Mt. Vernon Signal, 1898, Rockcastle Co FEB 11, 1898 LIVINGSTON W.A. Brooks was here last week and so was Ben Banks calling on merchants messrs Fields & Browning made an attempt to save some ice. They had to stop before the house was filled Mrs Clarence Stuckey of Louisville who has been visiting the family of J.R. Stuckey has returned to Rowland to visit relatives on the way home. Miss Carrie Stuckey accompanied her to Rowland where she is now visiting Mrs Ida Webb is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A.N. Bentley. We are glad to report that Sam Ward is improving Geo S. Brooks foreman of the extra gang now working at this place was in Rowland Saturday Mrs Susie Mullins was at Mt. Vernon Monday Fred S. Graves has returned to Birmingham, Ala after a visit to his parents Mr and Mrs Brack Graves Miss Fannie Redd has returned to her home in Crab Orchard after a visit to her aunt Mrs Dr. J.S. Cooper H.G. Johnson and bridge inspector Cox of the L& N were at the Dillion Mansion this week Mrs C.P. Mann has joined her husban here and they have taken rooms at the Griffin House. Mr Mann is our accommodating barber and one of the best in the state Miss Mayme Ballard was called home Monday on account of the serious illness of her sister Mrs Susie Johnson. Her brother Wade coming for her Wm Fields has sold out his grocery and butcher business to Mr Terry of Lincoln couty. The literary society met last Friday nigh. The question being resolved, that a mother has more influence over son than his sweetheart. This question was argued by Col A.N. Bently, Joe Dickerson and Jno Howell for the affirmative and Walter Sanders, Jno Pope and Jno Meadows for the negative. It was decided in favor of the affirmative by the Judges Messrs R.C. Brown, L.A. Pettus and Hardin Floyd. The recitations by Mrs Halderman and Robert Coffey added much to the programme BRODHEAD Mrs W.H. Collier is dangeroulsy sick at present John Crawford one of Brodhead's best young men was married to Miss Fannie Brannaman, one of Wildies most accomplish young ladies on February 9th J.H. Albright has gone to Kinston and richmond on legal business J.f. Watson in drugstore Dr E.J. Brown was here a day or two visiting Mrs Mary Collier who is hopelessly ill L.Hicks has about filled his whip stock contract Hamp Reynolds has bought a town lot and is erecting a hansome cottage Wm Flynn has a light attack of pneumonia Lester Hilton stands very high with the Misses says Brodhead has more pretty girls than any other town on the road DIED --A small child of Hiram Roberts is dead Sheriff Catron was here Wednesday did not creat much excitement as is usual before court Mr --- Thompson has rented a house from T.S. Frith and is one of our citizens now GOOCHLAND W.D. McGuire has gone to richmond this week looking out a location to move to in the future Ansel McGure and Miss Nora Anglin will start to Lee county the last of the month on a visit to relatives Miss Minnie Mullins and her little sister were the guests of Miss Nora Anglin Mrs G.T. Johnson of Orlando visited relatives here last week Moses Anglin was here from Disputtanta Sunday LEVEL GREEN (POSSUM HOLLER) Rev C.D. Burnett of Falt Lick was visiting his son in law W.H. Brown of this place Sunday Rev Warren spent a few hours with us Saturday J.W. Proctor who is a grandfather and only a short distance on the sinny side of 50 entered school here on the 7th. Frank Sutton is with us now. We have the prettiest teacher and the most beautiful school in the county There seems to be a great demand for milch cows now and they are bringing fair prices. Dr Price boufght on that does her own milking. This so incensed the Doctor that he actually cussed WILDIE Mr Owens business manager at this plce for J.C. Jones and Smith has taken charge of the work again after an absence of about six weeks to visit home folks in Southern Kentucky Deputy Sheriff Woods has been chasing the boys around right sharply. They are wanted for gambling &c. Some he couaght and some when went to put his hand on them weren't there. BORN--to the wife of William Phillips on the 2nd a girl Prof Phillips is thinking of going to North Carolina in the spring. We regret to give him up as he is one of our best teachers LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Dr Grnat dentist will be here during circuit court All at Poynters store and pay what you owe him A child of Raymond Dowell was born last wek with a tooth G.S. Griffin will sell a stock of goodgs at auction here tomorrow Mrs Hiram Fish and Miss Katie Spradlin were here Tuesday Rev Boswell filled his appointment at the Christian church Sunday Misses Galathia and Liza Coffey were here shopping of Monday last J.A. landrum went up to Pitts burg Saturday to attend a Masonic funeral circuit Court begins here Monday 14th with 308 cases on the docket Billy Poynter says if you owe you must settle or he would know the reason why Judge Mcclure we are glad to say is able to get around after a long seige of sickness M.C. Miller is in from Glen Mary Tenn where he has been telegraphing for some years Miss Lula Dwyer of hansford one of the prettiest school teachers in the county was here Monday last. J.R. Sewell editor of that excellenat paper, The Kentuckian, was here last Friday in the interest of his paper C.W. Kellogg of the Kentuckian, London, was here Tuesday and purchased the job press belonging to the Republican An ad in our last week's SIGNAL found G.W. Gentry's lost horses at Crab Orchard next day after the paper was issued John H. Fish is in from Fountain Head, visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs Hiram Fish. Mr. Fish is in the telegraph business WM Poynter asks you again to settle your account with him The Misses Gentry entertained very handsomely a party of their young friends at their home on West main last Wed eve Chas A. and Dr Redd come up from Crab Orchard Monday to stay several days with friends and view the senes of their boyhood days A letter from our old frined G. C. kennedy says he is geting along nicely in Colorado though it was 18 degrees below zero there last week Misses Zerrilda and Emma Pennington entertained a party of friends on last Thursday eve week. Cards and games were the chief amusements DIED: Samuel Pullins died near Paint Lick Saturday. He was the brother of Mrs Armilda McClure of this place and Alvah Pullins deceased. But one other of the family is living Mrs nancy Doty of Missouri DIED: John Pitman aged 80, died at Pittsburg Friday of last week and was buried on Saturday by the Masonic fraternity of which he had been an honored and bright member for 49 years W.A. Owens, a boy living near Pine Hill has caught in a steel trap set in a hole under an cliff during the past month, six rabbits, two rats five ground squirrels, one weasel two greay squirels and a cat. The period for capuring game with metal jaws was not overly propitious either T.T. Bryant wrote his name on an egg that was sold in a lot to one of our merchnts. he recieved a letter last week from a man in Dayton, Ohio asking a crorrespondence; being under the impression that B. was a gir, on account of the feminine appearance of the writing on the hen fruit NOTICE; All persons indebted to the estate of Dr. J.W. Lawrence deceased, are hereby notified ot come forward and settle the same. If not settled the accounts will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence Administratrix by G.B. Lawrence John Murray the crusher man of Bardstown Junction was here yesterday Deptuy collector Thomas Austin was here this week investigating the bonded warehouse robbery for which some parties were arrested Miss Ellen Butner one of our best and most popular school teachers came over Thursday to her sister Miss Carrie who has been quite sick Estray. Came to my place near mouth of Skaggs Creek Jan 29 a black horse. Has three white feet and a star in forehead. Eleven years old, about 151/2 hands high, Had a cloth halter on. Owner can recover by proving and paying necessary charges. W.S. Bussell F. Beeman, who opened the quarry in this place finds the stone was ruined by contractors years ago when taking off the top ledge by heaving blastin, cracking and shivering the lower ledge. Mr B. will probably open a quarry at tunnel no 1 or at some point near Livingston NOTICE: To whom it may concern; I will on the fourth Monday in March 1898 make application before the Rockcastle County Court to be discharged from further duties as assignee of the estate of Albright & co. R.S. Martin Assignee Sunday's Dispatch had a splendid picture and a good write up of Miss Susie Lasley, the talented and efficient Station agent at Rowland, though they are in error as to her being the first lady Station Master. There is Mrs Alice Newland at Crab Orchard who has sucessfully attended to that duty at Crab Orchard depot John Crawford and Miss Fannie Brannaman were married Wednesday at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs henry Brannaman, near Wildie. Judge R.G. Williams performed the ceremony. THE SIGNAL extends congratulations to this excellenty young couple. James Houk and Miss Anne Stewart were the attendants. The Brodhead band serenaded the happy couple at the residence of the grooms father. Rockcastle county was fromed in 1809, The total assessed equalized valuation for taxation for year 1897 was $864,199. Number of cattle 4,587, hogs 11,421, sheep3924, mules 759, geldings, mares, colts and common stock 2606, acres of land 168,846, average value per acre $3.18; watches and clocks value $4,895. No diamonds. Number of stores 52 valued at $44,875. Exemptions $268,409. Legal voters 2,188. Enrolled militia 1,204; children between 5 and 20 years 3,357. Bushels of corn raised 295,902; bushels of wheat 9,834. Oats 39,689. Tobacco 4,536 lbs. Population of county is something more than 10,000. The Bower Gate Latch Co., of Brodhead is meeting with much encouragement in their sales of county and state rights as wll as in sales of ther patent. They have a splendid and useful article that takes wherever shown. It is the invention of our clever farmer friends, the Bower Bros. They will have samples of the latch here during court. Harry Jones, Falk Ross and Jesse Singleton were broght in last Saturday charged with having broken into Tate's bonded warehouse some six weeks ago. The above parties alleged to hae been caught in the woods on the night before wile drawing liquor from a barrel which had been stolen from the above warehouse. Ross was used as a witness, as it was said he had given the snap away to an officer some days before the capture. Singleton was released on bond; and Jones ent to jail. Trial was set for Tuesday but the witnesses failed to appear, and cases continued and writs issued for the witnesses. Trial was set for Tuesday but the witnesses failed to appear, and cases continued and writs issued for the witnesses. Two weeks previous to this Jones was arrested under the charge of having stolen a heifer and was out on bond. There has been considerable ill feeling in the Tate and Jones locality for a long time over mule and cattle stealing and a large number of citizens came to attend the t rials. Later--Falk Ross was captured at Brodhead. On Wednesday and brouth here and lodged in jail. Andrew Hasty was brought in yesterday charged with being connected with the parties who broke into Tate's warehouse. From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 10 Jun 1998