The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
EAST POINT,

Hark! Tho wedding bells.
Miss Minnie Grider to Nj. Bur
nette; Miss Edith Centers to Lon.
20 Spencer; Miss Laura Patrick
to Ben George. Miss Margaret
Kelley has been visiting friends
here this week. Master Evert
Robinson otCatlettsburg Is visit
Ing his grandfather. Mr.. JAS.
Dickery, X. Il. engineer is visiting
relatives at Covington, Va. -.
Misses Matte Rice, Aanie Music
and Lizzie Friend and Messrs.
Frank Rice, Marion Sturgill and
Burgess spent EASTERN PainIsvllle.
Born, TO Frank Greer and wife.
a boy TO Saml. Spears and wife, II
glrl... The men at K. X. Camp
were on the hunt for runaway
"niggers" Thursday. j.. Last week
a rock from the blasts was-sout
through the Missionary CHURCH
building, arouslng the temper Of
some of our townsmen.. Mrs.
Ruby Price, who has been visiting
here for the past month, has re.
turned to her home on Little Paint.
j.. Mrs. Spradlin OF MllIers Creek
is visiting her father. Edward
Womock has gone to Prestonburg.
lDr. Will Hatcher graduated at 81.
I Louis Medical College on the Slh
and will be at home soon.
The "Saints" have organized a S. $.
-. Rev. Kazee has taken charge Of
NJ. +. Church South. Bona.
BlaDkenshlp has returned TO East
Point from visit to relatives on
Blaine. He is now engaged on the
Il. Il. Mrs. Molie Stratton OF
IIager Shoal died recently.
Misses Annie Lee Hunt OF River
view and Misses Agnes and Annie
Auxler OF Block House Bottom
visited here recently. o. j. Con-
LEY has gone to Breathitt county.
Jim Tole Is just recovering
from an attack OF erysipelas =.
Grocermen Billups, Waits and
Morris; hardwaremen Seagravos
and Magruder; tobacconist Moore
were calling on our merchants
Thursday. Black burn Bros. aie
delivering lumber for II. r..
J Mr.. Harwood goes TO Prestonburg
every Sunday. -. Miss Polly Spen-
Ger is visiting friends here.
We are informed that Mr.. Lifts
and Webster Greer have been very
seriously afflicted In hands and
arms as result OF shooting and
doctorln2 horses having scratches.
For a time amputation was thought
necessary -. Samp johnson has
sold timber on home place amount
ing to $1,000, Haden Conley tells
us that only four out Of two hun.
dred peach trees on his farm have
bloomed. The fruitful trees are
near top OF ridge, while all others
ARE lower down. This is an object
lesson, though not new to travellers
or readers. -. Some OF our saw
mills, which had been using our
creeks as receptacles for saw.dust
to great annoyance OF dwellprs BE-
low, have found a better way aud
thus proven themselves regardful
OF their neighbors. All honor to
such ! -. There Is much sound doe
trlne in the letter from Manila by
progress" In a late issue Of the
Paintsville Herald. One who can
count ten knows the value OF 20 I'd
roads; but will the time ever come
when officials will apply the same
shrewd business principles In pub.
lie matters that they do In private
affairs? The roads in this neigh
borhood are in deploraple cOndI.
ton. Has the Legislature LETT our
county officers power'ess? Gan our
friend "Progress" show us a better
way? II our ofllcials should Wig.
orously push matters, what per-
centage OF our people Will indorse
them? We believe that this neigh.
borhood viii generously support a
strong move on the part OF our OIL