The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-09-07

tAiANlthNNlllk NaAtN WI iAAhAahas
Shclbyville. Lancaster and Mt. Ster-
ling
w. A, WiLGUs is the new postmaster
at lIopkinsyille
PENSIONS issued to Kentuckians
few DAYS ago: William John.
son, Maxwell Dayiess county; Thomas
a. Davis, Muysville, Mason county.
Restoration-Da David Kitchen, Kilgore,
Boyd county. Mexican war survivors,
increase Daniel Duggins, Athens, Fay
cite county.
NATHAN JACKSON, who killed Jesse
Coleman, near Pembroke. Christian
county, in June, 1891. was arrested ia
Evansville, the other day, and brought
TO Hopkinsviile and lodged in Jail
to await his trial at the September
term of the Christian circuit court
The circumstances Of the killing were
that Coleman insulted Jackson's sister
as they were returning from a picnic,
and that in resenting this the latter
shot Coleman in self-defense
The bridge across Caney creek, in
Davies county, collapsed, and another
and more costly bridge in the same
county has been condemned, and is ex-
pccted to fall at any time,
DAVID OLDHAM. while washing dish
eS under a walnut tree, near Red
House, was badly injured by lightning.
He was at the time with party Of
seven threshers and he was the only
one struck.
A muGE tent, 100 by 1870 feet, will be
erected for the Mills revival meeting
to be held at Frankfort in September
| An annex will he attached for choir
of $50 voices, and the whole will seat
5000 people.
Asa nurth-bound freight was near
ing Danville ore Of the heavy iron
shafts that propcl the drive wheels of
| the locomotive came loose at one end,
flew into the air and back upon the
cab. Engineer John Lyons, Of Somer-
set, and Fireman John Durham, OF
Shelby City, narrowly escaped being
killed.
Hon. G.. =, GULIIoN. who represented
Carroll and Gallatin counties in the
last Legislature. died at his home neaI
Worthwhile, of Bright's disease.
WINE attempting TO make an arrest
Town Marshal David Mcnzcr, OF Daw
sod, shot and seriously. il not fatally
wounded youth named O'Brien by
accident
IMPOSING ceremonies will mark tn,
LAYING in October next of the corner
stone of the monument 10 be erecte,
by the Womcns Confederate associa
ton of Kentucky TO the memory of tn,
Kentucky volunteers who died fighting
for the lost cause Invitations are I,
be extended TO the governors, stat
officials, surviving generals and repre-
sentative citizens of the southern
states To q total of several thousand
The officers Of many of the Women
Confederate associations of other state
will also be guests Of their KentuclS,
sisters. The grand lodge OF Masons o
kentucky will have charge of the cere
mony, which will be preceded by
grand parade. The day will be oh
served in Louisville as general hol
iday.
NEAR Cannonsburg some time ago
queer case Of drowning came about
the victim being COW She drank GU
of barrel sunk in a spring till tn
water was so low 1t caused her horn
TO fasten on the inside of the barrel
Then. as the water rose. with he
horns fast and her thirst quenched, sh
was slowly drowned and so discovere,
later
LIEUT. JONI g.. ELLIS, quaHermaste
! OF the Third regiment, X s. c., ha
rendered his resignation, after IA year,
service.
AIIES BRocKErT, an old man, O
Beech Grove, has been adjudged insane
a few days ago he attempted suicid
by cutting his throat with an AK
THOMAS HUNTER, the oldest citizen O
Princeton, is dead He was 81 years
age,
The annual session of the Kentuck
conference of the Methodist Episcopa
| cbureh will be hold NJ IonisviIle cop,
,non.ina So,,an,har 10 p,,La,, NJ.
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