The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-04-20
KENrueKY STARE NEWS.


hank will be paid in full
An Lexington Mike Bowerman, one
of the best known turfmen in the
world, was made the defendant in u
s5,eOO damage suit instituted by Mr. J. I
C. Graves The plaintiff in his petit
tion ayers that during the March com
bination sale conducted by Woodland 4 l
Shanklin the defendant beat and |
bruised him to his damage in the sum
of 5000 Bronston & Allen represent
Graves
The other night near the mouth of
Pigeon, in Marion county, John May |
nard shot and fatally wounded Angus.
tus Starr. Maynard is brother OF
James Maynard, who killed Lewis Me.
Coy two years ago In that county. |
Maynard made his escape, but the
sheriff is searching for him The or
igin OF the trouble is not known here
The property assessment at Frank |
fort has been increased over $1,000, 600
MT STERLING is to have new public
building.
The work Of moving the pieces of
the old bridge at Frankfort is going
on
AT Louisville NJ f. McMinnis, on
trial for the murder Of Andy Katlin
last July. was acquitted
Coz. WILLIAM O BRADLEY says he
will make the race for governor If the
republicans want him to-
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the lightning knocked down police
man.
Miss EMMA EVANS, aged Is, Of Nc
Lean county, formed an attachment for
Paul Baldwin, a worthy but impecuni-
GUS farmer Her wealthy parents OBJ
jected and placed the young lady in re-
straint to Illustrate an intimated elope-
ment The result was ladder placed
against her room window at night and
a buggy ride TO the railway station.
The other day the lovers passed
through Henderson to Evansville
where they were married The father
arrived at Henderson just in time 10
encounter the returning twain and sub
NIT to the inevitable.
PEDDLERs' license is 800 per day at
/ Greensboro.
THE state Grand Army encampment
was in session two days at Bowling
Green. At the first days session Daniel
! 0'Reilly, of Leitchfeld, was elected
commander for the ensuing term, aud
j. Hammond, of Louisville, was elected
senior vice commander. The veterans
received royal welcome from the cit
liens of Bowling Green. Duke Bowden
addressed the eneampment on the
claims OF Louisville for the national
encampment for 1895 His efforts were
loudly applauded, and all the delegates
are in favor Of Louisville. At the sec
ond days session the election OF officers
was concluded and then an adjourn
ment was had Hopkinsville was
selected as the place for the next an
nual meeting. A pleasing feature OF
the encampmcnt was the courtesy ex-
hibited 10y the young soldiers OF the
Kentucky state guard to the old sol.
diers who were guests OF their city
THE odd spectacle OF horse crossing
a high trestle, an eighth of mile in
length. ut runaway gait, was pre-
sented to spectators at Lexington, the
other evening. D. c. Moss and Gordon
Voorhees, were driving a big black
roadster on South broadway, when the
animal became frightened by the noise
from train. Dashing down the street
at headlong speed, the horse threw ou,
both men and broke away from the
wagon Turning down Bolivar street,
the crazed horse ran directly to the
Cincinnati Southern trestle, and with.
out moments hesitation commenced
skipping over the ties like an expert
The trestle is $50 feet high. yet the
horse crossed it in safety.
THERE was duel with knives at
Water Valley, Graves county, between
a preacher named Yates and tobacco
man named Ed Williams Besides dis.
pensing the Holy Word, Parson Yates
: runs a farm A few days ago he
brought car load of tobacco to Water
Valley, and he and Williams became in.
volved in dispute and hot words we're
exchanged The parson went away,
but returned later accompanied by a
man named Cassion, who held the door
Z to the store while Williams and Yates
settled their troubles with knives
Williams was cut several times and is
seriously injured.
NEWTON GABRgT, well known young
merchant OF Bowen. blew his head
from his shoulders with a large navy
revolver love affair
CONTRACTS have been let for the
stand-pipe, boilers, boiler stacks,
pumps, connections, pipe and pipe lay
ing for the Mt, Sterling water works
FRASKFoBr is bestirring herself in a
general brushing up and otherwise pre-
pairing for three coming importan,
events The republican state league
!. meets there May 81. and the Kentucky
o Press association will follow on June q
: The last zig attraction is the State
5 Teachers Normal institute. which will
e be held June IL, Is and 10 under the
b management of Superintendent Of Pub
G lie Instruction Thompson
REPRESENTATIVE Isle has secured Q
favorable report on the bill for the
erection of federal building at Mt
i Sterling.
!. HoY. CLAUDE MATTHEWS governor
4 of Indiana, has accepted an invitation
q to address the alumni association o
Center college, on June IL.
LYDIA SHIRE, aged 50, has brough
suit against her husband, of Bowling
C Green, for divorce She charges tina
q her old life companion has at this lat,
a day contracted the habit Of drunken
70 ness
d The Hopkins county democratic com
d mittee probably thinks there's some
thing in the name as we'll as in tn
man. John NJ. Victory has been Sc
n lected as chairman.
il In accordance with the charter right
., OF fourth-class cities, as guaranteed b.
the new constitution, Richmond will
shortly inaugurate a new era in he
public school system by the erection o
a splendid graded school building.
A TRAMP called at the home of Mrs
Nora Green, near Nortonville, a static
north of llopkinsville, as she was pre-
I. caring supper the other evening, an
with curses asked for something to eat
While waiting on him he suddenl