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A Published Every Friday fl1t JCtUiQHEstablished 1 E XXI MT VERNON ROCKCASTLE COUNTY KY FRIDAY JUNE 26 1908 NUMBER 3i TALEA- ND i A 3 t x JTALKS LOUDg 5 Dont forget your cash as these are cash i prices 1 BEST i i CALICOES I 5 Cants > For the next 30 days I wil sell allL io cent articles at 7 cts 25 f U iIQ ets S 0 > i > U V 4 39 c ts Vu a Ioo v 7Q cts 1 50 u V iio MENS Suits worth 1600 now 1300 K Suits worth JXoo now I2OO Vw 6s04Suits I YOUTHS 4 Suits worth 550 now 400 I CHILDRENS Suits from 80 cents to 2 Boys Corduroy pants were f 50 cuts now 39 cents Prices on Shoes the same as other goods Come while they last i Dont forget the Cash i SKIRTS F A lot of Ladies Skirts were j 3 to qnow 1150 to > > 25b > a great bargain > lot of IvinoliuniGarpet and hugs COME NOW v 1 JOHNSON O K STORE Mt Vernon Ky t 1 I MT VERNONS GROWTH INDUSTRIES ETCi The steady growth and general improvement in the town of Mt Vernon has been quite noticeable during the past two or three years j Substantial business houses have i been erected- A I gOO number of new dwellings I have hen added and others under j construction and more contem platednew flouring mill will beready Willigrind ugh grade product The largest stone crusher plant in Kentucky is being installedat Sparda near town limits which will give emplbyment to frorn 125 to 156 men regularly Population doubled since iqoo Prohibition reigns Founded 1810 Two artesian wells of 1000 feet I in depth capable of furnishing water for several manufacturers An abundance of finest nearly ice cold water in wells and numer ¬ ous springs including the noted Spout Spring which furnishes a supply for county buildings water works with thousands of gallons daily rippling away on its journey to the sea Well drained and typhoid fever rarely appears Most healthful community in the state according to U S census reportA telephone system Tocal and long distance giving service North East South and West Good railroad telegraphand express facilities Fine soda fountain for the thirsty with only one drawback winking at the clerk doesent put any more strength or add any spikes to the foam holders Many families have moved to town to secure the advantages of Brown Memorial the public and private schools i In the professions are dt ffs dentists lawyers professors teachers operators and trained nursesIn the trades etc mercantile all lines jewelers shop drug stores millinery stores hotel and boarding houses restaurants butcher shop blacksmiths and wagonmakers machinists painters paperhangers vehicle and ma ¬ chinery dealers coal grain and ice dealers liverv stables and undertakers Two banks in the townAn old established lime kiln that ships products the year around The home of the most extensive stone and sand ballast contractor south of the Ohio and whose out ¬ put is mostly produced from Rockcastle material and labor and whose monthly pay rolls foot up into thousands i A splendid local weekly news ¬ paper with a good circulation and the best equipped and most up to date printing office in south eastern Kentucky which does a big run of home work as well as great quantities i of job work orders from surrounding counties as far east as Virginia and Tennessee and out into central portion of this state Fine calendar work is one of SIGNALS specialties- A mile of new pavements and sidewalks have been made within past two years Low town taxes Five tears exemption from town taxes to new manufacturing enter prizes locating within its limits Polic records show it to be the quietest and most peaceful town of its population in the state The merchants business and professional men have long since thrown aside trade jealousy and anything that smacks of unfairness in business rivalry and rub right up along side of the golden rule and are always glad to lend a help ing hand to a weaker brother in trade at the time he most needs it In amusements the town has a good baseball team Some of the contemplated public improvements laid out macadamiz ¬ ing Williams stieet also Popular street to intersect with proposed turnpike from Spar la to town limits extension of turnpikes to limits on North South East and West concrete pavements for various sidewalks on main and J other streets r Prospects for a large number of dwellings to be erected this year The Masons are talking of sell ¬ ing their present lodge rooms and erecting a three story brick business office and lodge room building somewhere dn Main street The Odd Fellows are contem ¬ plating the erection ofa brick building the first floor for stores and the other stories for offices and lodge rooms Secret orders have a large membership The masons have the following strong lodges Blue Lodge Royal Arch Chapter and Council Both Masons and Odd Fellows are increasing their membership much faster than for yearsThree denominations have church buildings the Christian Baptist and Presbyterian Two SundayschoolsVegetables farm products in abundance at reasonable rates Two printing offices A saw and plaining mill Much lumber staves etc is yet being shipped- Is now the leading wheat market of the county A good summer resort Coolest place in the mountains Catches all the wandering breezesIs II feet above sea level Employment for all workers The loafers organizations and clubs have surrendered their charter disbanded and gone to work or fled to high timber Main street has many fine shade treesSpleudid building stone within town limits i Oceans of fine commercial sand within a mile of town Fine timber within easy reach tp THINKS IT SAVED His LIrE Lester M Nelson of Naples Name says in a recent letter I have used Dr Kings Ndw Did ¬ coverv many years for coughs and colds und I think it life 1 have found it a reliable rfliedy for throat and lung complatuts and would no more be without a bottle than I would be without food For nearly forty years New Discovery has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies As a preventative of pneumonia and a healer of weak lungs it has no epual Sold under guarantee at Chas C Davis drug store Soc and i Trial bottle free FAIR DATES The following is a list of Ken ¬ tucks Fair dates so far as reported Crab Orchard July 15 3 days Stanford July 22 3 days Georgetown July 28 5 days Lancaster July 29 3 days Winchester August 44 days Danville August 5 3 days Lexington August 10 5 days Burkesville August 114 days BIMXpHEAD August 12 3 days Lawrenceburg Aug 18 4 days London August 264 days Barboursville August 19 3 days Somerset September i 5 days Paris September i 5 days Monticellp September 8 4 days Mrs S loyce Claremont N H writes About a year ago I bought two bottle of Foleys Kidney Remedy It cured me of a severe case of kidney trouble of several years standing It certainly is a grand good medicine and I hearti- ly ¬ recommend it Sold by Chas C Davis LAND STOCII AND CROP FOR SALE Cedar posts any size or length H J MUUINS June II3t Mt Vernon Ky NOT i EMy yearling bull Moberly will be permitted to serve a few cows at 100 MODE CRAWFORD June 263t Brodhead Ky FOR SALEI have in my hands for sale one good house and lot in Brodhead and six good farm adja ¬ cent to the corporate limits of the town Those wishing to buy prop erty should see me before purchas- ing ¬ I have some splendid bar ¬ gains to offer W A TYREE 683tf Brodhead Ky DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt and thorough and will in a very short time strength- en the weakened kidneys and allay troubles arrising from inflarnation I of the bladder they are recom ¬ byChas IIaooi i B IBeing overstocked on certain lines it is i necessary we run our stock down and in order to do so we offer our entire stock of U Shoes CfofMng and Motions gAt SO Per Cent Discount iOress Goods and Calicoes Our entire line of Dress Goods and r Cailcoes go at a discount of 15 PER CENT a R KRUEGER S SON Mt Vernon Y l Kentucky l3Ir Phone 87 c o J3c PINE HILL Quite a crowd from here attended court at Mt Vernon Monday Mr and Mrs L G Falin returned home Saturday after a several da ys visit with relatives at Jove an- dCorbinMr and Mrs Jas Meadows of Mt Vernon spent Sunday with relatives hereMr and Mrs G Mullins spent Sunday in Orlando Miss Nell McFerron returned home from Mt Vernon MondayMiss Byrda McHargue was visiting at Orlando and Wildie last weekMr Prall Reed took L G Falins place while he was gone Mrs Elza Langlord went to London Sunday to see her husband who is in the Infirmary there Mrs Nancy McHargue has about recovered from a severe spell of scikness Dr and Mrs Hendren and little daughter returned to their home at Blanche Ky Mon ¬ dayGay Johnson who had his hand hurt in a ball game some weeks ago was in Mt Vernon Tuesday to see a Doctor Mrs Tom Manuel was shopping in Mt Vernon Monday Dave Mullins went back to Hazle Patch Mon ¬ day to finish hauling telephone polesDEADMrlohn Lunce of this place died at his home Saturday evening He had been sick some weeks with cancer of stomach and his death was not unexpected He was buried Sunday evening at this place He leaves a wife and large family to mourn his loss 5 A GRAND FAMILY MEDICINE It gives me pleasure to speak a good word for Electric Bitters U writes Mr Frank Conlan of No 436 Aouston Street New It is a grand family YorkI dyspepsia and liver while for lame back and weak kidI eeys it cannot be too highly recom- mended Electric Bitters regu ¬ late the digestive functions purify the blood and impart renewed vig ¬ or and vitality to the weak and de bilifated of both sexes Sold under guarantee at Chas C Davis drug store oc IOlErSIlOm TAR fer skUdreiu jgft1Mf s Jle ZsfN 0 U E I c I rIWI GR i B r s1tt ttttttttttt tttttttttttttttttt IJut ISeeelved 0 + r Spring and Summer Line of g Dry Goods and Notions 3 E Which will be sold at lowest prices to be found any = where Also full line ofjust received w = gg which will be sold at bottom prices = w r + H Staple and Fancy Groceries 3 SEE kept continually on hand at lowest prices 1 J JI STOKES wCreek = Three miles South of Mt Vernon w s = P S Remember that in connection we have a gener = al blacksmith p Wagon making andrepairing a = specialty = 1111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111 lV I L DIE We had a heavy rain Tuesday neededMr1Granville place has moved to Brush Creek Dr Hugh Gibson of Richmond was called to see Mr Jas Brown Monday who remains very poorly Mrs Frank Coyle of Berea is spending a few days here visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Will Hayes Mart Jones was in Louis ¬ yule last weekMrs Laura Manus and children were visiting Mrs Elbert Mason of Dudley Saturday and Sunday Edith Laswell has whooping cough Mrs George Johnson passed through here Sunday on her way to visit her father Mr James Berry The two Dalton children who have been confined with typhoid for several weeks are convalescent Dr and Mrs W D Laswell were called to Brush Creek Satur ¬ day on account of the death of the infant of Mr and Mrs Wilmer Chestnut It died of pneumonia feverand whooping cough com- plicated ¬ Stephen Durhams children are convalescent after a long Beige of typhoid feverAunt Ann I Philips was in Mt Vernon Mon ¬ isI sewing machine agent was in our town lastweekMrs Jesse Proctor is on the sick listMra- nd Mrs Wm Manus were visiting at Dudley SundayMisses Anna Proctor and Ann Branaman were visiting Mrs Lucy Reynolds of Livingston last week Stomache troubles are very com ¬ mon in the summer time and you should not only be very careful about what you eat just now but more than that you should be care ful not to allow your stomache to become disordered and when the stomach goes wrong take Kodoi This is the best known preparation todayfor stomache trouble Kodol digests all foods It is pleasant to take It is sold here by Chas C Davis ICharles P Hawes has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Tenth district
