Rockcastle County advertisement for 1916 road bids
Sealed proposals to the Fiscal Court of Rockcastle County are invited for the construction of a fourteen mile sector of the State Aid Road from the Lincoln line to Laurel County through Brodhead Mt. Vernon and Livingston. Bids due May 16 1916. Plans at Mt. Vernon clerk office. Bid bonds 5 percent. Contracts require Public Roads approval. Bids may cover lump sums or unit prices for grading and macadamizing. Work under State Road direction.
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Fiscal Court
Rockcastle County
Lincoln
Laurel County
Brodhead
Mt. Vernon
Livingston
Commissioner of Public Roads
State Road Department
Local Notables Visit and School Board Actions In Crab Orchard
Bredhead Borge Durham the Sparks Quarry boss store man was in town Thursday. Mrs Walter Smith and her parents Mr and Mrs M Owens visited late last week. Kentucky Masonry leaders T J Adams and Dive Jackson traveled to Middlesboro and will visit Brodhead Lodge. Miss Margaret Tharp visited in town with R E Albright and Anna Cass. C T Riddle rode through Mt Vernon Friday. Crab Orchard High School play drew locals from Crab Orchard and Mt Vernon. A E Albright was elected school trustee defeating Chint Lear, with the board reelecting the principal and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. O. Gilbert
Reca Brooks
Anna Cass
Elizabeth Gentry
Bronston Elder
Roy Sowder
Everett Watson
W. T. Brooks
Hazle Patch
W.A. Tyree
Maretburg
H.T. Young
B. T
Walter Robins
Kentucky
Adams
Jackson
Brodhead Lodge of Masons
Margaret Tharp
Junction City
R. E. Albright
C. T. Riddle
Mt Vernon
Crab Orchard
Mt. Vernon
A. E. Alright
Chint Lear
Laurel County
Livingston
Frank Morris
C.E. Rice
C. J. Rice
Hummel
J. E. Woodall
F. Maris
Rockcastle
Brodhead
Jarve Cook
Cam Mullins
Cam
Nichodemus
C. H. Rice
Pittsburg
Penn
R. J. Lemonds
Elizabeth
Louisville
Ruth Burton
Danville
W. R. Ward
Fred Baker
John Bullock
Mullins Station
Walter Browning
Maywood
Sue Mullins
High Street
Emmet Quinn
Price
Alvin Argenbright
London
Mr. Vernon
Lexington
Local notes mix social calls and court visits in Mt Vernon
Community column records visits by Misses Oma Brown and Minnie Hiatt to relatives, J. W. Tate and Henry Parkerson on the London jury, land deals by H. E. Christie, school events with Prof. Pilkenton and W. Gilbert, fishing trips, and various locals traveling to Covington Lebanon and Pittsburg. Several residents recover from illness, while fishing excitement grows and church memories emerge in Mt Vernon and Livingston.
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Old Kentucky
A. M. Hiatt
A. L. Smith
Hiatt
Oma Brown
Minnie Hiatt
Loyal Sons
Christian Church
Mt. Vernon
Tusday
Ballard
Gentry
Tempest Ward
Lebanon
George Yadon
Detroit
Mich
Ben Yadon
A.J. Pike
Quail
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Internal Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local treatments alone. The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. It asserts constitutional factors influence the disease and touts testimonials, with F J Cheney & Co of Toledo selling for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Chenney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Williamsburg Court Opens as Judge Sampson Presides
Circuit Court sessions begin under Judge F. D. Sampson. A trio of mules pulling a wagon were instantly killed after stepping on a fallen electric wire. Whitley County reports thirty miles of turnpike grading ready for bids, with work from Williamsburg toward Corbin and Jellico nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Circuit Court
F. D. Sampson
Whitley County
Corbin
Jellico
Dixie
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Clear Skin
An herbal patent medicine advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a spring remedy that keeps bowels active and regular, cleanses the system, purifies the blood, and improves complexion. It claims to stimulate the liver and move the bowels gently, selling for 25 cents at druggists.
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Sutton & McBee
the Clothcraft Store
Office OF the Fiscal Court OF
County
Bredhead
Ory
Fletcher
Hanna
B. Noe
Mrt
Vernon, Ky
Ll&n
O. V. Jarrett
Standard Wheel CO
John F. Fisher
Mgr
Kodaks
R.H. Miller
Nit
Wine of Life
Pioneer Drug Store
Chas
Davis, Prop
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