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SS Mail North troy a mday Mail South 157 p mNight Ex North 132 a mNight Ex South 144 a m

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Aaliland Lodge No 640 meets 2rd Mon-

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CHURCHES

Christian Holds services 1st 3r 1 Sundayat 11 a m and at 630 p in

PresbyterianHoldsservices on the 4thSunday

Baptist ChurchServices on tie SecondSaturday night and Sunday SundaySchool at 9 a ui every Sunday Prayermeeting en Tuesday nights

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LOCAL and OTHERWISE

M x U G Baker and family re-

visiting at Withers this weel

Win Baker ot Mt Vernon wasMn

town MondayPathfinder-Harry Blazer the hustling saw

mill man was in town Tuesday

Mrs Ella Suttlesof Pine Hilldied Saturday morning f pneu ¬

mouiarW H Jones the hustling mer-

chant

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and lumber man of Wildiewas in town Tuesday

The new band will make its firstappearance on the street to playtomorrow at 2 oclock

Bro Wheatly filled his appoint-

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at the Babtist chinch Sun ¬

day and Sunday night

Aunt Pollie Sparks aged about80 years died at her daughttrinlaw near Con way Sunday

G W Taylor reports the literary 1

society recently organized at Buck ¬

eye to be moveing along nicely

Messrs L W Bethitrum JoshuaBoreing Sr Bogue Phillips and JJ Cook have goiw to Frankfort

Miss Mary Colyer informs us

that Rev John C Carmical will

preach at the Baptist church Sun ¬

day night Everybody invited-

J J Towery of Level Greenwas in town Monday and DrBenton of Brodhead was here Tues ¬

day

Our jailor G S Griffin is veryilt this week with typhoid feverDr A G Lovell is the attendingphysician

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twoE Singleton and H S Tories

clever knights of the grip weremixing and mingling with ourmerchants Monday

Mrs Sue Mullins and Mrs ViImot Poyrter of Livingston werethe guests of Mrs W M Poynterof this place Monday

Mrs Sarah Purcell and littlegrandson Fredie spent Sundaywith her parents Mr and Mrs

James Houk at this place

Messrs J B and Charley John-

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Cooksburg and B P Allenof Berea were in town Saturdayand each one left his subscriptionfor the Signal

Messrs James Crowford andGeorge Fish two of Rockcas esmost substantial farmers were intown the last of the week and whilehere paid the Signal office a verypleasant call

John Myers better known bv alhis associates as Judge died at hishome Saturday ofconsumptionJohn was an exceedingly good boy

and well liked by all who knew him

The Signal regrets very much lo

hear of his sad deathf

and extendsto the bereaved family its deepest

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The SIGNAL and TwioeuweekCourier Journal one year for 125

Georg Browns little girl acci-

dentally¬

fell and broke her armWednesday

Why not buy where you can getgoods cheap at A Bryants nearrailroadcrossing

byIthemoney call on Houk Son I

Dr Pertain ton Dentist will beat the Milter House during CircuitCourt prepaired t > do all kinds oldental work

Rev Wm Williams who hasbeen pastor of Flat Rock churchfor twelve year hasrssigned RevPhelps has been called

The arrival of a fine boy at thehotiie of our friend J C Rymel onJan loth is the cause of that bigsmile which Lum is continuallycarrying here of late

Ed Sexton Bob Norton DockNorton R L Brav and JohnGraves are some of the good sub ¬

stantial farmers who have been into see the Supervisors this week

If there is one thing more thananother we are proud o it is that

Buck Varnon has safely returnedfrom Salt river to Betsy and thechildren and we hope to hear fromhun often through the Signal I

The prize offered by Judge Wil¬

liams to the new member of theband who made the best progresswas on last Monday night byunanimous consent of the membersaward to Walter Mullins

Rrof W S Hail of Somersetand J N Brown of Level Greenopened a school at Level GreenAcademy Jan 8th All branchesfrom Orthography to Latin will betaught Board and tuition cheap

Senator Farris introduced billto make it unlawful for any corpo ¬

ration to contribute to any cam ¬

paign fund of any political party orpromises or threats to influence orattempt to influence the vote of anyemploye of such corporation

J H Pettus wlia bas been hold¬

ing the L N office down at thisplace for the past two months hasretui ned to his old stampingground at Brodhead to work nightsMr Pettus is a mighty clever manand we regret very much to givehim up-

Egbert Gaid was fined in Coun-ty

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Court 20 and cost for disturb ¬

ing religious worshipat Old Scaf¬

fold Cane church Wilson DuncanIoo and cost for being drunk

Nelson Owens 100 and cost onsame charge and 250 for shootingin the tewn of Livingston

If you want your collars cuffsandshirts done up nicely bringthem to Mrs Cleo Browns Milli ¬

nery store and the agent McKen7ie Brown will send them to theLexington Steam Laundry which isevery where recognized as the bestand most reliable in Kentuckyanigtf

In our witeup of Livingston lastweek we left out not only one ofLivingstons best merchants but al¬

so one of Rockcostles best andmost substantial citizens and that isour friend David Griffin This waspurely an oversight on our partand we desire to beg the gentle ¬

mans pardon for such negligence

On Monday Jan 22nd therewillIbe a man here from Glaucoe

with samples of tobacco and willon that day in the courthouse ati oclock explain to the farmers ofRockcastle the advantages theywill derive if they will devote apart of their time to the raising oftobacco Let all the farmersthroughout the county come in onthat day and hear the gentleman

Anumbor of U2w bills were in-

troduced in the Senate last weekincluding the old McChord Railread Eil1a bill to establish prisonlor women convicts an initiativeand referendum bill a bill to pro-vide

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for the viva voce system ofvoing a bill to protect citizens officei a and candidates from cam ¬

paign slanderers and a bill to pro ¬

hibit the wearing of high hats athousessc

C TI FRANKFORT HAPPENINGSI

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TAYLOR is still GovI GOEBEL is President protern of-

tthe Senate and presided Monday

Senator Dye presented an act re ¬

ducing the salaries of the State

officersMR

OKR of Owen has introduc ¬

ed an amendment to the Goebelelection law

I A bill has been introduced toIstop the manufacture and sale ofcigarettes It ought to pass unani-mously

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Senator Johnson of Louisa leasintroduced a bill to prevent theShipping of C O D jugs into localoption counties

Hon B J Bethurum has intro ¬

duced a bill in the lower Housegiving the Commonwealth the rightto open and close the argument ina criminal case

MR Bethurum has introduced abill in the House to work men onthe county roads two days eachweek six days in the year andmore if necessary

The Franklin county grandjuryreturned indictments against JohnWhalleu and charley Ryan charg ¬

ing conspiracy to bribe State Sena¬

tor S B Harrel of Logan countythe case will be called for trialJanuary 25th

Hon T L Edelen exGovernorW O Bradley Col W C PBreckinridge and Judge Wm HYost appear as the attorneys ofrecord for Gov Taylor and LieutGovernor Marshal What a bril-

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array ot counsel

Tuts has been a redletter weekfor the Capital cIty The cOIningof Bryan his speech the banquetwith our belovedexGovMcCreary as the toast master andthe election of that matchless sonof Kentucky soil J C S Black¬

burn to the U S Senate GreatGod Sydnia We are tickled todeathnearly Bring our slippersFetch the brandy battle quick as aflash Get ate a ceegare out of thebox and light her old gal ready fora smoke caze our spirits are a run ¬

ning high

Hon D G Colston of Middlesboro and Lieut Ethelbert Scotta nephew of former Gov Bradleyand Judge Morrow engaged in aduel at close range in the lobbyof the Capitol Hotel at Frank-fort Tuesday afternoon Scottwas killed and also two bystandersLuther W Demaree assistantpostmaster at Shelbyville andCharles Julian of Frankfort metdeath Capt Ben B Golden ofBarbourville who was a candidatebefore the last Senatorial conven ¬

tion which was held at this placewas probably fatally woundedHarry McEwan of Louisville wasshot in the leg and O D Redpatha traveling man hadhis leg brok ¬

en Scotts body received fourbullet ts from Colstons pistolwhile Colstons clothes show thatfour bullets passed through themone striking him in the aim pro-ducing a painful wound Colsonsurrendered to the police

Mr J A Oliver and Miss RenaJones were marred at BrodheadSunday Rev A JPike affiiciatinS

Misses Ellen and Lillie ButnerofWildie are visiting their sisterMrs W H McClary of this placethis week

WILDIE

Allen Hiatt bo ghtor A WStewart Monday a small tract ofland on Renfroes creek belongingto Isaac Stewart for 2500

Dr R H Lewis contemplatesgoing in the merchanidise businessin the near future Heres wishing you success Dock

Editor E S > Albright was inWildfe Monday Insuring kdiiseacid taking subscriptions for hispaper the Mt Vernon Signal

Mrs Willie Hayes is vPry sicl at-

thib yrttln

yGreen Durham vas afresfedV

tried and acquired Friday in SquireSiginons court for abusive languageto Pryor Dalton

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Anderson Proctor and wife of1ielIProf Phillipsis getting on spermdidly with his school He has 35to 40 pupils in attendance TheProf is an uptodate teacher

Bogue Pkiliips was in Richmondfirst of the week

Prof J J Towery one of Rockcastles most promsing young menand teachers but at present sales ¬

man and bookkeeper for ElrodDeboard merchants in the southernpart of the county was visiting hismany friends near Wilcie Saturdayand Sunday

J 4 cBRODHEAD

Brown and John CressIBogue Wednesday buying

stockMissesHelen Sayers Emma

Brown and Anna Owens of Free-dom

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neighborhood were in townshopping this week

Mrs Charlott Jarrett is on thesick list

Capt Evans wife is convalescingIRev A T Pike is preachingevery Saturday and Sunday togood churches in the Bluegrasssection

The select school which is beingtaught by Miss Bettie Henrfrickson is progressing verj nicely

Tilden Frith who accidentallygot his leg broken during the Holi ¬

days is improving

Uncle Josh Dunn and wife werecalled to the bedside of their brothinlaw Mr Henderson of Garrardcounty who is very low with con ¬

sum ption

Jack McCall who has been en ¬

gaged in railroading in Tennesseefora number of yeras has rep

signed his position and come toBrodhead to lookhim out a farm

Mr Welch of the Pine HillCoal Company was down Wednes ¬dayrMaster Arthur Carson cf Living-ston

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is visiting relatives here

Mrs Nettie Brown is visiting herdaughter Mrs Gusie Albright at

RowlandWSparks the hustling busi ¬

ness man was down from MtVernon last Saturday

H I1 Painter was telephonedFriday to come to the bedside ofhis daughter Mrs Edith Pence atSomerset She is very low withrheumatism

Mrs Sopha Howard started toher sisters in Nebraska Tuesday

JIi3 sPOSSUM HOLLER

Level GreenJ

Dear EditorI am still on praying grounds

and pleading terms with the High-er

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Powers for which blessing I-

an truly thankful

School opened here last weekwith au attendance of 35 pupilsfor a beginning with many nioreexpected soon

Tommy Thuiii Brown has beenconfined to his bed for aweek from wliatjiearly approachespneumonia

Bad colds and some threats arevery common

Master Jack Sutton preparatoryto house keeping procured last

iThursday a firstclass Bakerar-egular Liila

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Everything seems to be movingsmoothly at Frankfort and theDemocrats are behaving like little

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men and getting right down tosolid business They have many

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jobs on hands one of them ratheretxra ordinaryyes a Whalliu orVholopin big one Irjhfthen tharfellers make a catr bv

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liifrC s6nowlialt and take a lessonin the school of experience wheremany other fellers have been edecated before1ley ole woman Betsy sez BuckprotestItSez I Betsy these things ismens business and too hard anddeep fur short sited wimmen tpcomprehend and they air politicalquestions too and it iz not loffelfur wimmen to dahb1 in Pollytix

I But sez rtas we hav been trottin in the same harness not politicalj so long upon your promisenot to tell Uncle Bill or DrPrice Ill tell you Betsy quick-ly

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and willingly agreed to my re-quests

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and I proceeded Itmeans that candidates who failedto get offices want tlu 1stillandgenerally succeed in takin themfrom those who seem to havethem Thus we see the script ¬

ure fulfilled Unto him that hathit shall be given and him that hathnot that shall be taken from himwhich he seem to hav Betsyscd I ort to be ashamed to mix upthe Bible with Pollytix and try tocount Goebel in in that way andI cluhno if it be rite or not Itdoes make a heapof difference asto whose steer has been hookeddont it

In 1876 when the Republicanswere goring our big ox to deathwe squirrmed and wiggled andprotested butt dun no good forthe gorin just went rite or tillthey took what we seemed to haveand added to what they hadseeAnd we didnt fite about it neitherdid we We wont have no warthis time nuther no indeedseLThe¬

tled now except a little surplus gasthat must be blode off and then all I

will be calm and serene AgainasBHArp expresses it P larutlast nite that Joe Blackburn isslected to the Sinate vagirK Hur¬

ra v for Joe aint he a wheel drossanda hoss at the wheel Hopingthat all will be welt in duetime-

I am yours very peacefullyBUCK VB NON

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EXECUTORS SALEThe undersigned will on Friday

the 26th day of January 1900 onthe premises near Maretburg sellat public sale the personal propertybelonging to the estate of Leroy MHpuk deceased consisting offarming implements one saddlemare one work mule one wagonseven stock hogs hay r corn e

TERMS OF SALEA creditof six months willbe given noteswith approved security will berequired of purchaser before propetty is removedWm T Jas E Houk ExecutorsJan i6th 1900 Estate of L MiHouk Decd

We have just received a largebill of flour in barrels and sackswhich we guarantee tobe as goodas any on the market and ourprices are such as not to beequaled by any firm in town

Houk SE SONI

LOOK ToP prices paid fo fursgame eggs poultry hides feath =proI ¬

Cincinnati OhioReference Second National BankCincinnati First National BankStanford K Curry Tunis Norwood Lexi ton Ky

J A Lambert of Rachel N C

writes I heartily endorse FoleysKidney Curet It does vvliatyounothI ¬

ing equal to it and I tlntik vou forthe good it has done me1 C C

Davis Co Mt Vernon DrClark Brodhead Hagar BrosLivingston V

1cleanedII

gold filled nickel or steel or glass l

for watch or any kind of spring for I

watch or clockor new balancei

staff put iu watch or pivoting of t

any kind done or watchcase ofjewelry cleanedand made look

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neiv or rings cut tofit or andosilver sblderihgheatly done call onS CRrKXrv atL the SIGNAL

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J jCOURT CALENDAR

COUNTY COURT Fourth Mowday in each month

QUARTERLY COURT Fiist Mon-day in January April July andOctober

MondaYin May and Third Monday in September

MT VERNON POLICE COURTThird Monday in each mol ht1

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R G WILLIAMS

A tt01neyatLa vvMT VERNON KY

P A Pennington D D S M B

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N W Cor Third audChesUul StsV

LOUISVILLE KY

Will be at ItrVersion during all Circuit Curts

G W MCCIURE J W BROW

McCLURE BROWN

Attorney s at JLa wMT VERNON KY

All business entrusted to our carewillreceive prompt attentionOffice on Main street

C C WILLIAMS

IMttorne tlatMt Uemn K y-

t1Office on 2nd floor of dervbrick on Church street Speciaattention given to collections

Hotel FrithF FRANCISCO Propr

Located at the De otur-Brodhead fty

Good Livery AttachedMeet all Trains Day and NightTraveling Men and Railroad

men Solicited Will furlunches for all trains

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rtNATIOAbJ BANK

OF LONDON KYCapital 50000

SU1pIL1SI5 oooV BOKEING 11 HOPE

President t VicePresidentR M

JACKSONCashier

WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS

ITS A LAUGHING MATTERto havey °ur Teeth Extracted by

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us Absolutely painless becauseof onrilllprovedmethods We are

TEETH EXPERTSand know the ins and outs ofof mankinds masticators as wellas you know your A B Cs Wepride the1COMELYyou1weour scientific aid Our teeth toorder are winners

A set of teeth for whichwehave always gotten 10 now for

5 TheIs sets now for 750We have always centsafor extracting teethnow 25 centsAll other work at reduced prices

Write or call for any other inkformation All work guaranteed

DR V H HOBSONRICHMOND KY Ji

Office next door to P O Cpeu jtnight v

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Chapped hands cracked lips androughness of the skin cured quickly v

by Banner Salve most pealingointment in the world c CDavis C Mt Vernon DL iClark Brtdhai Hj t BjQtt Ltv

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