The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-09-11

null, Garter county, last Week. A
lamp fell In the vicinity OF a keg
OF powder, which exploded, doing
about $500 damage to the build.
ing and stock, and threw three
men out of the store house into the
bushes near the creek 40 feet away,
but fortunately none of them were
hurt.
Lee Cantrell, OF Greenup county,
was arrested by U. S. Marshal +.
S. Salyer and taken to Catletts-
burg and lodged in the county Jail.
Cantrell is charged with robb.ng
the postoftices and general stores
at Advance and Stonington, Green
up county. The officers claim they
have strong case against the
prisoner, and that they are sure
they will convict him. But very
little was secured at the Advance
Office, but about $75 in money and
postage stamps was taken from
the Stonington postofilce.
The following refers to Law
renee county boy and We are sorry
to learn OF his misfortune:
Tuesday afternoon John Kinner,
the liveryman, met with a very
painful and serious accident. He
took buggy up in East Greenup
for patron and took along a horse
to ride back. While coming back
a dog scared the horse and II ran
down at a rapid rate, having only
a halter on, Just before reaching
the stable door John jumped from
the horse 10 avoid striking the side
or top Of the barn as the horse ran
in. In some manner the horse
stepped on his right leg as he fell
and broke 1t in two places between
the knee and ankle. The piece Of
the bone is also sllvered and the
} break Is a very dangerous one
His shoulder was also thrown ou
Of place and his back severely
wrenched. John was removed a
4 once 10 the home OF his brother
2 Elwood Kinner. He is gettin,
s along fairly we'll, but It will b,
= some time before he will be out
Greenup Democrat.
The annual session OF the West
ern Virginia Conference. OF the NJ
f. Church, South, OF which thi
n district is a part, will be held thi
year at Parkersburg beglnnln
u Wednesday, September 23rd.
D; The following article from tn
a Western Virginia Methodist AZ
10 vocate, shows that radical change
" may be made in the various dl
10 tricts at the coming Conferent
II, session. The Catlettsburg Glstri
10, may absorb the Prestonburg di
trict, and all the Kentucky teri
tory OF this Conference be consoI
dated into one district. The art
'" Gle reads:
y "There has been some effort
90 improve our condition, and the
. is still room for Improvement.
:, order to Keep pace with the tim
= we need some changes In o
'" plans.
"First Of all, we need change
70 the plan OF our districts. T
', Parkersburg district Is too sma
:. SO is the Catlettsburg district, al
~ the Prestonburg district should
" absorbed, and put all OF the Ike
lucky work into one district, al
!. all OF the Prestonburg dlstrl
which should be called the HUI
tington district, instead Of Charl,
ton.
o "This plan will give the Catlet
!, burg district "a appointment
:. Huntington district, d; Parker
:, burg %; Clarksburg, %; Fayet
y 10.
10 "Perhaps, all things considert
III this would be as good a plan
equalize the work as we cou
u adopt. would not consider
III needful to make any argument
reference to this plan by lookll
- at II map ofthe country, the mea
OF travel and the Importance
bringing our weaker churches
III touch with the stronger one
which will be an inspiration
both, and last but not least, use Il
mon, Y which l. now being Apr
priat' d to support the +. +. on Il
is- prestOnRburp district fn tho on