The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-11

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Ashland is to have a rod mill 10
cost $4,000.
The Governor signed thu bill
changing the courts Of the up San
dy district.
Uncle Jimmie Click, Of Beaver
creek, Floyd county, died last week
at the extreme age Of III years.
The Kenova, w. Vs., Touring
mill was destroyed by fire last
week. Los-, $4,000, with partial
insurance.
VIM. II. Pelphrey, Of East Point,
has secured an Increase Of pension
from IS to $40. VIM. Falrchlld, Of
Paintsville, from s. to $l2.
Attorney Elliott Northcott, Of
Huntington, has been appointed
and confirmed as assistant U. S.
District Attorney OF w. Va.
The Paintsvllle Commercial has
changed hands, the Hon. T. s..
Kirk and the Rev. T. w. Stafford
buying the controlling interest.
Halbert, who killed the l5-year.
old boy In Floyd county, has been
sent to the penitentlary for life.
Hunter, his accessory, goes for q
years.
I,emuel A. Cross, thirty-hve years
OF age, an extensive timber dealer,
well known throughout Eastern
Kentucky and West Virginia, died
at Huntington.
i Ex-RepreseDtaiive y. j. Arnett,
in the Police Court at Salyersvllle,
denounced County Attorney How
ard as liar, ana was sent to jail
for contempt OF court.
Will Boggess, the new postmas-
ter OF Ashland, will not enter upon
his duty until about the 18th Of
this month. ]. b. Powell, the in
cumbent, will go with his family
10 Florida, where they will locate.
], John Jay Calvin will leave Sun
day for California, where the
change he hopes may prove bene-
fetal to his health. He will be ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs.
Vint Calvin. They will be gone
several months and will spend
most OF the time traveling.-Ash-
land News.
John Kinds, after short Illness
died OF pneumonia last Friday, il
Catlettsburg. Mr.. Hines stated he
contracted the di,,aso while in jail
at Wayne, W. Va, where he was
lodged for assaultlng Mr.. j. NJ
Rice some time ago. He was about
, sixty years of age and leaves sew.
eral grown children.
II is to be hoped that the news.
paper statementthat Big lstna fur
mace, at Ironton, is TO be- put into
blast Is correct. II would ado
much to the prosperity Of our ais
ter city. The furnace is the lsrg
est pig Iron furnace In the worlC
! and Its operation would give en-
ploynent to a great number o
men.-Portsmouth Blade.
e William 0verton was dangerous
y ly hurt at Frankfort while assist
. ing Arsenal Keeper Dixon in fir
!" ing 100 guns commemorative o
: Robert Emmett, pursuant to
/ House resolution. Overton's hand
; we're blown of, ono eye was blow
u out, and he was badly burned
Q Arsenal Keeper Dixon lost thuml
u and was severely shocked. Tn
Is latter is Joe Dixon, OF Paintsville.
d The reference to Rev. "AnSe
+, Hatfield, Of Pike county, and hi
l. recent fight for his Antl-woli, TO
= and Wildcat Bill, haven't all plea
'r cd the reverend gentleman, who
T, really an Intelligent, and In maa
= respects lovable old gentleman
1t lie denies the intlmation that h
10 called "Anse" in place OF ~
n drew, even by his lntimates. {
8 that he belonged to any family ell
le gagged in any Of tho feuds or in an
~ way connected with tho latter.
A good speech, his first for III
session, was recently made by Hol
lg Bruce Adkins, who ably represent
o the counties Of Carter and Elliot
Dr. He is a mlnilter OF the Jhrlstia
ID church, who one morning ofiert
A. prayer In the House, and VIII
he while making the speech, referrs
70 to and confessed that his educatic
iartan1ad No fnrthar than tha hal