The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-12-19

died last week.
In an election held in Elliott
county prohibition won by a ma
jorlty of 500 votes.
The Kentucky Camel Co. has
commenced the shipment of camel
coal to Cardiff aud Barcelona,
Spain.
Charles Gillim, of Grassy, while
operating sawmill, was caught in
a pulley and instantly Killed by
mis- skull being crushed.
James slime, a well-known farm
er near Martin, Lewis county, fell
off a wagon loaded with railroad
ties and was run over and killed.
Rev. Howes, presiding elder OF
the NJ. Il. Church for this district,
has purchased property in Green
up and will make that place his
headquarters.
a 100000 oil company has
been organized in Elliott county.
Nothing small about Elliott, not
even her democratic majority or
her moonshine. -Grayson Tribune.
Articles OF incorporation were
fiji ed with the Secretary of State at
Frankfort yesterday by the Pine
Mountain Con- pany, OF Pike coun-
ty. with $500 capital stock. Mar
vim Mayo, j, S. Cline and n. j.
Auxier all OF Pikeville, are the
stock holders.
Judge G. A. Cassidy, OF Fleming
county has been appointed by Gov.
Beckham as Special Judge Of the
Johnson Circuit Court. He is to
try the case of j. l.. Rittenhouse
against j. n. Meek. The regular
Judge was disqualified because of
relationship to oneof the PARTIES
The recent rise in Big Sandy was
a most welcome one to the people
OF the upper valley. 1t is said
there was freight at Whitehouse
which had been there since last
July, awaiting facilities for trans
porting it to points up the river.
Steamboat water will make it
possible TO clean this up In a short
time.
A special from Vancebnrg to the
Courier-Journal says:
County Assessor David Smith
is dangerously i'll with smallpox
at his home in this city. Mr.Smith
whilst delirious last hight got up
and went cut in the street in his
night clothes and wandered about
some time before he was discover.
ed by his nurse. This caused great
alarm in that locality.
S. w. Webb has been appointed
postmaster at Lackey, Floyd
county, vice w. b. Howard, who
was removed on account OF the
charges recently preferred against
him by Postoflice Inspector Creig-
head. 1t will be remembered that
Howard was recently arrested on
charge Of having taken a purse,
addressed to Mrs. Deaton at Hueys-
Vile, from t Ii e mails passing
through his office.
Master Paul Wellman, the IL
years-old son Of c. b. Wellman, of
Catlettsburg, now langulshes in
the county jail at Wayne on a se-
rious charge. He and a com pan
ion threw rocks through the win.
dows Of passenger train at Ken
ova. He is an ineorugible young
ster, having been at the Kentucky
Reform School for a long time.
He was again sentenced a few days
ago, but escaped while the guard
was waiting at the station for the
train that was to convey him back.
Mr.. Rittenhaus, who recently
purchased the Swango spring and
30 acres OF land adjoining, was
here this week contracting for lum-
Der, stone, and 10 get carpenters TO
erect his new hotel, which will be
4OxG0 feet, three stories and base
ment, the latter of concrete. The
hotel will be fitted with all mod
ern conveniences, and the table
fare equal to that Of any health re-
sort in the state.-Hazel Green
Herald.
Campton, Kyp Dec. ll.-George
W.Cox,of this county, who is in the
employ of portrait company Of
Chicago, returned to this place from
Oakdale, Breathitt county, where
he says lie was robbed OF $G6 be.
longing to the company. Cox says
an