The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-16

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OUR NEIGHDoRs.
Hon. S. G.. Johns, OF Prestons-
burg, was appointed to succeed the
late Judge Friend as US. Com
A Catholic church situated be-
tween Mavity and Cannonsburg,
In Boyd county, was burned recent |
ly. Tho A. p. AS are charged with
the crime.
Some correspondent worked a
conard on the Courier-Journal a
few days ago to the effect that
Judge John S. Patton, Of Martin
county, had just died. The truth
is that Judge is steadily growing
better and his friends expect him
to recover soon.
The telephone line from More
head to West Liberty was cGm-
pleted several days ago, and the
inspectors OF the line have now ac-
cepted 1t as being constructed ac-
cording to contract.
The same contractors are now
letting out the stock in line from
West Liberty to Hazel Geen by the
Caney coal fields.
Winfield Dollarhide, Of johnson
county, has fallen heir TO a one
sixth interest in a tract Of fine coal
land in Wise county, said to be
worth at least $4,000.
Dollarhlde left Virginia and came
to Kentucky in 1860, and the no.
tice Of his having fallen heir to the
land Is the first news he has re-
ceived from. his old home since
leaving.
John b., son OF Evan Frazier, OF
Floyd county, was arrested in Cat
lettsburg recently and sent back to
Floyd county upon a charge Of
shooting James Hopkins on July
18th. Frazier and three others were
out hunting for a man named Hill
ton for whom there was reward.
Hopkins was seen running through
the woods and was mistaken for
Hinton. recovery is hoped for.
The Ashland News tells Of a
monstrous tree that was cut down
on Bear creek recently. The tree
measured seventy feet from the
butt to the first limb. At the butt
the diameter was five feet tlve and
one-half inches, and at the top it
was four feet ten and one-half inch
es. Ten thousand feet Of lumber
was cut from it, and this lumber
sold for $50. While in the log il
required the efforts Of five OK team;
and the three horse teams TO snake
the sections OF the log down to the
mill
The Martin county Circuit CourI
convened Monday, and aftera heat
cd contest NJ. c. Kirk, Of Incz, wal
elected Special Judge to to preside
in place OF Judge John S. Patton
who is Ill with dropsy at his hOm
, at Inez. 1t now developes tina
Kirk is not eligible to preside a
/ Circuit Judge, he being only TWEEN
) ty-three years old, and havin
practlced law only two years. Al
ready several very important fe
+ ony cases have been tried, and tn
attorneys are taking advantage
Judge Kinks ineligibility.
aMutp Prichard, Of Catlettsburl
who killed two negroes on an OH
steamboat few years ago while
a drunken frenzy, is reported
have been killed orfatall
/ wounded in Logan county, '
Va, a few days ago. lie was u
n der the influence OF liquor and W
e engaged in a game Of poker, witt
n row camo up. II ended by Pric
3 ard being shot in the right brsa'
T He had been ,mployed for spn
y time by a timber company at <,
ting out logs ON Guyan river 4.
u had been acting very peaceably {
'. awhile lie was not quarr
'r some except when under the
> iluence OF liquor, but was u icrriI
character when in that conditic
IL He was the only sun OF the Ia
10 Keene Prichard.
" Latcr;- IIc Is dead and il is 4
known whether he was murder
III or committed suicide.
The Southern lines have agreed
la rata Of ono fare Mus 10 per col