Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co -------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- JULY 8, 1898 LIVINGSTON R. A. Sparks was in Mt Vernon Sunday Miss Jude Owens is visiting in Brodhead Wix Dillion has returned from Lexington Miss Hattie Jones has returned to her home at Buckeye Mrs John Pope has returned from a visit in Lincoln Miss Lucy Baughe of Mershons X Roads is the guesto of Miss Lida Cook Mr W.S. Cummins and family spent Sunday and Monday in Brodhead Mr and Mrs L.A. Pettus were in Crab Orchard the first of the week Frank Dillion of Chicago was the guest of the family of his uncle W.R. Dillion last week Mr and Mrs Brack Graves were in Conway the first of the week visiting Mrs Graves sister Misses Lizzie Jones and Linda Tucker have returned home after a visit to Mrs Russell Dillion Misses Mattie Williams and Maytie Weber were the guests of Mrs W.J. Sparks the first of the week Miss Willie Smith extended her visit to Jellico after a visit to Mrs W.R. Dillion at Dillion Mansion. John Livingston and Jim Tucker of Lincoln were the guest of Mrs Russell Dillion the first of the week DEATH: Mrs Jos Coffey and Walter Saunders attended the burial of Mrs W.T. Saunders at Crab Orchard Sunday Miss Mayme Ballard has returned to her home on Big Hill; after a protracted visit to her aunt Mrs W.R. Dillion Misses Sallie Cook and Alza Logan Browan have returned to their home in Mt Vernon after a visit to Miss Lida Cook Mrs John Mugridge and children and Mrs Bob Graves and children of Covington spent several days last week at Dillion Mansion Dave Herrin has returned from camp at Lexington. But Dave says he is going back again with Louis Dillion who is now recruiting men fro S.D. Lewis company Miss Lena Bently was the cause of an enjoyable evening being spent last Friday at her hospitable home by giving a party. Qute a number was present and all report an elegant time. Those present from a distance were Misses Cook and Brown, of Mt Vernon, Jones and Tucker of Maywood, Smith of Somerset, Santerfield of Glasgow Junction, Lewis Orndoref of Stanford, and Jones of Buckeye and Messrs Dillion of Chicago, Mauwanee of Milldale. BRODHEAD Wm Francisco has been quite sick for a while Miss Lillie Urton is visiting friends in Mt Vernon this week Wm Pettus has gone to Stanford for a while and J.R. Cass is here Rev Kin Pike filled his appointment at the Methodist church Sunday J.T. Cherry's store house presented a very patriotic appearance on the 4th The picnic on the 4th at the Adams grove was well attended and invery way a success Acron Protheroe of London is spending a few days with his parents and many friends here Mr Egbert Wallen agent for the Wroguht Iron Range Co is in our town for a few days recreation R.S. Martin and his son Hugh, left here Tuesday for Louisville where they will remain for some days Several people from here went to Crab orchard when the news came that the darky had killed Mr Tilfrey Miss Lizzie Heron still remains with us in order to enjoy the company of her brothers while they are out from Masonic home Wm Flynn has gone to Jellico to take charge of a section there. William understnds his business and will make a good foreman Mr and Mrs Trupin who have been stopping with their daughters Mrs J.W. Tate and MRs A.E. Albright left here for thier home at Hazel Patch Messrs John and Eddie Heron, wards of the Msonic Home, Louisville, Ky are spending their vacation at home this year. The Masonic fraternity here is well pleased with the appearance of the boys and are proud that theya re factors in such a noble and generous institution ORLANDO James Drew was in town Monday Sollie Ball is visiting friends in Clay county this week Dr Childres is doing considerable practice in this country J.S. Langford has opend a grocer store in the Hundley property Preaching by Rev Williams at Langford last Sunday was well attended from this place Some young men of this place are suffering from a severe attach of Patriotism. But they are deficient in the one thing needed....nerve LOCAL AND OTHERWISE J.K. McClary was at the picnic Adams Grove picnic was a success W.C. Johnson was in from Climax yesterday Dr Doores was up from Crab Orchard Tuesday R.E. Thompson and wife are out from Garrard Krueger and sons will fire their Lime Kiln in a few days It is likely that S.D. Lewis will be made a Captain T.J. Cress has moved to Ino, where he will teach school T.B. Lair and wife were up from Livingston for the 4th No 1 baled hay for sale at 50cts. by A.H. Bastin Crab Orchard Mrs James Moore of Midison is visiting relatives in this county Tony Brooks and O.W. Turpin were out from hazel Patch Monday George Ferguson and Squire Bryant have joined Colson's regiment The council has passed an ordinance forbiding marble playing on the streets Mrs W.J. Sparks and children returned to Livingston Tuesday afternoon W.G. Adams will have another picnic at his grove early in August Nearly everybody from this place went to Adams Grove picnic to celebrate independence day The next town election will likely have hog and anti-hog candidates, then the marble players may put a candidate in the field DEATH: Joe Tilfrey was shot and killed by Bob Stephenson, a negro, at Crab Orchard on 4th. The negro narrowly escaped being mobbed Four more recruits left here Friday to join S.D. Lewis company at Lexington. They are arranging to have a full company from Rockcastle. Louis Dillion, Smith Ping and others came back from Lexington Sunday and returned with a good number of recruits DEATH: The infant of Mr and MRs R.H. Levisay died last Friday and was buried in the Presbyterian cemetery Saturday. The coffin was carried to grave by little girls Miss Sallie Linton a pretty and captivating Louisville girl, accompanied by her amiable cousin, Miss Mary Fox is visiting the families of R.A. and P.T. Welsh I am now located in the Jack Adams stand on the corner where I am selling cheaper than any body in town. S.W. Prewitt W.J. Newcomb sold out his interest in rock quarry to James I. White and will return to Galveston and resume his old position with the Sante Fe railroad A man calling himself G.W. Miller sold seven cars of cattle in Louisville last week. Detectives traced the cattle from an Arkansas ranch from which 1,300 head have been stolen in last three months We wish to return our many thanks to our friends for their kindness shown us in the sickness and death our our baby. And especially to the little girls who bore its remains to its last resting place, also to Rev Carmical for the beautiful little talk which he delivered at the church in his pleasnat way. R.H. LIVESAY, CASSIE LIVESAY DEATH: Albert, the one year old son of Jonas McKenzie, was fatally burned Tuesday afternoon, by his clothes catching fire, supposed to ahve been done from a match while playing around on the floor. His nurse had left the child but a short time when she heard it scrams. It was terribly burned about the waist and breast. The doctors administered opiates to relieve the little one's sufferings. It lingered until 2 o'clock next morning. The burial occured Wednesday at the Baker burial grounds The Adams grove picnic was a grand success. The beautiful grounds were crowded with hundreds of visitors who enjoyed the occasion to the fullest extent. Patriotic addresses were made by Ira M. Boswell, Edgar S. Albright, and B.J. Bethurum. The Mt Vernon band furnished delightful music. There was plenty of everything good to eat and water, lemonade, etc. to drink. Rain began to fall at 11 o'clock but cleared up alter when the general exercises were resumed and carried out CAMP CORBIN, LEXINGTON, KY JULY 3RD 1898 Fellow citizens of Rockcastle county; We reached camp Wednesday in good style and as hongry as forty eleven seldom fed bears, but lived till dinner on the hope of getting the supper that was promised us by B.J. Bethurum. The following are the personals; Bee Mullins was in luck as usual, and and come into camp with three fine frying size chickens. Poor old wounded "Tush" after taking refreshements at the camp, layed down in the hot sun and thought for one solid hour of his loving little blossom and then he got up and shot for home singing. There will be a hot time in old Mt. Vernon when I Leave again. The camp has arrived to the conclusion that Lieut, Lewis sticks to them like court plaster and if we only follow him we will wear diamonds. Louis Dillion lost his pipe and he has a search warrant for every man in the camp, twasn't nothin but an old cob pipe either. Yesterday at dinner the ambulance was called for Jno Gentry who was lying up in the camp stretched out with a whole quarter of beef lodged in his throat and if every jail was lined with Lexington beef steak there wouldn't be any danger of a prisoner escaping. John Poynter has one of the boys to pound him with a billet of wood every morning to see if he is sound enought to pass the examination. The Rockcastle county men have a jolly time chasing and blanketing the dark, complectioned gentlemen of Lexington. Will Williams still gives us the signal of danger from his wooly pate. Smith Ping sits on the curbing and wishes he had a drink out of the spout spring. A boy from capt Risbee';s company was cuaght stealing shoes from our Captains tent, the Mt Vernon boys smelt blood and immediately wanted to mob him. Louis Dillion has the knock down for Second Lieutenant, and the majority in his favor. Tommy Thompson has been called down for chief cook and is now getting his first square meal since he left Mt Vernon. Tuesday night at the Mt Vernon C.H. some one asked for those to hold up thier hands that would brigh home the greatest number of Spanish scalps: Smith Ping held up his hand to brign back two more scalps than anyone else; but the other day when he slipped by the guards he felt to see if his own was safe. Standing before my tent I looked at the flag that flies above our Captains tent and thought; that if our kind and loving ladies at home could see the tattered condition of the glorious emblem of our noble union, they would at once set to work and make us one that would more suitable represent our country. The people of Rockcastle county should be proud of thier boys for they have the name of being the most orderly company at Camp Corbin. Every one is patiently awaiting our time for examination; which is not very hard for some of the boys passed on 109 lbs. Today is the glorious fourth, the day that liberty first stirred the hearts of our forefathers and for which rivers of blood have flown to uphold and defend our sacred rights as free and independent citizens of the United States, and today the rain fell in buckets full characteristic of the tears shed for the gallant men that have shed their best blood for our country. George Griffin was in camp yesterday and the boys begged him out of a large silver dollar. Three cheers for the open hearted gentleman!!! Billy Simpson distrubes the whole camp at night with is doleful howling of "Home sweet Home". Two more of our blood thirsty Spanish scalpers Henry Idol and Sam Tankersly, have disappeared from camp. John Gentry as he went to his post last night, found the gurard asleep; after waking him up and telling him what a dishonorable thing he was guilty of, he sent him to the guard house and went on duty in his stead, and in fifteen minutes was snoring peacefully ROCKCASTLE VOLUNTEERS WILDIE J.Fish was visiting his father Sunday Nole P.Orson was up from Silver Creek Saturday B.C. Richardson and C.A. Kelton were in Wildie Sunday School will begin at Wildie July 18th. Mr Lewellyn teacher Mr Emerine of Estill was at W.H. Fish's Saturday and Sunday W.T. Anderson, section foreman at Brush Creek, was in our town the 4th W.H. Fish and E.C. Menefee were in Estill county last week visiting relatives W.H. Jones went to Madison Saturday to attend the funeral of his grandfather Baker Mrs o.W. Turpin of Laurel Co was visiting her son Bub, at Wards a few day last week Miss Minne and Bessie Fish ahve just returned after several days visit to friends and relatives in Estill county Hugh Miller is now agent for the Standard sewing machine, one of the best on the market. Go and see its work ********************************** 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. 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