Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-01
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he bluffed US with the poetry thai
some body else composed, we
will try to write a few items that
has taken place since our last let
ter.-About two weeks ago Mrs
Z H. Smith, died at the home OF
her husbands paaents, near Con.
way, after a short illness, leaving
two days old baby boy. Mrs.
Smith was before her marriage
Miss Lesvey Cherry, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Cherry. and a sister or j. Thos.
Cherry, prominent merchant of
Crab Orchard. AS soon as Mr.
Cherry was notified of her death
he, with Postmaster Granville
Owens, went to the residence of
Mr.. Smith and made immediate
preparations for the burial, which
ok place at the Baptist church
cemetery the following day after
short services by Ed. In Bowl
ing, of the Christian church. A
number of years ago the late John
{ berry moved to this county and
lived here until his death some
two or three years ago. Of a fam.
| ily of thirteen, J. Thos. Cherry, is
the only SURVEYING member, his
father, mother and then brothers
and sisters are dead. The infant
child of Mrs smith died a few
days after the death of its mother.
Since orr last letter, Clarence
Roberts, youngest Son of Mrs.
Sallie Roberts, of Gum Sulphur,
and Miss Essie Haney, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. [. !. Haney, of
Middlesburg, Casey county, were
married at Stanford. Miss Haney
is niece of Mrs. Mary Albright,
of this place. These are splendid
Young people and we join their
many friends in wishing them
continued pleasure thru life
Mr.. and Mrs. U. B. Cass have
moved to the Quail ssction, and
are making their home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Cum Minis. w A. Carson is paint
ing at Grab Orchard this week.
Mr. Car. on seems to be in great
demand at present, both at home
and abroad - A. e. Albright
recently sold a fine Jersey COW to
S.B Neveus, at Stanford, for SIS.
and J R.Cass bought a nice young
Jersey at Stanford for the same
money. - Mrs. j. w. Tate and
daughter, Miss Miranda, were in
Louisville last week shopping
RI. Smith and Allen Hiatt sold
thirty-one head of young cattle
at Stanford, on County Court day.
Mr.. Larkin Hicks looks as young
TO US as he did twenty FIVE years
ago. - Mrs. c. A. Wheeldon and
children, of Lancaster, were with
relatives here recently. - Mrs. l.
M. Brown of Memphis, Tenn,
is with her parents, Mrand Mrs
J. @. Frith.-Mrs. A. J. Pike re
turned few days ago from a two
weeks visit to her SOP. C.R. Pike,
in Corbin Mrs. Miranda Phil
iipps died at her home near Viii
die about week ago after short
illness. Mrs. Phillips was SIS
ter of our J. W. Tate. and besides
him is survived by her mother and
two sons aud two daughters. -
The Junior Order of America
placed a nice flag on the Graded
school building here last Satur
day. A number of the Juniors
were here in dress parade, and
after number of speeches down
own. they marched to the school
,uilding and hoisted the stars and
stripes. Among the speakers
were S F. Bowman, W. R. Dick
erson. A. J. Pike, and L. w.
3ethurum.- DR.. and Mrs w. F.
Carter, and children, went to
Shelbyville the latter part of last
week. The doctor returned Mon
lay. Mrs. Carter and the children
will remain there some three
weeks or more--Mrs HI. Tharp,
# Junction City, was here Sunday
The guest of her sister, Mrs j. R
Glass; Owens and Gus Carson,
sons of Mr. and Mrs, w. A. Car
son, are in Irvine painting, where
work is plentiful, painters few
and prices high.--Misses Tia
Carson and Clyde Watson were
guests of Mrs F. l.. Durham dur
ing the week.--The following
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