Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1899, Rockcastle Co ----------------------- From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) ----------------------- NOV 10, 1899 ORLANDDO J.H. Bales was in Mt Vernon Tuesday ngiht learning election returns DEATH: Fred Rader who shot himself died last Thursday night J.B. owens has sold his mill to J.S. Langford Owens will move to Riley Ky and go in merchandise business R.L. Porter and Dr Childers schools are progressing nicely Fidel Robinson of Knox Co has moved to this place Mrs Wallace Clark of Climax was visiting friends here Sunday James Hamm was in Mt Vernon Sunday Wallace Laswell is in the sick list this week W.D. Laswell has moved in his new house near his father LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Gus Stewart of Wildie was here Monday E.B. Miller was in Stanford Tuesday M.C. Williams was here to vote Tuesday C.C. Williams was in Livingston Monday night W.C. Mullins of Livingston was here on Monday last J.V. McKinzie has moved from Preachersville to Rowaland Elza Langford was here from Orlando on Tuesday last John Rickels returned from his position Tuesday to vote Mrs J.B. Fish has returned from a visit to Williamsburg Smith Ping, John D. Miller and R.L. Jones were in town Monday Miss Mary Cox went to Louisville Tuesday on to attend opera W.C. Alexander of lair Ky has been visiting Crab Orchard Jacob Samborook of Livingston was here on business Wednesday LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Jacob Sambrook of Livingston was here on business Wednesday Isaac Hamilton, Rowland lost 40 barrels of salt by fire a few nights since Marshal McClure has resigned and Abel Pennington has been appointed Sam Pennington will move to the stave mill on Skagg's creek in a few days Dr S. Davis was called Tuesday night to see W.R. Whitcaker who has fever The culver on Church steet and West Main opposite willis Griffin's should be repaired W.G. Nicely the merchant king in his county was in from Hansford on Monday T.J. Cress has moved his family to Climax Wednesday and will rent his residence here Miss Sallie Purcell of Brodhead was here Sunday to see her uncle L.M. Houk who is gradually ???? J.J. Nicely one of our best young business men came in from Hazel Patch Monday where he is in business C.W. Seitz formerly a citizen of this county now of Jeffersontown Ky was out on a trip to Livingston R.B. Mullins was out on the road several days last week Misses Lena had Bessie Mcclure were in Louisville shopping last week Jack Lawrence one of the best operators this side of Jordon was here this week to see his mother and ---- Hon J.K. McClary who is wise faithful to duty consieness in action came and cast another vote Tuesday The citizens of this town & community should give Hon John W. Yerkes a rousing reaption Tuesday evening C.C. McChord will have a majority of 2,000 in the Second Railroad districk for Commissioner. he is the Democratic nominee Squire R.L. Brown who made a splendid campaign chairman left Thursday night to enter the law dep't of Vanderbuilt University Hon J.L. Whitehead received several democratic votes in this his former home which were deserved compliments to his worth and wisdom Misses Mary and Jalia Colyer, Rhoda White, Grace Cox and Alza Logan Brown spent Monday evening with Misses Fannie Mullins and Maggie Hansel Reward $5 or $25 - I will pay a reward of $5 for each chicken thief convicted of stealing chickens from my premises; or $25 a piece for all that are shot while in the act A.G. Lovell Rev J.B. Bond colored, asks to state that a United Missionary Baptist church will be organized at the court house here on Third Sunday in this month T.T. Wallace tells us of a family of five generations residing with in two miles of Mt Vernon. There are five members of the family consisting of a great great grandmother, a great grand mother, a grandmother, a mother a daughter Mrs Solomon Riddle of this place raised a cabbage this summer form which she cut in August a large head; since that time six slips put out form the stalk, which have made six large heads each being sufficient to make a mess for one family DEATH: Miss Susie Poynter, daughter of Joe Poynter, Livingston died Tuesday and was buried at Maretburg Wednesday. This is the fourth member of Mr Poynter's family that have died in last 16 months, that has the sympathy of hundreds of our people who know his manly qualities go out to him and family The old gag of barbers charging 25 cents for long faces has been worked since Tuesday for all its worth parrties suffered on different days. John Brown a Democrat who is a worker form away back is responsible for much of the mix up. he on Wednesday went to Purdoms barber shop for a shave, his bill was 25 cents. Judge Colyer got the same accommodations for 10 cents. Long and short faces was the cause of the difference in charges. On Thursday the barber here received that he reported benefit of 35cts from Republican customers. Do you tumble? ********************************** 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.