Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-07-06
LIVINGSTON

| Ginning was in London, Sunday.
Mrs. Hobert and Gelett Griffin
were in London, Tuesday between
trains. L. B. Thompson, of Mt.
Vernon, candidate for county
attorney, was here Tuesday
shaking hands with the voters
and claims his chances for the
nomination are good Mrs. w.
Ward, of Hazard, KY, left Sat
urday TO visit relatives at Dan
vile, Ky.-The residence of G.S.
Griffin caught on fire Sunday and
did considerable damage before
the flames were extinguished, but
the good citizens of the town
rushed to the scene and by heroic
work the flames were subdued
but not until considerable damage
was done to the house. We can
say one thing for the good people
of this town and that is when their
services are needed they are al
ways ready. They not only
saved this house but others which
would have caught. Three cheers
for Livingston.-Mrs. d. G. Cook
and daughter, MissLydia, have
returned from Mt. Vernon after a
few DAYS visit with relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mullins, of
Berea, were here between trains
SuLday.-Mrs. r l. Mattingly and
two daughters, of Covington, left
for their home Monday after a
few days visit with relatives here.
j. E. WOOdall, salesman of Lon
don. KY, was with our merchants
between trains Tuesday, Mrs.
Osker Argenbright and children
are visiting relatives in COrbin
this week.-The little child of Mr..
and Mrs. Andy Kincer. died at
Berea, June %, 1917, of fux. 1t
was little over two years old.
1t was their only child and was
brought here and laid to rest in
the family burying ground over
the river. The bereaved have the
sympathy of the entire commun-
ity:
"a precious one from US has gone
A voice We loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love has given,
And though the body slumbers
here,
Her soul is safe in heaven"
James Lamb was called home
near Brodhead, Monday, on ac-
count of the illness of one of his
children. - Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Griffin and Solomon Griffin, of the
Buckeye section, motOred over to
Livingston, Saturday, and return
ed home Sunday.-D. B. Rambo
was In Stanford. Tuesday. E. S.
Albright, of Mt. Vernon. was here
between trains, Monday. The
editor came down to adjust the
damage on G.S. Grifin's house
B. H. Hellard was III Mt. Vernon,
Tuesday, on business.-The car
penters here are raising the foun-
datlon of the Baptist church and
it is a great help, as the house will
be much better and it's looks CON-
siderably improved. Work hands
around here are as scarce as hens
teeth but we have found a remedy
and that is to work a double shift.
While this may seem tough, yet
it is the only way out of the mud
die, as parties are Offering $3.50
per day for farm labor and cannot
get it. Say President Wilson
isn't a peach. MIR. and Mrs. WA.
Rice have gone to housekeeping
in the Drum mOrd property on
Main street. Judge Summers,
and daughters Misses Letha and
Bertha, are visiting relatives in
st Louis, Mo, this week. MIR.
and Mrs Ed Herd, of Richmond,
are visiting Mrs. Herds parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Farley. i. H.
Browning, who has been on the
sick list for some time is much
better. - Well, vegetables out of
our own gardens have at last APP
peared upon the scene and every
body is glad toglve them a hearty
welcome. Owing TO the high price
that has prevailed for some time,
their coming was hailed with de-
light.-We understand that the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
Payne that have had typhoid fever
are some better.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Baker. of Mt. Vernon.
motored over here Sunday and
spent the day.-The coal industry
around our little town still grows
until there is more than a dozen
mines being worked almost with
in the town limits and more will
be opened in the near future. Cars
of coal are shipped out of here
almost every day, so We are still
at the 'front.' The section boys
here have been granted another
raise and now they get 81 7u per
day of ten hours. This looks good
and the boys certainly appreciate
it.-Dr.W.T. Amyx has sold a DOR
ton of his farm to w. Fl. Graves,
of Mt.Vernon. The DIR. reserves
a portion of the land and his build
lngs. Price $1,000. Mr.. Graves
gets some fine farming land in