Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897, Rockcastle Co ------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ----------------------- JULY 9, 1897 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Rev McDonal was here Tuesday T.J. Nichols was in from Cedarville Monday There is a new girl at W.B. Smith's Squire henry Brannaman was here Monday Clever Gus Stewart was here on Tuesday last M.F. Brinkley was in from Louisville Tuesday John Buchanan died at Crab Orchard last week J.C. Taylor is blacksmithing near Level Green Dan Holdam, of Crab Orchard, was here during the week Isaac Baker son of Joseph Baker was sent to Lexington Asylum Mrs Polly Martin and children of rowland are visiting relatives here W.C. Mullins the Livingston and Withers merchant was in town Friday last Prof Dickerson and Miss Georgie McFerron will teach teh Livingston school Mrs Judge John B. Fish has returned from a visit to parents at Williamsburg Jop McCall has fresh country ground cron meal, also groceries all at low prices Mrs Ed Woodall went to Hazel Patch, Saturday to attend the burial of Mr Geo. Carpenter This office turned out a good batch of job work this week for R.S. Martin the Brodhead tobacco man Let S.W. Davis make you a good saddle, bridle or set of harness and be hppy inknowing you have first class work Mrs Nancy Hooker accompanied by her sisters, Missed Lina and Clara Kennedy are visiting Mrs M.C. Williams A.R. Scott of Calera Ala, was here Monday looking up the lime business. It is likely he and our hustling contractor, Fritz Krueger will form a co-partnership and go into the business on a large scale Fr. J.W. Lawrence has added to his outfit a couple of dozen forceps for extracting teeth and is now ready to do tooth pulling painlessly or otherwise as desired by patients with troublesome teeth Some one stole a calf from Fred Krueger's stable one night last week WANTED-10,000 pounds of wool, free from burrs and trash. Jonas McKenzie Rolla Pike who was newsbutchering on L & N has gone to the Southern News Co. Lee Porter, of Benge, Ky is the guest of his borther in law Dr. Monroe Pennington Miss Mattie McFerron was up from the farm this week to visit her sisters, Misses Georgie and ???? Dr. E.J. Brown was up from Stanford, Saturday. He still looks after a large practice in this county The steam drill man with Martin Hogland, boss. Murray's crusher have taken up the study of medicine W.D. Wallen of Crab Orchard who has been a subscriber to SIGNAL since it started renews his allegiance Bruce Richardson of Conway, Martin Hoaglard and Wm McHarge of Pine Hill wer at Brodhead Saturday John Shaw Edminston the candy man of Crab Orchard was at Saturday's picnic making delicious sweetmeats The funeral of T.J. Coffe will be preached at the Christian church at Wildie on the fourth Sunday in this month Harry Brownlee a talented young gentleman of Lebanon was the guest of the Misses McFerron on Sunday last The statement in last weeks issue of the Republican that I had government license to sell whisky is fales. J.J. Cook Jonas McKenenzie is agent for the Champion mowing machines and Birdsell Wagons now on hands. Miss Ida May Adams leaves tomorrow for Elizabethtown where she will take part in a Demorest contest and thence to the Nashville Centennial A.P. Pendleton of Rowland took the trip to the runion of the U.C. Veternas at Nashville. He has been thinking of going into the lumber business Mr. and Mrs W.H. Brannaman of Wildie and Mrs Tobe Lair, of Livingston were the guests of Mr and Mrs S.C. Franklin Tuesday last R.S. Martin, the man who has gained a big reputation on Brodhead tobacco is doing a big lot of advertising by tin signs also by neatley tagging each twist that is made in his factory Our thanks are due J.J. Mullins, A.E. Albright, R.H. Hamm, G.P. Ramsey, Fullen Francisco, J.H. Dunn, W.S. Cummins and others for courtesies extended while at Brodhead Saturday last The will of the late T.J. Coffey was set aside by the court and L.T. Stewart was appointed administrator J.J. Smith, W.G. Hiatt and J.B. Lair were appointed appraisers to set apart the widows share John Henzmann section foreman at Ford on K.C. was visiting relatives at Maretburg during pat two weeks. John is on of the best and trusted employees in the department of the L & N system Andrew Thompson, Bogue Brown and Wm Lawson, were over from Garrard attending the Brodhead picnic Andrew liked the swing so well he closed a trade for it and will take the road with it soon Judge Burnam republican member of court of Appeals from this district had a street fight at Richmond Friday or more properly possibly it might be called a "street whip". The trouble grew out of the fact that Burnam prevailed on some over zealous republican and boltocrat directors of the Madison Nation Bank, of which he was president up to his candidacy to subscribe $500 of the institutions funds to aid in his election. Settlement day came last week and ex Sheriff N.B. Deatherage, who is a leading democratic director objected to such use of the funds. This preciptated a quarrel and the result was that when the men met on the street aftwards, Mr Deatherage landed two vigorous blows with his fist on the appellate judg'es antomy before the judge could do anthing more than protest. Deathirage was an old Confederate soldier. Mrs R.A. Wlsh of Withers is visiting relatives here Joe Gatliff of this countyw as shot and killed at Big Hill Madison county Saturday afternoon by Green Chiles, of Jackson county. Chiles mounted his horse and fled pursued by Henry Ramey a half brother of Gatliff. After a two mile chase Chiles was overtken by Ramey who fired and killed the horse Chiles was riding. The horse fell and rolled over on Chiles who begged for his life. Ramey consented not to kill him. Chiles was taken to Richmond and lodged in jail. We failed to learn the particulars of the killing. Gatliff had the reputation of being an upright, honest man. MIDDLE FORK, KY M.D. Howard had a mule and horse stolen from his pasture last week James Morris is stll electioneering. Buf for a differnt purpose of that he has been for all spring John Lear returned from Goochland a few days since where he has been in the interest of Mrs Mary Lease's pension claim Rev Jospeh R. Tussey and wife Nancy tow ot the best old people in the world are here from Athens, Ky to spend the hot summer months BRODHEAD David Carter is quite sick Born to the wife of W.C. Cable a girl on the 28th Miss Brana Baker of Junction city is the guest of Miss Nannie Yeadon The infant of Ezra and Mary Shival was buried at the Maretburg buring ground Friday last Miss Gracie McCall of Mt. Vernon wa sthe guest of Molllie Carter Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Hamilton of Lancaster were the guests of Mrs J.Thos Cherry Saturday last. MARRIED: Arch Roberts and Miss....Lute of near Gumsulpher on Tuesday last Mr. and Mrs Raymond Hazledon and Fisher Hughes of Lancaster visited the Albright family here last week FRIDAY JULY 9, 1897 ORLANDO Mrs Abe Evans is very sick this week Miss Martha Gill has been very sick with measles but improving Logan Salyers and wife were visiting friends at Livingston Sunday last Tip Langford and family were visiting his mother near Cove, Sunday last Rev R.E. Bell preached at Caloway Sunday last. He will teach at that place this fall Henry Hundley's wife has been very sick for several days. Dr Lovell attending Andrew More, wife and brother, are visiting friends in Jackson county. J.B. Owens has control of his store during his absence Drs. E.J. Brown and M. Pennington performed a surgical operation on Mrs. S.B. McClure at Section house Sunday last. She stood the operation exceedingly well Horace Edwards will teach at Flat Rock school this year GOOCHLAND Mrs J.C. Phillips is on the sick list A.I. McGuire is visiting relatives at Livingston this week Grover mcGuire made a flying trip to Berea Friday The rose bud of Ino was among the Big Hill girls Sunday mrs G.C. Clark was the guest of her parents Mrs T.J. Ballard last week Miss Alza McGuire gave a social Saturday night Your correspondent was the guest of Miss Addie Phillips Saturday last J.F. Griffin of near Wildie spent Saturday and Sunday last with relatives here Mr and Mrs L.T. Stewart of Wildie were the guest of her parents Sat and Sun Miss Martin failed to be at the social Saturday night. Mose Anglin is supposed to be wearing a long face Green Chiles shot and killed Joseph Gatliff at Big Hill in the edge of Madison county. And Henry Raney killed Chiles horse while trying to arrest Chiles. Chiles was sent to Richmond. 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