The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-06-07
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.
A TELEPHONE message from hsls
sell reports a tremendous cloudourse
which did great damage TO crops Al
len ]. Taylors fine stock farm was
damaged at least $1,000, and the dam
ace done within a radius of mile
Is variously estimated at from 5000 to
$40, 900. Fences were destroyed, bridges
fioated away and great deal OF stock
was drowned. Allen ]. Taylor lost a
fine blooded mare.
WALTER the l5-year-old son of Vol
Thompson, OF the Glades precinct,near
Mckinney, mistool wild parsnips for
angelica and ate some Of the herb, ana
died an hour later.
MT. GnEAD reports very poor wheat
prospects
Perry thieves are Fostering Stone
Lick people.
THE eighth annual session of Ken
tucly's ChautauquR will be held at
Lexington July a-i2
THE fiscal court of Fayette county
has bought 37H more miles of pike al
q cost Of SEQ, 900.
IT Is believed that James Henson, OF
Samaria, is victim Of foul play. ne
left his home for Leslie county about
four weeks ago, intending TO spend a
month visiting relatives and hunting
and now he can't be found.
A BATTLE occurred on Straight Creek
fifteen miles from Pineville, in which
Long John Hellon was killed, and Jim
Belcher and Clarence johnson we're
badly wounded. Those on the other
side were Geo TAYLOR, Jim Taylor
John Arnett and woman. Sarah Crit
fifth. who can handle a Winchester
with the best of men. The Helton
crowd was surrounded and fred upon
from ambush They returned the
fire and think some of the Taylor
crowd were wounded and carried to
the mountains. The battle grew out
of a series of lawsuits and contro-
versy between johnson and the Tay-
lors over the possession of some prop
erty.
THE remains OF Henry Letcher, col
ored, were buried at Richmond the
other afternoon by the officers OF the
Richmond national bank. He had been
trusted employee of that institution
for quarter OF century, and the OH
GERS OF the bank gave TO him the most
fitting expression OF their appreciation
they could
AT Henderson the Hodge TobaccS
mandatory, owned by Edward Jonas
was destroyed by fire. Loss o,00O or
building and machinery and $40, 200 OF
stock, nearly covered by insurance
VIM. Elliott's stemmery and warehouse
also burned, with loss of $4,000, GOV
| cred by insurance
THE mercury climbed to "a degree
at Louisville the other day.
AN evangelist was fined In Lincoll
county the other day for using obscen
language in the pulpit.
JOHN SwANA6AN, colored prisoner
was dubbed to death in desperat
effort to escape from the Henderso
Jail.
| DECORATION DAY ceremonies at She
byville were under the auspices of Cur
ran Pope Post G. A. R. The processio
was headed by the Shelby Cornet bant
and the graves Of the union soldiers |
Grove Hill cemetery were covered wit
flowers.
| A TERRIFIC wind storm, accompanie
by hail and rain, passed through O,
vicinity of Hartford, the other DAY
coming from the east 1t was the mos
severe storm that has been there sine
the cyclone several years ago Roo
were torn off, trees uprooted, Other
being twisted off at the ground. Tn
wheat crop was laid fiat with II
ground.
THE Allen circuit court convene
at Scottville. There are two mu
der cases on the criminal docket
one against Yankee" Robertson Il
the killing of Blake, and the otht
against Lee Foster for killing Ji
Fixes at Seottville about five weel
ago.
Mt. CARMEL reports that cutworm
are still at work.
AT Danville. Town Marshal Fran
Ellis, of Junction City, who shot an
killed Henry Murphy, was held owe
for further trial without bail
A YOUNG man, giving the name {
Charles 5. Wilson and claiming to rel
resent the firm of Coughlin & Co
publishers, of New York city, has bee
travelling through Mason county, ei
tablishing agencies, charging SIS 70
sample outfits. Those who too
agencies are still waiting for thel
samples
CARRIE JONES, while having . loot
extracted at Lancaster the other day
died of fright.
Mrs. WILLIS DAVIS shot herself dea
in Halfway, Allen county, a few day
ago Her husband had come HON
I drunk from log-rolling. The youn
wife was less than twenty and ha
been married five months
MAJ. 7. J. HATCHER, of Lancaste
, has lost by death his fine greyhound
imported from Rome, Italy. 1t VIZ
! valued at $500. An L. & N. train kille
him.
THE graduating class of Central Tn
versity of Richmond numbers eightee
: this year-fifteen young men and thrC
young women. They are Eugene
Abbott, Indiana; ]. Robert Boatmal
Missouri; James c. Barbour, Curtis
Burnam, jr., John II. Chandler, E.
Grove. Charles DAILY, L. W. Doolan, '
M. jackson, Walter w Kennedy, &c
h. Martin, ]. NJ. Pearson, r. s. Ia
Tor, D. NJ Walker, W. T Wilmor
Misses Julia Higgins, Katie Blantc
and Matte Walker.
THE dead body of Lazarus Vinso
rs, was found in the middle of Il
street, under the C. s. O. viaduct,
Hampton. Mr.. Vinton's home was
Wayne county. West Virginia, abor
30 miles up Zig Sandy river. He W
ON extensive lumber dealer and b
land owner. He was last seen in Ca
lettsburg, which Is one mile fro
where he was found. II is thought !
has met with foul play
JACKSON is rapidly coming TO Il
front as a market for slaves At lea
90 600 came down on tho late tide