Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co --------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------- OCTOBER 23, 1898 (other papers in between Sept-Oct missing) NOTICE I will sell you a 5-bu barrel of Michigan salt for $1.25 7 bu barrel of Michigan salt for $1.60 Good cut shingles at $1.35 per thousand; sawed shingles $1.50 delivered on switch or loaded on cars. A.E. Albright, Brodhead, Ky A $30,000 stone quarry for sale inquire at Signal office Wanted..to trade Corbin property for a second hand saw mill outfit. Address, D.T. Chestnut, Corbin, Ky Geo Johnson the merchant prince at Orlando is in Louisville this week buying another car of goods. He wants all those who owe him to come in and settle A.H. Bastin the man of many enterprises was here Wednesday looking up telephone interests LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Miss Dollie McClure is visiting here Clever Cash Cummins was here Tuesday Mrs Geo McCoy is here from Mt Sterling Dr M. Pennington is in Louisville this week Mrs Jeff Pennington is very much improved Our barber, Sam Rawlings, is in Clay county this week W.M. Meadows was here from Pine Hill. Wednesday last Miss mary Colyer visited her uncle in the country last week C.C. Williams is attending Larurel Circuit court this week John Jones who has been very low with fever is some better Uncle Dicky Smith has sold his farm to Dvaid Hysinger for $300 Judge Colyer attended Squire Sigman's court at Wildie last week Solomon Riddle of the West End is giving his house a coat of paint Miss Bessie and Lena McClure and James Houk went to Louisville Tuesday last Lloyd Maret is the line repairer of the Telephone between this place and Brodhead Lee Chesnut who is teaching the Crooked Creek school called to see us Saturday last Marshal Mcclure says the town tax is now due and if not settled at once will have to levy Mrs Sam Ward of Livingston is here visiting Miss Mattie Newcomb this week Andy Baker's new house is about completed. J.P. Lichleiter, the smoothest plasterer in the State assisted by his son Elmer, is nearly through his work Mr and Mrs J.C. Magee, Mrs Sam Ward, Misses Luna Herring, Lena and Ella Bently, and R.A. Sparks and Henry Magee of Livingston, attended church here Sunday Harry Blazer of Wildie was here Monday Mace Miller has returned to Glen Mary, Tenn prof Scroggs preached at Livingston on Sunday last Dr. W.J. Childress of Orlando was here on Saturday last Gov McCreary speaks here next Monday county court day Geo Griffin took in Sells Bros. circus at Lexington last week Judge John Fish has moved to the Dick Welsh property near the depot Mesdames Geo Griffin and geo Gentry Sr visited at Pine Hill, Sunday last Andrew Gentry made a flying trip to Pleasure Ridge Park, near Louisville last week Misses Lou and Rosa Gentry, helen Singleton and Helen Sayers gave this office a call on Sturday last US Surgeon John M. Williams of Camp Hamilton, Lexington is here on a furlough visiting home folks Misses Georgie and Fannie McFerron, two of Rockcastle's most successful teachers were here Saturday last W.H. Brannaman near Wildie has a ewe 9 years old that has raised 19 lambs and is yet hale and hearty *************date differs from beginning******* OCT 21, 1898 (CONT) LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Thanks are due Charley Whitehead for a mess of sweet potato. It is twenty inches long and seventeen around Jack Lawrence while attempting to board the local here on Monday eve was thrown to the ground and considerably bruised Mrs Gus Warren and daughter Mrs Barnwell who have been the guests of Mrs A.C. Stapp, left Tuesday for Gilmer Texas Deputy Sheriff H.L. Tate was in Stanford last week Go to Bob cox's to buy your groceries and dry goods Dr. Grauman dentis, has moved to Miller House front room Dr Grauman dentist is back from Pine Hill and is at the Miller House Bob Cox now has a nice line of groceries and dry goods and are sold at bed rock prices You can rent office rooms and family rooms from S.W. Davis in the brick opposite Court House Mrs Sam Hooker has returend to her home in Russellville after a weeks visit to her sister, Mrs M.C. Williams James Tate was here from Brodhead, Wednesday and says the town of Brodhead will have electricl lights in a short time John D. Miller, Harris White, Geo Pennington, Dr Geo Lawrence and ...Bostic left last Monday night for Lexington to joint their regiment the 2nd Ky leonard Bethurum, Fred Hayes, George Teed and Jim Payne, Judge Bethurum, Judge Carter, and Jasper Brown and wife all went to Louisville last Monday Harry Blazer the popular lumberman was here Tuesday night to see a beautiful and bewitching young lady on Richmond avenue. You have admirable taste Harry, for she is the one among ten thousand and altogether lovely CLIMAX On Sunday of the Baptist Association here we in company with Revs Mr Henry Clark, of Waco Ky, E.B. Bartlett of Manse Ky and 40 or 50 others armed themselves with lanterns and matches and went to see the other endo of what is known as the old Andy Fletcher cave; so named because of this gentleman having made a saltpeter there in 1809 and 1812 for the war of 1812. When we reached the cave our party being clad in thier Sunday dress, hesitated, and some like Lot's wife, turned back. About twenty went into the cae with Willis Johnson as guide. When about 200 feet from the entrance the interior becomes very large and our anxious eyes were all a stare and not noticing Rev Barlett who had preceeded our guide was seated on apillar of salt; and when the cry was made as to where was Lots wife, Bro B. replied; "Here the old sister is" and upon looking saw him seated upon the sone which is white sand stone and bears the resemblance of a woman, her head and arms being knocked off by curiosity seekers. Her physique being perfect with thiese exceptions. At this point all of the party turned back but three. The next thing of interest was an elevated plateau of bout 6 feet high surrounded by a walk 6 feet wide. This table was about 50 feet long, and upon it was a beautiful pool of water about 10 feet in area. This pool is constructed like the pool of Siloam. Leaving this we next come to the main entrance and u0pon examination we found perfect ox tracks made there in 1812. Next we come to the torn down walls...toweres of Morro, bringing to my mind a slight representation of said castle after the bombardment. There were many other sights of interest but have not time to mention Tom J. Proctor is building a good sized coal house for the county officials. This should have been done long ago, as it will prevent the scattering of coal all over the yard and will prevent thieves from taking coal away at night. It takes a long time to find some things out, but we finally find them out after a while LIVINGSTON T.B. Lair was in Wildie last week Messrs Sheridan, Roller and Moore attended the circus at Lebanon on Friday last Mrs C.A. Moore is visiting in Louisville Tom Stewart was here from Wildie last week Mesdames VanNuys and Allen and W.R. Raines attended the Synod at Danville Mrs J.H. Browning was the guest of J.C. Magee last week Miss Ella Stanley has returned from a protracted visit to Lancaster T.J. Terry is in town looking after the result of the pay car Mesdames Pope and Myers have returned to Louisville after spending the summer at the Sambrook's hotel Mrs James Hilton of Rowland was with friends and relatives here last week Mrs T.D. Mullins was up the KC the first of the week Mrs Joseph coffey has returned from Stanford Geo Dunn was down from Pittsburg last Sunday the guest of W.F. Sheridan Misses Nellie and Mary Orndorf are visiting in Louisville Miss Laverna Strks has returned to Russelville after a visit to her brother W.H. Starks D.R. Murphy was down from London Sunday Dr cooper was in Crab Orchard Sunday Judge Ashley Owens is attending court in Louisville this week Eldridge Harris of White's Station was at the Dillion Hotel Monday Mr and Mrs John Goodin of Lexington were here Wednesday Henry Fish is visiting his niece, Mrs Garrett Miss Celia Price of Lexington is visiting friends and relatives here ********************************** 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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