Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co --------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- June 10, 1898 BAKER HOWARD FUED VICTIM Manchester, Ky June 6, Another killing in the Baker-Howard feud occurred in this county. Tom Baker met Bev White on the road and shot him, killing him instantly. White belonged to the Howard side. Trouble between the factions broke out several weeks ago and within the past ten days two killings have occured. PINEVILLE, Ky June 5-The Baker-Howard feud is raging in clay county. Lilse Baker was killed Friday night. james Garrard fled to Middlesboro. Judge Brown will not be allowed to hold court on Monday. It is sad that Gov Bradley has been solicited for troops to protect the court but has none to send. Six men have been killed in the past ten days. (FRONT PAGE NEWS) LIVINGSTON Mat Ballard was down again from Goochland last week. Miss Ida Tyree returned Sunday to her home at Pittsburg after a visit to friends here Mr and Mrs J.D. Pettus of Crab Orchard were the gurests of thier son L.A. Pettus last week Mrs C.C. and Miss Mattie Williams of Mt Vernon were here last week attending the meeting and the guests of Mrs W.J. Sparks S.D. McKinney has rented a house on Main street of Judge C. Mullins and has moved his family here Mts W.T. Merrimee is visiting at St. Mary's Louisville Stanford and other places this week Rev J.M. Walton and wife of Hyden Ky are visiting Mrs Walton's parents Mr and MRs Joseph Sambrooks Mr Geo Nuckles has returned to her home at Bebanon Junction anfter a visit to MRs Geo Pope Misses Kittie and Louris McGuire returned with their brother Sidney to Paint Lick and are now his guests Mr and Mrs W.B. Dillion were in Stanford last week Mrs Tom McGuire was the gues of Col A.N. Bentley and family the first of the week D.K. Argenbright is in Jonesboro Tn at the bedside of her father who is very low Mrs J.J. Chaney has returned from Somerset Gate Caldwell and Geo Burton were down Sunday from Pittsburg the guest of J.J. Cozatt Miss Fannie Redd of Crab Orchard is visiting her aunt Mrs Dr Cooper Hon Sam Cash of Manchester was the guest of W.R. Dillion Sunday Miss DeBord of Pulaski county is the guest of her sister Mrs Dee Bryant W.O. Burnes was in Stanford Sunday Dr J.H. Pettus was in crab Orchard Sunday Mrs John Walton was in Brodhead Monday Mrs Henry Reynolds was in Richmond the first of the week Ernest Fishback was in Mt Vernon courthing Sunday R.C. Brown was in Richmond Sunday Geo Cook, T.B. Lair, Rome Adams and others were in Mt Vernon this week Tom Stewart and D.R. Murphy lumbermen were here the first of the week Sol Elmore was in Londaon the first of the week Louis Dillion, Jno Reynolds and John Howell, were in Mt Vernon Sunday to enlist in Sam Lewis company which he is making up to fight the Spaniards LOCAL AND OTHERWISE J.S. Reppert was in from Ravenwood A large meteor fell near Wildie last Tuesday Ernest Fishback wa shere Sunday from Livingston W.G. Adams was here Monday having picnic printing done Mt Sterling Paris and other points had an earthquake Monday H.Blazer, lumberman of Conway called to see us Tuesday last T.J. Pennington and wife came down from Livingston eysterday The Adams grove picnic will be the best ever held in Rockcastle Edwar Hall of Jamestown, N.Y. was here with A Gustafison Wednesday J.W. Bker waw a meteor fall in J.J. Williams field just north of town last Friday Mrs Blazer who lives near Conway saw an air ship pass over one night last week at 2 am J.J. Purcell is now the biggest man in Rockcastle. Twin boys arrived at his house Monday P.E. Shivell, of Brodhead called in Monday and renewed his subscription to the Signal. Good man The ladies Aid Society auctioned off a quilt during court. Judge Morrow was the sucessful bidder Booth Thompson and W. Hamilton were here from Lancaster Tuesday buying mules at from $55 to 85 per head John Gentry who left here with Hall's circus last year has returned after a trip thorugh the west as far as North Dakota E.S. Albirght has returned from Centre College for vacation. He will probably take the road for a Louisville house at an early date Wm Pettibone and wife J.P. Kearns, W.T. Warren, J.B. Keyer and other L&N people were registered at Miller House during court C.B. Thompson, bircklayer of this place served five years as a seaman on the US Cruiser Baltimore now in Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Judge Morrow leaves today for Albany, Clinton county where he will hold court Inspector Lester says that in all his experience in examinging doctors on the witness stnd Dr Lovell of this place was the best he ever met Mrs Rosalind Nesbitt has just published a piece of misic entilte "Just Sixteen" the song is pronounce by music lovers to be a real gem Rev Wm Williams preaches at Freedom on Fourth Saturday and Sunday at Pine Hill, Third Saturday ngiht and Sunday and at Flat Rock, Second Saturday and Sunday R.S. Martin Brodhead's tobacco man sold more tobacco during May than in any other month during the history of the factory. His tobacco not only holds it reputation but is gaining right along Charlie Davis is in receipt of a smaple of Chickamauga "hard tack" on which appears the following inscription: "John D. Miller Co. L 2nd KY Vols" John D says all the Mt Vernon boys are well and are drilling daily hoping for an early trip to Cuba A.C. Stapp of this place will on July ist take a position with Harding & Riehm a Louisville music house recently established as general salesman at a good salary. Mr Stapp is an experienced man in the sale of musical instruments and is a good business man J.H. Henry near Wildie was here on Tuesday last. He is 80 yet you would not think him 50, and he wants to marry. He is a Christian gentleman, highly educated; speaks several languages has a good farm. Won't some good woman write him Henley Bastin of Crab Orchard who has been attending State College Lexington is home for vacation. He will look after the construction of telephone lines in which his father is interested. Young Bastin is a close student and stands well up in his classes and we predit for him a bright future Our friend jugde Willis Griffin has completed his park for his Buff Cochins, the largest chicken of the Asiatic family whose Clarion crow shook the Western hemisphere over twenty years ago; and his improted German hares, the largest on the American continent, weighing 18 pounds. He says the Elks and Dromedaries have not arrived yet; being side tracked he thinks to give the boys in blue a chance to get to the front to do some fighting that is badly needed just now. He also says that our home boys that are now at the front fighting Spaniards, promised to send him the first one they captured; and he is looking for one on every train. The judge will soon have quite a Zoo. He is getting things in shape so that even a courtry magistrate after yuears of a lonely life in the hills or some remote cantonement would look forward to a taste of its unaccoustome gayeties as one of the bright spots in his life of exile Misses Emma and Minnie Riddle two pretty little Misses of Cove were shoppin town Thursday last The Aetna Insurance Company will insure no more property in the county. They claim that their experience has been unperofitable in the county. They cast no reflection on Mr Crss, but claim that he has been faithful and careful in the discharge of his duties owing to the failur of our friends promised copy reproting the exercises of the Collegiat Institute we failed to give it in lat issue. In the hurry and bustle in making preparations for starting on his Northern trip Prof Scroggs says he overlooked the matter. Joshua Boreing Jr, salutation;' Wm McClary oration; J.J. Ping valedictorian, All acquitted themselves with credit and were complimented on all sides by everyone. Miss Carrie Butner's essay on Tennyson was replete with excellent ideas and the subject was splendidly handles. The other students taking part in exercised did justice to ther subjects. the patrons are well pelased with the work carried out by the Principal and assistants. The efforts of J.J. Ping were especially well received, showing deep thought from a strong and well balanced mind and one which we predict will be heard from in the future. The fall session of the Institure will open Thursday Sept 1st LOCAL AND OTHERWISE The case of commonwealth of Ky against Pate and Elza Langford was called last Friday. J.N. Sharp, C.C. Williams, C.W. Lester and P.D. Colyer represented the prosecution and W.A. Morrow and Bethurum & Bethurum for the defendants. The task of getting a jury was begun and after nearly a day spent it was discovered that a jury could not be secured in this county. The sheriff was instructed to summons fifty men from Pulaski county to report here on Monday morning. On that date the follwong naemd jurors were selected from the fifty Pulaski citizens who were on hands; Andrew McKinney, J.D. Randall, J.K. Fulcher, Daniel Green, W.F. Deatherage, S.S. Lovell, G.S. Woodall, J.W. Hansford, Wm McBee, W.E. McDowell, W.T. Perkins and N.W. Ashhurst. The taking of testimony was begun Monday afternoon and finished up Wednesday mornign. About sixty witnesses ere examined. Thirty two for the Commonwealth. The case was ably handled by both sides. Arguments were begun Wednesday afternoon and finished that night. Four speeches were made. The case was given to the jury at 8 o'clock yesterday morning which were unalbe to agree. Six were for acquittal and six for conviction from two to five years or two years if the other six would agree. The court placed bond at $500 each which defendants gave and were released. The court house was crowded nearly every day during the trial; many ladies being present IN MEMORY OF Mattie Purcell who died April 16th, 1898 Farewell dear darling Mattie Your life on earth was short and sweet My heart grows sad my eyes dim, to think on earth no more we meet I witnessed not the Angel Waft your soul on the wings of love As they gently bore you on To the sweet realms of life above Your life has been like sunshine To father mother, brother, dear But no more your smiles greet them And your seet voice no more they hear Gone, gone no more to see you No more to hear thy gentle voice No more thy sweet smiles to see Gone with the angel to rejoice EMMA RICKELS, LEXINGTON, KY ORLANDO K. Hundley is visiting here Mrs A.A. Ball is very sick A.J. Moore will in a few days leave for a trip east Logan Salyers has moved into A.J. Morre's property Mrs Abe Evans is visiting in Clay county this week WABD Mrs J.A. Moore is slowly improving G.M. Logston of Tenn is visiting the family of Mrs N.J. Searcy WILDIE Miss Stewart was in Wildie Saturday Willie Jones age 12 years loaded a old iron pipe with powder on Saturday eve last and fired it off bursting the pipe and hurting him very badly but not seriously Robt Moye was in Wildie Monday last L.T. Stewart was in Livingston last week Frank Gover is here this week grading lumber bought of J.C. Jones & Smith Armp Gadd of this place has pnenmonia J.R. Rucker is now agent at this place. Mr Kelton our agent is talking of going on the rad north of Paris Squire Brannaman says he is still for the Union and wants to fight the Spaniards but too old Mrs J.C. Mahan, of Williamsburg is visiting her sister Mrs J.B. Fish this place Mrs Lou Boulware of Kingston is visiting realtives here Only one week longer in Mt Vernon. Send in your work. J.Barrett, watchmaker Hugh Miller is now agent for the Standard sewing machine one of the best on the market Wanted: Good man with or without experience to handle a new line of Pianos and Organs for a Lousiville house. Apply to A.C. Stapp ********************************** 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.