Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-15
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Fair Association met last Monday
evening for the purpose of elect
ing officers for this year. The
election resulted in roaming JIG.
Firth, President: r. H. Hamm.
Vice Pres John Robins, Secretary
/ A. NJ. Hiatt, Treasurer, the only
change being the election of
Superintendent, r.. S. Shivel sue
ceedirg B. A. Yadon. The dates
set for holding the coming fair are
August 11-12-13, and the manage
nent will lose no time in laying
the foundation for the biggest fair
ever pulled off here, and that is
saying something too. 1t is the
/ purpose of the directors to enlarge
the grounds in order to accOmmo-
date such crowds as we had on the
second day last year, for they re
allie that had the weather man not
been against US, the people or a
part of them. would have been
forced to climb trees to get breath
ing room. All we ask is three first
class days, and we will do the rest
not doubling the results. Robert
Owens, Of Salem, Ind. and George
Owens, of Mt. Vernon, Ky. were
guests Of tn ir brother, J. NJ.
Owens, ofthis place during the
eek.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. r. Pike
of Corbin, were with his parents
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Pike, last
week-Walter Robins was in Llv-
ingStOn on business Tuesday.
The Rev. ID. q. Combs of More
head, KY, has accepted the Pas
tOrate of the Christian church this
year, the Rev. r. B. Baker, form
er Pastor, resigning j. c. Dit,
man, of Boston, was a pleasant
caller in our town last Sunday
Rev. A. }. Pike haste this date
received calls to preach for Gilead
church, Madison county; North
Rolling Fork. Boyle county, Scat
fold Cane, Mt. Zion, Freedom and
Brodhead, this county. He in
forms Us that he has accepted the
first tour named churches. 1t
seems that older Bro. Pike gets
the more popular be is, and we
are sorry That he is not able to fill
all the calls he has. Uncle Tom
Firth is quite sick this Week.
Mrs. Laura B. Cable died at her
late residence Tuesday at 10 pm.
She had been in bad health for
several years. and those acquaint-
ed with her condition hardly
dreamed that she would have lived
so long. For the past few weeks
she had been decidedly worse and
yet her death came as a surprise
to all. She was a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. d. Hamm, sister of
Our Il H. + amm, and the widow
of W. 9. Gable, who was killed by
a falling rail road bridge several
years ago. The following child
rem survive her: Mrs. J. B. Pike
Misses Eta and Sue Cable, of this
place; and c. Z. Cable, a promi-
nent business man of Danville
Her life was an open book, and
worthy Of the imitation of all.
After short services at the Christ
ian church by j. G. McCIary, the
officiating undertaken, her remains
were laid to rest in the Christian
church cemetery. We extend to
the bereaved ones our sympathy.
Town Marshall w. A Tyree re-
turned few days ago from st.
Francisville, Ill. where he was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Walter
Roberts, who was quite sick.-D.
B. Albright has been very sick
this week. but is reported better
at this writing.-Mr. and Mrs. D.
M. Preston, OF Cincinnati, are the
guests of relatives in Quail section
this week. Miss Irene and Mas
ter Charlie Flynn, of Corbin, re.
turned te>their home after spend
ing several weeks with their uncle
w. A. Tyree. Bane Carson is at
home from Tellico Plains, Tenn.
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