The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-18

1. Is. CookSey, OF this place, Is
selling out his stock OF merchan-
disc, and will return to his native
State of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CIV. !
Na.) News.
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VIM, Mansfield, editor OF the
Wayne News, has been elected
Grand Record and Seal Keeper of
the knights OF Pythias Grand
Lodge of West Virginia.
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Huntington is to have new
Wholesale shoe and hat house. The
stockholders are Jeff Newberry,
George b. Clay, w. II. Crum and
Gus Hampton, all OF Catlettsburg,
Ky.
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An official call has been issued
from the national headquarters OF
the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea for convention OF representa-
tives Of organized and unorganlzsd
miners OF Virginia and West Viz
ginia to be held at Huntington, w.
Va, October Slst. The call is the
oLtcome of the meeting at Parkers-
burg, w. Va, a week ago.
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At five o'clock Monday evening
fire broke out In the Southern
Methodist Church parsonage in
Guyandotte, occupied by Rev. Mr..
Critics, and, before the flames could
be extinguished, in the neighbour
hood OF $500 damage had resulted.
Rev. Mr.. Critss' household effects
were badly damaged and a sad
feature is the fact that there was
no insurance, either on the build
ing or household effects.
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r. A, Andrews, Huntington, w.
Va, Superintendent OF the Cam
den Interstate Electric Line from
Guyandotte, WA, to Hanging
Rock, Ohio, two and q half miles
beyond Ironton, via Catlettsburg
and Ashland, KY, a distance OF q
miles, is at the Emery.
"There is not as well an equipped
electric line in your city or state
as ours, with its underground rail
and cars 80 feet long, with seating
capacity for 90 persons, to say
nothing OF standing roomp said
Mr., Andrews, with service every
10 minutes and schedule speed OF
40 miles an hour. The population
along the line averages 5000 to the
mile. We will go into the freight
business in few MONTHS -Cincln-
natl Enquirer.
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WEIGH, W. Va, October -, i.
W. Hall, who came to tho vicinity
of Davy, this county from Ky. less
than a year ago and proclaimed
himself a Norman minister, left
the country in hurry shortly be-
fore last midnight, posse Of influ-
entail citizens OF that community
being after him with a bucket OF tar
and bag Of feathers. When the
com mitte'reached the front door OF
Halls place OF abode he immediate
ly realized tho situation, and max
ing his exit through a rear door
escaped to the hills in hisnlght clio.
thing. All efforts to re-locate him
have proved futile, and 1t is thought
he has safely escaped 10 Kentucky.
Mr.. Hall had an estimable wife
and three little children, who, 1t is
claimed, were not provided for,
Mrs. Hall died, the nelghbors al
legged, from neglect,
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Huntington, w. Va, Oct. H.
Rev. l.. c. Scott, Chaplain OF the
West Virginia Asylum for Incur
ables, OF this city, has not tasted a
morsel OF food for ~ days, and viii
continue his remarkable fasting
until he feels that he has been
cured OF rheumatism that attacked
him while student OF the Ohio
Wesleyan University in Delaware,
Ohio, in 1891. He has visited all
tho health resorts In the United
States, and has consulted the best
physicians in the world without
obtaining any relief. The doctors
said his disease was incurable. In
the meantime he has suffered I'M
told agony. His wrists, elbows,
fingers, ankles and neck became
anchylosed so that for years his
chin has.been pressed down upon
his breast; he has been unable to
grasp anything or TO raise his hand
to his mouth he has had to be fed
and wheeled about in chair. In
spite of all this, however, Mr.. Scott
has remained hopeful. Mr.. c. G..
Haskell, OF Norwich, Conn, whom
he met at Mt. Lake Park, Md, re-
Gently advised him to try fasting.
Mr.. Scott having become satisfied
that his trouble was caused by a
morbid torment in his stomach, for
during all the years OF his suffering
he has had a coated tongue. . He
thinks he has fed the ferment and
the ferment has fed the disease.
Thighs the forty-second day OF his
fast. Mis- pulse has improved from
the first. His skin has assumed
clean, healthy look. The swelling
disappeared from his joints with