The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-12-14
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.


not being public agents, and owing no
common duty to the public, to eonfed.
crate together to protect themselves
by lawful acts from dishonest debtors. -
MEssRs ISAAC HosRINs and Calvin
Hurst have been sworn in as mayor OF
Pineville, county seat Of Bell county,
both claiming TO have been legally
elected to that office. Each mayor has
organized his government complete.
EAST LIMESTONE is fixing things for
big sorghum crop next year.
THE fiscal court of Trigg county has
appointed commissioners TO take charge
Of the matter Of erecting courthouse
at Cadiz.
IL kentontown, Robertson county,
twelve persons whose average age was
seventy-two years have died within
the past year.
TIN most interesting suit to be heard
in the fiscal court is that OF the lessees
Of the Eddyville prison for resembling
their contract
Bovine GREEN is in tears. The
Street Car Co. has suspended opera
tons, and the large number of hold
ers Of annual passes will now have to
walk.
EsQUIRE WM TRACEY met horrible
death on his farm, in Peaks Mill
neighborhood near Frankfort. He
was engaged in making clearing on
hts farm when tree fell from above,
killing him and mangling his body.
The preliminary conference of the
judges and judges-eleet of the new
court Of appeals, which was 10 have
been held at Frankfort, has been aban-
doned. The three hold-over judges
were on hand; as was one of the four
judges-elect, but the other three didn't
come. Judge Grace was compelled to
attend his circuit court Judge Payn-
ter was in congress, and Judge Toney
felt a reasonable delicaey in coming.
Judge Guify returned home the other
afternoon, and it is not known when
the conference will he held.
A BuIIrr county farmer has been
experimenting with tobacco Few
paying crops have ever been raised
there, but this farmer has found q
species of the weed which he claims is
very profitable, and next year an un-
usually large acreage will be put in.
As an indncement 5000 piano. has
been offered as a premium for the best
crop produced.
GEN WATT HARDIN and Hon. G. M.
Clay are said to have differed as TO the
time Of holding the next state conven-
ton. The former, it is said would like
TO have the convention called
in May, while Mr. Clay's friends
say he objects, and prefers that the
convention be held not earlier than
July Or August.
TnE Warren county court is having
up a rather novel point A distiller
petitioned for a license to retail liauo.,
but the distillery is only short, dis
lance from the Allen county line. and
just across in Allen is a chltseh. Alta
recent session Of the legislature, the
church people had a law passed pro-
the sale Of liquor within four
miles Of their place Of worship. There
is a conflict as 10 the county rights. and
the court doesn't know whether to,
grant license or not
The question is raised in some parts
Of the state whether the newly elected
justices 90 in office the LIST Of Jannary
or wait until May, as under, the old
law. Under the old constitution they
would have qualified in May. The
present justices were elected under the
old law, and it is question OF whether
the new law can shorten their term of
Office, it being in the nature of vested
right which they had acquired before
the new law was passed.
PENSIONS were granted the other
day as follows: Original = Anthony
Beard, alias Henry Mcconnell Louis
vile; James Ellis, alias James George.
Louisville; Levi Linch, Wagersviiiea
Estili county. Additional Michael q,
Young, Highland, Lincoln, county.
restoration and Reissue-Thos Rigs
by, Broadhead, Rockcastle county. In
erease-George Sites, Zion, Hender-
son county. Reissue-Milton J. Murell.
Columbia, Adair county; Abram b.
Rochester, Butler county.
Original Widows, Etc Mary ]. Holt |
lay. Maysyille, Mason county: Rosa
hlotter- Louisville; minors of Andrew
Neal Louisville.
IT IS now practically settled that
tankfort's street car lines have been
abandoned until next summer. The |
ordinance permitting the company to
operate requires the road TO be in con-
.inuous operation, and penal bond to 4
ecnre TINS was eNacted of the com
'any when it began last year. The
MY council by an oversight, recenklv |
delivered mp the bond to the railway |
authorities, and the latter at once. sus- |
'ended operations. as they had been |
osing money heavily for several weeks
,ast
IHE large stock barn OF 5. H. Per-
ans, near Elkton, was destroyed bv /
ire the other nigtt, consuming twelve |
ons Of hay, and 200 barrels of corn
Twelve horses persisted in the flames
B. NEBBER CRABTREE, one Of the
vealthiest citizens and largest land.
'wners m Southern Kentucky, died II /
rs home near Crofton, Christian coun-
y Of kidney trouble, aged about 6s |
ears.
THERE is a scheme on foot 10 con-
itruct an electric railroad between
lonticello and burnside. The cost Is
stimated at from $4,000 to SEQ 600
nd an attempt viii be made 10 seeure
ounty aid to the extent Of $4,000.
A POST oFficE was established the
ther day at Brighton, Fayette county
nd Thomas i. Adams appointed post
laster.
sEBREE REEVES has been appointed
Jerk OF the Todd county court sue.
aeding his father, who died several
avs ago.
HENRY Herr, aged SO years. died the
Tier night after long illness of
rights disease His home was nj
errwood, below Greensboro. He was /
orn in jefferson county, and most Of 4
Is relatives yet live there. lie leaves
ne Of the largest estates in Dayiess
)unty.