The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-06-14
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS

a STRANGER was arrested az padu-
cab, charged with passing forged
checks on Cincinnati and Chicago
banks.
RIenMoND is preparing big Fourth
Of July celebration.
USToSTowN has voted a special tax of
Is cents on 500 for school purposes.
jon MocoLLuM Post No. ", q A. r.,
was organized at Brooksville recently
with eighteen members
AT Nicholasville Duke Rcdd, charged
with the murder of Ed Williams, was
sentenced TO ten years IN the penitcn.
tiary
The inmates OF the poorhouse Of
Mercer county are much perturbed
over their surroundings a short time
ago q small tract OF land near the
place was purchased by some parties,
on which II was proposed TO erect a
school for Negroes A slaughter house
has been built on the land, however,
and the inmates Of the poorhouse are
complaining loudly against the odor.
SixTY-FoUR varieties OF potatoes were
grown at the Kentucky experiment
station last year and Molly Stark led
in productiveness, 1863 bushels per acre
WILLIAM Johnson, who was charged
with killing james johnson near South
Union last February, was tried in the
Logan circuit court and acquitted.
THE business men Of Henderson are
stirred up over the threat Of insurance
companies to place that city on foot
ing with fourth-class towns SO far as
rates are concerned unless better facil-
tiles FOR fighting fire are adopted.
IT is proposed at Henderson TO have
a marine fire engine with which to
eytinguish fires along the river front
and to protect business houses on Main
street.
SEVERAL horses belonging to @. r.
Copper who lives near Stanford, were
slashed with knife in the hands Of
some miscreant, and rendered practi-
eaIly useless
NOVEMBER lG has been named as
Kentucky day at the big Atlanta cot
ton exposition. lion. Henry Watterson
has been invited to deliver an address
on that day
THERE are 9ss societies of Christian
Endearors in the state with member
ship Of l9,25o
CITY COUNCIL, greensboro, has adver.
tised for bids for lighting the city.
RueGLEs camp meeting will begin
July 25 and close August s.
TIE Graves county grand Jury re.
turned eighteen indictments against
Bud Small for selling liquor in viola.
ton OF law
THE court Of appeals has decided that
a deputy clerk is amenable TO the law
for misappropriation Of funds.
THE following dates of Kentucky
fairs this year have been reportedl
Springfield, July II; three days Leb-
anon, July "a; three days Danville,
July 80; three days. Lawrenceburg,
July 30; four days Sharpsburg, Au-
gust 6, four days. Nicholasville, Au-
gust 6; three days Versailles, August
IA three days. Columbia, August 20;
four days. Winchester, August 81;
four days Shepherdsville, August 81;
three days. London, August 81; three
days. Lexington. August 90; six days.
Bardstown, August 81; five days. Bar
louisville, August 81; four days
Franklin, August %; four days VII.
liamsburg, September 8; four DAYS.
Bowling Green, September 4, four days
Louisville Trots, Septemb Der 0; six days.
Elizabethtown, September 10; four
days Horse Cave, September II; five
days. Paducah, September "a; five
days Greensboro, October /; five days
The following pensions were grant
ed few days since: Original Elbridge
G. Evans, Nieholasville, Jessamine
county; Simon II. Lindsey, Brooklyn, |
Butler Increase Samuel II. Grisham.
Covington. Reissue Levi Florence,
Centerville, Bourbon; Theodore Toolev, |
Meshack, Monroe; Simon Cartv. Ger
Mason; Thomas W. Pratter.
bloomington, Magofiin; Marion Moore.
Christian: Andrew ].
East Point, johnson; Tav-
ioF lobson, Bowling Green, Warren;
Charles Anderson, Mays Lick, Mason;
John E. Fortune, CatIettsburg. BOYD;
Patrick II. Shearer, Covington; Jesse
Fuller. salt Well, Nicholas; Vim. Cook.
Iowena, Russell, Original Widows.
tic, Reissue Lucretia J. Mundmay
'motherl, Troy. Woodford
JoHN BoYD and wife and three chill
iren arrived at Paducah from Bedford.
Ind penniless and hungry. The chill
iren were crying for food when the
attention Of an officer was directed TO
he family. The officer collected
enough money to supply their i'm
Mediate wants and to purchase tickets
or Mayfeld, where the man thought
le could secure work.
Mrs, JULIA SMITH, Of Scott county.
'rought suit against her brother-in-
aw for $40, 900 for Shaping her jaws
'he accepted ten dollars and withdrew
he case.
THE state will not be divided into
he Episcopal dioccses
MAYsLrcK will organize a cemetery
Ompany
X 5, COHEN, of Hopkinsville, has
led suit against the town of Fredonia.
aldwell county, for $1,000 damages.
he plaintiff alleges that he was ar
ested and tried for violating town
rdinance, when the ordinance was
OF valid.
MORGAN BLACK shot and killed Geo.
Usher in Henderson county, the other
ay. Black is In Jail at Henderson.
THE dryhouse of the Hermitage dis.
llery, South Frankfort, burned. Loss, I
], 600; insured. "a
THERE are 4,2l2 white children and
1873 colcred children Of school age in Il
.arion county. Grant county con. a
Inns 1859 white children and Els col =
red children of school age. y
IHoNAs MoELRATH. who killed his
'usin in Marshall county. had his
'nd reduced from 5000 to $500 and
as released from Jail, after giving ;,
ond for the latter amount u
CouNTERFEIrERs have been at work
Ohio county for several months
he other day they became more bold
ian usual and about e25 was nassad In,