The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-02-15
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

A COMMITTEE OF citizens of Mullen
berg county will investigate the books
Of the-county court and funding board.
1t is alleged that the railroad tax col
lected has not been properly applied.
TuE next meeting of the State Edu-
cational association will be held on
June %, q and 2s.
RICHMOND proposes to charge drug
gists $3.50 each for the privilege Of re-
failing whisky.
A POST OFFICE has been established
at ThrellSel, Butler county
Bun Welsh, colored, who was indict-
ed at the last term Of the circuit court
at Hopkinsyille for whitecapping, was
arrested near Pembroke, by Town
Marshal Burris, of that place, the other
evening, and was brought to Hopkins
Vile and lodged in jail. There are
other grave charges against him
KENTUCKY got five fourth-casS post
masters the other day as follows; Gu
bage, Bell county, j. b. Wilson; Great
Crossing, Scott county, J. A. Richard
son; Prices Mill, Simpson county, j.
A, Dawson; Baffell, Franklin county,
Roxy Harrod; South Union Logan
county, A. W. Brown.
THE business men of Monticello are
trying to organize company to build
an electric road to Burnside.
OWEN county has disposed Of her
poor farm, and the question confronts
the fiscal court of the county what to
do with the paupers
THE sheriff of Henderson county has
received letter from the sheriff of
Hardin county, Tenn, asking for In,
formation concerning man named
Martin or Murphy who was murdered
In the latter county about month
ago The Tennessee officer desires TO
communicate with the relatives Of the
dead man. The authorities at Hender.
son know nothing about the man re-
ferred to.
PENSIONS were granted the other day
as follows. Original: Geo. W. Mckee,
MUSES. Mills, Fleming county; Thomas
b. Millsaps, Flat Springs, Wayne coun-
ty; Daniel Pace, Harlan Courthouse,
Harlan county. Increase: John r.
New, Milldale, Kenton county; Maj
Nelson, Newport Mexican war sur
vivors, increase: John T. Wall, Flem-
ingsburg, Fleming county.
IL the circuit court at Shelbyville, o
few days ago, Richard Bohannan, Of
Hempridge, was awarded $500 damages
against Policeman Robt. Finnel for
beating Bohannan over the head with
club when arresting him for drunk
ness and disorderly conduct last No
vember court day. The case will be
appealed.
Mrs. J. @. GARRETT, of Metcalf county,
is the possessor of a gourd that holds
one bushel and has been in use thirty
seven years.
Town MARSHAL THOMAS DAVIDSON, of
Stamping Ground, Scott county, at
tempted to arrest Negro, but fell in
the scuftle and broke his leg.
w. NJ HALL, of Graves, killed an owl
which measured feet 10 inches from
tip to tip of wings, and weighed 1914
pounds.
A BIG bank OF fire clay has been
| discovered on farm owned by W.
$. FAINT, in the eastern part Of Fleming
county, near Bell Grove Springs
A TELEPHONE system at Fulton will
be completed in few days. Bids for
the erection Of an electric light plant
are also being advertised for by the
city council.
IT is unlawful now to kill doves,
squirrels, cartridges and woodcocks.
THERE is much suffering among the
poor of Louisville on account Of the
severe cold. Applications to the mayor
and to the charity organization for
coal have been numerous.
THE other day at Newport Police
Judge Wolf stepped down and out, and
Judge Dumont, republican, took
charge of the office Both were candi-
dates last November and Dumont got
the general republican majority. Aft
erward it was claimed that the election
was illegal as to police judge and that
Wolf was entitled TO hold on for two
years more, Wolf kept the office till
the other day when Circuit Judge
Helm decided he had no claim to it
and would have to give it up to Du.
mont
a ScoTT county farmer had thirty
two sheep killed and twenty-seven
wounded by dogs
The court of appeals decided that
Ollie Root Of Louisville, must stand
trial upon the charge of attempting to
bride Edward Carney to secure his vote
in an election before the Louisville
city council
The Todd county poorhouse contains
twenty-seven inmates, five OF whom are
children ranging in age from five days
to four months.
THE board of public works of Bowl
ing Green has let the contract for re.
building the workhouse, which was
destroyed by fire some time ago
THE citizens of paducah are working
for the location of marine hospital
at that point.
KENTUCKY got nine fourth-class post.
masters the other day, as follows: Bent