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


CARoLISE RoHEHrsoH colored, came
near burning to Geath at her nome ~
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 l2-year-old boy, who, running in,
wrapped his mother n blanket, aud
then by dashing four or I've buckets Of
water on her he succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames. She was terribly
burned about the head and breast
WM THoMFsoS a honored grand
army veteran and respected citizen OF
Petersville, met with terrible death.
He was chopping down tree, when a
limb became detached and fell end
downward. striking Mr. Thompson on
The head and piercing his skull
MHs MELISnA ColEllAN. colorsi.
who claimed TO he tho oldest woman
ia Kentucky and VINO was without
doui. tho oldest rsroa IN that part Of
the state able to prove her age, died n
her home in Louisville Her death
was very sudden. She was born ia
Virginia, on Christmas day, 1885, in
slavery, the property OF the late Gov.
Meriwether, and wIs los years Of age
Ed BAREE, young farmer, living 10
miles north Of Princeton, committed
suicide by shooting himself lie had
been hunting ali day, and upon return
ing home he was attacked by two
vicious dogs In trying 70 defend him
self he fred into a neighbor's house.
throwing two women into Mysteries.
Fear Of arrest so preyei 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 portion
Of his head was blown away By the
charge, and ne died instantly
The autopsy which was 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 was
the result Of an abnormal growth o.
the liver
NEARLY 1900 Kentucky physician.
have registered under the new law.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows: Original Widows etc :
Elizabeth Huston, Bedford, Trimblt
county; Artinisia Moore, Liberty. CASEY
county; minor Of VIM. Lylxins, Hagar,
Magofiin county; minors OF john H.
Smith, Olympia, Bath county.
Tnr Kentucky Historical society /,
;bout to pass into history. A bill tc
return all the articles that compose the
museum to their donors is now pending
IN the house, having been introduced
3 DR. Lingley, Of kenton county
WH Afford. wife beater and desper
ado, was shot to death at Louisville by
his eighteen-year-old stepson. AlforC
was about TO stab the boys mother
LiTur Gov. AFFORD was remembered
L. the extent Of $1,000 in the will o.
Mary Jones, a wei. TO do colored won
an. Of Lexington, who died some time
ago, in recognition Of his marked kind
ness to her for many years.
A ToRsADo which passed five mile.
north of Danville destroyed s., Oos
worth OF property. large, stout barn
on the farm OF w. 0. Robards wa.
twisted into splinters
The other night Ida Powell shot and
probably fatally wounded her sister
Pattie at Bandana, in Ballard county,
installing her for burg lar The for
mer is aged 80 and the latter Is.
FERDINAND IIoLTzENLASD, a German
veteran at Reading, Pa, has tasted no
water for thirteen years lnyalided by
wounds 10 the war his physician ad.
vised him 10 drink nothing but milk
and coffee. This was ia 1851, and he
has religiously followed his doctors
advice
Tux eggs Of thc Algerian locust have
been found to yield a thick oil rcseml
bling honey IN appearances. II burn.
well and with ullkall malfos good
sap Az lAigc quantities Of these egg
are collected BY the natives IN order /,
destroy lNnn' = d proposed 10 nNl.ac|
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