The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-10-15
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MISCELLANEOUS Itema.
BoB DAVIS. coiored house breaker died
in Glasgow Of consumption. @s
PRINCETON is putting down substantial
pavements on all her streets.
FARMERs' National Bank stock, Of Mt.
Sterling, sells readily at $40 per share.
sixTy-FIvE distilleries are now in opera
tion in Russell County, and twenty more
will soon begin business.
THE tooth OF a mastodon, nine inches
long and six by four inches In diameter,
has been found on Frozen Greek in
Breathitt County.
w. A. TRELKKLD, of Shelby County,
raised / 200 watermelons on one-half acre
Of ground the largest one weighing forty
eight pounds.
A RATrLEsSAKE six feet in length, and
with seventeen rattles and sbutton," !"
was killed near Howell's, HopkinsI County,
by Robert Seaton. M
CHRISTIAN County wants Criminal
Court established so that now and then
there may be chance TO try a suit on a
"plain note Of handn or an equitable ac-
tion.
Ed. FULLER, who lives near CadiE, Trigg
County, was driving along rough road
near John Hale's, after dark, with his wife
and others in the wagon. In the darkness
he drove into hole or deep gully and
turned the wagon over, killing both hiswfie
and child.
ANDREW STEELE, the livery stable keeper
In Versailles, while out huntipg with a
friend the other day, got separated from
his friend, who fired his gun at some birds
in range OF Mr.. Steele, the shot taking eff
feet In the breast and eye of the latter. It
is feared he will lose his sight In the injur-
ed eye. Mr.. Steele is brother-n-law of
Col. John F. Davis, Commissioner OF Ag-
riculture.
The Railroad Commissioners have fixed
the valuation on the Short-route at Louis
vile at $4,000, or fifty per cent. over the
valuation OF last year.
SANDY COLLINS, negro who was in Jail
at Georgetown, for murder. and escaped.
has been recaptured.
THE Louisville Ordinance Court room was
the scene Of a flstic attack by Ex- Mayor
Charles u. Jacob upon p. Booker Reed, the
present Mayor. Mayor Reed had refused
to pay an old contract let under Jacobs
administration, on the grounds that It was
irregular and invalid.
SARAH COURTNEY and daughter, colored,
living at Cynthiana, suffered from poison,
believed to have been administered by
John Craig, son-in-law of Mrs. Courtney.
CHAs. D. JACOBS, Of Kentucky, has been
appointed Minister to the United States Of
Colombia.
The members Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, Louisville, propose to
erect a building for their use to cost $780,
900.
In Scott County early scwn wheat is
coming up nicely.
ENGAGEMENTS for new corn have been
maze in Owen County for 81 80 per barrel.
s,MRs. CRADDocK, wife of the venerable
Judge w. Craddock, is dead.
I THERE have been eight suits filed for di-
yorce in Mason County Circuit Court in
the past six months.
A. h. HEMISeER, aged SO, father of L. c.
Heminger,. foundryman; Captain Ather-
ton, aged "a, and r. Oatey, aged "a, all
prominent citizens of Bowling Green died
. few days ago.
A HUB and box factory is one Of the
irrespective business enterprises Of Eliza
bethtown.
Mn. J. SouLE SMITH, Commissioner for
Kentucky to the North, South and Central
I American Exposition at New Orleans
makes an appeal to the business interests
of the State for a proper display of iti
wealth and enterprise. The Exposition
opens November 10, and remains open unit
March 81, 1886.
DR.. WIN. JONES, prominent physician
Of livingston County, was shot and killed
the other day, at Smithland, by Alexandei
Smithson, watchman on the TENNESSEE
River bridge. The two had been drinking
aiid were riding together, when withou
wsnrning Smithson shot his victim.
The Ohio Valley Railroad Compan,
hrbke ground at Henderson, on the 7th, fol
the new road from that point to Jackson
Tenn.
THE President has appointed A. H. Dud
10y Postmaster at Princeton.
( Mr.. Rowland wEBB, well-known citi
Ten Of Louisville, and distinguished as ,
Mason, is dead, eyed sixty-four years.
SPENCER is rapidly becoming "a tobacc'
county. A few years ago lss cultivation
| was almost entirely unknown there, Will
| now II Is one Of sae arincipal eFcns