Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897 - Rockcastle Co ------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 05:43:08, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com ( C L CRAWFORD) ------------------------------------------ Oct 29, 1897 (cont) We the undersigned certify that we did on the 26th day of October, 1897 examine the records of the Rockcastle Circuit Court Clerk's office for indictments against D.P. Bethurum the clerk having refused to give copy of record and while we could not finda ll the books we found the following incictments against D.P. Bethurum: Grand Larceny, Sept term 1873 Burning Clreks office, Sept term 1873 Carrying concealed weapons, Sept term 1873 Adultery, April term 1874 Selling liquor to minor, Sept Selling liquour to minor Sept term 1875 Stealing, Sept term 1876 House burning Sept term 1876 Fornication, sept term 1876 Carrying concealed weapons Sept term 1878 Selling liquor unlawfully, Jan term 1887 Selling liquor unlawfully, 25 indictments, Aug term 1887 Wm Poynter, James Maret, C.C. Wiliams, Jonas McKenzie signed and sworn before me this 27th Oct 1897. J.b. Fish, J. Mt. V.P.C. J.T. Stephens was out from Disputanta Monday H.B. Spartt and family have returned from Garrard county Cash Kinnard of Paint Lick is plastering Willis Adam's house The town election is getting almost as hot as the county races Mrs Rosalind Nesbitt's select school will reopen Nov 22nd at her residence Mrs Dr. Lovel and Miss Kate Moore are attending Nashville centennial Dan Holdman of Crab Orchard chipped a car of cattle from here to Cincinnati Tuesday A mad dog bit six of Willis B. Adams fine fox hounds last week. He had to kill them. "Fatty" Parsons has started a paper at Rowland called the "Scandalizer". Its hot stuff Squire Ashley Owens was up from Livingston Monday, Dr. Benton, Dannie Owens and others of Brodhead were here also Mr. and Mrs H.C. Gentry and son Clay and their neice Miss Rosa Gentry, have just returned from a visit to Mintonville, Casey county. They report a nice visit. Grant Burch was >>>> here from Garrard Tuesday and tried befor Commissioner White on charge of having broken into a bonded warehouse. He was sent to Covington A silver medal contest will be given at Court House Friday evening Nov 5 under the charge of Mrs Rosalind Nesbitt. Free admission. Misses Fannie and Florence Mullins, Berta Estes, Hattie Adams, Jael Colyer, Gracie McCall, Ottie Brown and Olia Gentry will be the contestants Casting vote for R.G. Williams: James A. Barnett, J.C. Mullins, James H. Cummings, T.L. Philbeck, C.H. Mullins Jr, Palestine Barnett, M.Mullins, T.R. Mullins Last week Tom Talors blacksmith shop was broke open and Tilman Gilpin's bicycle stolen. Tuesday Mr Gilpin saw Cicero Dishon a boy living in Knobs just south of Crab Orchard pass through Brodhead riding the wheel Mr. G. Moutned a horse and chased him several miles and caputrued him. dishon woh is a boy about 16 years old was brought here and lodged in jail ********************************** 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.