The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-07-12
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Jim Hager, a colored lad OF Cat
lettsburg, had leg cut off by a
freight train while stealing a ride.
Fred Preston, Of Paintsville, was
married last week to a daughter OF
f. r. Sample, the Ironton photo
graphor.
Tom Mays, who killed William
Adkins, near the Wayne county
line some Is months ago, was ac-
quilted at Huntington Wednesday.
The wagon and foot way across
the c. 80. bridge over Sandy riv-
er at Catlettsburg will soon be ready |
for service. Assmall toll will be
charged.
Gus Loeb and wife, peddlors,
were murdered in Harlan county
few days ago. VIM. overton, one
of the:murderers, was killed while
trying to escape from the officers,
and Benford Overton and John
Scott, the others, were lodged in
Jail.
The Norton IrOn-works started
up July LIST at Ashland under a
voluntary increase OF wages OF 10
per cent. affecting 100 employees.
Sixty days later another increase
ola like amount is promised. The
plant at present makes only nails.
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The G. & o. officials have estab-
lished a rule to prevent their en-
ployes from drinking intoxicating
liquors, and men found indulging
in such are brought up on the car
pet, or dismissed from the service.
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Two deputy United States Mar
shals have been held without bail
at Wise Courthouse, Va, for kill
ing +. G. Nash, a moonshiner.
Three others engaged in the affair
lwere released on bail. There is
such thing as being entirely too
handy with "gun.'
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| A local fisherman who, by the
way is a married man, found bot
tie the other day in which young
lady OF Buchanan asked the finder
10 correspond with view to matri-
mony. The missive IS held at the
disposal OF any one who wants to
make the long distance acquain-
ance ola long limbed, lantern
jawed, gazelle eyed, dove voiced
neutrality-suspicious. News
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A special from Paintsville, Ky.
TO the Courier-Journal says:
DIR. F. NJ. Bayes, County Court
Clerk, a prominent Free Mason
and Odd Fellow, has been held to
answer the charge OF alternating the
affections o. another mans wife,
aud suit has just been filed in the
Circuit Court Clerks Office for &c..
00O damages. M. l.. Price, bar.
Der, is the prosecutor. Bayes has
a family consisting Of wife and
two children.
The withdrawal Of Hon. John
: Young Brown from the senatorial
race in Kentucky, being caused by
. deplorable domestic Affections, is a
: matter of regret. Gov. Brown Is
, recognized as man OF great talent
, Courage and erudition and of won
2 derful oratOrical ability. He hal
/ filled every station to which he
, has been called with great credit
1 and as one of the representative:
, of the old Commonwealth In thu
United States Senate he would I'll
the position with distinguished
! ability. The best wishes Of TIN
! people will follow him in his retire
v ment to the shades of private lif
= in our neighboring city Of Hendel
n sOn.-Evansville Journal.
II County Judge Morris, of Carter
q swore his first batch Of CollectO
Peck's Deputies, and it is now el
pected that active work in the CO
. lection of the railroad tax orsu,
. LAS usual, the first levies WEI
made upon the property of tn
most responsible parties, the nil
N ing companies coming first, an
" the most substantial farmers an
ne me .chants next. Heretofore
OF has been the policy OF the organic
IS ton resisting the tax to do nothir
ly until the lovies are made and q
property advertised, then decisi'
IT. announcement was made. It
nv mains to be seen what will rest
I'M in this case, but the indications a
4 ominous.