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1nunaIVOL ME XXII MT ROCKCASTLE COUNTY KY FRIDAY JULY 9 1909 NUMBER 42 1

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ANNOIINCEMENT

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I wish to to my customers andv friends that I am now in the Cox Bros

building showing a complete anduptodate j

I line of FURNITURE every description

Carpets Rugs Mattings Curtains Etc j>

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tthing needed or wanted to decorate your

home j1

We appreciate the patronage re-

ceived during the few months we were in I

j business preceding the fire of Nov 21stL which destroyed our entire stock we apprel1 ciste every dollars worth of business given J

z us and we trust our treatment toward you

will warrant a renewal of that happy rela-

tionf in the future1

g We are now ready to show you Drop

j in and see us in Cox Bros building oppo 1

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rr It is otten stated with much

emIr phasis that Kentucky does

for public schools than any other

t State save three or four This isk held up to the people of the Statet as the whole truth but the state ¬

t ment is only a part the truth and

as a whole is very false From thet State Treasurer she does more thant anv other State except three or

fourr but from all sources thef I

amount she gives is far down inthe list Massachusetts has about

J Zthe same population as KentuckyAs a State from the State Treasurry Kentucky gives far more to herschools than does Massachusettsbut from all sources Massachusetts

° gives far more than Kentucky Forevery dollar that Kentucky paysher public schools Massachusetts

617 and upon the same basisOhio pays 592 from all sourcesThese statitics are from the latest

o report from the Bureau of Educav tion at Washington

The United States is importingfish into Panama canalzone nowto eat up musquitoes

JlA NIGHT RIDERS RAIDThe worst night riders are

calomel croton oil or aloes pillsThey raid your bed to rob you ofrest Not so with Dr Kings NewLife Pills They never distress orinconvebience but always cleansethe system curing Colds Head ¬

ache Constipation Malaria 25cat Chas C Davis

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School began here Monday withgood full attendanceeFarmersi-

n this section are badly behindwith their crops on account of thecontinued rains The littledaughter of Greenberry Cotton isvery sick wjth measles Mrs Cotton having recovered onlv recently

Rev lames Riddle preached atthe school house last SundayThe Bible class at this place ismoving along nicely WillisJohnson who has the contract forcovering the school house is to fbe

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items are as scarce as hens teethor gold dollars

A special session of the AlabamaLegislature has been called forJuly 27 to consider legfslation tostrengthen the liquor laws sincethe Supreme Court has decidedlaws against locker clubs uncon

stitutionalITORTURED ON A HORSE

uFor ten vears couldnt ridehorse without being in torture frompileswrites L S Napier ofRugless Ky when all doctorsand other remedies failed Bucklens Arnica Salve cured meInfallible for Piles Burns ScaldsCuts Boils FeverSores EczemaSalt Rheum Corns 25C Guar-anteed by Chas C Davis

OJ When You ThinkOf the paia which many women experience with everymonth it makes the gentleness and kindness always associ

Fated with womanhood seem to be almost a miracleWhile ia no womaa rebels against what she rewouldtDr Pierces Favorite Prescriptloa mates

0 weak women stroai and sick wometell and tires them freedom from palsIt establishes regularity subdues Islamxatlen heals ulceratlou aad cures tepmale weakness

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Sickwomea and invited to consult Dr Pierce by letterPfree AU correspondence strictly private and sacredlyconfidential Write without fear and without fee to Worlds Dispensary Med-ical Association R V Pierce M D President Buffalo N Yrterera

i v exlyand he will send you a free copy of his great thousandpage illustratedSense Medical Adviser revised uptodate edition in paper covert

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COUNTY CLAIMS

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theFiscal year beginning July 11908and ending June 30 1909

U S Berry for caring for andmaintaining Th mas Berry apauper X75 00

W S Robins for taking care ofEffie Mullins 5 oo

I JD Ham for summoningwitness at inquest over the bodyof Clell Smith 6 75

G T Johnson allowed forschool books inrnished indigentchildren 78 10

Taylor Mul ins allowed formaking coffin for Sallie Dotson 5oo

Henry Gabbard allowed formaking coffin for Manson Miller

a pauper 5 00Mason Anglin allowed for caring-

for Mary Pennington a pauper 40 boJ W Todd for waiting on

small pox patients 13 34W H Stephens allowed for

waiting on small pox patients 6 ooA T Abney allowed fornaking

coffin for Martha King apauper 5oo

L A Davis allowed waitington and caring for Chas Holdman 20 00

Chas C Davis for medicinefurnished paupers 68 25

Squire Burdine allowed for pro ¬

vision furnished Mat Cash alunatic 750

W H Burton allowed for con-

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Mat Cash a lunatic to MtVernon 2

W H Jones allowed fqr burialclothes furnished William Wyricka pauper 4 48

Henry Gabbard allowed formaking coffin for William Wyrlcka pauper 3 00

J H Donelson allowed forservices rendered Andrew Vaughna pauper 90 00

J Jt Wood allowed for merchan ¬

disc furnished paupers 5180Dr SDavis allowed for

mFdicineTuraished paupers 10 73T J Niceley allowed for rental

for house to hold election for years1906 190 and 1908 9 50

Dr R G Webb allowed formedical services renderedpaupers 3000

Dr RH Lewis allowed formedical services rendered F aupers 25 00

Dr W D Laswell allowed formedical service renderedpaupers 100 00

Dr A G Lovell allowed formedical services rendered pau ¬

pers 15 00Dr D B Southard for medical

services rendered paupers 75 00Dr J F Baugh allowed for

medical services rendered pau ¬

pers 15 00Dr T J Price for medical

services rendered paupers 5 ooDr Walker Owens for goods

furnished andI medicalservicesrendered paupers 29 40

Drs Lewis and LaswellallowE dfor services rendered pau ¬

pers 28 oo

DrWJ Childress allowed formedical services rendered pau-pers 38 tio

W M Poynter allowed formerchandise furnished Roc castlecounty 15 08

JohnC Taylor Corner forholding inquest over the bodies ofBert Price and Buck Thacker 12 oo

F L Thompson and M JMiller pauper committee allowedpauper expense 1340 68

R L McFerron for makingballot boxes for holding schoolelection 40 oo

W M Bullock allowed formerchandise furnished panpers 5 00

Dr D B Southard for medical-s rvi es rendered Charles Fubeck 14 75

R H Hamm for merchandisefurnished paupers 57 68

Dr W F Caner for medicalservices rendered paupers 15 oo

Dr WlD Grayeley allowed formedical services rendered panpers 24 00

WA CoxR K Powell A JFish and W A B Davis allowed200 each as officers of election in

East Mt Vernon precinct 8ooWH Jphnes and IrA Bowman

280 each and U S Berry and TJ J Hayes2ooas officers of Round

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LIT1NGSTOJS

Miss Annie M Walton and MissNettie Rice arevisiting in Stanford I

this weekT Jo Pennington has I

sold his restaurant to ElmerLechleiter Price I not learnedThe Masonic Order has purchasedthe store house and lot belongingto James Adams Price paid

n 1000 00 they will erect a fine ballThi Junior Picnic was a grand

success We had fine order noone drunk and we wish to compli ¬

ment the Mtv Vernon brass bandWe wish to say for themwe aremore than satisfied with their

musicMissNora Paiett of Mt Vernon

is visiting her grandparents Mrend Mrs A Pennington this week

Mrs Charley Bryant is very lowwith feverJ H Mullins of

Lafbllett is with us this weekW A Shelton and J H Dickersonhas retarned from LouisvilleThere is going to be a weddingsoon Isnt thatso DaveTheoGraves who has been very sick issome better at this writing MrsDee Bryant and children ofLebanon Junction are visitingMrs Charley Rice this weekMrs G W Griffin and Mrs WD Griffin of Jellicp were here ona short visit lastweek Later Onreturning home Mrs WD Griffinwas taken ver sick and the lastreport was justealiveWe havejust received a litter from GeorgePennington of Haines Oregon ason of A Pennington MrPennington is a farmer in thatState on the large scale Hewrites that he is married but failedto give the dame of his brideThe writer was in Mt Vernon Sun ¬

day and while there had the pleasureof meeting quite a number of myold associates

Farmers are about done theircrops here and considering therain that we have had corn looks

wellDrW J Childress reportsRobert Bustle veryJow with fever

Miss Sallie Thomas of LevelGreen will teach the Sand HillschoolMrs Nora Jenkins andchildren are in Jellico this week

Miss Bettie Pennington willteach the French schoolMrs JE Woodall and Mrs C E Riceare visiting relatives at Brodhead

There will be a union Sundayschool picnic here in a short timeThe day has not been set yetThose that attended the Mont ¬

gomery trial from here were JudgeSambrooks W H Burton DrW J Childress Bill Ward BillGraves W H Bowman and RH Whitehead Miss Ora Brownof Level Green was the pleasantguest of Miss Bettie Penn ingtonFriday and Saturday Miss Lucinda Hellard who was very sicklast week is some betterMissEliza Payne of the Wabd sectionvisited Mrs S J Kinley last week

Little Nellie and Mayme Carterare in Lebanon Junction this week

There was a lively game of ballhere Saturday between Livingstonend Hazel Patch with the score infavor of Livingston

Mrs W T Merimee ofLebanonJunction is visiting Mrs GeorgePope this weekMrand MrsJ W Mullins were in Mt VernonWednesday in the Montgomerycase John Preston who has beenvisiting in Big Glades returned toLivingston Monday very sick butis better nowMr and Mrs J CStanley are visiting their son atStanfordElmer Lechleiter washere pn business MondayMessrsAndy and Billy Kinserspept Sun ¬

day with Ella Stanley and hul-aCentersH Di Magee was in MtVernon Wednesday

SEES MOTHER GROW YOUNG

It would be hard to overstatethe wonderful change in mymother since she began to useElectric Bitters writes Mrs WL Gilpatnc of Danforth MeII Althougn past 70 she seems reallyto begrowjpgYPHnga ain Shesuffered untold misery from dyspep-sia

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for 20 years At last she couldneither eat drinknorsleepDoctors gave her up and allremedies failed till Electric Bittersworked such wonders For herhealth TheyvitalYorgans cure Liver and Jqdn ytroubles induce sleep impart

and appetite Only 500 atChtsdv Davisr l

BKODHEADCleve Wilmot of Knoxville isI

spending a few days here Wheatthreshing is the order of the day inthe country near this placeHo ¬

mer Wallin and A C Kidwellwere callers in town latter part of

last weekMiss Clyde and Mat

tie Wilmot have returned after an

extended visit to Williamsburg andKnoxville Lester Hilton andwife ot Rowland were guests ofMr J R Cass and family Sat-

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until MondayThe Brod ¬

head 2nd B B team defeated theMt Vernon 2nd at this place Saturday last Score 9 to 4Miss Al-

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McAfee has returned to herhome at Salvisa Ky after amonths stay with her sister Mrs

IJ W Hutchison at this placeMr and Mrs F C Durham ofElizabethtown are with their manyfriends and relatives here this week

A number from this place andthe surrounding countr y attendedchildrens day exercises at FreedomSunday last and report a nice day

and feel amply paid for their visitMrs Dr Southard of Mt Ver-

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is visiting her mother MrsBarnes of this placeThe BaptistSunday school at this place and thepanic school at Livingston seemsto have a racing contest as to at ¬

tendance and collection Brodhead-is ahead in attendance while Liv¬

ingston excels in finance The at ¬

tendance last Sunday we learnwas 92 Brodhead and 85 Livingston

Mr Orville Collier and wife andMiss Nannie Vest of Covington r

Ky are visiting the family of JohnRobblns Rev Masters preachedhere Monday and Tuesday night

Miss Ella and Master Bain Car-

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n hay returned from PrincetonCollege for vacationMrs EddWoodall and Mrs C E Rice ofLivingston are visiting the familyof G E Painter in the countynear hereThe Pie supper hereSaturday night last was a nice su-ccessRev

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Goldsmith of Georgetown College will fill the pulpit atthe Baptist church here Saturdayand SundayRev Campbellwill preach a discourse on the sub ¬

JectThe ultimate result of sinon Monday night after the 3rdSunday at the Christian churchhereGreat preparations are be ¬

ing made for the Fair at this placewhich no doubt will be the bestever held

State of Ohio City of Toledo ssLucas county j

Frank J Cheney makes oaththat hs is senior partner of the firmof F J Cheney Co doingbusiness in the City of ToledoCounty and State aforesaid andthat said firm will pay the sum ofONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for eachand every case ot Catarrh thatcannot be cured by the use of HallsCatarrh Cure FRANK J CHENEY

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 6thday of December A D 1886I

SEAL A W GLEASQN

Notary PublicHalls Catarrh Cure is taken

internally and acts directly on theblood and mucous surfaces of thesystem Send for testimonialsfreeF

J CHENEY Co Toledo OSold by all Druggist 75 C TakeHalls Family tills for constipation

The Senate adopted the jointresolution providing for the sub ¬

mission to the States of an amend ¬

ment to the Constitution authoriz ¬

ing the levy of a tax en incomesThere were no votes against theresolution

Old Fort Ticonderoga whosefamous ruins are in progress of res-

toration¬

formed the setting of yes¬

terdays ceremonies in connectionwith the Lake Champlain terccntenary celebration Added imPort-ance

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was given to todays ceremo ¬

nies by the arrival of PresidentTalt and a party of distinguishedguests late in the afternoon

With the crumbling ruins of

Fort Amherst and Frederick form-

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a historic setting the first of aseries ot events celebrating thethree hundredth anniversary of thediscovery of Lake Champlain bythe famous French explorer navi ¬

gator and colonizer Samuel deChamplain took place Monday atCrown Point where Champlainwith his Canadian and Indian alliesoftheAlgonquin tribes first metthe troquois battle

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No 89If you need medicines of anykinds call 39When you want prompt servicein case of accident call 89If you want the Doctor call S3When you are ready to paintyour house call QQ

If you want ice cream call 89In fact make 89 your servantyou will always find ready andwilling service at our endofthe line

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Get your Hammocks no-wel3e to 300

Get your Croquet Sets now

125 upGet your Base Ball Goods now

Young ladies nowis the time tobuy your toiletgoods of all kinds

Please call in and let us show you

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may be of some service to our patrons There is noth Xing that offers such a twofold opportunity to the individ j-deposittime to better your condition to start you in business <

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one things that systematic saving puts within easyreachsJ of any person At the same time that money saved is

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NYe offer our depositors every service and conven-ienceX in transacting business Our bank is here to fur w-

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thousands of dollars We will take the same pleasuref in the growth of your account that you do yourself

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