The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-02-25
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Granville Rice, Ashland, has Sc
cured a pension Of $l2. per month.
David Batram is under arrest
for burning c, Il. Wilson's store at
Eric, w. Va.
John X. Lester, Of CulbertsOn,
has received an increase Of pension
from 81 to So per month.
Mayor W. Z. iiie, Of Hunting
ton, has been re.Bomlnated for
Mayor by the Republicans.
Mrs. VIM. u. spurlock died at
Wayne as a r. suit OF a fright re-
ceived during the recent big fire at
that place. !
John Hines, who struck James
NJ. Rice with a skiiT oar, two weeks
ago, is about 10 years old. Mr.
Rice is some better, but not yet out
OF danger.
Brakeman McDonie, Of the Ohio
River railroad, was caught under
an engine in tho Huntington yards
last Friday morning and instantly
killed.
David Justice, Robert Copley,
Charles Hockiby, William Banks,
Henry Smith and William johnson
were taken TO the penitentiary Fri
day from Boyd county.
David Webb, OF Glenwood, has
formed a partnership with his
brother, ]. NJ. Webb, Of Willard,
buying half interest in his large
merchandise business.
Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick has rec
commended the appointment of
Jos. F. Taulbee, son Of the late Cons
gresham W. p. Taulbee, 10 his
vacant West Point cadetship.
Ell. Mckee, OF Riverton, KY,
who has been in the Railway Mail
Service for several years, has been
appointed a PostOfi.ce Inspector
and assigned to the st. Louis dis
trict.
Il Mrs. JnO. Warwick was at Thack-
or this week attending to suit
against the n. 4 W. Ry., in which
she is plaintiff, and in which she
got judgment against the Company.
|. Williamson W. Virginian.
The faction in Carter county
which has been pushing the scheme
for the establishment Of new
: county, with Olive Hill as the cap
ital, has decided TO let the matter
20 over 10 the next Legislature.
Huntington, W. Va, Feb. 2l.-
Rufus Schafer, a prosperous farmer
lin Union district, was assassinated
last night. He was sitting before
his own flreside when a bullet was
fred from outside the house.
!, "Cap" Hatfield, who broke Jail
: last fall, is staying with his family
i at his mountain home not five
e miles from Williamson. He alleges
he will never be taken from there
By the officers. Hehas travelled
through Virginia, Tennessee and
North CarOlina.-Logan Banner.
lis said that John w. Langley
has gone to Texas on trip that
8 will pay him five dollars day and
will last until June. That beats
d being a postofiice referee, both for
Il pleasure and profit.-WinchesteI
Damocrat.
. They are getting ready for the
:. Cuban war, and as preparatory
y step In that direction, there will b'
- a public meeting at the Court HOUSE
on tomorrow night for the purpose
x o: organizing a military company
Spain had better watch out.-Cat
Iettsburg Democrat.
Is In a special dispatch TO the Lou
isville Dispatch dated February
p 1895, II is stated that "Frank Muir
ply, who wss confined in the tow
Jail for robbing the Salyersvill,
n and Mary mail, escaped last nigh
by removing the stovepipe AM
climbing through theIhue, etc, o
TT something to that effect. Mr.. Muir
ply has sued the Dispatch for SIC
600 damages.-Paintsville Com
mercial.
d. At the term of the Magofin Gil
~ cult Court just closed Mrs. Geno
at Haley, OF Bracken county, Ky
on was indicted, charged with poison
ng ing her former husband, X. \