Mt. Vernon Signal, 1898, Rockcastle Co FEB 18, 1898 LIVINGSTON Wm Fields has bought Phil Carrier's lot for $310 W.O. Barnes one of our popular young men has been transferred to Covington where he will take charge of the wrecker T.J. Cress of your town was the guest of Prof Dickerson last week Miss Carrie Stucky has returned from a visit to Rowland Lee Tate was down on official business last week W.R. Ward of Lancaster was the guest of his brother Sam a few days since Henry McGee was down from London Sunday to see one of our prettiest young ladies We are glad to say that W.J. Sparks and family has arrived from Mt. Vernon and have taken rooms at the Mullins house, and are more than glad to welcome them to Livingston W.S. Cummins, Hon Sam Ward, Esquire Ashely Owens, W.R. and Russ Dillon, Henry Burton, H.W. Rice, Jake Sambrook, Dr. Cooper and others attended court at your place Monday The Literary socitey met last Friday nigh. The question should the town be incorporated was argued by Col A.N. Bently, John Howell and Joe Dickerson for the affirmative. W.W. Saunders, Jno Meadows for the negative. The judges L.A. Pettus, T.J. Cress and Robt Brown decided against incorporation BRODHEAD Mrs W.H. Colyer who was thought to be hopelessly ill is improving slowly. Miss Lizzie Herron; nurse from the Jospeh Price Infirmary; is still with Mrs W.H. Colyer Dr. Lewis of Wildie paid our town a visit a few days since D.G. Bowlin the walnut log man, is receiving walnut timber here ow James Hayes bought a nice bunch of hogs here last week at 2 3/4 to 3 cents per lb J.H. Albright was at Stanford Monday Owen Jarrett is in from Bardstown (rest can't be read) Willie Brannaman was in town last week The wife of Charley Deboard is thought to be insane and will probably be taken to the Asylum in a short time Alex Tyree has just completed a neat and convenient barn for J.T. Cherry Albert Albright left here for Virginia Miss Cass made quite a visit to relatives at Richmond Rev Hendrickson will fill his appointment at the Baptist church here Sunday Ourus Bower spent a day or two in Pulaski county last week Mrs W.O. Reynolds is improving WILDIE Miss Ellen Butner was in town Tuesday Mr Harry Blazer of the saw mill firm of H. Blazer & Co was in Wildie first of the week on business G. W. Jones of Conway was in our town last of the week Mr Arnold of Conway who had almost entirely lost his hearing has been restored to his hearing by a simple remedy COVE W.M. Hayse of Wildie was visiting Mr and Mrs James Riddle Sunday last Jones Fish and Alva maret of Wildie were visiting W.M. Fish here Sunday last Misses Sallie and Mary Bell Chesnut were the guests of Tip Langford on Monday PLATO Mr Dan Brown and Taylor his brother from Mo are visiting friends and relatives Jack Ping and Tyree Gentry made a flying trip from Mt. Vernon to this place Misses Cordie Ping and Cordie Broyles are attending the Brown Seminary LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Jack Adams bought 25 calves S.M. McClure was in from Orlando H.J. Mullins of Withers has an ear of corn 24 years old Sim Davis teaching a select at Hopewell DIED: Bob Prewitt died Monday of stomach troubles DIED: The wife of J.H. McKinney died of child birth Mrs J.R. Cass was up from Brodhead to visit realtives Mrs Susan Mullins was up from Livingston several days this week The family of W.J. Sparks moved to Livingston Tuesday last F.Beeman has opened a quarry at Tunnel No 1 just west of town DIED: Mrs Jane Hamm of the Glades neighborhood deid at an advanced age Prof Calhoun of Lexington Business College was here during first of week Walter Sanders on of Livingstons brightest young men was here Monday G.W. Payne was taken to Louisville a few days since as a U.S. prisoner Sherraid Coyle was thrown by a horse last Thursday and dangerously injured D.r E.J. Brown promises us an article on the subjec of "kissing" for next issue A delightful Valentine party was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs Wm Poynter John Jones left last Friday to accept a position as guard in the Kentucky Penitentiary Our friend Joe Waters of Stanford accidentaly shot a ball through his foot while climbing a fence Mr. R. M. Hosack and son Thomas of Bell Centre, Ohio are visiting friends and relatives here James Hayes of Wildie says he had four children to get married within eleven months. All four eloped mr A. Renner one of the old stand bys of the Signal, called on us Monday. He never lets his subscription expire Two stocks of general merchandise from the stores of D.B. Langford and A.J. Moore, Orlando were sold at auction here this week A. Pennington our excellent merchant after a hard fight under "McKinley" prosperty has made an assignment to D.C. Poynter assets and liabilities not yet ascertained. It is confidently expected that Mr Pennington will soon be on his feet again Miss Biddy Dolan who has been seriously ill for some time is slowly improving BIRTH: Tom Brown says twin boys arerived at his house last week. Eight lambs appeared in his field Miss Lou Gentry is suffering from a very painful wound in the foot caused by stepping on a nail Mrs and Miss Wiederhold, of Line Creek paid this office a call yesterday and subscribed for the Signal The residence of Rev Harvey Burnett near ford of Buck creek on Somerset road was burned Monday ignited on roof Judge S.C. Franklin has resigned the police judgeship. Col J.B. Fish was appointed and now has his commission Buck Varnon will prepare for next week SIGNAL a very interesting writeup of the Brown family reunion that occurred last week Mr. and Mrs Brack Graves were up form Livingston Monday to see C.L. King who seems to be some better at this time F.Krueger our clever German builder has returned from Pikeville where he closed a contract to build a stone church for the Presbterians Mrs Sarah Welsh and daughter Mrs Katie Linton of Louisville are visiting at PT Welsh's their old home. OUr people are pleased to again see them Wm Hundley while placing mail on hanger at Orlando last Saturday afternoon was fired upon from the bushes. Three shots were fired none of which took effect. It is not known who did the shooting U.G. Bker has a $50 range which will be given to the lucky holder.He gives a with each purchase of $1 worth of goods. When a total of $1,000 worth is reached the range goes SEE HERE - The best built house in Mt. Vernon with 5 rooms and kitchen and the best celler in the county; on 1/2 acre lot for sale or will trade for a small farm. Call on J.P. Leichliter One of the attorneys interested in suits relative to pikes and raiders was lately in Frankfort and in overhauling an old charter found this: Beginning at Frankfort thence to Harrodsburg and Danville though Hell's X Roads and on to the Crab Orchard". DIED: Dr. S.R. Scarbrough age 78 died near Pine Hill Tuesday morning. He was buried Wednesday by the masonic fraternity of whose order ha had been an honored member for nearly 58 years. He was twice married and was the father of eighteen children. Two of his sons are wholesale grocers in Knoxville. The doctor was a man of sterling integrity and a good citizen The Misses Pennington entertained a few young friends Wednesday eve Dr Pennington the dentist will be at the Miller hotel during Circuit court to practice his profession LOCAL AND OTHERWISE (CONT) G. A. Parker who has been under treatment for pneumonia at Stanford hospital has recovered and will soon resume his duties as breakman Falk Ross escaped from upper room of jail Wednesday night with ball and chain and hand cuffs on. He managed to pick the cuffs but the chain and balls stuck closer than a brother. He returned before day and surrendered. Death: Moses Payne while plowing Tuesday afternnon was killed by being dragged against a stump by his team which had become frightened and ran away. He got tangled up in the lines. Death resulted after twenty minutes after the catastrophe. he leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his untimely death. His brother David came up from Crab Orchard Tuesday night. CIRCUIT COURT Court convened promptly at 10 o'clock Monday morning, Judge Morrow and States attorney JN Sharp started the wheels of justice to revolving and have kept constantly at it since The following are grandjurmen: W A McKinney, FM Ponder, John P. Huston, Per Hiatt, JW Kirby, Harvey Chaney, MB McMullen, GA Morgan, Conlay Gennings, Wllen G. Burdett, James H. Crawford, JN Brown; Foreman. PETIT JURY Geo Levisay Jr, J.W. Chasteen, Jesse Childers Sr, M.E. Mullins, Marvel Coffey, JM Oliver, Elisha Owens, ML Denham, Thos Nichols, Jesse Bullock, JW Moore, WT French, Geo W. Doan, Per Adams, Geo W. Clark, Martin Falin, Green Chandler, JJ Berry, Jack Scott, Wm A Cocks, James French Sr, WP Chestnut, JF Cummins and Fred Hahn. LM Houk was appointed trustee of the Jury Fund Frank Lambert was fined $25 for siquor selling. Henry Kitts $25 concealed weapons. G.A. Bullock $10 breach of peace, and $25 for concealed weapons. Steve Adkins malicious cutting, one year in the pen. Pet Anglin $10 breach of piece. Clint Todd murder case continued until May term. A number minor cases continued. The John Jarrett case, for killing Buck Padgett was taken up Wednesday morning and given to jury that night. No verdict up to four oclock Thursday Up to yesterday afternoon thirteen men with "jags" were "pulled" eleven of them were jailed John roberts who lived in Illinois 23 years ago had a dream that a small boy and a woman drive up to his place in a buggy. The next day his wife died, fourteen years afterwards he moved to Kentucky and while standing on Jerry Friths platform in Brodhead a buggy was driven up by a small boy a women was in the buggy. Mr Roberts immediatly remembered his dream and remarked to a bystander "The end of my dream is near; that woman is to by my wife" The bystander said: "why that Miss Liza Ann Woodall" all right said Mr Roberts "I don't know her but that dream that I had fourteen years ago will come true" and within three weeks it was fulfilled. They were married. From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 10 Jun 1998