Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

was taken seriously IL, which
resulted in his death. J. Mont.
Roberts, a nephew of deceased,
left for Somerset Saturday and
accompanied the funeral party 10
Danville returning here Sunday
and Mrs Allen Hiatt
were at Crab o: chard Sunday the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs J A Proc
tor. MIR. Proctor is reported
very sick.-J. N. Craig, who is
moving to his farm this week IN
Garrard, was here Saturday, and
also here Tuesday. We regret
that Mr.. Craig has seen fit to
leave this county for we need
many more like him, and his
place with US Will be hard to fill
@. c. Mcclure and Morgan Hell
ton bought sixteen and three
quarters acres of land from w.
NJ. Helton this week for $500.
This is a part of the Dave Webb
farm on Negro Creek Willard
Hilton, of Stanford, was here
Tuesday the guest of ]. r Cass
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Young, of
Mt. Vernon, were here last week
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. T.
Young. e }. Hamm, who has
been in New York for the past
several months, arrived here
Tuesday and is with his father,
J. D. Hamm, in the country
Gene SAYS he is now holding a
position that pays him $500 90 a
Year. He will return in a few
days Squire w. G.. Hopkins
left the first of the week for Har
Ian county where is interested
in coal mining. IN fact he is hav-
Ing coal mine opened up and
will soon be ready TO fill orders -
B. II. Young was in Mt. Vernon
Tuesday on business - Claude
Owens, Son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Owens. underwent an operation
at Stanford Monday for some
trouble in his arm. This arm
had given him considerable trou
BILE for some time and recently
became so swollen that the con-
ditiOn was rather alarming, and
it was feared that there was
some trouble with the bone; bnt
it seems that the muscle had be-
come attached in some way be-
tween the bones and that caused
the trouble. Drs. Brown. South
ard and Carter performed the op-
GRAFTON. Clau6 returned home
Tuesday noon and seems to be
getting along nicely. He is a
good boy and his many friends
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Leroy Albright, who has been
in Cincinnati for several months,
is at home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D B. Albright. j. J.
Belcher, recent citizen of our
town and a mighty good man,
was in Corbin Tuesday on bust
ness. e. j. Hamm sent little
Geneva Rash, who borrowed csc.
in order to join the Red Cross, a
dollar. To say she appreciates
this kindness is about as light a
way as we know how to express
it, aud the child is beginning tc
think, no doubt, that the 25 cents
she borrowed was money invest
ed well.-Mr. ]. S. Hilton, Sup
erintendent OF the Christian
Church Widows and Orphans
Home, Louisville, will preach a
the Christian church here Sun
day at IL o'clock. He will brins
with him little girl. an Inmate
of the home, a sister of Arnold
Hiatt Everybody is cordial.
invited to hear him. The pasto
Mr.. Bowling, will preach Satur
day and Sunday evening - Mrs
Daisy Hunt, of Crab Orchard
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Anderson Sunday .-Br on1
ton Elder and Mrs Elder, of Stan
ford, were here Sunday with rela
tives Miss Tempest Ward spen
the week end with homefolks a
Lebanon Walter Robins left TO
Harlan Sunday night where h
will probably locate temporaria
ly.