The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-05-17
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

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The city council of Greensboro has
fixed the tax rate for that city at SLIGO
on s10o
Mrs. ELIZA MooREHEAD has been APP
pointed postmaster at Mt Gilead.
MRS. A. R BOURNE will become n
member of the faculty of Kentucky
university. She is the first woman TO
to be so honored.
NEARLY every tobacco dealer in Hen
derson has been notified to appear in
the city court They are charged with
operating tobacco stemmeries without
license and unlawfully pricing, or put
ting up, tobacco 1t is stated that the
tobacco men will make a stubborn
fight The ordinance violated puts a
tax Of $40 on each one hundred hogs
heads or less, and 40 cents on each
hogshead over this number, but on no
stemmery can the license be over $500.
THREE hundred equity cases are on
the docket of the Mercer circuit court.
Some Of the cases have been linger-
ing In the courts for more than twen-
ty years.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
at 0wensboro has new pastor, Rev.
w. S Danley, who was called from a
church at Charleroi, Pa.
PRoF. HENRY LLOYD, of Kentucky
university, will leave shortly after the
close OF the present session for Chicago
to take Phi. d. course in Chicago uni
versity.
Mrs. JOHN KEITH, of Beech Grove,
Owen county, died suddenly during d.
vine service at church at that place
few days ago. A woman named Har-
rod has been conducting a meeting at
Beech Grove, and Mrs Keith was q
constant attendant at the services.
The day before her death Mrs Keith
announced to the congregation that
she was sanctifed. The following
evening while the woman minister
was reading the text for sermon the
audience was startled by an outcry
from Mrs Keith. She had fallen dead
in her seat Mrs. Harrod, the preach
er, went to the dead woman, closed her
eyes and had the corpse taken home
and continued the services.
The following patents were granted
a few days ago: Edward Cheshire, Cow
ington, steam engine; Frederick II.
Helnig, Louisville, oil can; Donald Nc
Donnell, Louisville, combined coal and
gas stove; Henry Schroeder and G.
Falks, Covington, painters shutter
trestle; Joseph Stubbers, Covington,
vapor gas burner.
T. J. HILL committed suicide at
South Carrollton by taking sixty grains
Of morphine. He was respondent over
hard times.
JOE IKE BRYNE, sentenced to four
years for killing Tom Baird, and who
took an appeal, has concluded to ac-
cept the verdict, and was taken TO the
Eddyville penitentiary, the other day.
PENSIONS were granted as follows:
original-Wm. II. Haggard, Corydon,
Henderson county; James A. Crowley,
Onton, Webster; James Robertson,
.oalkdalei Breathitt; Chocklet King,
Evarts, Harlan. Additional-Aaron
Brewer, Warfeld, Martin. Increase
Caleb Beck, Louisville; Frank Weaver,
Henderson; Alfred Rucker, Finchville,
Shelby. Original widow = Pauline
Burns, Keene, Jessamine.
DURING violent thunderstorm light
ming struck large stable belonging
to Venable Carpenter near Hopkins
vile, killing several fine horses and
stunning Mr.. Carpenter, who lies in a
critical condition from the shock.
The story that Miss Lucy Hamilton,
Of Marshall county, attempted to com
NIT suicide, after refusing to marry
man to whom she was engaged, and
being Tilted by another, is denied by
her brother, who says nothing of the
kind occurred.
COLUMBUS PHELPS, of Warren county,
who murdered his brother, while the
latter was in bed at his home, has
made statement detailing the par
ticulars Of the crime. He denies his
former statement that his brother at
tackled him with knife, and he killed
him in self-defense. When he is
brought TO trial he states he will plead
guilty to murder and is willing TO suf-
fer the consequences.
The president of the Kentucky Fu-
neral Directors association proposes
that those of his calling should cease
to style themselves ''Undertakers," or
even Funeral Directors" and should
adopt the euphemistic disguise of
''Morticians"
I. j. HALL, distillery Waterman,
committed suicide by taking sixty
grains Of morphine, at Greensboro He
was 20 years old and leaves family.
No cause is assigned.
An old man named Bradford commit
ted suicide at Locust Grove, Boone
county, a short time ago by hanging
himself Samuel Clore, a neighbor.
was charged with being responsible for
the act, and has been warned to leave
the county. He received notice to
that effect a few days ago, which con-
tanned about 200 words, without a capt.
tai or punctuation mark in the entire
communication. The yigilants number
thirty-six, according to the letter, and
Clore is afraid that if their acts are as
wicked as their composition no will be
dealt with severely.
The cornerstone of the Sturgis Male
and Female institute will be laid
June H.
SEVERAL tracts of land, which were
plated out into streets and lots at
Grand Rivers, have been planted in
corn.
BRIGGS & HUNLEY, of Danyille. sold TO
Abe Coleman, agent for Philadelphia
man, the 4-year-old FLY Claret, by c. +.
Clay. 2:is; dam by Metropolitan. Price,
S1,5O0 Claret'has record of 2:29N
but later in the season stepped trial
in 2;2O4c.
LAwREScEBURG wants electric lights
and water works, but is huvug oonsid-
cradle difficulty m finding suitable
place from which to draw supply of
water for the latter commodity.
Four children-two boys and two
girls-are inmates of the poorhouse Of
Russell county, and the fiscal court adj
vertises for homes for the unfortunate
youths
WILLIAM II. BRowN, a patient re-