Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co SEPT 16, 1898 CRAB ORCHARD The people of Crab Orchard are pleased to know that Bro Maxey has been employed to preach two Sundays each month instead of one, as heretofore Protracted meeting was begun at the Holmes school house Sunday evening by Messrs Livingston and Daughtery. Good crowds are in attendance and much good hoped for The box supper given by the young ladies of the Baptist church, proved a success. They realized $11.05. Miss Ada McWhorter's box brought the greatest amount, Mr K. Stewart being determined to have it, though he was led a merry race by M.F. McClure Mrs M.E. Slaughter has been sick and not been able to be at her place of business for several days Mr A.C. Stapp of Mt Vernon is here with the family of Dr Stapp Mrs A. H. Bastin is sojourning at Russell Springs for several weeks in the hope of gaining some of the strength lost by sickness the past summer Albert Newland left for Lexington yesterday to rejoin his regiment, he having been at home on furlough for two months on account of ill health Mrs D.B. Edmiston and daughter Lille, left Monday for Indiana, the former hoping to gain much benefit from the water W.A. Carson has sold his tock of goods to Robt Edmiston and Mr E. is now invoicing and will continue selling at the same stand J.E. Carson and family will leave in a few days for Wabash, Ind where they will make their future hom Miss Mary Beazley has accepted the position as governess at the Crab Orchard Springs WILDIE J. Fish has a nice sign on his store and one on his hotel Miss Lucy Griffin and mother visited at Edgar Hayes last week Dr Lucas of Livingston was here Friday and Saturday Dr Suttles of Berea has located here L.T. Stewart was in Pine Hill loading lumber last week C.S. Carter of the Carter Mann Lumber Co of Mansfield, Ohio is at L.T. Stewart's this week Frank Gover with Graham Lumber Co Cincinnati was here last week grading lumber J. Fish and W.H. Jones were in Cincinnati lat week Mrs W.H. Brannaman went to Livingston last week to see T.B. Lair who has been very sick Carter Moore and brother Frank of Welchburg were visiting Will and Tom Brannaman last Saturday and Sunday Miss Ellen Butner dismissed her school at Conway, Monday on account of diptheria in the neighborhood Arthur Long and Dan Scott two of the boys in blue belonging to the 2nd Ky are at home on furlough Mrs A.T. Fish who has been very sick is reported better. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Dave Robinson has a new boy at his house A.R. Scott is making his kiln ???? feet higher mrs R.S. martin of Brodhead has been quite ill G.W. Fagan of Pine Hill was here Wednesday E.T. Fish of the 3rd Regiment is here on a furlough Mrs F. Thompson and chidren are up from Garrard Jas H. Coffey was in town on crutches a few days since DEATH: mrs Shepherd's baby has followed its mother to the grave Logan Thompson Jr and sister of Garrard have returned home Bennett Joplin has been appointed assessor for the town by the Board W.G. Adams offers his picnic Grove free for use of Barbecues this fall Ice cream at S.W. Davis's brich hotel basement opposite Court House A. Gustafison the clever Swede was up from Line Creek Mill and visited Louisville last week Dr A.A. Grauman dentis has office in Brick Hotel opposite the Courth House over the Signal office Geo Pennington of the 2nd Ky is till right sick with fever. Dr Pennington is waiting on him Rev L.M. Scroggs attended Presbytery at Harrodsburg. Mr Lee Porter of Clay county an efficient teacher was left in charge of the Institute Mrs Laura Proctor returned from Stanford Sunday where she has been for six weeks with Mrs Polly Martin who has been seriously ill but is recovering L.M. Houk has moved to town DEATH: A child of Hugh Hunnicut died yesterday D.E. Hansell will move to Lawrencburg Judge McClure is back from a visit to Camp Corbin T.D. Chandler was in Wednesday from Level Green Mrs Traub of Ottenheiim is visiting Mrs Fritz Krueger at this place Dr A.A. Grauman dentis has office now in Brick Hotel over Signal office Fritz Krueger is in Harlan building a cistern for the school at that place W.B. Whitehead went to Junction City, Tuesday to see the 4th Regiment go by Mrs Chas Faulkner and Miss Radie Scott are visiting the family of A.R. Scott this place Charley Thompson the brick and stone mason has dug a number of wells in the last few weeks G.W. McClure says he can remember very well when men wore knee pants and spade tail coats Neal Parrett, N.H. Tyree and Mr Mills are putting up Andrew Baker's building on the burnt district Mrs Dr Steve Brown of Commerce, Texas after two weeks with relatives in this county has gone to Parksville J.J. Jones of Villa Grove Ill, is visiting his parents near Conway. He came out to buy cattle but found them higher here than there Sam Denham the popular drug clerk for M.C> & D.N. Williams is spending this week with his parents and taking in the Fair at London John Parker of the 4th Regiment was badly hurt by a box of bacon falling upon him while unloading from a wagon a few days since Miss May Ferguson left Tuesday for Louisville where she holds a position in the Institute for the Blind. She was accompanied by little Callie May, daughter of R.E. Thompson Rev Carmical's theme Sunday night at the Baptist church was: The Kingdom, which he handled in his clever style. He made plain Daniel's interpretation of Nebuscahadnezzer's dream and why God caused the dream Misses Lous and Rosa Gentry are attending London Fair this week H.B. Spratt has been doing some artistic inside work, with his paint brush on S.C. Franklin's cottage DEATH: Mrs Cris Woods of Wildie, and daughter of Mrs Jim Jones of this place died last Monday of cancer of the stomach. She was universally loved and respected by every one. The family have the sympathy of all. On a trip to Lancaster Saturday we met a number of old friends among them T.S. Miller, J.M. higginbotham, Sweeney Morgan, Robt Kinnaird, S.C. Denny and Editor Louis Landrum of the Record who runs the best newspaper Garrard ever had CUBAN EXPEDITION 1850.....Five of the survivors of the Lopez Cuban expedition of 1850 were in the G.A. R. parade at Cincinnati. They were Dr S.S. Scott of Erlanger Ky, Fred Ginter Hillsboro Ind, G.W. Fagan Pine Hill Ky, Irwin Mote and W.G. Gray. Mr Fagan joined this expedition at New Orleans and sailed for Cuba. They captured Cardenas, burned the Governor's palace and killed 150 men. Spanish reenforcements compelled them to retreat to their vessels in which they made their excape from the island. The following year Lopez led another expedition which came to grief. They all lost their lives including the gallant Kentuckian, Col Crittenden. The carriage in which the survivors in the Cincinnati parade a few days ago, carried a large banner on which was inscribe: "What Lopez set in motion in 1850 was realized in 1898". Mr Fagan had not met Dr Scott for 48 years and at their meeting readily recognized the doctor MARRIAGE: PROCTOR-RECTOR...A pretty home wedding was solemnized at the residence of W.G. Hiatt on Wednesday last between Mr Lee Proctor and Miss Martha Rector. rev J.M. Riddle of the Christian church performed the ceremony in a beautiful and impressive manner. The attendants were C.C. Davis and Miss Kate Spradlin, with Misses Eva Fish and Laura Baker as flower girls. The parlor was tastfully decorated with yellow and green and with the subdued light of many lamps, presented a scene long to be remembered by thos present. Miss Rector is the adopted daughter of W.G. Hiatt and is loved and admired by all who know her. She is possessed of beauty culture and a lovable disposition, which graces always draw the hearts of the people. Mr Proctor is a young man of sterling worth, and has many notable traits and well deserves the hand of the fair bride ha has won. A GUEST LIVINGSTON Mrs Lou Maddox of Mullins Station was the guest of the family of A.N. Bentley this week. Mrs Buck Johnson has joined her husband at lebanon Junction where they will make their home. We are sorry to lose such an excellent family Mrs Ida Webb of Louisville, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A.N. Bentley Miss Lena Bently is visiting friends in Louisville and Glasgow Jas F. Cummins of Stanford was up the first of the week to look after his drugstore interest here Harry Magee was down Sunday from London courting Col and Mrs Bentley and Mrs Webb spent Sunday at Mullin's Station with Mrs Lous maddus All of the G.A.R. have returned from Cincinnati all OK but dead borke Sam Ward was in Mt Vernon Saturday Jean Orndorf returned to London to school after a weeks illness Mrs R.C. Wade has opened a subscription school in the Hall over Cummin's store Capt Boston Dillion, of Lancaster is the guest of his son, W.R. Dillion Jos Coffey was in Mt Vernon Monday Mrs W.R. Dillion left Tuesday for Lexington to bid farewell to the boys of the 4th Ky Mrs Joseph Coffey and Joe Lin, Mr and Mrs Sam Ward left Wednesday to attend the London Fair. A good crowd from here will attend It was our privilege again Tuesday to see some more soldiers pass thorugh this place. This time it was the 2nd Ky on their way to Lexington to be mustered out and several familiar faces were to be seen. Harris White and Carroll Porman well known in Mt Vernon, were among them. All were glad that they were so near home again. While here the band played "Old Kentucky Home", and all the boys received iwt with shouts and cheers. They will be sent home on 30 day furloughs to rest up. All say they have enough war BRODHEAD J.R. Cass is working nights here now Harve Dunn says he made a good selection of goods while in the city Miss Berta Hilton is high clerk in the Woodyard & Hilton store here A.J. Pike preached at Oak Hill Saturday and Sunday Thomas Francisco has been at Hazle Patch for some time Dr Peters of Jackson county was in town Wednesday Mrs E. E. Protheroe and mother in law are in London taking in the fair. Granville Owens has a very severe attack of malaria Miss Lida Hilton is on the sick list at present Hugh Martin fell from a tree and sprained his arm very badly Larkin Hicks and wife are visiting relatives at Moreland and other points J.W. Tate and wife visited Mr and Mrs Dud Holmes of Lincoln last Sunday Mrs Tilman Gilpin has returned from a visit to her husban on the Illinois Central W.G. Tharp has returned from Riley's where he met his sister whom he had not seen for years M.G. Aldridge contemplates moving back to Garrard in a short time W.K. Thomas is in from Ellis, Kansas, visiting old friends and relatives. He is accompanied by his bright little daughter Nellie Marie From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 19 Jul 1998