Mt. Vernon Signal, 1898, Rockcastle Co June 10, 1898 BAKER HOWARD FUED VICTIM Manchester, Ky June 6, Another killing in the Baker-Howard feud occurred in this county. Tom Baker met Bev White on the road and shot him, killing him instantly. White belonged to the Howard side. Trouble between the factions broke out several weeks ago and within the past ten days two killings have occured. PINEVILLE, Ky June 5-The Baker-Howard feud is raging in clay county. Lilse Baker was killed Friday night. james Garrard fled to Middlesboro. Judge Brown will not be allowed to hold court on Monday. It is sad that Gov Bradley has been solicited for troops to protect the court but has none to send. Six men have been killed in the past ten days. (FRONT PAGE NEWS) LIVINGSTON Mat Ballard was down again from Goochland last week. Miss Ida Tyree returned Sunday to her home at Pittsburg after a visit to friends here Mr and Mrs J.D. Pettus of Crab Orchard were the gurests of thier son L.A. Pettus last week Mrs C.C. and Miss Mattie Williams of Mt Vernon were here last week attending the meeting and the guests of Mrs W.J. Sparks S.D. McKinney has rented a house on Main street of Judge C. Mullins and has moved his family here Mts W.T. Merrimee is visiting at St. Mary's Louisville Stanford and other places this week Rev J.M. Walton and wife of Hyden Ky are visiting Mrs Walton's parents Mr and MRs Joseph Sambrooks Mr Geo Nuckles has returned to her home at Bebanon Junction anfter a visit to MRs Geo Pope Misses Kittie and Louris McGuire returned with their brother Sidney to Paint Lick and are now his guests Mr and Mrs W.B. Dillion were in Stanford last week Mrs Tom McGuire was the gues of Col A.N. Bentley and family the first of the week D.K. Argenbright is in Jonesboro Tn at the bedside of her father who is very low Mrs J.J. Chaney has returned from Somerset Gate Caldwell and Geo Burton were down Sunday from Pittsburg the guest of J.J. Cozatt Miss Fannie Redd of Crab Orchard is visiting her aunt Mrs Dr Cooper Hon Sam Cash of Manchester was the guest of W.R. Dillion Sunday Miss DeBord of Pulaski county is the guest of her sister Mrs Dee Bryant W.O. Burnes was in Stanford Sunday Dr J.H. Pettus was in crab Orchard Sunday Mrs John Walton was in Brodhead Monday Mrs Henry Reynolds was in Richmond the first of the week Ernest Fishback was in Mt Vernon courthing Sunday R.C. Brown was in Richmond Sunday Geo Cook, T.B. Lair, Rome Adams and others were in Mt Vernon this week Tom Stewart and D.R. Murphy lumbermen were here the first of the week Sol Elmore was in Londaon the first of the week Louis Dillion, Jno Reynolds and John Howell, were in Mt Vernon Sunday to enlist in Sam Lewis company which he is making up to fight the Spaniards LOCAL AND OTHERWISE J.S. Reppert was in from Ravenwood A large meteor fell near Wildie last Tuesday Ernest Fishback wa shere Sunday from Livingston W.G. Adams was here Monday having picnic printing done Mt Sterling Paris and other points had an earthquake Monday H.Blazer, lumberman of Conway called to see us Tuesday last T.J. Pennington and wife came down from Livingston eysterday The Adams grove picnic will be the best ever held in Rockcastle Edwar Hall of Jamestown, N.Y. was here with A Gustafison Wednesday J.W. Bker waw a meteor fall in J.J. Williams field just north of town last Friday Mrs Blazer who lives near Conway saw an air ship pass over one night last week at 2 am J.J. Purcell is now the biggest man in Rockcastle. Twin boys arrived at his house Monday P.E. Shivell, of Brodhead called in Monday and renewed his subscription to the Signal. Good man The ladies Aid Society auctioned off a quilt during court. Judge Morrow was the sucessful bidder Booth Thompson and W. Hamilton were here from Lancaster Tuesday buying mules at from $55 to 85 per head John Gentry who left here with Hall's circus last year has returned after a trip thorugh the west as far as North Dakota E.S. Albirght has returned from Centre College for vacation. He will probably take the road for a Louisville house at an early date Wm Pettibone and wife J.P. Kearns, W.T. Warren, J.B. Keyer and other L&N people were registered at Miller House during court C.B. Thompson, bircklayer of this place served five years as a seaman on the US Cruiser Baltimore now in Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Judge Morrow leaves today for Albany, Clinton county where he will hold court Inspector Lester says that in all his experience in examinging doctors on the witness stnd Dr Lovell of this place was the best he ever met Mrs Rosalind Nesbitt has just published a piece of misic entilte "Just Sixteen" the song is pronounce by music lovers to be a real gem Rev Wm Williams preaches at Freedom on Fourth Saturday and Sunday at Pine Hill, Third Saturday ngiht and Sunday and at Flat Rock, Second Saturday and Sunday R.S. Martin Brodhead's tobacco man sold more tobacco during May than in any other month during the history of the factory. His tobacco not only holds it reputation but is gaining right along Charlie Davis is in receipt of a smaple of Chickamauga "hard tack" on which appears the following inscription: "John D. Miller Co. L 2nd KY Vols" John D says all the Mt Vernon boys are well and are drilling daily hoping for an early trip to Cuba A.C. Stapp of this place will on July ist take a position with Harding & Riehm a Louisville music house recently established as general salesman at a good salary. Mr Stapp is an experienced man in the sale of musical instruments and is a good business man J.H. Henry near Wildie was here on Tuesday last. He is 80 yet you would not think him 50, and he wants to marry. He is a Christian gentleman, highly educated; speaks several languages has a good farm. Won't some good woman write him Henley Bastin of Crab Orchard who has been attending State College Lexington is home for vacation. He will look after the construction of telephone lines in which his father is interested. Young Bastin is a close student and stands well up in his classes and we predit for him a bright future Our friend jugde Willis Griffin has completed his park for his Buff Cochins, the largest chicken of the Asiatic family whose Clarion crow shook the Western hemisphere over twenty years ago; and his improted German hares, the largest on the American continent, weighing 18 pounds. He says the Elks and Dromedaries have not arrived yet; being side tracked he thinks to give the boys in blue a chance to get to the front to do some fighting that is badly needed just now. He also says that our home boys that are now at the front fighting Spaniards, promised to send him the first one they captured; and he is looking for one on every train. The judge will soon have quite a Zoo. He is getting things in shape so that even a courtry magistrate after yuears of a lonely life in the hills or some remote cantonement would look forward to a taste of its unaccoustome gayeties as one of the bright spots in his life of exile Misses Emma and Minnie Riddle two pretty little Misses of Cove were shoppin town Thursday last The Aetna Insurance Company will insure no more property in the county. They claim that their experience has been unperofitable in the county. They cast no reflection on Mr Crss, but claim that he has been faithful and careful in the discharge of his duties owing to the failur of our friends promised copy reproting the exercises of the Collegiat Institute we failed to give it in lat issue. In the hurry and bustle in making preparations for starting on his Northern trip Prof Scroggs says he overlooked the matter. Joshua Boreing Jr, salutation;' Wm McClary oration; J.J. Ping valedictorian, All acquitted themselves with credit and were complimented on all sides by everyone. Miss Carrie Butner's essay on Tennyson was replete with excellent ideas and the subject was splendidly handles. The other students taking part in exercised did justice to ther subjects. the patrons are well pelased with the work carried out by the Principal and assistants. The efforts of J.J. Ping were especially well received, showing deep thought from a strong and well balanced mind and one which we predict will be heard from in the future. The fall session of the Institure will open Thursday Sept 1st From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 28 Jun 1998