Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
B r CD H E A D

| Uncle Dave Hurt, as he was ia
milairly known, died last Sunday
morning after lew days illness
of a duplication of diseases. He
Was sixty eight years of age, and
one of thebest citizens of our town
He was a sufferer of asthma and
had had several attacts of pneu.
monia during the past few years
and each attact lett his physical
strength so impaired that he wa,
less able to stand another, He
was one of BrodRAsd' s landmarks
and no man was better known and
more highly respected than Uncle
Dave. His long and loyal service
to the L. & n. as foreman, com
handed the attention of that COM
pany which had been shown in
various ways. On last June he
was retired from the sef"ice and
placed upon pension, having
been actively angaged in the Ser
vice for forty-four years, and had
been foreman of the Brodhead
lsection for forty years the day he
was retired. He leaves two sons,
I'D and Charley, aud there were
never two more loyal sons TO a
father than these two boys, who
are heart broken over the loss of
their father. Among those at
tending the funeral from distance
we're, W. o. DilIey, Master of
Trains; } d. Hagen, Road Master;
W.T. Patterson, Supervisor; RObt
Roberts, Section Foreman from
Rileys; w. D. Cottongim. Section
Foreman from haywood; Walter
Miller, Brakeman; J. T. Gentry,
tConductor; Mrs. j. T. Gentry;
Fred L. and George S. Durham,
E r Gentry. Cam Mullins and a
nephew. Frazer Hurt. Short fun
eral services were conducted at
the residence by J.C.McC lary, the
officiating undertaken, after which
his remains We're laid to rest be
| sides his wife in the Baptist
Church Cemetery. Much sympa
lthy is extended to the boys =
Brack Durham, operator at K &
| D Junction, was in town Thurs
day.--U B. Cass is at home quite
sick. threatened with pneumonia.
l-Mr.and Mrs. Walter Smith were
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J,
NJ. Owens, this weeK.-John Pike
is quite sick with pneumonie.--E
B.Newland, who has been work
ing at Tellico Plains, Tenn, for
the past several years, is now emI
ployed by the l. x N. Bridge De,
partment. - DR. Pennington, OF
| London, was here the first of the
week to see Leslie Coffey in con
sultation with DIR. w. f.. Carter.
Coffey accid entity shot himself and
| for time his condition was con-
sidered very serious, but is said to
be improving slowly .-TheRev A
| J.Pike held regular services al the
Baptist Church. Sunday--John
Robins. who was employ ed by the
Red Jacket Consolidated Coal &
Coke Co. of Red jacket. w. Va,
as general book keeper. returned
Saturday night, and will take
charge Of the stock of goods pur-
Ichased from r II Hicks, February
first, and extends a cordial invita-
ton to all to visit him in his new
business undertaking. He will
continue business in the Hicks
building, second door north of
Citizens Bank.--John Ward, of the
Hiatt section. died at his home
SUNDAY night of pneumonia. His
son, ]. H. Ward, of Lebanon.
land grandson, Frank B. Ward, of
Junction City, attended the fun
eral. Mr.. Ward was Civil War
veteran and a highly respected
citizen, - Postmaster Granville
Owens was in Louisville during
the week. = Frank Brooks was
among the number that attended
the funeral of Uncle Dave Hurt
here last Monday. AS the writer
came thru Livingston few days
ago, he spied for the first time in
his life THAT Livingston letter
writer. and from the nature of
work he was doing, suggested
who he was. and upon asking his
name we found we were correct
When we first saw him he was
chasing wheelbarrow around the
depot with little armful of kind
fling in it. and after watching his
maneuvers few minutes we con
Guided he was the Signals off
hand reporter. So we asked him
who he was, and after getting his
reply. we said "Well, / thought as
much While I never saw You be.
fore, but from the way you look
in print reflects to me your image