Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1899, Rockcastle Co AUG 18, 1899 The Slumbering Feud Whitesburg, Ky., Aug 13, The feud between the Wrights and Holbrooks and the Bentleys and Reynoldses is slumbering but is expected to break forth again, now that the Wrights and Holborooks under arrest have been released under $1,000 peace bonds London, Ky Aug 12, It is reported here that Dave Chadwell has been shot from ambush near his home in Clay county. Chadwell is deputy sheriff and is said to belong to the Morris-Griffin faction CRAB ORCHARD The Misses Stephens of Livingston are visiting friends in our town Adam Richard who has been traveling in the West for his health has returned to his home near town Mrs Fish and daughters of Stanford are spending a few days in town Mrs J.M. Black, of Knoxville, is visiting ehr friends here It is reported that there are several cases of smallpox here at jno Turnbull's near the depot, Dr Bailey of Stanford says Mr Turnbull has a genuine case of small pox. It seems that one or two of his childern have had it and recovered before they thought of it being smallpox John MaGee is suffering from a sprained ankle LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mrs Hiram Fish is visiting here this week Prof Marsh of Berea is attending institute Miss Ellison of Williamsburg is visiting this place Miss Addie Hiatt is visiting Miss Sallie Carmical this week T.G. Pasco editor of the Berea Citizen was here yesterday Mrs Geo fish and children are visiting in town this week Sam and Wade Brown and lee Porter were here this week Wm Weber was here the first of the week from Chattanooga Hon G.G. Gilbert spoke to a large crowd at Stanford, Monday J.R. Lawless, of Lexington was visiting relatives here this week MARRIAGE: John Abrams and Mrs America King were married at Climax last week J.P. Lechleiter suffered with something like sunstroke a few days since Judge Williams was painfully injured by a horse falling with him Sunday last A new line of sleepers has been put on over the K.C. to Norton, and via Va S.W. roads S.C. Franklin has returend from a few days sojourn at Crab Orchard Springs, much improved Miss Emma Pennington has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs W.H. Brown, in Pulaski LOCAL AND OTHERWISE William Hicks of Bluefield VA. stopped over here one day on return with his wife from Colorado Misses Bessie Burdett, etna and Georgie hayes, pretty little misses of near Wildie, gave us a pleasant call Wednesday DEATH: Charley Jones was shot and killed by Sam Williams near Pittsburg, Saturday. Mr Jones was a half brother of Mrs W.H. Cox of this place "Harve" Dunn has more friends to the square acre than anyone in Brodhead Miss Dollie McClure has returned from a visit to friends at Paris and Lexington J.G. Frith one of Brodhead's best citizens was here again last week loading lumber R.E. Reynolds who is telegraphing in East Nashville was here for a day or two Miss Etna and Georgie hayes, of near Wildie, are visiting relatives and friends here this week Will Jones writes from Parkville, Mo and guesses there are 29 teachers taking the Signal We regret to say there is no perceptible improvement in the condition of our good friend Green Sutton J.L. Nicely, one of our county's rising young business men, now of Hazel Patch, was in to see us Thursday Faris Nelson who was arrested while passing through here, on account of an old fine has returend to Bell County Dr W. A. Brown a prominet physician of Parksville was with old friends here from Saturday to middle of the week Miss Iola Hansel on of the prettiest teachers in the county is attending Institute and is the guest of the Misses Gentry Will McClure has resigned the marshalship of Mt Vernon. Mr McClure has made as good marshal as we ever had. A successor is to be appointed John W. white one of the darkies who broke jail at Nicholasville last week, surrendered to Jailer Griffin Monday night and was taken back to the above place Tuesday Anderson Burdett of near Wildie, one of our best county teachers and a mighty C.M. Hanna will lecture at the courth house here tomorrow Saturday at 2pm Subject: Agriculture and Good Roads. There should be a large attendance. Mr Hanna is sent out by State Commissioner of Agriculture Misses Pearl and May Coffey, the two pretty daughters of Lee Coffey paid this office a visit Thursday J.H. Colyer the leading marchant of Crab Orchord now has his store connected by telephone to the outside world Tom Ferrill of Rowland on being asked if he was scared when the lightning bolt sturck and detroyed the depot there Sunday afternoon, he said: "Not much for I hae been struck by every thing except lightning and good luck". JUST A DREAM In the dreamland of the wild flight of fancy, in the agony of rheumatism, lingering between time and eternity, I stood on Main street, in Mt Vernon in 1950. The people of my generation had been swept away by old Father Time. Where once stood the then fine brick store house of the writer there now towered a mammoth glass and steel store building twenty stories high. Fred Baker, the proprietor, built and owned the one hundred departments with 500 clerks. U.G. Baker and Ed Cox were no more, but life size portraits of them adorned the walls of this great colossal concern. Employees were taught to tip thier hats each morning to the portraits and say: "You were the merchants of your day". We went to see Jim Maret who was still living. he neither eat nor drank. He lived by the aid of electricity alone, furnished from an electric machine of his own invention. He was making arrangements to connect the moon and the earth by telephone. The old court house had long ago given way to a temple of Justice which seemed to touch the sky and covered the whole court square. The old jail was no more, but in its stead stood the House of Reform, where the boys were taught not to attempt to climb another pneumatic car which traveled at the rate of five miles in 41 seconds. The old brick hotel had given away to a might building of iron, stone an steel, 500 feet high, a great sign, beautifully lighted and adorned with intense dazzling electricity, hanging in front of the building read: "The Twice a day Signal; one cent per copy--Lloyd Maret, Editor and Proprietor". Main street now extended from the old D.N. Williams place to the creek at the spot where Brodhead stood many years ago. The streets were beautifully paved. Many great business house and mansions stood in splendor on either side of Main street from one end to the other. Pneumatic cars were whirling through these parts every ten seconds. A factory out where Bob Livesay once lived, covered seven acres of ground and was 600 feet high. On top of the mountain east of town stood a magnificent structure 400 feet high owned and used by S.C. Franklin, who was still living, as a watch and clock factory. In the Northern part of town stood a grain elevator 1,000 feet high which bought all the corn brought to town. The successors to W.F. Champ had built a produce and commission house and bought ten thousand chickens a day and seven tons of butter. This house was seven stories high. The beautiful eighteen story granite drug building at 1329 to 1349 Main street, was owned by C.C. Davis Sons, wholesale and retail druggists, (C.C. Davis deaceased) Twenty beautiful churches, the steeple of which seemed to touch the skies, decoratd the city in twenty different parts thereof. An opera house exceeding grandeur and glitter King Solomon's temple stood where Kreuger's brick yard had been many years ago, and was used exclusively by Cake Walkers. Vast and sweeping changes had transformed the entire universe. The Peace Conferene at the Hague had just adjourned, "Uncle Sam" had annexed Canada, Mexico, South America, Spain and all former possessions. England, Germany, Russia and Italy had abolished monarchical forms of government and were right up to date in all lines. National disputes were settled by Congress of Nations; not a soldier stood upon the land, nor an armed vessel floated upon the seas. The Englis language was universally spoken, air ships had taken the place of the "iron horse" and electricity moved heaven and earth. The law to stamp your checks had been repealed. A one cent stamp would carry a letter to any part of the World and tight legs to pants were no more. The girls all had plenty of fine beaux. There were no widows and orphans: no bald headed men and the millennium was near at hand. Just at this point I was interrupted by my good friend, Dr Monroe Pennington who told me to wake up and take my Tongalene. U.G.R WILDIE J.E. Singleton, drummer, was here Monday Willie Hayes went to Indianapolis, Sturday Judge Martin was over from Jackson county Saturday and Sunday visiting his son in law L.T. Stewart DEATH: The nine months old child of Freeman Ketron died Sunday of flux Mrs W.H. Brannaman has so far improved as to be able to visit her sister Mrs Sam Purcell Sunday last Rev Lunceford filled his appointment at the Christian church A.C. Towerey, agent for the German Medicine Co of Cincinnati has moved to Pittsburg Ky W.H. Bower after leave of absence of three weeks is again manpulating the depot Gus Stewart says the worst thing about a sore hand is the amount of meal required to make poultices J.L. Brooks is building a residence in Wildie where he will move shortly W.G. Hiatt, Jones Hiatt and Allen Hiatt were in Wildie, Saturday BRODHEAD Mrs J.F. Watson and children are visiting realtives in the Quail neghborhood Miss Bettie Henderson who has been visiting her aunt Mrs J.G. Frith returned home Tuesday John Williams reports some trouble on the road where he is overseer; the hands refusing to work. It is thought to be because Willims is using the grader Mr Newman and family went to Lancaster Tuesday Mrs F. Francisco and Mrs J. Tate went to Stanford Monday shopping Mrs A.E. Albright returned Monday Alex Tyree and C.C. Howel are doing some building for J.C. Hayes near Crab Orchard Daniel Holman was in our town Wednesday looking after stock W.G. Adams wife is not improving Miss Deffie Collyer, Samantha Albirght, Mollie Roberts and Ella J. Hall, were baptized at the protracted meeting just closed T.S. Frith and wife have been very sick for some days From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 13 Aug 1998