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 29TH, 1898 LIVINGSTON Mr W.T. Merimee is visiting in Stanford Lige Herrin was in Mt Vernon Wednesday Holbert McClure of Paris was here last week Hon Sam Ward was in your town Friday last W.J. Sparks and family are visiting Mt Vernon BIRTH: Born to the wife of T.D. Mullins on the 23rd a boy Mrs T.H. Saunders is visiting the family of Maj. Jos Coffey Mrs Ida Webb of Louisville is visiting her father A.N. Bentley Miss Cleo Mullins is visiting her aunt Mrs E.J. Brown in Stanford Mrs Dr Cooper has returned from a visit to her parents at Crab Orchard Mrs Chas parks of Parksville is visiting her sister Mrs W.W. Wright Mrs Lizzie Browning is visiting her uncle W.M. Fields in Lincoln county Mrs J.D. Morton and family of Paris are visiting friends and relatives here this week Miss Annie Ashlock of Stanford has returned home after a visit to her sister Miss Mary LIVINGSTON Mr and Mrs Clarence Stucky of Louisville were the guests of J.R. Stucky last week Mrs J.H. Browning was the guest of her mother Mrs Kate magee at London last week Mrs Bowman Smith has returned to her home in McKinney after a visit to her brother J.D. McKinney Messrs Mart Hix and Geo Griffin are advertising for a big picnic Aug 4th. come up and see our town A.E. Albirght was here Saturday advertising the Brodhead Fair, which will be well represented by this place A protracted meeting commenced by Rev McMillen of Richmond at the Presbyterian church was begun Wednesday night Mrs Ellen Frain and daughter Miss Virginia of St. Joe Mo., were the guest of their relative, Mrs Dr J.S. Cooper the first of the week Earnest Fishback is now a full fledged telegraph operator he having successfully passed the examination was sent to hold Ne Haven down for a while. We will all miss Ernest Lee Reynolds and wife of Brodhead were the guests of Mrs Jno Walton last week Miss Hattie Satterfield has returned to her home in Glasgow Junction. Mrs W.H. Satterfiled accompanied her and will be her guest for some time. Mrs W.R. Dillion and family, were in Lexington for several days the guests of the soldier boys and to see the officers receive their commissions of which Louis Dillion is 2nd Lieutenant of Co G 4th Regiment The houses built by W.R. Dillion for Messrs Roller and Orndolph are completed and they have taken possession os same, and we are glad to welcome Messrs Roller and Orndolph and their excellent families to Livingston. What is Stanford's loss is Livingston's gain BRODHEAD DIED; Nat Northern form heart trouble Jerry Frith is still busy in his lumber interests Messrs Catron and Wood were in our town Wednesday Prof Chandler has been very sick for some days but is better at present J.R. Cass mother and sister of Louisville are spending a few days with him this week The H.L. Tate house will be completed in a few days and will be occupied by - -----. Mrs L.L. Jarrett left here Tuesday for Corbin. London and Livingston to visit relatives and friends at each place F. Francisco, the congenial proprietor of the Frith Hotel notwithstanding the 24 hours of hard work each day, grows fatter all the time. Still we know he drinks no beer Tilman Gilpin secured a position with the Illinois Central R.R. There were 46 men from this county came to this place and joined Mr Gilpin's crew. The company wanted him to work 75 men but owing to the short notice, he only secured 46 but more will follow. Success to friend Gilpin and his entire crew. WILDIE H. Blazer was in Mt. Vernon Monday Sam Gover went to Richmond Sunday and returned Monday Mr Smith of this place was visiting realtives in Madison county last week Will Branaman is suffering considerably from coming in contact with poison vine Isaac Philips sold six head of cattle to Bud Dunn last week for one hundred dollars Bro Langford filled his appointment at the christian church here Saturday and Sunday Henry Fish who has been visiting his brother A.T. Fish went to Crab Orchard Wednesday Edgar Hayes has moved to J. Fish house Henry Smith in the vacated by Edgar and Mr Bower our new agent to the house vacated by Smith ORLANDO Pate Langford is very sick at this writing Wm Barrett of Madison county is visiting friends here L.T. Stewart was here this week looking after his lumber business A.J. Moore is home again after working a few weeks as news butcher Login Salyers will shortly mvoe to Livingston. While we regret to give up a good neighbor we admit that Livingston looks more business like and wish him success LANGFORD Grandpa Sordan age 84 years is seriously ill Mrs John Powell visited her parents Sunday last James Riddle began his school here on the 18th Rev Alf Pike will be at this place......and Sunday in July LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Fritz Kruger went to Somerset Tuesday Hon Sam Ward was up from Livingston Colnson'g regiment will likely go to Camp Alger Hugh Miller and wife went to Garrard Friday last Mrs Laura Proctor was visiting Mrs Nancy Proctor Mrs Josh Ball at Brush Creek Station has small pox Lieut S.D. Lewis is home from Camp Corbin for a few days visit John Cook has been given foreman's place in the railroad shops at Jellico U.G. Baker and Robt McFerron have purchased two large American flags C.C. Thompson deputy US marxhal was here from East Bernstadt Saturday W.J. Sparks and family were visiting the family of J.J. Williams this week Rev Davault will preach at Hickory Grove the second Saturday night in August Robert T. White formerly of Crab Orchard will locate here and start a candy kitchen Jerry Frith was up from Brodhead Saturday looking up his extensive lumber interests George Liford returend with A. Pennington to Lexington and enlisted in Colson's regiment T.T. Wallace is some better Judge P.D. Colyer has been confined to his bed for a week with muscular rheumatism We nominate Gerry G. Frith of Brodhead for General Storekeeper when Bryan is elected in 1900 M.C. Miller of Austin, Texas who has been at Oxford, Ohio for a month is here much improved in health J.P. Lichleiter has finished the addition to his residence in the west part of town. It is a neat and commodious dwelling Otis Malicoat fatally cut Lee Pigg, in the Big Hill locality. It is claimed the killing occured over a debt of fifty cents Brodhead Fair is always lucky in having hustling secretaries Messrs Hamm and Albright are both pushing and energetic men J.H. Fish passed through here from Wildie to Crab Orchard to meet his brother in law C.C. Humber lately arrived from Indian territory M.F. Pike, of Pine Hill was in town Monday looking up the telephone business. He will have an office at his store in Livingston Elza Woodall writing from Peacock, Mich says a heavy frost fell there July 11th, destroying corn and fruits to the value of thousands of dollars MARRIAGE: Isaac Snodgrass and Miss Kittie Gilbert of Crab Orchard were married at Jellico last Sunday afternoon. We join in with their many friends in offering congratulations Judge Alcorn and Dr Brown are here today Marshal McClure's hogs got out of pen. Jailer pounded them. One wheel and a quarter costs J.F. Watson, Pharmacist, is the way our excellent Brodhead correspondent has his sign erected in front of Albright stand. He is a good man and will do well While Spain is negotiating with the United States for peach, Mt Vernon is negotiating with W.J. Sparks for screens to put up on our streets. A bright move in the right direction W.G. Adams is making an effort for a coach to be run between Livingston and Brodhead on Aug 6th to accommodate those desiring to attend speaking and picnic at Adams Grove Jack Scott of Goochland; I.M. Dooly of Disputanta; I.M. Tody of Rockford; Harry Blazer of Conway' Dave Carter of Langford; G.W. Jones of Conway; W.P. Hiatt called on us Monday Tolls from the grist turned out from Judge Williams legal mill Saturday showed up $255 in fines, for breaches of peace, illegal liquor selling, setting out fire &c. Frank Prewitt, Andrew Hasty, Mat Adams, Jim Mason, A. Owens, Sherod Coyle and Eugene Adams each had "turns" FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. Farm of 30 acres, 3 room house 4 miles east of Brodhead. Good orchard, 2 springs good water. 20 acres in cultivation. Under good fence in good condition. Good groun. Also the S.A. Coyle full stilling outfit. Boiler and all. Will sell or exchange for larger farm or house and lot in town. MRS MARTHA JONES Judge Mcclure and J.T. Stephens through James I. White have moved back their fences on Richmond Ave. This action is commendable and shows that they are always in favor of improving our town and county. The others along that street will soon do likewise which will make that street one of the prettiest in Mt. Vernon Dr J.N. McCormick Secretery of the state Board of Health was here Monday and met our county board and county Court officials. Arrangements were made for placing guards on the line between this and Jacson county to maintain the quaratine recently declared against Jackson county by State Booard of Health on account of the smallpos epidemic now prevailing in said county. All the surrounding counties have posted copies of the proclimation and quarantine is in full force. At the meeting here Monday in addition to county officials were Drs A.G. Lovell, Percy Benton and J.S. Cooper, members of the County Board of Health; the following physicians were also present Drs M. Penningrton, S.C. Davis and J.H. Lawerenc. Judge Williams went over Tuesday to see that guards were placed along the twenty mile border between this and the infected district. It appears that the Jackson county officials refused to cooperate with the State Board or make any effort to stamp out the plague. It is new unlawful for anyone to enter or leave Jackson county without a special permit from the Board, under a penalty of a fine of $50 to $500 or imprisonment in county jail from 10 to 60 days. It is claimed that one of the county officials of Jackson said it was no use to make any move to stamp out small pox that the Lord had sent it and the Lord could take it away when He saw fit. Upon the same line of reasoning it might be said inasmuch as the Lord had sent us into the world naked we should have remained so, for if our maker had desired us to be clothed He would have furnished them ready made and placed them upon us. CHICKAMAUGA Lytle, Ga, July 27th, 1898 Dear Signal: I send you a few items from camp. John D. Miller is in the hospital sick with fever. Think he will be alright in a few days. E.T. Fish and Bob Ping left here with 3rd Kentucky for Newport News today on thier way to Porto Rico. The 2nd Kentucky boys regreted very much that they were not called on to go. I guess we will be at the fall of Havana. Our band is doing nicely. It is in charge of Robert Mitchell who is a practical musician and teacher and we expect to shortly be the best band in the Park. We get plent to eat but the water is not what it should be. I hope the 4th Kentucky will soon arrive here as a yellow dog from home would be a welcome sight. I think every young man about Mt Vernon who has no employment should enlist or be made to do so. Many of them are no account to themselves or anybody else so lang as they loaf and do no work. We greatly appreciate the Signal as it gives all the home news. Address us care 2nd, Ky Regimental Band. Yours truly, HARRIS WHITE ********************************** 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. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.