Mt. Vernon Signal, 1897, Rockcastle Co FRIDAY JULY 9, 1897 ORLANDO Mrs Abe Evans is very sick this week Miss Martha Gill has been very sick with measles but improving Logan Salyers and wife were visiting friends at Livingston Sunday last Tip Langford and family were visiting his mother near Cove, Sunday last Rev R.E. Bell preached at Caloway Sunday last. He will teach at that place this fall Henry Hundley's wife has been very sick for several days. Dr Lovell attending Andrew More, wife and brother, are visiting friends in Jackson county. J.B. Owens has control of his store during his absence Drs. E.J. Brown and M. Pennington performed a surgical operation on Mrs. S.B. McClure at Section house Sunday last. She stood the operation exceedingly well Horace Edwards will teach at Flat Rock school this year GOOCHLAND Mrs J.C. Phillips is on the sick list A.I. McGuire is visiting relatives at Livingston this week Grover mcGuire made a flying trip to Berea Friday The rose bud of Ino was among the Big Hill girls Sunday mrs G.C. Clark was the guest of her parents Mrs T.J. Ballard last week Miss Alza McGuire gave a social Saturday night Your correspondent was the guest of Miss Addie Phillips Saturday last J.F. Griffin of near Wildie spent Saturday and Sunday last with relatives here Mr and Mrs L.T. Stewart of Wildie were the guest of her parents Sat and Sun Miss Martin failed to be at the social Saturday night. Mose Anglin is supposed to be wearing a long face Green Chiles shot and killed Joseph Gatliff at Big Hill in the edge of Madison county. And Henry Raney killed Chiles horse while trying to arrest Chiles. Chiles was sent to Richmond. Drinking row was the trouble PINE HILL Bor Ragin preached Sunday and Sunday night Mr J.M. Houston spent the fourth at home. We like to see Jim come about he always has a pleasing smile to every one he meets LOCAL & OTHERWISE Born to the wife of Ashley Owens Jr. a son on Friday last C.A. Redd Sr of Crab Orchard is visiting Dr. Copper Livingston S.W. Davis can neatly repair your shoes with an invisible patch Mrs Ashley Owens, Jr. living near the Gilpin quarry is seriously ill R.E. Thompson Livingston, keeps fresh meats and groceries at lowest rates Dressmaking by Mrs A. Pennington and daugher near Baptist Church Just think! S.W. Davis can fit your horse with a leather collar for 80 censts No. 1 cloth collar for 25 cents Cartwright & Co., general merchandise, Junction City, have assigned to John W. Rawlings, of Danville Tom Smith of Gilpin's quarry fell from a car at the quarry last week and cut a serious gash in his head. The doctor had to be called and it was several hours before he regained consciousness. Jim Thompson in from Garrard Dr Wll Childers left for Louisville Monday to enter on a course of medical lectures M.R. Jones, Conway who gave us the Wildie news for some months called on us Saturday Some of the friends of F.L. Warren are insisting on his running for the office of magistrate James Thompson working at Chas Lewis sawmill lost three of his fingers from the saw Mr.---- Grinstead, of Conway, and Miss Kittie Owens were married last Wednesday a week ago Mrs Sue Mullins who already owns a big slice of Livingston is going ahead putting up more buildings L.A. Pettus who lately started a drugstore at Livingston is nicely located and is doing a good business John Henzman our Deutscher friend now located at Ford this state is visiting his parents at maretburg A.N. Bently says Livingston will still advance and that her prospects grow brighter for the location of the division there Our friend W.F. Tubbs of Livingston who has been down fifteen days with a siege of sickness is now well enough to fuss with his nurses Our office was graced Saturday of the presence of the following young ladies; Misses Alice Lewis, Lena McClure and Mattie Lee Newcomb Rev F.L. Warren called on us Saturday and remembered the paper published for the people now on earth, to the amount of one years subscription Mrs Martha Franklin has moved her millinary and dressmaking to their residence on Taylor Avenue in west part of town, near the Baptist church where she will be glad to see all her friends Linvingston's new wagon bridge is being erected. Ashly Owens and Jacob Samborrok are the cheif promotoers. Uncle Ashley tells us that in the spring he will start a railroad to Jackson Asking for payment of taxes: W.M. Poynter, Jonas McKenzie, W.A. Cox, We learn from John Mullins taht the raid mentioned as hving been made by U.S. marshals actually took place on two moonshine stills in a cave on Crooked Creek last week, Though no winchester rifles were found. The cave is considered a wonderful one and was only recently discovered by the officers. James I. White one of our entrprising citizens called to see us Wednesday and renewed subscriptions for several of his near relatives. Noa Tyree and Miss Laura E. Riddle were married last Sunday. This is Mr. Tyree's third matrimonial venture. The SIGNAL'S best wishes are with them Mrs Ann Terrill an Estimable woman a native of this county and sister of our townsman J.L. Joplin, died in Paris Texas last week, all of our loder citizens knew Mrs Terrell and will be grieved to hear of her death NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION W.A.B. DAVIS C.L. KING SMIEON DAVIS Monday evening the editor dropped off at livingston called on W.C. Mullins and Co. the big merchants. R.E. Thompson the butcher, Pope and Graves, butchers, saw Bowman and Cocrell and explained how cheaply the SIGNAL was doing job work. Had a friendly quarrel with that excellent merchant Joseph Coffey who always gives us a dig but stands by our paper. Mrs Coffey invited us to hear the piano recital to be given by Miss Peters of St. Jospeh MO. who is visiting Livingston friends at the residence of Mr. Worman. Fine music and songs were rendered most of the Livingston beauties were there. Everyone enjoyed the occasion. Bill Dillion and all his boys nearly all of Livingston's young men were on hand. A recitation by Miss Ella May Saunders given in dramatic for was the hit of the evening. We wish we had space to mention all the pretty girls present. The entertainment wound up with an enjoyable dance in which part was taken by nearly all present. There were some other splendid part s of on the program but being a newspaper man I was not allowed to witness except under a promise to keep mum. Ask Bill Dillion, Mrs. Worman made every one feel at home and enjoy themselves. IN MEMORIAM After the dread disease of Doptheria had for nine days fed upon the little body of School Lee Adams, the light began to dawn, and we found that we must give him up, it was not until then that he himself realized in his childish way that he must die. Mother, he said I am going away off. He in his innocence did not know how those words would pierce his mothers heart, for this was the truth, she knew but too well. His last words were "Mother, Mother". He was too week to say more, but doubtless he saw the myriads of angels which had comet to accompany him on his way from earth to heaven and he was prone to tell his mother, then he closed his eyes and slept in the arms of Jesus. Weep not father and mother we know tis hard to give him up, but remember the grave is only the gateway to heaven. I.M.A. The story is telegraphed from Harrodsburg to the Louisville Post that deputy collectors J.C. Wilson of Louisville and Tom Austin of Garrard county had just made a raid into the great Salt Peter cave on Crooked Creek this county. From the description given of the cave it would appear to be one of the most wonderful holes in the ground to be found not excepting the mammoth. This correspondent claims that two stills of 100 gallon capacity each were found a mile under ground and several hundred feet below the surface and that two or three boxes of human bones were discovered. Half a dozen Winchester rifles were picked up at the two stills that were singing merrily the lullaby of intoxication as the steam and smoke lazily rolled up. No mention is made of the officers having seen a human being anwhere in the cave precincts. Now it strikes us that these correspondents have been sending in teir cock and bull stories about the mountains long enough and intelligent reaaders throughout the state ought to know by this time that all the salt peter contained in the great cvave above mentioned and there are thousands of tons of it ther, would scarecely suffice to save the reproters on account of their misstatements whom so often draw upon their imagination for news items expecially when it has reference to the mountains of Kentucky and its people. We are heartly tired of this abuse. Of course we have some bad men, but show us any county or community that is clear of them. Give the mountains a small rest brothers and look after your toll gate raiders and other lawbreakers in a land that has so long been lauded to the skies as the greatest on Gods earth and where every citizen is supposed to be a leader in church and Sunday School. Give us a rest. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Rev McDonal was here Tuesday T.J. Nichols was in from Cedarville Monday There is a new girl at W.B. Smith's Squire henry Brannaman was here Monday Clever Gus Stewart was here on Tuesday last M.F. Brinkley was in from Louisville Tuesday John Buchanan died at Crab Orchard last week J.C. Taylor is blacksmithing near Level Green Dan Holdam, of Crab Orchard, was here during the week Isaac Baker son of Joseph Baker was sent to Lexington Asylum Mrs Polly Martin and children of rowland are visiting relatives here W.C. Mullins the Livingston and Withers merchant was in town Friday last Prof Dickerson and Miss Georgie McFerron will teach teh Livingston school Mrs Judge John B. Fish has returned from a visit to parents at Williamsburg Jop McCall has fresh country ground cron meal, also groceries all at low prices Mrs Ed Woodall went to Hazel Patch, Saturday to attend the burial of Mr Geo. Carpenter This office turned out a good batch of job work this week for R.S. Martin the Brodhead tobacco man Let S.W. Davis make you a good saddle, bridle or set of harness and be hppy inknowing you have first class work Mrs Nancy Hooker accompanied by her sisters, Missed Lina and Clara Kennedy are visiting Mrs M.C. Williams A.R. Scott of Calera Ala, was here Monday looking up the lime business. It is likely he and our hustling contractor, Fritz Krueger will form a co-partnership and go into the business on a large scale Fr. J.W. Lawrence has added to his outfit a couple of dozen forceps for extracting teeth and is now ready to do tooth pulling painlessly or otherwise as desired by patients with troublesome teeth Some one stole a calf from Fred Krueger's stable one night last week WANTED-10,000 pounds of wool, free from burrs and trash. Jonas McKenzie Rolla Pike who was newsbutchering on L & N has gone to the Southern News Co. Lee Porter, of Benge, Ky is the guest of his borther in law Dr. Monroe Pennington Miss Mattie McFerron was up from the farm this week to visit her sisters, Misses Georgie and ???? Dr. E.J. Brown was up from Stanford, Saturday. He still looks after a large practice in this county The steam drill man with Martin Hogland, boss. Murray's crusher have taken up the study of medicine W.D. Wallen of Crab Orchard who has been a subscriber to SIGNAL since it started renews his allegiance Bruce Richardson of Conway, Martin Hoaglard and Wm McHarge of Pine Hill wer at Brodhead Saturday John Shaw Edminston the candy man of Crab Orchard was at Saturday's picnic making delicious sweetmeats The funeral of T.J. Coffe will be preached at the Christian church at Wildie on the fourth Sunday in this month Harry Brownlee a talented young gentleman of Lebanon was the guest of the Misses McFerron on Sunday last The statement in last weeks issue of the Republican that I had government license to sell whisky is fales. J.J. Cook Jonas McKenenzie is agent for the Champion mowing machines and Birdsell Wagons now on hands. Miss Ida May Adams leaves tomorrow for Elizabethtown where she will take part in a Demorest contest and thence to the Nashville Centennial A.P. Pendleton of Rowland took the trip to the runion of the U.C. Veternas at Nashville. He has been thinking of going into the lumber business Mr. and Mrs W.H. Brannaman of Wildie and Mrs Tobe Lair, of Livingston were the guests of Mr and Mrs S.C. Franklin Tuesday last R.S. Martin, the man who has gained a big reputation on Brodhead tobacco is doing a big lot of advertising by tin signs also by neatley tagging each twist that is made in his factory Our thanks are due J.J. Mullins, A.E. Albright, R.H. Hamm, G.P. Ramsey, Fullen Francisco, J.H. Dunn, W.S. Cummins and others for courtesies extended while at Brodhead Saturday last The will of the late T.J. Coffey was set aside by the court and L.T. Stewart was appointed administrator J.J. Smith, W.G. Hiatt and J.B. Lair were appointed appraisers to set apart the widows share John Henzmann section foreman at Ford on K.C. was visiting relatives at Maretburg during pat two weeks. John is on of the best and trusted employees in the department of the L & N system Andrew Thompson, Bogue Brown and Wm Lawson, were over from Garrard attending the Brodhead picnic Andrew liked the swing so well he closed a trade for it and will take the road with it soon Judge Burnam republican member of court of Appeals from this district had a street fight at Richmond Friday or more properly possibly it might be called a "street whip". The trouble grew out of the fact that Burnam prevailed on some over zealous republican and boltocrat directors of the Madison Nation Bank, of which he was president up to his candidacy to subscribe $500 of the institutions funds to aid in his election. Settlement day came last week and ex Sheriff N.B. Deatherage, who is a leading democratic director objected to such use of the funds. This preciptated a quarrel and the result was that when the men met on the street aftwards, Mr Deatherage landed two vigorous blows with his fist on the appellate judg'es antomy before the judge could do anthing more than protest. Deathirage was an old Confederate soldier. Mrs R.A. Wlsh of Withers is visiting relatives here Joe Gatliff of this countyw as shot and killed at Big Hill Madison county Saturday afternoon by Green Chiles, of Jackson county. Chiles mounted his horse and fled pursued by Henry Ramey a half brother of Gatliff. After a two mile chase Chiles was overtken by Ramey who fired and killed the horse Chiles was riding. The horse fell and rolled over on Chiles who begged for his life. Ramey consented not to kill him. Chiles was taken to Richmond and lodged in jail. We failed to learn the particulars of the killing. Gatliff had the reputation of being an upright, honest man. MIDDLE FORK, KY M.D. Howard had a mule and horse stolen from his pasture last week James Morris is stll electioneering. Buf for a differnt purpose of that he has been for all spring John Lear returned from Goochland a few days since where he has been in the interest of Mrs Mary Lease's pension claim Rev Jospeh R. Tussey and wife Nancy tow ot the best old people in the world are here from Athens, Ky to spend the hot summer months BRODHEAD David Carter is quite sick Born to the wife of W.C. Cable a girl on the 28th Miss Brana Baker of Junction city is the guest of Miss Nannie Yeadon The infant of Ezra and Mary Shival was buried at the Maretburg buring ground Friday last Miss Gracie McCall of Mt. Vernon wa sthe guest of Molllie Carter Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Hamilton of Lancaster were the guests of Mrs J.Thos Cherry Saturday last. MARRIED: Arch Roberts and Miss....Lute of near Gumsulpher on Tuesday last Mr. and Mrs Raymond Hazledon and Fisher Hughes of Lancaster visited the Albright family here last week From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 13 May 1998