The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-06-28
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

county.
A PosT OFFICE has been established
1t Grooms, Montgomery county, with
John NJ. Myers as postmaster.
The Christian church at Dover con-
$50 for missions on children's
day.
TRAVELLING men from up the Big
Sandy valley report that there will be
o larger production of ginseng up that
way this summer than ever before.
A coLoREp woman cooking in the
family of Ben Nance, at Hopkinsville,
seized a skillet Of grease that had
canght fire on q stove the other even
ing and started for an open door TO
throw IL out, when she accidentally |
ran against hrs. Nance and her daugh-
ter with such violence as to upset the
burning grease over all three OF them
setting their clothing on fire. Mr..
Nance was called, but did not succeed
in extinguishing the flames until his
wife was probably fatally burned.
Miss Nance and the cook were also
dangerously; II not fatally, burned
Their condition Is critical.
The confederation of woman's clubs
Of Kentucky held sessions at Rich
mond the other day. Mrs. Mary Gratz
Morton presiding. Twenty-three clubs
and Sc delegates were present.
THR court Of appeals has extended
till the third Monday in September the
time for filing petition for rehearing
In the bank tax cases In consequence
the state will be that much longer de-
prived Of the additional revenue from
this source
JAMES KSAPP was killed by the acci-
dental discharge of shotgun near
Livesays Mills, Greenbriar county. An
artery in Knapp's abdomen was sew
cred. causing him to bleed to death in
half an hour. lie was hunting with a
schoolboy companion, Walter Quick.
JonS TUoKET was arrested at Stone
City on suspicion of having murdered
Browns and his wife on a shanty boat,
near Ashland
Mrs. MARY SANDAL, aged 100, died
near Dwale, Floyd county, the other
day, being the oldest inhabitant IN
that section.
The work OF putting up the poles &c
connect Mayfield and Fulton by tele
phone has commenced.
CoSUSDRuM teas are favorite form,
of entertainment among the church
| people of Greenup county.
AN old scissors grinder in Murray Il
finely educated and well versed in the
sciences and languages
Hon. j. PRocIoR KNOTT expects to
see fifty students in the law depart
ment Of Center college next year
oy twenty-five applicants for teach
ers' licenses in Scott county only two
passed
THE post Office at Kilgore, Garter
county. will be discontinued after
June 90
The crop Of blue grass seed Is nov
being harvested in Bourbon. Thu
seed is Of good quality and the croI
about as heavy as that of last year
The seed is now bringing 25 cents pc
bushel.
AT Winchester French jackson, aged
IL years, took paragoric for tooth
ache the other night and died from
the effects He had taken an over
| dose.
An ice war is on between the Hen
derson dealers, and the price is dowI
TO twenty-five cents a hundred, will
prospects Of it going to twelve anC
one-hah cents
JAS n. DUeAN. Of Jessamine county
has beed appointed clerk in the rail
way mail service. Mr.. Dugan wa
among the Kentuckians who tool
the civil service examination las
April
THE Bentonville fair will be hell
October II
KNOX county fair at Barboursvill,
August 27-3O
LEXINGTON is to have a season o
summer opera.
The peach crop never fails at Combs
Mountain, Madison county.
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