Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-30

Louisville Wednesday OF last
week shopping. Mr.. and Mrs
J.F Carter accompanied them
to the city and from there they
went to Shelby to spend a few
weeks with relatives. - B. T
Young and sons. James Tandy
and George McCracken, left for
Milton. Trimble County, early
Wednesday morning to spend a
few days at the old home sf Mr..
Yourg He will spend the time
while there hunting Trimble
county quails. This is his first
visit back home since locating
here two years ..ago.-Mrs. Green
Bryant. daughter of Lee Coffey,
of this place, diei at her home
in Farriston KY, Monday sup
pOsedly of heart trouble, death
being suddenly. Her remains
were buried at Corbin Tuesday
afternoon. Among those attend
ing from here were. Mrs Alfred
Dean, Mrs Jesse Proctor, Arthur,
Forest, and Justice Coffey, sisters
and brothers of the deceased,
<. j. Smith and his Son and
daughter, Charles and Miss Annie
Belle Smith.-Among the new
list of officers named by Uncle
Sam under date of last
Monday Brodhead ranked
second in the list of Captains,
Louisville first. The names of
two OF our boy S, Allen and James
81. Barnett, Jr. appear On the
list, and our folks are Justly
proud of these ooys for many rea-
sons, the thing that stand out
boldly that We like to mention of
them is that when they 60 after
any things they land it, whether
it be an Army Captain or to rank
first in q graduating class they
simply do things, and We are
proud that they call old Brod
head home. Constable B. A.
Riddle arrested Ben Moberly, a
negro, charged with horse steal
ing in Garrard county, a few
days ago after chasing him for
three days. He found him about
one O'Clock in the morning quiet
ly sleeping before a good FIRE in
a woodland near the Jackson
County line, and turned him over
to Jailer Ross at Lancaster.
Moberly had been arrested on
this charge few days previous
ly and landed in the Jail 1T Ian.
caster, and had made his escape
by removing about one hundred
brick from under . window of
the Jail, leaving an opening that
a two hundred pound man could
have easily gone thru. Mr.. Rid
die got On his trail and never let
up until he landed him and will
receive a reward Of fifty dollars
for his faithful services.-Rev.
A. ]. Pike, of this place, attended
the funeral of Rev. Chas Car
mical at Mt. Vernon Tuesday
Miss Annie Roberts, daughter of
Mrs. .Loutisha Roberts, died at
the home of her mother, on Main
Street, at loo o'clock a. m.
Wednesday, after a combining
illness of several months. Miss
Annie had been a cripple since
early childhood and for many
years could not walk a step, and
yet this great affection did not
seem to check her energy. For
number of years she worked in
the Tobacco Factory of R. S
Martin, and since giving up this
work she was always busy about
the home, doing all kinds of
house work, even doing the wash
ing for all the family. She bore
her aff1iction without a murmur
and was always in the best of
spirits and seemingly enjoyed
life as much as those under
more favorable conditions. If
the people of this town put forth
their energy to the extent that
Miss Annie always did we would
have a much better town. She
was devout member of the Bap
fist church and when able never
missed a service, besides she at.
tended services at thelQther
churches of the town. Sfi6 vas
faithful christian and exempli.
fed her noble christian charac
ter every day. She looked after
the welfare of the sick where