss Mollie Sayers and Madison Brown and Miss Cora Williams, were married at the residence of Rev Martin Owens on Thursday. Mr Hamm is the Constable of this district and has more friends than any one in these parts while Miss Mollie is the beautiful daughter of W.B. Sayers and the leading belle of the nieghborhood. Mr Brown is also a deserving young man while Miss Cora is the daughter of John H. Williams, and being sweet sixteen is lovely and beautiful. 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