Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-01-30
NGS TO N.


tor, jeweler and inventor of ii G
Big Ben watch. was in our town
Tuesday, Little Miss Elizabeth
Lemonds has returned 20 school al
LondOn.-John Fields. after few
days visit with relatives and
friends here, ha' returned to his
home at Stanford.-S. E. Pen
nington, of London. was here Sat
urday.- Elder James Barnes, of
the Scagg5 Greek section, was
here between tlains Monday
Capt Bill Dillon, of London, was
here Monday and Tuesday. Our
friend James Maret did not think
of the trouble that he made for US
in describing the watch that he
claims we purchased from Jeweler
S. G.. franklin. He should have
known that cnriOsity-seekers
would give us lots Of trouble in
exhibiting this wonderful time
piece, for you may search the pat
lent office at Washington, and
from Cape Sable to Lake Winni.
peg, and you cant duplicate this
watch. We are taught that Cyrus
File Ids laid the Atlantic cable, Rob
ert Fulton invented the first steam
boat. Eli Whitney the first cotton
gin, Elias Howe the sewing ma
chine. Benjamin Franklin. the
lightning rod, and when gravita
ton shall have ceased to exist
some will perfect perpetual mo-
ton, and Thomas Jefferson invent.
ed The democratic party, but the
Big Ben watch was invented by
Jeweler S. c. Franklin. Now, if
our friend, Mr.. Maret, will cali off
the dogs and agree to quit even,
we will say amen, but ii not we
are camping on his trail and will
try to uphold our side of the ques.
ton, and if needs be, will make
another trip TO Mt. Vernon for the
purpose of gathering information.
This weeks paper will determine
what the result will be. If he
comes back at us again, we will |
rally ell our forces and bring all
our artillery TO beal and tell in de.
tail all we have heard while listen
ing TO him at the switch BOARD
We were asked the other day by a !
man from Garrad county how will
Governor McUreary- run in this
town. Our answer was, If he will
get one vote here we don't know
it. All the Denis here whom we
have talked to are for J. c. w.
Beckham and we think if all the
towns are like this one, Beckham
will have walkover. We believe |
if the democrats wish to do the
thing that is right they will pu
J. G. w. Beokham in the Senate
for justice demands it Gov. Nc
Creary is good man and we like
him, but he has had enough, let
elect Beckham. Editor E. S Al
bright was in our city. Nor day
While our town has a population
of about 400, yet we believe there
are more goods sold here than any
other town double its size in a
radius of fifty miles The railroad
trade is large item and the cross.
tie trade is immense. There are
seven stores. two drug stores, one
restaurant, one butcher shop and
all are having d good trade; one
hotel and several boarding houses.
We have two lawyers and four
doctors, and at present there is
tooth carpenter in town. A. M. |.
Payne is opening up coal mile In
Ford Hollow Bill Napier, who
absquatulated (Which means in
English, left town between two
days. has not been located yet
Mrs. John Graves, of Mt. Vernon,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. |
Robert Mcclure r. }. Lemonds
has returned from Louisville. Il
Gabe Marshal has moved his fam
lily TO H. M. Mink's mill, near |
Big Hill.-G. w. Martin has been
very sick for few days but is
better at this writing. = Sheriff
Cam Mullins was in our town
Monday.-Mrs. Ema Jones is WIS.,
iting her daughter, Mrs. F. Dis
hon, at haywood. Ky.-We un-
derstand the night school conduct
ed by Prof. w. R. Dickerson. i
is progressing nicely. Little
Charles and Jack Sans sons of
MI. and Mrs. J. w. Sans, have