Subject: KFY: Mt. Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897, Rockcastle Co -------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 19:36:29, -0500 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) -------------------------------------------- Oct 9, 1897 (cont) LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Fresh bakers bread twice a week at W.G. Adams R.D. Cook of Scaffold Cane, called on us Wednesday If you wish to know the latest styles ask Mrs Cleo Brown Deputy Collectors Austin and Helburn were here this week Reubin Mullins gave us a nice order for job work this week Born---to the wife of Jones Hiatt a girl, on Saturday last Schuyler Colfax Forbus of Cooksburg was here Monday and Tuesday last Sam'l Kinley left a stalk of pop corn at this office bearing eleven full ears Mrs Mary Hayes of Wildied, is the guest of Mrs S.C. Franklin this week Section Foreman Ed Wodall has been tendered the Lebanon section Miss Annie Thompson was awarded the gold medal in the contest here last week Deputy Collector Colyer with a posse destroyed two stills on Clear creek last week George Faris of Lancaster has been nominated by the Democrats for State Senator Supervisor Stark will be transferred from Livingston to the Short Line division R.L. Brown was nominated for magistrate by the Democrats in the Brown and Bordhead precincts Miss Martha Rector living at Jones Hiatt's who has been seriously ill for some time is improving W.a. Morrow spoke here thursday in the interest of his father's canvas for the nomination for Circuit Judge Misses Eliza and Delia Coffey two pretty little ladies of near Wildie were shopping and visiting friends here on Friday of last week Editor Walton is correct about double column editorials. Its straining on the eyes as a frog said when a cart wheel passed over his head Deputy Sheriff Reuben Mullins arrested Jeff Adams near Langford on a charge of horse stealing at Bloomington, Indiana. Adams will be taken there in a few days Mrs Will W. Grimes of near Lexington sister of our foreman, S.C. Franklin, arrived Wednesday evening. She will remain with him till the Holidays Jim Frank Prewitt and Bill Walker raised two orders, given by Geo Fish from $1.35 to $5.35. They were arrested and lodged in jail but afterwards compromised the business and were released. Sheriff W.G. Mullins has insttuted suit against J.J. Wood who was his deputy up to Jan 1st, 97, to recover $898.08 alleged to be balance due from Wood on back tax and other tax collections. Miss Bettie Pennington of Oakley, Ky who has been the guest of the Misses Pennington has returned home GONE TO SCHOOL--Mt. Vernon's rising young physician Dr Monroe Pennington left Tuesday night for Louisville Midical College to attend lectures. The doctor is fast building up a large prectice and has been very successful with his patients. He is not a good looking man but a head full of brains takes the place of tis deficiency in beauty. He is a hard student, an honest upright gentleman, and will always be found battling for that, that is right. There is a bright future for Monroe Pennington and when his name is written high up on the cliff of fame, no one will be more proud than I. NILKNARF Mrs King mother of Mrs A. Pennington after a short visit here returned to her home in Laurel on Saturday last The state board has sent a certificate to our fellow townsman, W.A.B. Davis, certifying to his qualification and fitness for Supertendent of Schools For sale or exchange a good farm of 140 acres, 8 room dwelling with out buildings. 500 bearing fruit trees. Near Hickory Grove church. JESSE ROBERTS J.J. cook showed us the Commission of his father . M.J. Cook, Commissary of Subsistance issued 21st day of February 1865 and signed by Abraham Lincoln and F.M. Stanton LIVINGSTON New store--W.S. Cummins has opened a family fancy grocery store in the Cook store house at the end of the new bridge. Miss Alzie Thompson requests us to say that a great many owe her for the city papers and that she needs the money and must have it to pay her bills. We say pay the little girl W.C. Johnson and Miss Susie Ballard, of Cooksburg, this county ran away and were married at Jellico, Tenn., on last Saturday, 2nd. Miss Ballard is a daughter of Capt. Tom Jim Ballard, of that place. Mr Johnson is said to be an excellent young man, honest and of a good family PUBLIC SALE..On October 29 a farm 200 cares. 120 acres under cultivation; well watered and timbered. House of four rooms, barn, granery & two tenant houses. Situated on Somerset road five miles from Mt. Vernon. Will also sell on same day three head of horses, 3 head of cattle and some sheep. Also household and kitchen furniture. Terms made known on day of sale. Wagon and farming implements will be sold. MRS ELIZABETH LAWRENCE ********************************** 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.