The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-06

anu EAhhAiAN AlAC hAAiNA htN ANlfNANNA ~
the house, with favorable recommen-
dalton, the bill introduced by Gov. Nc
Creary TO appropriate sei,OO0 for the
enlargement of the public building at
Richmond
ALVIN CorrRELL was arrested at Lex
ington ON the charge of passing bogus
checks.
INa wreck ON the Louisville and
Nashville road. near Yarnalltown.
Adam Gore, Louisville man, lost his
life
TnE feeling between the Catholics
and the members of the American Pro
tective association is becoming very
bitter at Lexington.
A. w. JOHNSON, flagman in the en-
ploy of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, was instantly killed at Hop
lSinsville by train,
THE executive committee of the State
Democratic league met at Lexington
the other night and decided to hold
the state convention in Lexington in
September.
The state board Of education con-
vened at Frankfort, the other day, and
began the annual examination of apph-
cants for certificates rs teachers in the
common schools. The board is com
posed Of Superintendent of Public In
struction Thompson, ex-oilicio member;
Prof james H. Fuqua, of Russellvillc,
and Prof. Charles NJ Alberti, of Lex
ington.
WM. WoLF, of Louisville, suspecting
his wife of infdelity, put on a set Of
false whisSerS, and after doing some
detective work found her riding with
another man just as Wolf was about
to make scene, the wind blew his
false beard off and he was arrested for
Disgusting himself.
DURING a hailstorm at Henderson,
the other day chunks of ice continued
falling during the fifteen minutes,
many of the stones being nearly as
large as a mans fist, and weighing
more than quarter of pound,
| ADAMGouER, brakeman, was killed
in the wreck of freight train on the
L.. Il n, near Frankfort, the other
morning,
A CORRESPONDENT of the Green River
Republican sends that paper u story of
| a horrible death suffered by Ruth Mar
tin, an s-year-old girl A hen had
made nest in a hollow log on the
edge Of the woods adjoining the gar
den, and the little girl crawled in TO
get the eggs. She was heard scream
| ing, and her mother ran TO her assist
ance The child was wedged in the
log and said the hen was pecking her
face. The mother ran to a neighhor's
for help. On their return the log was
chopped open, when il was found that
the hen" that did the pecking was a
large rattlesnale. It had % or Il rat
ties, and had been eating the eggs.
The child's face had been stung in a
score OF places. She was unconscious
when released, and died later in the
day in awful agony.
News comes from the Athens pre-
cinct that during the rainstorm the
other day lizards and fish fell in pro-
fusion. An old Negro named Wilson
Jameson claims that he fried and ate
some of the fish and in consequence is
endowed with supernatural powers.
This is the formula necessary to make
a hoodoo doctor, and Jameson now
claims To be able to drive witches away
from the afflicted.
Al Paintsville for some months,
Henry Wilcox. a well-known young
man, had been clandestinely meeting
Miss Helen Witler, the seventeen-year.
old daughter Of Col William Witler, a
wealthy farmer. The lovers deter.
mined TO marry, and on Col Witler
learning Of their plans Miss Witler was
locked in her room. The other night
was the time decided on for them "a
, elope An older sister of Miss Witler
was placed in her room in order TO pre-
vent her escaping during the night
: Young Wilcox obtained bottle OF
chloroforn and when his iuamorata
poked her head from second-story
window he sent it up, attached TO q
cord She let down Miss Witler soon
J had her sister under the influence OF
y the drug, She then entered her par
ents' room and successfully applied the
lnodyne to both the colonel and hei
2 mother Then the daring girl Joined
/, her lover and they mounted horse.
and escaped while they were uncon
scious.
= PENSIONS were issued the other daS
+, as follows: Supplemental, Jack King
| Corydon, Henderson; increase, Samue
Webster, Dayton, Campbell county
: Israel Van Fleet, Bonneville. Hart
g Original widows etc, Elizabeth Rose
h Jenkinsville, Washington county.
Az unknown man fell from Louis
u vile and Nashville passenger train
j near llopkinsville. the other night. ant
Y sustained fatal injuries. lie was steal
y ing a ride and had been put oil IA,
train twice before falling from it.
THE eighth annual meeting of tn,
: Hart County Fair association will taxi,
place at Horse Cave. September II. ~
20 and q. A fine list of premiums i
offered, and as the fair hasalwnys beci
well attended the meeting is sure 10 I,
successful
ANOTHER death was caused in LOUD
vile the other day by the dycfhe
wires, Ed o'Donnelly lineaeu, le.r
the victim.
jos CARROLL. the l4-year-old SON :
John II, Carroll. prominent fannel
was drowned in the Kentucky rivti
near High Bridge. the other dav II
was in swimming with some othc
boys, and was seized with cramr6.
iiENEY WALKEm i2-vear.old ea
osed boy, employed rs porter ia &.
adjutant generals office. Frankfort
stole 81 from the stcno.rirphtr ami d
being charged with the theft eonfcssc
his guilt
PRoInnlroSlsts OF the Eighth Her
lucky district the other day nominate
y. p Dcmarc as their candidate Il.
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