The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-11
OUR NEIoHBoRs.

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The Republicans of Martin coun-
ty have nominated ticket By pri-
mary election.
1t is reported that the Logan
county, W. Va, grand jury has re-
turned 800 indictments and adj
journed.
The Twelve Pole Telegraph and
Telephone Company has been or
ganized for the purpose Of erecting
a telephone line on Twelve Pole.
Specimens of West Virginia gold
ore found on Blue Creek, above
Charleston, showed up an assay
S2,4l worth of gold, and 10 cents Of
silver to the ton.
Irwin Patrick was recently shot
and killed by his brotherinlaw Mil
ton Perkins in Magoflin comfy.
IL was claimed to be accidental.
but whisky was at the bottom of it.
The Boyd county grand jury re-
turned 70 indictments. Nearly
every merchant in town who sells
cigarettes was indicted for selling
cigarettes to boys under Is years Of
age.
Ferguson and Rice, who stole a
large amount of meat near the
mouth of Whites creek recently.
have been captured and the latter
has received two years sentence
In the penitentiary.
John Northumberland has been
sentenced to hang in Mcdowell Co.
w. Va, on July 20, for the MUIR
der OF George Andrews, eolored,
last August. The dispute which
brought about the killing involved
the sum Of seyenty-five cents.
In battle at the head of Tug
river, in West Virginia, Friday, |
l., Freeman, member of |
the West Virginia Legislature, was
killed and his brother fatalIyi
wounded by Taylor Herman. The
little affair was in settlement of a
twelye-year.old boundary-line dis
pute.
"H. Hermann the New York
furniture manufacturer, was here !
the latter part OF last week, looking /
out a suitable site upon which to |
erecta saw mill and furniture fac
tory. Mr.. Hermann has returned |
to his home, but we failed to ascer-
tain the result of his search, but
hope that he will conclude to locate |
here."-Paintsyille Times.
Three or four toughs went into
the station at Nolan, w. Va, a few
nights ago and attacked the opera.
tor. They beat him up severely.
and chewed one ear nearly off. FL
nally he shot one of the men sever
al times, causing instant death. An
extra train happened to be stand.
ing at the station, and the operator
telegraphed for permission to use
It, and in that way escaped.
Up at Ceredo, w. Va, last Satur-
day night, woman who was un-
der arrest in the hands OF lot Of
Deputy us. Marshals on charge
Of mOonshining, together with
party of p or more others, took adj
Of a moments lack Of
watchfulness on the part of her
guard, and escaped to the platform
Df the \. aud w. train on which
hey were being brought in. AS the
train slowed up to round the curve
near the Ceredo stopping place she
Jumped off, escaping injury, and
later took another train bound for
her mountain home, without being
recaptured.-Ashland Daily News.
This is from the Winchester
Democrat and we do not believe it
Is true: "The Prowler has heard
)i many queer decisions made by
magistrates, hut a verdict recently
rendered by Martin county wear
or OF the magisterial ermine is en-
titled to the blue ribbon. A man
was recently arrested in that coun-
~ on the charge of horse stealing.
The case was tried before coun-
try magistrate, who, after hearing
the testimony, rendered a verdict
that the accused should be hung!
The decision completely took the
wind out of the old lawyer, who was
defending the prisoner, aud it was
only by supreme effort on his
part that he succeeded in carrying
the case to the proper tribunal"