Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897, Rockcastle Co ------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ------------------------ July 30, 1897 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Elder Forrer preached at Brodhead Sunday last Mrs Georgie Rice is teaching the Blue Spring school Mrs Mollie Golden of Louisville is visiting her father E.A. Herrin has erected a fine veranda for Reuben Mullins Our friend W.T. Taylor of Bee Lick remembered us this week The W.C.T.U. meets with Miss Lena Newcomb next Sunday George Baker was in from Scaffold Cane Tuesday and Wednesday The Aid Society will meet with Mrs Sallie Williams next Thursday R.H. Hamm is hustling over the road advertising the Brodhead fair Jack Ping is teaching the Hopewell school and Sim Davis is teaching in the district adjoining Kruegers brick kiln was fired last Saturday. He will soon have a supply of good brick for sale G.G. Patterson was up from Lebanon Junction Sunday lllking after his commissary at the crusher Dr .G.B. Lawrence has changed his location from Savanna to south McAlister, I.T. the capital of the nation R.L. Brown ordered his paper sent to Cedarville. We presume he will teach the Buffalo school this year John Taylor the Level Green blacksmith traded a horse for an old gun a sow and two chickens and five hounds Dr. W.A. Brown of Parksville, was up Monday to see his niece, Miss Bessie McClure who has been very low with fever Miss Ella Joplin gave a party last Thursday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Mamie Ballard and teachers attending the Institute Sheriff Mullins who takes a big interest in the works tells us that the oil people had reached the depth of 1,050 feet Monday last and were well satisfied with the prospects for reaching oil Messrs. A.N. Bentley, Henry Rice, Ernest Fishback, Geo. McCarthy, engineers Carter and Pierce, Conductor Tommy Adams and others from Livingston attended the burial of John Orndorff at Stanford Monday General manager R.M. jackson has sent us a ticket to the London fair which takes place on Aug 25, 26 and 27th. London always has good fairs and the preparations being made for their 1897 exhibition will eclipse their past efforts. John Craig of Quail called on us Tuesday and said he was satisfied with his picture but that of his wife we printed with his in last issue was not at all good. It will be remembered we used this cut and called on our patrons to pay up. John paid but requests a better picture next time It was with much pleasure that we read the announcement of the dismissal of the libel suit in Bell Circuit Court which was brought by a Mr. Ball sometime ago against the Interior Journal. There was nothing in the whole matter against Mr Walton who only copied an article from one of the daily papers in reference to some of Mr Ball's business transactions ***Judge Alcorn tells us that in looking up some old titles he found in the records of Lincoln county that in 1792 one Englis and others laid out a town at the mouth of Copper creek at the head of Dicks river on as large a scale as Middlesboro and named it Garden City. Inquiry in that neighborhood failed to discover any one among the oldest inhabitants who had any recollection of there ever having been such a town, projected or otherwise. B.C. Richardson was with us Monday looking after arrangements for a big picnic they are going to have on Saturday Aug 7th. They propose having one of the best entertainments yet given in Conway R.R. Scott of the Calera Ala Lime Co. will arrive today with a view to close a trade with Fritz Krueger to establish extensive lime works When on a visit to Murray's crusher a few days since we found everthing moving right along. John Murray, superintendant, martin Hoagland, pit boss, George Tinnell, engineer, J.D. Burgin firmean and telegraph operator; John King car loader, Val Freeman, Wash Barnett and otehrs conductors on the dummy line which is run by hay burning engines. Mr Anderson has charge of the commissary. Uncle Tommy is back with them again. The Columbus Texas Citizen publishes an old war letter written by H.D. Donald just after the battle of Val Verde in the Rio Grande valley on Feb 27, 1862, in which battle some five hundred men met death. One item in the letter is of particular interest to ROCKCASTLE people. Mr. Donald mentions among the killed: "Jo E. Smith was first shot in the thigh, but still fought on, till a second ball struck him in the forehad killing him instantly. He feel only a few feet from me" Joe Smith was the son of Thomas and Paulina Smith of this county and brother of Mrs G.W. McClure of Mt. Vernon. He joined a company at Columbus Texas. In concluding his letter Mr Donald says: "Tell the ladies of Columbus that the flag they gave us was the first southern banner that waved over the enemy's batteries in the great battle of Val Verde; that only two bullets pierced it and its bearer, George H. Little was unhurt; and that all columbus boys faced the music with nerve to strike terror to the foe, and made them exclaim "In the name of God what are you made of, since cannon and grape shot do not stop you!" ORLANDO L.T. Stewart was here on Tuesday on business A.J. Baker's little son Robert is very sick Robert Evans is visiting his mother at Hazel Patch Anderson Robinson and wife of Moore's Creek are visiting friends here Henry Murrel of Clay county visited the family of J.L. Ball last week J.H. Reams the teller of our bank tells us the sand business is on the boom Rev Williams is gone to Laurel county to conduct a protracted meeting at the Long Branch church J.M. McNew photographeris making some very fine pictures of late. Some of them are just out of sight CLIMAX Judge McClure will make a big fight here Gus Stewart must gie us another snake story Miss Ella Phillips of Goochland was here last Friday James Sexton killed a large rattle snake near Climax a few days since Mrs Sallie Clark is visiting the family of L.C. King near Mt. Vernon Dick Williams will get some Republican votes in this districk and not a few Democrats J.W. Baker is regaining votes in this part of the county and we believe it will hustle Catron to get there WABD Melvin Wallin visited at W.H. Cummins on Sunday last W.H. and Wm Cummins visited friends at Livingston ast week J.B. Livesay, W.T. Cress and J.A. Oliver were at Stanford last week James Payne and Misses Sallie and Carrie Searecy are visiting relatives in Casey county On last Sunday morning a large bear was seen by Leroy Graves near the home of Thomas Levesay Born: To the wife of Robert Norton a fine boy. Bob is all smiles and says it's another Democrat TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKCASTLE >From reliable and trustworthy person I have learned that there was a neatly hatched scheme by the "ring" to launch a baseless charge against me a few days before the Nov election, therby giving me no time for explanation or defence. They, I am told, had arranged to spring the charge that I had been indicted, some years ago, in the Jackson Circuit court for some offense; what crime they meant to mention I cannot state as it is more than likely that since they have stooped so low they might have mentioned any and all the offenses mention in the statutes. However in their despiseable work they over reached themselves. It was such a good scheme they told it to too many of their supposed friends, one of them placed me on my guared and at once I requested certificates from the clerks of the county and circuit courts of Jackson county which are printed herwith. When politicians are obliged to stoop so low ad do such dirty work to defeat a man there is certainly "something rotten in Denm ark" and rockcastle also. I stand on my record and am not afraid for the world to investigat it. I am in this reace to win and win I will by fair means not by falsification and misrepresentation. Respectfully, J.W. Baker I, John Farmer, clerk of the County court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that I was elected county and circuit clerk in 1874 and hve served as county clerk ever since and served as circuit clerk up till May 1887. I have been well acquainted with J.W. Baker. While he was a citizen of Jackson county he was elected Jailor in 1878 and served out his term of office and made a good and efficient jailer, and ther never was an indictment against him for any cause while I was Circuit court cler, nor since, that I have any knowledge of, and while he was a citizen of this county, was regarded as quiet and peaceable citizen. John Farmer, cl'k J.C.C. I John B. King, clerk of the Jackson Circuit Court, do hereby certify that I have been a citizen of Jackson county since February 1870. I have been Circuit court Clerk from May 1887 till the present. I served as County Judge of Jackson county from September 1878 till September 1886. I have been acquainted with J.W. Baker ever since 1875. He was elected Jailer of this county in August 1873 and served till September 1882. He was a good jailer, kept his jail clean and treated his prisoners will and made a good efficient officer. to my own personal knowledge he was never indicted for any offense in this county. I am custodian of the records of the Circuit Court and no such records are or ever was on file in my office. John B. King Clerk J.C.C. ROWLAND W.F. Sheridan took in the Lancaster fair Shorty Merrimee is still with the dispatchers Miss Ada Shelton is visiting Louisville friends Tom Ferrill is working up a club to go to Klondyke mines There is Sheridan chief dispatcher Westerfield, Spink and Mudd, why should we have Moore dispatchers? Conductor Hermans has been absent for a few days on account of sickness in his family at Lexington Woods & Lynn, the stock buyers, are shipping cattle, hogs and sheep right along. They are the people. A.H. Pendleton is building an air ship which he claims will be the bet thing eer invented in that line We are again obliged to chronicle a death. One which pains us more than we can express by pen or speech. Miss Moline Hole, one our best friends, died Sunday afternoon of consumption J.E. Cox has been busy with his broom for the last three weeks sweeping trash from the bridges. Mr. Bola was to go over his division on Tuesday. Uncle Jim isa good boy but he hangs around Brodhead a great deal Some years ago our respected friend A.H. Pendleton ran for coroner. He was elected by 700 majority. When the time about expired for making bond he overlooked the matter and was hauling wood from the knobs. Another man was appointed and "H" chawed the bit. John Orndorf age 21 who has been firing on the mine crew run, south of Livingston, met with a fatal accident Sunday night in passing Lily Station. He was leaning out of the cab window and when the train passed the water tank his head struck and obstruction, supposed to have been the water pipe, causing concussion of the brain. He fell into the arms of a brakeman who was sitting by his side. A special train brought him to his home, this place, where he died in a short time after his arrival. Young Orndorf was an exemplary young man and had only been firing six months, a position he had gained by hard work and strict attention to business. His burial took place at four o'clock Monday afternoon, when a large concourse of friends, including the best citizens of Stanford, Rowland, and railroad employees, were present to show their appreciation of a true and noble boy taken from this world of strife and trouble so hurriedly. WILDIE Tom hayes is teaching the school at this place Mrs Jarve Cook of cove was here at the funeral Sunday Mrs Nora Anglin of Goochland was here Sunday with frineds We would like to have another snake story from Gus Stewart Miss Eliza Hunt began teaching the Green Hill school Monday last Miss Aoice Forbus is entertaining the Misses Ridder, of White's Station. Sam Purcell and daughter, of Ford, are with relatives in the vicinity Miss Lucy Griffin has returned from a visit to her sister at Mt. Vernon Miss Dede and Cleo Martin of Jackson are the guests of their sister Mrs L.T. Stewart Misses Louise McGuire and Lyde Cook of Livingston, were here at the Coffee funeral Sunday Dr Stuckey the typical railroad man, and Mr Burns, buster of baggage were here Sunday Dr. W.J. Childress, one of the nicest young men in the county, is teaching the Clear creek school a mile from here S.C. Franklin of the SIGNAL accompanied by his wife, was over from Mt. Vernon, Sunday to attend the funeral R.G. Williams our next county judge and C.C. Williams, of Mt. Vernon were here Sunday last and attended the funeral of T.J. Coffee It looks very much to us like our big hearted Tom stewart has quit the lumber busines as we have not seen him away from Wildie since he married ********************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical 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.