The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-23

CAROLINE ROBERTSON, colored, came
near burning 10 death at her home in
Lexington. Her clothing took fire
while sweeping the floor, and before
she knew it she was enyeloPed with
flames. Her screams reached the ears
of her le-year-old boy, who. running in,
wrapped his mother in a blanket, and
then by dashing four or FIVE buckets OF
water on her he succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames. She was terribly
burned about the head and breast
WM THoMPsoN. an honored grand
army veteran and respected citizen OF
Petersville, met with a terrible death.
lie was chopping down a tree, when a
limb tecame detached and fell end
downward, striking Mr. Thompson on
the head and piercing his skull
Mrs MELINDA COLEMAN, colored,
who claimed to be the oldest woman
in Kentucky, and who was without
doubt the oldest person in that part OF
the state able to prove her age, died at
her home in Louisville Her death
was very sudden She was born in
Virginia, on Christmas day. 1855, in
slavery, the property Of the late Gov.
Meriwether, and was lOs years Of age
Ed BAKER, young farmer, living II
miles north of Princeton, committed
suicide b. shooting himself lie had
been hunting all day, and upon return
ing home he was attacked by tive
vicious dogs In trying TO defend him.
self he fred into neighbours house,
throwing two women into Mysteries.
Fear of arrest SO preyed upon his mind
that he arose during the night and got
his gun. A few feet in front of his
door he discharged the weapon with
his foot His forehead and a portion
Of his head was blown away by the
charge, and he died instantly.
THE autopsy which vas held over the
remains of Mrs. Mary Burgess, the Val
leyview woman, who it was thought
died Of swallowing a snake, revealed
the fact that her strange disorder wa.
the result Of an abnormal growth o.
the liver
NEARLY 1900 Kentucky physicians
have registered under the new law
PENSIONS were issued the other -day
as follows: Original Widows, etc :
Elizabeth Huston, Bedford Trimbl,
county; Artimisia Moore, Liberty, CASEY
county; minor of VIM. Lykins, Hagar
Magoffin county; minors of John ii
Smith, Olympia, Bath county
THE Kentucky Historical society Il
about to pass into history. A bill L
return all the articles that compose the
museum to their donors is now pending
"a the house, having been introduced
ly DR. Lingley, of Kenton county.
WE AFFORD, wife beaten and desper
alo, was shot to death at Louisville by
his eighteen-year-old stepSon. Alforl
vas about to stab the boys mother.
LIEUT. Gov AFFORD was remembers,
to the extent OF 1900 in the will o
Mary Jones, well TO do eolored won
na. OF lexington who died some tim
ago. in recognition OF his marked kind
ness TO her for many years.
A TORNADO which passed Eve mile
north Of Danvllle destroyed $500
worth Of property A large. stout bari
on the farm Of w. O. Robards wa
twisted into splinters
The other night Ida Powell shot am
probably fatally wounded her siste
Pattie, at Bandana, in Ballard county
installing her for burglar The for
mer is aged 30 and the latter es
FERDINAND TIoLrzESLANp, a Germa
veteran at Reading, Pa, has tasted N
water for thirteen years. Insalided b
wounds In the war; his physician I'D
visod him TO drink nothing but mil
and coffee. This was In 1881. and h
: has religiously followed his doctor
advice
TnE eggs Of the Algerian locust hay
boon found 10 yield thick oil resem
! bling honey In appearance. II burn
I well and with alkalI makes goo
soap A. largo quantities Of these ogn
are collected BY The natives IN ordor I
doslroy them. u "a proposed 10 oxtrar
, lhe oil ior Industrial purposes