Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-10-10

was not only still on the map but
was as wide awake as ever and
everyone of its citizens are live
boosters for their town and Boone
Way. Nearest the river, not far
from the bridge is located Ed
Owens pop, mineral water and
lunch stand. c, c. Cromer's store
is next up the street; the proprie-
tor is slso interested in cross ties
and Lumber. ]. T. Elliott is the
butcher man and furnishes meats,
etc., for the town. J. A. Inman
has tOnsorial parlor next door.
DR.. Amyx's drug store follows in
line on up street where he can pre-
scribe and furnish medicines for
the ailing. j. F. Jones handles
the razor and shears next door in
the removal of overgruwn whisk-
ers and hair. ]. M. -Four, the best
humOred blind man anywhere, con-
ducts a soda fountain and ice cream
parlor, some doors farther up the
street. T. ]. Pennington's general
store comes next in line, next door
to post Office where the veteran c..
ID. Cook has charge of Uncle Sam S
mail matter, which ] e has handled
for some years. }. A. Oliver S
general store follows pext adjacent
to Masonic building, where he car
ries a large stock. Mart Hix does
business in the original, or about
the first storebouse built in Liv-
iugston where Champ Mullins sold
goods for many years, next to the
Mullins Hotel building at north
end of town. The r. M. K Flour
Co., genial w. e. Kruger in
charge, John Clark. clerk, are on
east side of street toward north end
of town. A large stock is also car
ried by this firm. Further south
on this street is the big establish
meut of f. L. COckrell with Tom
Jones, clerk. L, H. Davis large
store comes next with Dock Gala
way yielding the yard stick and
balancing scales. The Eight
Gables Hotel and restaurant, w
G. Niceley is the clever proprietor,
doing a good business. The court
house and Jail is just south of this
hotel, where Judge Witt attends to
the cases of offenders agin' the law.
Livingston has up-to-date things
and is a live, progressive town and
improvements are being made all
the time. The Juniors have
bought lot and are preparing to
build two-story hall for lodge and
other purposes. The telephone
exchange is located above DR.:
Amyx's drug store and is in charge
of Miss Lucinda Hellard, assisted
by operator Miss Mary Seaborn in
the duties OF answering "calls
Marshal Hellard extended the
courtesies of the town to We writer
while there. Over at the dispatch
er's Office We found clever Peter
Drummond in charge, while r. ].
Lemmonds, chief dispatcher is
away on visit to Paris, Tenn, his
old home. Dispatches Preston,
Falin and Neighbors were there,
it being about trick" changing
time. Samms, night dispatcher,
was at home pounding his ear on
a pillow" Down stairs we found
the old veteran operator, ]. B.
Donnelly, who has slung lightning
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
during many years past. He loves
horses and knows good one when
he sees it. John w. Mullins. Sec
ond trick man, 'down stairs,
showed up. for work at changing
time. Agent Blanford. who is also
a long. lineage operator. was at
the ticket case and looking after
passengers. y. D. Bryant, Mt
Vernen boy, is at freight depot
where he has telegraph instru-
ment and telephone connection to
every old place to keep him COM
pany while he is not busy rushing
his Oliver typewriter which he has
weighted down with key of rail-
road spikes and a box of pole bolts
to steady the machine, solrapid is
his speed in writing-at least that
is what he told the writer. Last,
but not least, by long shot is
Will Owens. the janitor, with dut-
les enough to stagger any one else