Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-06-21
B r O D II E A D

Francisco. here, few days last
week. Misses ElnOra Firth and
Susie Hicks are the guests of
relatives and friends IN COrbin
this week.-Mr.and MrS.L.B Hill
ton and Mrs. B. E Elder, of Stan
ford. were with Mr.and Mrs. K.
CasS one day last week - J. f.
Watson visited his son, Everett
Watson, at West Point, last Sun
day week. J. D. Martin was in
Louisville a few days ago on bust
ness - Brown & Craig shipped a
car of cattle and hogs from here
last week. B. B Bowling of East
BernStadt, was with his brother,
Ed IN. Bowling, here. a few days
last week.-Mrs.. George Delaney
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs GIN Johnson, Saturday morn
ing, and her remains were buried
at the VIM. Hysinger burying
ground Sunday afternoon. She
had been in i'll health for several
months and her death was eX-
pected Her husband is confined
in the Asylum at LeXington.--P.
+ Shivel continues TO make regu
lar trips to Crab Orchard, and the
strange thing about 1t is that he
always goes on Saturday. We
can't figure out just whv this is.
whsther he just can't wait until
SUNDAY or whether there is less
suspicion for fellow to do his
counting on a week day.-Wm.
French, who went to Texas in
March, returned home a few days
ago Mr.. French has been in the
great oil fields along the Texas Il
Pacific Rail Road, and says that
everything is on a boom there
Mr.and Mrs J.B Firth, of Lebanon
Junction, Were with his parents,
Mr.and Mrs. } O.. Firth and other
relatives here during the week -
w: G. Hopkins, who recently
moved to Harlan, was here few
days this week. - Uncle Dock
Owens, father of Postmaster
Granville Owens. of this place,
died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. j. S. Cash, at Ottawa, early
Sunday morning. Burial took
place the following day at Free
dom CHURCH cemetery. About
three years ago Mr.. Owens suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis and his
condition had been quite serious
since. He was eighty five years
old ard had spent all his life near
here. He was the father of DR.
WalkefOwens, of Mt. Vernon. and
our post master Granville Owens.
J. r West, of Laurel. is spending
several days with his daughter,
Mrs. L. n. Bowling. here. R. II
Hicks, who is working for the
United States Coal & Coke Co at
Benham. Harlan county, is with
home folks this week.-Mr. and
Mrs. Lem Teaters, of Lancaster,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Larkin Hicks. Sunday afternoon -
Attorneys Z &. Williams andL. w.
Bethurum will address the people
here next Tueday evening on War
Saving. These are able speakers
and will tell you your duty, tell
you what the government has a
right to expect of you, tell you
what the government demands of
you and will tell you how you can
comply with the governments
demands. On next Friday even
ing, June 28th, promptly at two
o'clock at the school building a
meeting will be held, and every
one given a chance to pledge
themselves TO save and buy War
Savings Stamps during the re.
mainder of the year 1918 Notices
have been mailed by the State Di-
rector to everybody and whether
you received your notice or not
you are expected to attend. Those
in charge of the meeting are-re.
CURED to furnish list of those
present as well as the amount
subscribed or pledged by them,
also the names of those absent.
Every business house will be
closed that afternoon and every
body will be expected to lend all
the assistance at their command
to make this day a profitable one.
In the Twentieth Century a man
must eth er push or be pushed. -
DR.. w. E. McWilliams has re-
ceived his commission as First
Lieutenant in the Medical Corps
of the National Army, and expects
to be on the battle fields of France
in the near future
Miss Clyde Watson. Mildred
Robins and Austin Durham are
with relatives in Garrard and
Madison this week.-Mrs.. Mary
Albright is farming or having
farming done on a large scale
this year, in fact she is doing
her part OF the work and manag-
ing the rest of it. Her son, Dick
Albright, is in Ashville, N. g, on
account of his health and Nc