Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
B R O D II E A D

At the drawing for Red Birk-
shire Pigs at the Citizens Bank
last Saturday the following were
the LUCKY boys: ROscO Gable
Leonard Harris, Russell Griffin,
Johnnie Vanhook, Cecil Smith,
James Tandy Young, De Alva
Robbins, Farris Kelly, Herman
Lee Oliver and Clifford Osborne
There were many applicants and
much interest manifested in the
drawing.-Mr. and Mrs. Tilden
Firth, of Tennessee, are with his
brother, c. H. Firth here this
week. Mr.. Firth will go to Lon
don during the week to undergo
an operation. Several years ago
he broke his leg just above the
ankle and il has given him a great
Zeal of trouble every since and
it recently developed that only
one of the bones had united and
the operation will be made in
view of correcting this trouble
1t was reported in town last
week that Our good friend, P. E.
Shivel was quite i'll, but we I'M
derstaud that he had recovered
sufficiently last Sunday to make
his usual visit to Crab Orchard,
and uncle Larkin Hicks says he
had an attack of Calico Fever,
and we imagine that uncle Lar
kin knows for he was at one time
affected with the same disease
Mr.. Smith Adams, a highly re
spected citizen of the Chestnut
Ridge section. died Wednesday of
last week, and his remains were
buried at the Potts burying
ground the following day. Mr..
Adams had been quite sick for
several months and his death
was not unexpected. He is sur
vived by an aged widow and sew
eral children.-Mrs. Byron Owens
and little son, of Louisville, are
with her mother, Mrs. r. S
Martin and other relatives here
this week Mrs. d. B. Chandler
who underwent an operation at
the Norton In6rmary some three
weeks ago, returned home Sat
urday and is getting along nice
iy.-Eld. ]. w. Masters closed
a weeks meeting at Maretburg
Sunday.-Mrs. w. E Gravely
and little son, Master David
Graveley, are with her sister,
Mrs. H. H. Hutcheson, at Mid
diesboro, this week. - Dewey
Sowder is at home from Cincin
natl where he has been employed
for several months. Mr.. and
Mrs j. .Thos. Cherry and R. l..
Collier were up from Crab Or
chard Thursday for a few hours.
ED. and Mrs. Sheldon Mas
tiers, of Kings Mountain, were
with his father Ed. J. w.
Masters the first of the week. -
Mrs. Daisy Hunt was here from
Crab Orchard Tuesday, the guest
of Mrs. J. M. Roberts.-Mrs. w.
f. Carter and children spent a
few days with DR.. and Mrs. NJ
K. Pennington at London last
Week.-Mrs. Bert Storms. of Cor
bin, is with her grand father, 1.
R. Storms and will attend school
here.-Jop Albright was in Mt.
Vernon Wednesday. - Misses
ElnOra Firth and Susie Hicks
were visiting relatives and
friends at Crab Orchard last
week. w. II. Albright is quite
sick at his home near town.
His son Albert Albright, of Leb
anon Junction was here during
the week with him Mrs. Lar.
kin Hicks is quite i'll this week
Mrs. w. A. Robins, of Corbin,
is here this week with her par.
ents, MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Sow
der.--Mrs. w. J. Owens, OF
Winchester, is here this week
with relatives. We understand
that that Mr. Owens will move
his family back here shortly.
On Wednesday morning the
sad news was flashed over town
that Uncle John Riddle was dead.
He was taken suddenly Ill about
dark Tuesday evening and soon