Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-05-07
Erodhead News :


uaY AFTERNOON nv pla' lug lev
of their beautiful pieces. W.
, have a twenty piece ba d ant
one that any town should fee
proud of They have signed
contracts to furnish music ut
) number Of the county fairs thru
out Kentucky and they are vel
prepared tn render large mum
Der of beautiful selections ant
let us say in h half OF the hand
that any fair secretary who has
not made arrangements tor ,heil
mn ic will do we'll to hear rod
head Band b fore signing con
tracts else where. - This week
closes one Of the most success
full schools in the history of tbs
Brodhead Graded and High
School. Everyone is well pleased
with the work of both faculty
and students Commencement
begins Saturday evening, Nav S
with the Eighth Grade play en-
titled Engaged by Wednesday.
Monday evening. drills, marches,
songs etc, by the pupils Of The
First Second, Third and F urth
grades; Tuesday evening, Class
Day program tor Seniors; We'd
nesday evening, Eighth Grade
Graduation, Address by Rev. E.
]. Terrill; Thursday evening,
Freshman play entitled Her
Gloves" Friday evening sradu-
alton of Misses Elizabeth Grave
/ y. Eliza beth Barnes, Emma Prof
fit, Orlie Ponder and Anna Belle
Smith; Address by Prof. J. w
Ireland. of Frankfort Saturday
evening, Senior Play, entitled
"Son John" A small admis
sion 10 and IS cts will be charged
on Saturday evening, May 9Th
and on Thursday evening, May
IS, and Saturday evening. May
IS, admission of 10 and IS cts
for Commencement eXpences
Rev. Brazelton, of Stanford, will
preach the Baccalaureate Sermon
at the Baptist church, Sunday,
May 9th. e Albright writes
from DeLand Florida that he ar.
rived safely and is enjoying the
beautiful weather to the fullest
extent and likes the South fine. -
In the death of Mr.. FL l.. Tharp
at his home in Junction City on
Wednesday afternoon, Apri. %
after four months lines of
cancer We bow in umble
submission to Him who from
the crucible of eternity forms
our lives.
In the richness of living and
in the fullness of usefulness, per.
lhaps when the tide of life was at
its highest, death, unrel9ntirg
death, claimed him, and just as
The smallest bark tossed on
life's tumultous ocean will ;eave
a tract behind for evcrmore." 50
the influence of this man is that
of a soul who has cuught the
meaning CT the Cross. Mr.. Tharp
was born in Marion County July
90, 1868. where he lived until
about the age of eighteen, after.
ward coming to Brodbead where
he remained until he went to
Boyle county some few years
ago and made his home in June
lion City where he held respon-
sible position with the L & N.
and Southern railro DIS BY
strict application to the laborous
routine of duty, he endeared him.
self to his employers. For a nun,
Der of years he has been a men,
Der Of the Christian church where
he loved to 60, and at the time of
his death was deacon of Christian
CHI rch at Junction City. He
was a member of the fraternities
known as Masons, Maccabees and
Woodman of the World. He was
i indeed a very substantial citizen
and a kind and devoted husband
and father. and just at this lime
in his life 1t is hard to under.
stand why he should be taken, yet
we know it 10 best, since God
willed 1t so. Besides his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. Douglas
Roberts. of Fleming, and Mrs,
Richard Albright, of Brodhead
and son. Grave.y 1'harp. he leaves
two brothers, Mr.. Hope Tharp
"a NUxlann Ala anI NJ. Nla 4