Mt. Vernon Signal, 1898, Rockcastle Co OCT 21, 1898 (CONT) LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Thanks are due Charley Whitehead for a mess of sweet potato. It is twenty inches long and seventeen around Jack Lawrence while attempting to board the local here on Monday eve was thrown to the ground and considerably bruised Mrs Gus Warren and daughter Mrs Barnwell who have been the guests of Mrs A.C. Stapp, left Tuesday for Gilmer Texas Deputy Sheriff H.L. Tate was in Stanford last week Go to Bob cox's to buy your groceries and dry goods Dr. Grauman dentis, has moved to Miller House front room Dr Grauman dentist is back from Pine Hill and is at the Miller House Bob Cox now has a nice line of groceries and dry goods and are sold at bed rock prices You can rent office rooms and family rooms from S.W. Davis in the brick opposite Court House Mrs Sam Hooker has returend to her home in Russellville after a weeks visit to her sister, Mrs M.C. Williams James Tate was here from Brodhead, Wednesday and says the town of Brodhead will have electricl lights in a short time John D. Miller, Harris White, Geo Pennington, Dr Geo Lawrence and ...Bostic left last Monday night for Lexington to joint their regiment the 2nd Ky leonard Bethurum, Fred Hayes, George Teed and Jim Payne, Judge Bethurum, Judge Carter, and Jasper Brown and wife all went to Louisville last Monday Harry Blazer the popular lumberman was here Tuesday night to see a beautiful and bewitching young lady on Richmond avenue. You have admirable taste Harry, for she is the one among ten thousand and altogether lovely CLIMAX On Sunday of the Baptist Association here we in company with Revs Mr Henry Clark, of Waco Ky, E.B. Bartlett of Manse Ky and 40 or 50 others armed themselves with lanterns and matches and went to see the other endo of what is known as the old Andy Fletcher cave; so named because of this gentleman having made a saltpeter there in 1809 and 1812 for the war of 1812. When we reached the cave our party being clad in thier Sunday dress, hesitated, and some like Lot's wife, turned back. About twenty went into the cae with Willis Johnson as guide. When about 200 feet from the entrance the interior becomes very large and our anxious eyes were all a stare and not noticing Rev Barlett who had preceeded our guide was seated on apillar of salt; and when the cry was made as to where was Lots wife, Bro B. replied; "Here the old sister is" and upon looking saw him seated upon the sone which is white sand stone and bears the resemblance of a woman, her head and arms being knocked off by curiosity seekers. Her physique being perfect with thiese exceptions. At this point all of the party turned back but three. The next thing of interest was an elevated plateau of bout 6 feet high surrounded by a walk 6 feet wide. This table was about 50 feet long, and upon it was a beautiful pool of water about 10 feet in area. This pool is constructed like the pool of Siloam. Leaving this we next come to the main entrance and u0pon examination we found perfect ox tracks made there in 1812. Next we come to the torn down walls...toweres of Morro, bringing to my mind a slight representation of said castle after the bombardment. There were many other sights of interest but have not time to mention Tom J. Proctor is building a good sized coal house for the county officials. This should have been done long ago, as it will prevent the scattering of coal all over the yard and will prevent thieves from taking coal away at night. It takes a long time to find some things out, but we finally find them out after a while LIVINGSTON T.B. Lair was in Wildie last week Messrs Sheridan, Roller and Moore attended the circus at Lebanon on Friday last Mrs C.A. Moore is visiting in Louisville Tom Stewart was here from Wildie last week Mesdames VanNuys and Allen and W.R. Raines attended the Synod at Danville Mrs J.H. Browning was the guest of J.C. Magee last week Miss Ella Stanley has returned from a protracted visit to Lancaster T.J. Terry is in town looking after the result of the pay car Mesdames Pope and Myers have returned to Louisville after spending the summer at the Sambrook's hotel Mrs James Hilton of Rowland was with friends and relatives here last week Mrs T.D. Mullins was up the KC the first of the week Mrs Joseph coffey has returned from Stanford Geo Dunn was down from Pittsburg last Sunday the guest of W.F. Sheridan Misses Nellie and Mary Orndorf are visiting in Louisville Miss Laverna Strks has returned to Russelville after a visit to her brother W.H. Starks D.R. Murphy was down from London Sunday Dr cooper was in Crab Orchard Sunday Judge Ashley Owens is attending court in Louisville this week Eldridge Harris of White's Station was at the Dillion Hotel Monday Mr and Mrs John Goodin of Lexington were here Wednesday Henry Fish is visiting his niece, Mrs Garrett Miss Celia Price of Lexington is visiting friends and relatives here From: Cindy Crawford DBXP64A@prodigy.com 21 Jul 1998