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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
House and Lot for sale.

Good two-stoFy fame residsnc,
Louisa, with good sized lot
healthy location. pure water, dcsi
Fsblc property. Price $500. Foi
further particulars apply 10 n. +
CoNLEy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
THREE TRAINS
DAILY TO
CINCINNATI

The +. T. Y. vesiibule
Limited Is tie finest train in the
world and runs through TO Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and view York. /, isligh,ed with
electricity and heated with steam
ityon intend travelling IN any a.
rceiion write FOR full ms ,rmaticn
70 G. 3. RYAN, Asst G. P. A.
CineiI n I'll, Ohio.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13

pcwcy has b,en instructed iD.m
Washington 10 ppalr the cable
between Manila ami Hong hong
and put Il In operation oa boarl
ono ~ bis vessels,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
Big Sandy Division.
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13

Rev. davenport preached 3 very
Interesting sermon here last SIM.
day night.
Willie Hays. Jobs Gi--lsr and
Reub Ball aiicnlt,i church here
Sunday night.
Miss Louio Clarkson, Who hs,
bcsn yisi,inS isr grandmother Al
this place Tor some time viii nrturn
10 her hoa e t. Rowan county mex;
week.
Mrs. Marie ,lcOrs VS. visiting
her motha- II this place lasi wtcs.
Miss Iennis Thompsol died o.
consumption Niay 5r.. >ymPa,hi..-
are extended to friends.
ifamily To- i.s naEle 81 Jsan
-ou, has rratcd s.sri .o!J.W. llils
house sa.s are ucN ercgpyiag a.
-. T. f.-S and v.ge wrs e. i.5u-
"a wednesday.
Two Fri-uds in las y.5zk'si--ur
wa> mistaken about Mi, Laura
Pig bein= interested ia locking
Tor C.r,eaies every Suniay moIn-
Ing Iastea,i " Gryenie, -. j. on
tie - qua iCOkJI; ~ Erowriy..
The shoe--triIg land viii, D va
organized here a few weeks *, b
our boy. seems 10 BE- a -utce-<. Ii
will nGtbe long uB,s they can rem
Ger sweet music.
Mr.. II. !I.GamJ.il anI llrs-Iss.
Holt.l, d Blain-. uc-e on their
way - Louisa Fritsy hot on ac-
count % bigh water, hsd 20 stop
over here ) while.
b =. Holt j. saving timber OF
the farm u Made NBrc y in su.o-
Ky VALLEY. Ben.
Weare sorry To learn o. the sad
death u Miss Trnais I'homp-on.
who ha- i-enill f9r some time win
CONSUMPTION. Sic Was about Is
years o. age.
Rev Vest j. getting ready TO 20.
TO conference. lie VIII start about
the 10Th.
oar sunday scacoI is getting on
nicely.
Rey's Vet, Lulfe Hall, Lizzie
and Henry Pigg went nshing the
3y,h, and report q nice AID success
ful line.
Rev. Mr.. V,>t. wife Il our mia-
ister, visited Mrs. Iucy Thgiui son
sunday.
sue Holt said .hc felt very lone
ly Sunday.
Jes@e Avs. wa riding around
SuHd8y sBd sid Ee ,.r Wa truub-
iei 10 ow ahere 10 fad girl 10
A.s Motor.
There ar Pleaty q pretty g.T.s
in our neishborhood. There are Il
this time, Lou Clark -Ju. u Rowan.
AID many others Miss Lou wiz
soon return home.
Geo. Sturgell Wa here Saturday
aHd sun ay.
Miss Lillian Bradley aud George
Hu;chi>on and John Bradley pass
Fl here sunday goiB. 10 the valley
james Brown visited homefoIks
sunday.
Mr.. Alice wsllman L. sill SUI
,ering a gres: deal from tn. los u
an eye.
ThCs. Pigg and wife were si-n
ing on Mead, branch last week.
+. T. Bussey has recently bought
81 worth q trees from salesman
Mcbride.
Luther Pig- and wife were shop
ping in LoUisa Ia; week
Master Mat Hall o; your place
Is attending Sunda school al ti.i-
place.
Mr.. Felix MecEs and Mr.. Lind
10y Pigg are sick.
Several yOung folks Of Lick creek
attended sunday school here last
sunday week. Pickle Beans.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13

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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-13
NOTICE

All Ier."Us Indebted TO the firm
orc. N. Crutcher & Co, previous
70 January 1t, ISIS, are hereby no
titled To settle at once.
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conducting an undertakers' bust
ness in the old Gunnell store build
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NOTICE.

Tobias for flftg CentA
GusrA1te-d tolaeeo haiti cure. MAKES usak
1en sirO1g. bloOd pare SO o. AL drsgEistS
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
LABOR DAY
 CELEBRATION On September 9 Will be Held at Lake View Park. ONE-HALF OF THE RECEIPTS Will Be Donated to the Sisters of Charity Hos pi!al Fund interesting Exercise to
 be Arranged and Large
 Crowds Expected

A meeting of the committee appointed by the Birmingham Trades Council to air range for the proper celebration of Labor day on September g next was held last night in Clerks hall and the first prelimi- nary steps towards the success of the cee- bration were taken.
 The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. H. Leath and J. H. F. Nose ley was elected secretary. After discuss ing the advantages of the several suburban parks the committee decided to hold the celebration at Lakeview where appropriate exercises will be held.
 For a Worthy Cause
 By unanimous vote the committee de- cided to donate 50 per cent. of the proceeds to the Sisters of Charity hospital fund and it is expected that very handsome sum will be turned over to the officers of that worthy institution as a result of the lib- eralty of the committee.
 On motion the committee will appear be- fore the Commercial club at it's next regu- lar meeting to solicit it's co-opera ton to- ward securing reduced rates over the rail- roads and in making the affair grand sue cess.
 Invitations will be extended to all labor secret, social, fraternal religious organiza- tions to join in the celebration, and all who desire to participate are requested to send delegate to a meeting of the committee meeting to be held on Sunday, July r, in Clerks hall.
 Grand Parade
 grand parade of labor organizations and societies will be held, which will march through the principal streets of the city, af- ter which the crowd will repair to Lake view park, where interesting services will be held
 Labor leaders of national reputation have been invited to deliver addresses. Other n- teresting features will be arranged the eel ebration to wpd ub with a magnificent py- rotechnical display and grand labor ball.
 It was decided to charge a small admit tance fee of twenty-five cents at the gate which will entitle the person to all priyil- edges. Of this amount twelve and one-half cents will go to the hospital fund and those who do not feel able to give more will thus be able to indirectly contribute their mite in this worthy cause.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07

Among those in the Birmingham delega- ton were Rev. L. s. Handley, Rev. A. B. Curry, Rev. James A. Bryan, Rev. G. c. Kelly, Rev. and Mrs. o. F. Speigel, Misses Waldo Allen, Willie Roberts, Mabel Knight, Bertha Odel, Marion Hurst, Emma Bis sett; Messrs. John W. Sibley, MT. Hopper, E. A. Smith, M. Rufner, O. L. Stevenson, H. c. Wangell and others. Another party of those who were not able to get off yesterday will go up Saturday in order to attend the exercises of that evening, and all of the Sunday exercises.
 Dr. G. c. Kelly is on the programme of the convention to conduct one of the big denominational meetings which will be held.
 The cars yesterday were handsomely decorated in pale blue and white. the colors of the Birmingham societies, the red and white flags of the Nashville convention, and plenty of national coors.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Long Distance Line Making Rapid Head
 way Toward This City.

Work on the new telephone exchange is progressing rapidly, as is the work on the underground ducts in the business portion of the city and the new poles for the over- head work in the residence part.
 The big switch board is now nearly up in the exchange building next to the post office in Second avenue and it is wonder ful piece of mechanism It is valued at more than $15.000. It can accommodate l, ,203 telephones and is one of the finest and most modern switch boards in the country. The wiring will be entirely completed in about six weeks
 All of the ditching except a little in the alleys has been completed and there are in all 10.175 feet of it. This means that about two miles of the unsghtly telephone wires that now overshadow the streets will be put underground. The cables which are to go through these under round ducts were ordered some time. ago and they are expected to arrive at any time.
 All of the big poles in the business DOT tion of the city from which the wires are to be distributed have been put up in the alleys and the erection of the new poles in the residence streets is also progressing rapidly.
 The long distance telephone line which is to be built into Birmingham this fall and for which a franchise has been granted by the city council is being constructed to- ward this city rapidly. Nashville is already connected with all of the big cities of the north, and from there the line is being rap idly built south. It has already passed Athens, Ala, and has nearly reached De- catur.
 A force of nearly 300 men is employed to push the work and a substantial job they are making of it. The poles are very heavy and are put much closer together than is customary in the cities. The line is being run along the country roads from town to town, and not along the railroad tracks.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
NEW GAS COMPANY
 GETS MORE TIME No Opposition to the Committees Re-
 COmmendatiOD. DONATION TO THE HOSPITAL Committees Report For $5OO.OO Vas
 COnGurred In. THE GAMEWELL POLICE SYSTEM Ii Can Now Be Repaired Cheaply-Chef Mo- Donald Pronounces It an Excellent Con
 yenience-Contract With Trac-
 ton Company Passed
THE GAMEWELL POLICE SYSTEM

The first part of the meeting of the city council last night was exceedingly dull and uninteresting. Messrs. Haas and London, representatives of the new gas company, were granted the additional ninety days requested. the new hospital was granted a donation of $500 and the water question, given in detail in another column, was the last matter to be taken up.
 The representatives of the new gas com pany went before the light committee yes trday and represented to that body their in- tentons as perfectly sincere and that the condition during the past few weeks had prevented them from closing the deal The committee recommended that the additional time be granted and there was no oppos- tion.
 There were present: Mayor Evans AL dermen Lynogh, Wheeler, Ashford, Rain bow, Kerr, Mcknight, Moore, Meighan Altman, Hamilton, Pearce, Gray, Parker, Harrington, Hentschcel.
 Gamewen Police System
 Alderman Pearce brought up the Game- we'll police registration question. The ctiy has magnificent outfit, which is ly- ing idle for the want of few repairs. Chief Mcdonald said it was a splendid thing for the police department if kept in proper con- uitioi' It Coulu De required now less than if the mamtter was postponed until slime future date. Nothing was done by the council, but the police commission will in all probability make some recommendations at it's next meeting.
 Chairman Gray of the special committee appointed to report on a donation to the Charity hospital recommended a gift of $500. There was some objection on the ground that the city had no right to give public money to such institutions, but the report was finally concurred in.
 After the Dye Houses
 One of the interesting questions brought up by one of the recommendations af- fleets the tailoring establishments. There is some complaint that several concerns holding license for cleaning and dyeing are olso conducting merchant tailoring es- tablishments in connection.
 proposition to settle the old claims against the city was submitted by Bush & Bush, attorneys. The basis is 9 per cent, with 25 per cent. in cash to be paid in six months and the other in bonds. It was referred to the judiciary committee.
 The citizens in the vicinity of Valley Creek sent in a petition to have the city change the mouth of Its sewers from that section.
 The contract with the Birmingham Traction company was read and passed.
 After disposng of the water question the council went into executive session.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

"In connection with the terrible catas- trophe which happened off the banks of New Foundland last Monday" said a gen. tleman of this city yesterday, who has trav- eled extensively and is thoroughly familiar with transatlantic travel, "recalls to my mind a very pretty story which occurred on this same line of steamers a number of years ago.
 "As far as I have been able to observe, the French Line is very careless in the handling of it's ships, as the sad accident of day before yesterday and the incident I am about to relate will show.
 q had a friend who had by dint of per- seva ence and hard work been enabled to purchase small coasting steamer of per- haps $60,000 in value, which he piled be- tween tho Atlantic ports
 One day he was steaming along under a cloudless sky, when he sighted a large passenger steamer drifting about on the broad ocean, showing no colors, no signal of tsstress, nor in fact any signs of life whatever. My friend approached with his little vessel and found the drifting ship to be La Champaigne of the French Line On board everything was in good shape and except for a few feet of water in her hold which had been washed down there during a storm, she was as tight as a bot tie. The machinery was injured but it in no way effected the floating capacity of the ship.
 It was evident that the crew and all the passengers had deserted the vessel during a rcent stdrm. thinking that she was sink ing, and had left her to the mercy of the waves.
 My friend immediately determined to f0tr fart1 into aI, on her. He accordingly hitched on his It. tie steamer and began to pull. It was a hard job and he made but little headway, but he stuck to 1t. Later on third steamer sighted the big La Champagne and the little fellow which had her in tow, and asked to be permitted to take a hand in the affair. My friend, fearing that he would not get his prize into port alone. consented, and the two of them managed soon afterward to accomplish their pur- pose
 .'The amount of salvage these two little French liner was, I believe, about $2OO,0oO, of which my friend received $100, 900. It made his fortune for him, and he has con- tinued to increase it ever since."
 John M. Egan, vice president of the Gen. tral of Georgia railroad, and the Ocean Steamship company, Theodore D. Klein, general superintendent of the Central, and T. T. s. Noise, superintendent of the Third division of the Central wet'e in the city yesterday in their three private cars. They were on their periodical inspection trips over the Third division, in all about 300 miles of track. They expressed themselves as being well pleasd with tn condition of the raod. They left last night on special train for Columbus, Ga.
 John W. Hill. of Nashville, is visiting relatives in the city.
 The following were among the Alabam- ians registered at the hotels yesterday:
 Prof. M c. Wilson, Florence.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
VERDICT FOR PR0P0NENT.
Jury in Fifth Trial of Torrey Will Case Find
 Against Contestant.

The jury in the Torrey will contest case after remaining out from o'clock Tuesday evening until 10 o'clock yesterday morning returned verdict in favor of the propo- nent and against the contestant
 As was stated in yesterdays Age-Herald, the case involved the estate of the late Samuel Torrey, who willed his property to his wife.
 H. Warren Torrey, an only son, who had been absent from home for about thirteen years, returned shortly after his fathers death and contested the will alleging that undue influence had been used and that his father was of unsound mind at the time the instrument was drawn.
 The case has been tried five times in- stead of four as stated in yesterdays is- sue, and has resulted in two mistrials one verdict for the contestant and two verdicts in favor of the proponent.
 It has been twice reversed by the supreme court and will probably be again passed upon by that tribunal.
 The estate involved consists of valuable city property, including the Kimball house in Eighteenth street, between Second and Third avenues.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
THE STATE CONVENTION
Of the Missionary Society of the African
 Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis- sionary society of the African Methodist Episcopal church met in state convention this morning at the St. Johns church, cor ner Third avenue and Twenty-sixth street The meeting was called to order by the first vice-president, Mrs. Shields.
 After devotional exercises and the well come address by Mrs. Claiborne. the chair man spoke encouragingly and helpfully on '"The Work of Our Women" Several prom inent visitors were then introduced to the
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
LIEUT.. HOBS0N'S BROTHER
Happy At the News of the Proposed Surren-
 der of the Hero.

$. A Hobson, of Tuscaloosa, an elder brother of Lieutenant Richmond P. Hob- son. the heroic young Alabamian who sunk the Merrimac in the narrow neck of Sam tiago harbor and won fot himself world wide fame, was in the city yesterday. and expressed great pleasure at the news that the Spaniards had offered to exchange the young hero and his gallant crew.
 It is probable that If Lieutenant Hobson is exchanged he will be granted a leave of absence in order to allow him to visit his relatives after his fulfilling experience and escape from death.
 In the event of his early return to Ala bama a movement is on foot to tender him a grand reception.
The age-herald., 1898-07-07
among whom mas pr. Moore.

convention, among whom was Dr. Moore, the financial secretary
 The days session was taken up mainly with the reading of reports from the vari- ous auxiliary societies of the state. The reports showed that the work. which is only one year old, is steadily growing and gives promise of much usefulness.
 Bishop Turner was expected to arrive last night or this morning The meeting of the convention will continue throughout today and tomorrow. An address will be delivered by Bishop Turner some time be- fore adjournment.