The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-11-22
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Miss Charlie George Burgess, OF
Wayne, and Mr.. John II. Meek
we're married last Tuesday.
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The beautiful residence of Claude
L. Gaujot, at Williamson, together
with nearly all Of its contents, was
destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing.
Miss Allie Powell and Lieut.. W,
II. Waldron were married Wed. |
NO day of last week in Johnson
Memorial Church at Huntington
by Rev. Ernest Robinson,
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The Adelphi Hotel proprietors
have sued the Huntington Water
Works Company for 100000 for
negligence in supplying water at
the time the hotel was destroyed
by fire..
JEFF Newberry, who will open a
new wholesale shoe house here
January 1st, has arrived in the city
from Catlettsburg to look after the
new concern. A number of Hunt
ingtOnians have stock in the en-
terprise.-Advertiser.
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Lieut.. Julien E. Gaujot, with q |
detach ment OF scouts, encountered
a body OF insurgents southeast OF
Catbalogan, Samar Island, and in
the fight which followed twenty
five re bells were killed
One hundred and seventy-flve
houses were burned and 5000
pounds Of rice captured.-New
York Times.
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Charleston, W.Va.-Wyatt Har-
lass, who killed his sweetheart,
Miss Maud Pauley, at Browns
town, on August l, afterward at
tempting suicide by shooting him
self in the head, died at the City
Hospital. He was on trial before
the Criminal Court, but few days
ago his condition became so SER
ious that his trial was postponed.
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NJ. II. Koontz, who persisted in
the Baby mine near Pocahontas,
Va, on the Norfolk q Western
railroad, while attempting to res
cue unfortunate persons who had
been overcome by an explosion in
the mine, is a graduate OF Marshall
College, at Huntington, having left
this institution only last year. He
was nephew of the Messrs. koont2
the hardware men, OF Huntington.
When killed he was leading a
rescue party into the mine shaft,
and a second explosion occurred
which billed five OF the rescuers
He was hookkeeper for the Poca-
hontas Coal Company, which com.
pany owned the Inflated niue.
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Never in the history OF Lincoln
county have the officers been SC
wrought up as over the story of IT,
year-old Matthew Thorp, who has
escaped from gangof desperadoes
after being held their prisoner ov'
or a year. Kidnapped in Webster
county, be claims that he saw VII
liam Stewart shoot his wife three
times Then with Stewart and
two other men they vent TO Yves
ton, where in cold blood wealthy
old man was murdered and robbed
Fleeing to escape capture, they
walked TO Salt Lick, KY, where
like horrible crime was committed
Returning to this State, young
Thorp escaped their vigilance ant
revealed the above story OF revolt
ing crime and heartless brutalit!
to ex-SherfT j. D. Porter. Ever,
circumstance leads TO the belief o
the story and vigorous investiga
ton IL TO result.-Wllllan son Yves
Vlrgiulan.
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The Mingo Auxiliary Of the BIZ
Sandy Improvement Association
had an enthusiastic meeting at thu
Court House on last evening
There was q God attendance ans
much interest II anlfested by thos'
present. The great importance o
the improvement was discussed
and steps taken for the advance
mcnt OF the work already begun.