The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-07-19
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS

Ed PIsKsroS, colored. who escaped
from Richmond Jail June 20 and stole
q watch. since, was captured at Ford.
WORK has been commenced on the
new edifice to be erected by the First
Christian church at Padueah. The
building will cost SEQ, COO
EUGENE MOORE and Samuel Young,
neighbors, residing on Donaldson
creek, in Trigg county, became in
volved in a difficulty at picnic. when
the former drew pistol and shot
Young in the side, inflicting a fatal
wound. The origin of the trouble is
not known. Moore has not yet been
arrested
The Mayfeld wooden mills have re-
sumed, after short suspension.
The new stone depot of the c. & o.
OF Ashland will soon be completed.
TIE Graves county grand jury re-
turned an even hundred indictments
against various parties for selling
liquor in violation Of the law.
THE city council Of Mayfeld has
passed an ordinance making IT mis-
demeanor to ring the town fire belle x-
cept In case Of fire.
THE Capital Printing Co., of Frank
fort, has just sent out to the county
seats Of Kentucky something more
than 900 assessment blanks
REV. TINE BRIGHT, Negro preach
er, invited Rev. Price to assist him
In a revival meeting at Mckinney.
Alph Bright found Rev. Price with
his wife, shot him in the shoulder,
Price escaping, leaving his Bible, valise
and clothing.
LATE the other night Coleman Vice,
q white man, and Ike Boyd, q Negro,
became involved in a quarrel at Sharps-
burg abouta mulatto girl Both drew
their revolvers, and shooting match
| took place, which resulted In Boyd be
| ing shot twice near the heart and Vice
once through the chest Both men
will probably die.
JUDGE WM II. ANDERSON, of Shelby.
Vile, now in the interior department
at Washington, has been appointed
register of the land office at Enid.
Okla
THE crops in Estell county are in
good condition. Corn way up and
growing rapidly.
HERMAN TAFEI, of Louisville, has
boon granted patent on hooking
device for bicycles.
HARRY Hill, well known all over
the state, died at Henderson, of con-
sumption.
HENRY BoBERz, Of 2Ol2 Scott street,
Covington. was excavating for els
tern on Eighteenth street. between
Scott and Madison avenue, when the
wells caved in on him, burying him
completely. He was taken out alive, but
is believed to be internally injured,
and his life is despaired of lie is aged
IS
A SIMPSON county farmer. j. W.
Markham, harvested crop of oats,
some of which were eight feet high
| SIXTY or seventy men are employed
in the construction of Lock No. /, on
Rough river and the work is progress
ing rapidly.
| OK Monday, September 2, the people
of Marshall county will vote on the
question of local option. The county
at present has opeu saloons.
THE many reports sent out to the ef-
feet that Gov. Brown was seriously i'll
are all utterly without foundation.
The executive is enjoying the best Of
health, and has not been sick one DAY
In two years
MRS AsBUBY JOHNSON died suddenly
in Lawrence county just after making
a public profession Of religion.
FORTY men are ae work on the Postal
Telegraph Co.'S line between Louis
vile and Frankfort Another gang Of
men viii shortly begin work on the
Lexington end Of the line.
0RLIE GARDEN, 10 years old, was &c
cidentally killed by her s-year-olt
brother at Greensboro
WHEN the democratic state centra
committee meets, W. ]. Abraham viii
tender his resignation as chairman o
the executive committee for Louisville
and jefferson county.
Ii runaway near Ellton, the othe
day, VIM Crouch, of Todd county, age,
so, was thrown from his buggy an
killed
HoS. JOHN G. NORTON. one of tn
most prominent citizens of 0wensborc
fell dead of heart disease the othe
morning. Three similar sudden death
have occurred in that city within
hours
A POPLAR tree was cut down in Mon
roe county which made six sixtee
foot logs and two fourteen foot
A SNOW white coon has been caugh
In Livingston county.
TnE monument erected by the Oh
phan Brigade to Gen. Roger w. Han
son and wife was dedicated at Lexing
ton a few days ago.
MRS PRISDLE, n lnnatic, Is bein
kept in Jail at Columbia because tn
asylums are all full.
GEORGE LANGFORD, a Negro, is 4
Jail at Tompkinsville for poisoning hi
wife, who died after taking dose Q
medicine he gave her.
AT Bowling Green, Tom Roach wa
stabbed five times with pocket knit
by William Skillings. receiving tw
cuts in the breast two in the back an
one in the side. 1t is not known wha
the trouble came up about, but it
supposed the men were under the IN
fiuence Of liquor. The doctor think
he will not recover. Skillings has no
been apprehended
The Danville Fair directors hav
decided 10 abolish the trotting rae
this year
The six-year-old son Of Charlie
Thaeker, prominent farmer Of An
derson county, fell into twenty-iv
foot well, breaking his neck and fras
turing his skull. Death ensued ia