Mt. Vernon Signal, 1898, Rockcastle Co MAY 13, 1898 LIVINGSTON Lige herrin was at Mt Vernon Sunday Tom Stewart of Wildie was her Monday Mrs Mart Hicks is visiting her parents at Wildie this week Mrs J. S. Cooper spent Sunday at Mullins Station the guest of Mrs W.F. Tubbs Mrs B. King and Mrs Armstrong of Moreland have reutned after a visit to Mrs King's daughter Mrs E. Fishback Misses Lena and Ella Bentley haver returned from London. While there they were the guests of Miss Bessie Magee Ken Pike preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday night Dr J.H. Pettus was in Crab Orchard Sunday Messrs Foster, Rench, Murphy and Wilson was down from London on Sunday R.A. Sparks visited relatives in London last week William Lane and wife of near Paint Lick is visiting their nephew W.F. Garrett W.O. Burns was in Stanford the first of the week Miss Maggie Lewis of Danville is visiting Mrs Dr. Cooper A party composed of W. F. Sheridan, C.O. Bryson, Chas Brewer, Buck Johnson, Russ Dillion, Walter Saunders, Chas Burnes left Tuesday on a fishing trip up Rockcastle River Mrs W.T. Merimee arrived Monday and has taken rooms with Geo Pope. Mr Merimee will join her when the new depot is occupied which will by Monday' May 16th. Mrs W.B. Dillion has returned after a protracted visit to her mother's Mrs Broaddus in Lincoln county Mrs John Smith and Champ Mullins still remain very low. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION We, A.H. Bastin and Curtis Gover, of Crab Orchard, Ky; James Maret of Mt Vernon, Ky, E.A. Albirght of Brodhead, KY; and I.M. Bruce, of Stanford Ky do hereby associate ourselves together for the prupose of being created a body corporate under the name and style of THE CRAB ORCHARD, Stnaford and Mt Vernon telephone company, for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating a telephone line and its conncections between Stanford, Crab Orchard and Mt Vernon, Ky with the privilege of extending the same to Woodstock, Ottenheim, Preachersvill, and Dripping Springs and other points in Ky. Said corporation shall be capable in law of acquiring and holding rights of way for a telephone line, and buying, purchasing and holding all telephones and their appliances that may be necessary in operating and maintaining telephone lines between the several points herein named. (this is only one of several paragraphs of the incorporation) LOCAL AND OTHERWISE W.H. Brown was in from Level Green Mulcahy the Danville tailor was here this week James Crawford was in town Wednesday W.H. Mounch was up from Crab Orchard Monday Mrs W.J. Sparks is visiting home folks here Bruce Richardson was in from, Conway Tuesday Miss Katie Spradlin is visiting Miss Margie McClary Miss Carrie Lair was her shopping Thursday last Mrs Rosalind nesbitt was visiting Pittsburg last week Harry Blazer one of our business men called on us Monday MARRIAGE: Frank Blazer Conway was mrried to Miss Owens last week Mrs Maggie Thompson of Louisville is visiting relatives here Henry Mobley of Conway has not volunteered up to this time A.T. Fish, Wildie, W.D. McGuire, Goochland attended court "Tony" Brooks was on Monday's train returning to Hazel Patch S.H. Martin erecting another dwelling at Maretburg, He is an extensive builder Miss Lena McClure held the luck no 501 which drew the $50 range at U.G. Bakers. Ed Albirght has a force of men delivering telephone poles between here and Crab Orchard Reubin Mullins is traveling for A. Wright & Co. shoe dealers, Petersburg VA Miss Etna Hayes a pretty brunette of near Wildie visited relatives here Thursday Rev Frank Wells Baptist of Louisville has been holding services here during the week MARRIAGE: H.C. Moore of Madison countya nd Miss Lucy Bartlett of Conway were married last week. Walter Saunders, the Signal's good friend of Livingston, was with us during last week's court Mrs Mattie Yeager of Garrard has been visiting the family of her grandfather M.J. Miller, this place Mrs Georgia Coyle, Miss Mattie Williams, Mrs Dr. Lovell, Sim Davis and E.B. Cox went to Lousiville Monday A.H. Bastin was in Bee Lick Tuesday making arrangements for connecting that place by telephone to balance of the world Capt B.N. Roller informs us that the local division officers now located at Rowland, will move to Livingston on train No 23 Monday next In answer to a telegram from Capt Duncan, Carroll Portman, John D. Miller and Tyree Gentry went to volunteer. Rockcastle has sent six to fight Spain J.L. Arnold through his attorneys Williams & Williams has gained a $600 suit with damages against the Matson Lumber Co in court of appeals G.W. Jones of Conway, was here Tuesday and reports the arrival of a girl at J.S. ARnold's and a boy at W.R. Jones named Emmett Fitzhugh Lee; grandchildren of Mr Jones Miss Lizzie Herrin came up Tuesday from Stanford with Drs Carpenter and Brown. The doctors came with the expectation of assisting Dr Lovell in performing an operation upon Samuel Fields, but the matter was defered as the patient had a change for the better. Some thief made a big haul here Sunday night. H.C. Gentry wa robbed of one pair of harness, bridles and check liens. J.L. Joplin a saddle, Hugh Miller check lines. Andy Baker a saddle. James White some bridles. The party who did the work left town over Crab Orchard road. A few days since a gang of birds about the size of English sparrows with dark brown breasts white top knot greenish black wings and pretty plumage, visited the farm of N.M. Shumate. They were perfectly gentle, allowing the children to pick them up and play with them Garlie Davis was awarded the silver medal in Monday evening's contest On yesterday Morning about daylight, Deptuy US Marshal Griffin, Jailer Griffin and Deputy Sheriff Jim Woods caputred in the Townsend settlement on Roundstone creek, Jack and Frank Carpenter, Sissy Carpenter and John Bugger Boles. They were placed in jail. They are charged with moonshining COVE Mrs Mary Mullins, of Wtihers was the guest of W.P. Chestnut's family Sunday Sidney Brown has moved to Corbin W.P. Proctor who has paralysis is improving ORLANDO J.C. Childress was in town Tuesday and reports that his son W.J. Childers in Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville, is quite well again and getting along nicely J.H. Rams and Joel Anglin are connected with the Associated press and keep posted about the war DIED: Polly Townsend died at Sam Fisher's near here Sunday night rather suddenly. Some suspected that she was poinsoned, but it was not confirmed by investigation Geo Johnson has his dewlling completed making it the nicest home in this section of the county Wallace Laswell who has been in Jackson county logging, has moved back to his hom on Brush creek W.D. Laswell was at Mt Verno Monday on business J.F. McNew has a very sick child BRODHEAD Mrs Owens of Pine Hill is visiting her daughter Mrs Thomas Francisco Mrs Turpin is with her duaghters Mrs J.W. Tate and Mrs A.E. Albright Mrs Henry Brown was in town shopping this week Miss Lizzie Herin came up from the infirmary for a few days rest Dr Benton has been ill for a few days but is out agian Mrs Mattie Carter has been worse for a few days Dr Clark is putting a nice fence around his new building on the R.R. Messrs Conard Hiatt, Cress and others were here Wednesday with some stock Peter Shutts and father were in town Wednesday Miss Bettie Anderson of Paint Lick is still with her uncle J.G. Frith Dr Burdett head quarters for war news R.S. Martin and wife and Miss Sallie Purcell have returned from Louisville Mr Lucas retail dealer in Bower Gate Latch business, was here Tuesday for latches Messrs Harve Dunn and Ora Frith spent a few days in Danville last week C.C. Williams bought of Fritz Krueger 200 barrels lime foer fertilizer Judge R.G. Williams is in Frankfort arguing with Equalization Board for a reduction on Rockcastle's raise of 9 per cent Last Saturday on Crooked creek Jim Walker Mullins shot and killed his cousin Waler Mullins. It is claimed that the shooting was accidental, Mullins is here under guard Drs W B Penney and E J Brown of Stanford are making up a company to be in readiness for the second call for volunteers. See their muster roll at Signal office From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 25 Jun 1998