Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co --------------------- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) --------------------- JULY 22, 1898 BRODHEAD Dr Farris was in town Monday Dr Atchison has returend from Alabama Thomas Francisco is chilling some these warm days J.W. Tate and wife went to Crab Orchard Wednesday Rev Livingston will preach here next Saturday night and Sunday Manuel Ross of Lebanon Junciton is visiting friends in the country W.T. Watson and Jerome Layton are receiving hogs here at 3cts per pound Messrs Conard Hiatt and Henry Parkerson were here Wednesday morning buying cattle Mr Geo W. Berry, wife and little daughter of Lexington are visiting Mr and Mrs J.T. Cherry DEATH: Died July 18, 1898 Harvey Green Howard of Corbin Ky, son of Hrvey Green Howard, of this town. Mr Howard had been forman in the L& N shop at Corbin for quite a while where he had greatly endeared himself to the R.R. officials. The people of Corbin manifested their great love and esteem for their deceased fellow citizen in a way that was highly complimentary and showed the great loving hearts of a Christian people. Messrs Sinkhorn, T.H. Redfield, C.E. Redfield, Paulser Debusk, A.B. Chestnut, John Isaac, Clarence Sinkhorn. Mrs McFarland, Mrs Tremble and Mrs Chestnut accompanied the remains and bereft to this place and took an active part in the funerl leaving not the slightest act of kindness or respect undone. The bereft have the sympathy and love of all LIVINGSTON Tom Pettit spent Sunday in Wildie John Graves was over from Paris Sunday W.O. Burns was in Stanford Sunday Mrs C.A. Moore is visiting relatives in Ohio Mrs E.S. Elmore has returned from a visit to relatives in Rowland Miss Lucy Baugh has returned home after a vist to Miss Lida Cook Mrs R.C. Brown has returned from a visit to relatives in Crab Orchard Miss Mary Doty of Richmond is visiting her brother R.A. Sparks Mrs M.J. Gooden and Miss Lizzie Browning were in Pine Hill Sunday Mrs Lula Madox of Withers was the guest of Mrs Dr. Cooper this week Mrs Bowman Smith of McKinney is visiting her brother S.D. McKinney Prof Chandler has returend to Brodhead where he began teaching last Monday Miss Annie Ashlock of Stanford is visiting her sister Miss Mary Pope at Pope Hotel W.S. Cummins has moved his stock of goods into his new store on Main Street which is just completed John Walton has moved back to town and taken charge of the hotel again where his friends will find him. Mr Griffin moving back to his house on main street Mrs E. Fishback has returned from a visit to her father B.B. King of Moreland Mat Ballard was down from Goochland last week and reprots we are glad to say his father T.J. Ballard much better DEATH: Mr and Mrs L.A. Pettus attended the burial at Crab Orchard Monday of Little Edith the daughter of Mr and Mrs S.D. Cambell Dr. C.W. Smock member of the State Board of health was here Monday on his way to the infected small pox districts of Jackson county. He reports 42 cases of genuine small pox in Rose Town on Horse Lick Mr and Mrs Browning entertained last week in honor of Mrs Browning's sister, Miss Lizzie. At the proper time refreshments were served and it was with much reluctance that the guests took their departure. It is useless to say that an enjoyable time was had John, the little son of T.B. Lair, seems to be very unlucky for a little fellow. Just after being able to get around after having his leg broken had the misfortune to have a large wall clock fall on him and mashed hs face awfully, broke his nose and otherwise bruised him up, but we are glad to say is doing nicely John C. Atchesor was here Saturday from Danville looking up students for Centre College LOCAL AND OTHERWISE A.C. Stapp was in from Louisville N.M. Shumate called on us a few days since S.A. Coyle escaped from the rock pile here last Friday Mr and Mrs R.E. Thompson are here from Garrard Billy Simpson gives us an interesting letter from Camp Corbin A.E. Albirght is out on the line advertising Brodhead Fair Miss Fannie McFerron will teach the Oak Hill school H.J. Mcclure of Paris is visiting home folks Miss Berda martin began her school at Gum Sulpher Monday Miss maud Miller of Lancaster is visiting relatives here Miss Helen Smith of Frankfort is visiting Miss Bessie Miller Dannie Owens was up from Brodhead Monday Miss Randie McKenzie has been on a visit to Preacherville relatives Mrs Sue Mullins was up from Livingston Tuesday A.C. Stapp was here this week from Louisville visiting his family Grove Kennedy telegraph operator is with Signal corps at Chickamauga J.Damron has sold several pianos and organs of the best make in past few weeks Mrs Burt Nelson of Pulaski has been visiting the family of James Landrum Green Denham was down from London Sunday to see his brother Sam (Denham or Durham ?) DEATH: Mrs F. M. Cummins of the Wabd neighborhood died Friday last William Hysinger has been appointed constable in place of Walter Sargent resigned Mr Houk trustee of jury fund says money is now ready for jurors of the May term The Rockcastle boys of Colson's regiment have been assigned to company G Able Pennington and John Gentry came home Sunday on furlough from Camp Corbin Misses Georgia and Zula Jones two pretty girls, of Middleboro are visiting their sister Mrs L.W. Bethurum "Monk" Taylor has a young chicken named Dewey, that watches and chases every fowl and cat from the garden and house Mrs Nannie Hooker and sisters Misses Clara and Lina Kennedy of Russellville and Misses May and Lucy Saunders of Crab Orchard are visiting Mrs M.C. Williams Our excellent foreman S.C. Franklin, with his family is visiting father and mother at Athens. W.T. Daivis is working in his place on Signal Steve B. Ramsey of this county is using a coffee mill that is more than a hundred years old. It was used by his great great granfather in Virginia and was brought to Kentucky eighty years ago Bob Hiatt, a darkey, who spent three years in Michigan City pen on charge of attempted mail robbery in Laurel, is sojourning at this place. He is better known as "Snowball" LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Hon G.G. Giblert; Democratic candidate for congress will address our people at Adams Grove Picnic, two miles east of Brodhead on Saturday Aug 6th. Hon J.W. Yerkes and other noted speakers have been invited and are expected to be present and deliver speeches. An immense crowd is expected The Mt Vernon Brass Band is keeping up its practice under their excellent teacher and leader W.F. McClary who is a talented musician of unusual merit. They have added many new pieces and are prepared to furnish the best of music for Fairs, Picnics and other public gatherings Messrs W. R. Scott and J.F. Murphy were up from Danville Saturday looking over their lime works at White Rock. They are expecting to fire their kiln inside of three weeks. The plant is being put in of frist class material and workmanship. Considerable money has already been expended and our people are reaping benefits from the works. It is the intention of the company to make it a Rockcastle institution as far as possible, by employing local labor, coal, and other supplies. The firm is composed of first class men of good business qualifications and there is not a doubt of the success of the undertaking A gay picnic party went from here to Langford Saturday and were joined by parties from Conway, Buckeye, Wildie and Langford. Among those from this place were, Mrs Cleo Brown, Misses Lena Newcomb, Fannie McFerron, Suie, Annie and Alza Thompson, Lillie Grant, Bobbie Davis, Ida M. Adams, Alza L. Brown, Mattie Williams, Florelle Brown, Iola hansel, MRs Albright, Mrs L.B. Adams, Edgar Albright, W.J. Newcomb, Chas. Davis, I.M. Boswell, Judge Williams, Willie Henderson, Sam Denham, Chas Henderson and W.F. McClary Camp Corbin-Lexington, Ky July 14th, 1898 Dear Signal: Co G. sends greetings. Every one in good health and high spirits. Under the branchs of a pine tree stands a tent which is known as Piney Branch. In this tent resides twelve gentlemen from Rockcastle the aforesaid then is the most orderly tent in the camp; but when the shades of night approach and all honest people are in the bed sleeping soundly, you can hear any sound from the chirping of a cricket to the bellowing of a bull. All honor for such a variety of mimicry be to the twelve gentlemen that reside therein. All the camp expresses their heartfelt sympathy for the gallant lad David Herrin who wished to meet the Spaniards and bare his bosom to the hail of thier merciless bulletts and they lament with tears that the heartless doctors should have rejected him. The other day a man tried to override cheif cook Tommy Thompson's table laws, but Tommy was at his post and enforced it with a butcher knife; after a hot argument and ries of "hold him!" "ketch him!!" The smoke all cleared up and we found than no one was hurt. An arrogant newspaper man was recommended to Col Colson as first Sargent for our company; and sworn in as such, but the Rockcastle boys thought different and promoted him to the rank of private in company G. I am now in headquarters of our company with Lieut. Lewis, he has a nice little cot on which to spend his time that he is not spending at the table. We have for our guest today James Croucher, and old resident of Rockcastle county. The boys are always glad to have him with them. Abel Pennington is with us and well satisfied for he is Corporal of the commissary department for Company G. Our examination took place last Saturday and there were few rejected. The doctors said we were the finest lot of men they had examined. We were mustered in Wednesday evening and took the oath of allegiance to our country and its flag. We will receive our uniforms on the 16th then we will become soldiers in fact. the most exciting incident that has occurred in our company, or in the regiment was over private Isaacs who refused to muster in the evening we started to muster. Lieut. Lewis revailed on him to fall in but he flately refused; he was taken before Col. Colson but still refused he was then sent to the guard house, kept there for two hours he was then placed in front of two sentinels; the drum and fife were called for all the companies formed a line. The played "Rogue's march," and the poor fellow was marched down the line to be hissed at and called coward! deserter! and a great many other nice names which he will remember as long as he lives. We expect to leave here for Chickamagua or San Francisco as soon as the last company is mustered in which will be in a few days. All are anxious to get to the front and return with Spanish scalps dangling from thier belts. John Gentry got a furlough and left here a foot today. He will reach Mt Vernon about sun down Sunday. Big John Parker thinks wer are to go to Central America. Dave Barns is counted among the missing. Lieut. Lewis will come home Sunday if the tailors get his uniform finished. Tom McClure is getting fat. Albert Albright is a member of the regimental band. he is now at home for a few days. We have an excellent drill master. We drill two hours in forenoon and two after. Tell Logan Thompson to come over and bring a dollar along to get tobacco for the boys. John Rickels is happy. The Signal is a very welcome visitor to company G. Tommy Thompson is the clown of the company and chief cook and bottle washer. Lieut. Dillion makes a fine appearance in uniform. Wm Browning thought the smalles man in the company keeps up with the biggest of them. A half dozen Spanish scalps have been ordered sent to Mt Vernon to adorn the belts of the Rockcastle deserters. The three Whitaker boys, Burdine, Jim and Dick are with us and will make good soldiers. Our company is composed mostly of Owsley and Rockcastle men, but have men from nearly every eastern county and two from Germany. Emil Suter sotne mason from Mt Vernon is a German veteran of ten years service in the old country. Emil Henzman walks as straight and erect as an old veteran. Our friends should address letters Care Capt. Treadway, Co, G, Camp Corbin, Lexington, Ky. BILLY SYMPSON J.C. Roberts was here from Stanford yesterday August 18th is the day set for the execution of the negro George Stephenson who killed young Tilfrey at Crab Orchard on July 4th. Administators Sale: As Administrator of the estate of Mrs Mattie Carter, deceased, I will on Friday July 29th, 1898 between the hours of 10am and 3pm, sell at public auction on the premises of deceased in Brodhead Ky, the household and kitchen furniture. Those indebted to the estate will please be on hands and settle. 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