Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1899, Rockcastle Co MAY 19, 1899 (CONT) LOCAL AND OTHERWISE D.R. Totten of Brodhead has taken the road for a Virgina tobacco house Mrs Fessenden lectured to a large crowd on temperance at the Christian church Wednesday night T.J. Champ who was here to assist his brother in startin up his business has returned to Garrard J.G. Frith of Brodhead went to Garrard county and brought home his sick boy who is much improved Samuel Denham one of our best young men, close and attentive to business has been non the sick list three days this week Dr P.A. Pennington dentis of Louisville will be at Miller Hotel during May term to practice his profession Railroad agent W.H. Bower and wife of Wildie after a weeks visit to relatives at Praksville returned home via this place Wednesday Hugh Miller has added new first class furnture, new carpets, papering etc to the Miller House and is prepared to give his guests a warm welcome Jo Newland one of the L& N's most valued agents and operatirs has returned to his post of night owl at New Haven after a six weeks stay at Crab Orchard depot during the absence of his mother who was the bedside of her son Fred who was down with fever in Cincinnati The Signal's two colored subscribers are John Mullins and expert miner of Grays, Knox county and John W. Taylor of Mt Vernon who is an all round mechanic, paper hanger, pump repairer, painter, caprenter, engineer, sawyer, fireman, furniture maker, cabinet workman, band saw repairer, well digger, plumber and ex chicken lifter. He doesn't like chickens any more; parties got to pressing him once and he ate two at one meal to keep them form being found. This gorge made him sick and he has not liked chicken since Tom Taylor of this town tells the following story of how he got his wife to dig up the garden shortly after they were married: He says he sallied forth one morning with spade and hoe and fter scratching around a while came in to wsh the dirt of a nickel and a dime; he had struck it rich he said. "Struck what" replied Mrs Taylor. "An old camp ground, don't you see the money?" replied Tom. Back to the garden he went whistling "Sweet Marie". Directly he came in showing a quarter, saying he could afford to take a nap, having gained enough fro one day anyhow. When he awoke his wife had the whole plot of ground turned over and had found only a brass breeches button. She did not know that Thm had salted the mine. CRAB ORCHARD Mrs Dr M. Pennington of Mt Vernon is visiting at J.C. McWhorter's The Misses Sallie and Ada McWhorter have returned from Level Green, Rockcastle County where they ahve been attending school for several months The Misses Davis of Garrard were in town Monday shopping Misses Maud Ross and Hattie McQuerry of Hammock, Garrard county and Mr J.R. Cook visited Miss Arthusia Cloyd last Saturday, also Mesdames. Cook and Estes visited Mrs Patten at the same time Dr Stapp has not yet closed his school for the summer but I presume he will very soon Mr Wright Kelley has been very sick but is recovering Sam Holman does not improve very much Dr Doores has been under the weather for a few days but is able to be around. The doctor is a very useful man and would be very much missed among the sick if unable to attend to business levi Elder has been spending several days in Nicholasville and reprots a good time especially among the fair. Says he called last night on one that is not only handsome but rich in this world's goods besides. Mr Geo Thompson of Pleasont Hill Mo., is making his annual visit to our town. Mr Thompson is 75 years of age, was born in Pulaski County, Ky married twice in Rockcastle and lived there 25 years is well known to many of the citizens of that county. His life has been of many changes. He went with a company to Pikes Peak in the 50's, traveled over the Western plains and met with many adventures, returned about the beginning of the rebellion, enlisted in the Union army; was taken prisoner at the time Capt Harb King was and was accused of being one of King's bushwackers; was put in jail at Somerset, then to Tennessee. He soemtimes nearly starved. Says he met J.K. McClary once in Barbourville and told him he was hungry. "John" went to try to get him soemthing to eat and brought him a hoecake, all he could find. He says it was the sweetest bread he ever ate. The rebels come very near hanging him when they hung King, but finally released him, so broken in health that he was discharged from service. He came home regained his health, married his second wife, and moved to Indiana; thence to Illinois, from ther to Kansas; back to Illinois again, and then into Missouri where he now makes home with a married daughter, but spends his winters in Kansas and his summers in Crab Orchard. I any old Rockcastle folks would like to see "hog eye" they can call at G.H. Patten's, Crab Orchard, where they will find him as jolly as ever and still barefooted on the top of his head. M.C. & D. N. Williams have just received a full line of optical goods including all grades of spectacles, frames and glasses. Call and examine the stock LIVINGSTON Mrs Sue Mullins was in Mt Vernon last week Miss Mary Bell McCarthy has returned to her home at Junction City Miss Mattie Bills entertined her friends last Friday evening by giving a party at her home Lieut Louis Dillion had a horse to fall with him a few days ago and inflicted painful but not serious wounds Tom Pettus has been on the sick list the past week "Bud" Cockrell was up the river last week looking after his log interest Will Morris of McKee, has bought a lot of W.R. Dillion and will erect a nice cottage on it soon ** Misses Mattie and Ida Farmer are visiting friends in McKee DEATH: Geo Cook was at Mershons X Roads last Sunday to attend the funer of his Uncle Frank Baugh postmaster Ward, Lige Herrin and Matt Ballard went over to see Capt Tom Jim Ballard, Sunday H.D. McGee has gone to house keeping in the T.D. Mullins property Mrs E.L. Elmore gave a paerty to her friends last Saturday evening and every one was heard to say "good time". Hon Sam Kash gave a lecture in school house last Saturday evening. subject: Education John Farmer Sr, of McKee here visiting his own "Cheap Johnny" John Meadows was ........Pine Hill Sunday BRODHEAD Ed Newland is improving slowly and it is hoped that he will soon be himself again Rev Hendrickson filled his appointment at the Baptist church Sunday Messrs Edgar Abright and Charley Davis were in town Monday Bradford Albright of Colorado is at the bedside of is sick mother who is not expected to live a great while The Brodhead roller Mill will be sold May 29th. BIRTH: Born to the wife of Roger Page a fine girl Mr Merrimee of Livingston was here Wednesday Granville Owens and wife went to Mt Vernon Wednesday Lee Houk of Mt Vernon is stopping here at present David Carter left here Tuesday night intending to go West J.W. Tate and wife visited H.L. Tate at Mt Vernon Tuesday Mrs Emmerson Rice of Livingston has been visiting relatives here From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 4 Aug 1998