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From: "clcrawford" <>
Subject: Mt Vernon Newspapers Dec 14, 1900
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 11:48:03 -0500


ORLANDO
Rev Wm Williams was in Mt Vernon Monday on business

Ben Childress and George Childress of this place have entered school at Mt Vernon

Albert Allen was here Sat on business

J.S. Reppert was through our town Sat

Wallace Laswell of this place was in Mt Vernon during the week

The Rockcastle stone company has resumed work with Moses McNew as manager

Lee Porter was in Mt Vernon Sun

Died, Mrs James Anderson of near this place after a few days illness

W.D. Laswell will enter Medical College at Louisville about Jan 1st

PERSONAL
James Maret was in Lancaster Wed

J.J. Towery closed his school at Roundstone Friday last

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks of Paris is visiting Mrs W.M. Poynter

W.F. Champ of Paint Lick was here the first of the week

Mrs Cleo Brown and Miss Dove b. Letcher are I Louisville

Dr Lucas the Livingston dentist was here Wed on business

Capt A.N. Bently and Prof W. R. Dickerson were here Wed

Rev Holtzclaw is holding a protracted meeting at Langford's school house

Ben Childress son of Huston Childress entered the college here Monday

John Magee one of Livingston's leading business men was here Monday on business

Mr Jonas Mckenzie of Mt Vernon was here at court Monday (Interior Journal>

W.A. Chestnut has moved form Orlando to Livingston. He has a job of breaking on the K.D.

Ike Snodgrass of Lily came Wed to attend the burial of his niece Miss Florelle Brown

The public school at this place taught by SN. Davis and Miss Emma Pennington closes today

Mr Charles Spillman of Jessmine county came over Friday and returned Monday Mrs spillman accompanying him

Mr and Mrs Hensey Brown of Parksville came Tues afternoon to see Miss Florelle Brown but were about one hour too late to see her alive

Dr. R.H. Lewis was in Friday and told us that Mr J.T. Stephens of Disputanta was very ill. His hand was poisoned by a ragweed and then bloodpoison set in

John Clark better known as "Reston" Clark who left this state in 1862 and went to Minnesota has returned to pay a visit to his old friend. he was the first Kentucky pioneer to settle in Minn

Mr Orus Bowers who went to Central America last summer returned Friday night Mr bowers has many interesting things to tell of the country the people and their ways of living however we will add that he is not very favorably impressed

Willis Griffin, U.G. Baker, Dr John M. Williams, G.S. Griffin, J.A. Landrum, E.B. Cox, R.L. Brown, W.T. Short, Henry Catron, J.J. Wood, H.L. Tate, F.L. Turpin, were the masons from this place who attended and took part in the organization of the new lodge at Livingston Sat night

Mr Jones the Stanford tinner is here doing some work for C.C. Williams

LOCAL
Curator: O.F. ham was appointed curator of the personal property of John Sayers deceased

Henry Catron sheriff of Rockcastle has paid the state $4,607.27 amount due in full for 1000 and has received his quietus

Supt W.A.B. Daivis informed us the he is now ready to pay the 20 per cent which was due the school teachers in Oct

Walter Turpen one of the firm of Turpen Bros., has sold out his half interest to his brother T.L. Turpen the other member

Married: Mr Jesse Munday and Miss Ida Butner were married Wed afternoon at the home of the bride's stepmother Mrs Susan Butner

Dr W.L. Myers will locate in Mt Vernon and begin the practice of dentistry on the 20 th of Dec

In County Court: Hiram Ash fined $25 and ten days in jail for carrying concealed weapons. W.M. Cunagim same. Jacob Gentry $1 and cost for being drunk

Married: Mr Arch Brown and Miss Jennie Lease daughter of Jack Lease were married at the home of the brides parents Wed evening Rev a.J. Pike officiating

Call on or address J.N. Chapman Mt Vernon for plain and ornamental plastering brick and cement work, cisterns, cellars, fancy tyle grates. Cement sidewalks and hearths a specialty

W.R. McClure moved B.F. Fuqua's mill from Skaggs creek to the Spradlin farm recently purchased by J.A. Taylor. Mr Fuqua will have in all about 500,000 feet of lumber to saw for Mr Taylor

Stolen: charley Hahn had a fine saddle horse, saddle and bridle stolen from his fathers stable Sun night. he and several others started towards Jackson county as it was thought the thief went that way

Short: Samuel Ward postmaster at Livingston was checked up this week and found to be over $300 short. Mr Ward's son was first given the office; he showed up short and was removed. Then the father took charge and this is the second time he has come up short so now he is out Mr George Cook has charge



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