The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-16

Mrs. Gibson drove rapidly back
with the wounded girl to the Glyn-
don Hotei where Miss Little, with
her mother, makes her home. A
physician was hastily summoned Ar
examination showed that Miss Lit
tie had been shot in the left side
just under the heart. Had It not
been for corset stay changing the
course of the ball Miss Little would
have been Instantly killed AT a
late hour tonight Miss Little was
resting easy. 1t is the opinion that
Miss Little was the victim of some
one shooting at dogs. A thorough
search of the city was made to-day
by the police, but 50 far the person
firing the shot has not been located.
VIII Clay, of Montgomery county,
is one of the first Democratic nom
inees for a seat in the General AS
sembly of 1908 Two Democratic
candidates were selected for the Low
err House in the election Of Tuesday
last The other nominee is X. p.
Paris, Of Livingston county, TO rep
resent the Livingstone rittenden dis
trict.
Frankfort, KY, Nov o. Attorneys
Hazelrigg, Chenault and Hazelrigg
today, representing the Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of New York and
President Charles A. Peabody, of
that company, secured from the
Franklin county Circuit Clerk an in
junction directed against State in
surance Commissioner Henry X Pre-
witt, restraining the Commissioner
from reyoking the license OF the
company to do business in the Ken
lucky field
The notice Of injunction was sery-
ed on Commissioner Prewitt Mt noon,
before he made public his opinion,
but he stated that the license was
revoked last night
Recent announcement in press
report 10 the effect that $1,000 was
paid for a copy of the early laws OF
Connecticut, known also as the
BLUE Laws" of Connecticut, has
brought to light the possible fact
that the only other copy in exits
tence is in Louisville.
Mrs. C. E. Layerty. mother OF DR..
E. c. Laverty, secretary Of the
Health Department, is the owner OF
the book. 1t has occupied place
in the library at her home for the
last fifty years.
Many offers have been made for
the book" said DR.. Layerty, In
amounts ranging from $40 to 5000,
but of course. they have been re-
fused, as the book is not for slae.
II is an exact copy OF the Consti-
tuition. OF form of civil government
as adopted by the towns OF Windsor,
Hartford and Withersfield, and the
Code OF 1850 as confirmed by the
General Court OF Connecticut, having
been taken from the original rec
ords'
The following. taken from the book
in possession Of Mrs l.ayerty will
give one an idea OF the popularity
Of expression and spelling as used
in the early history OF this coun-
try:
CAPITAL LAWES.
LII any man after legal convic-
ton, shall have or worship any 9th
err God, but the Lord God, hee shall
bee put to death. Deut. 10. 6-17. 2
Exodus o. 20.
2-If any man or woman bee a
witch, that is. hath or consulteth
with a familiar SPIRIT, they shall
Zee pit to death. Exodus 22-1S.-
Levitt u. 27-Deut. 16. 10 IL.
3-If any person shall blasphemt
the name of God the Father. Some
or the Holy Ghost, with direct ex.
press, presumptuous or high-handef
blasphemy. or shall curse In the
like manner, hee shall bee put u
death Exc. 2L12 49, 14-Numb. S5
80 81
l3-If any child or children abov,
sixteen years old and OF sufficient
understanding, shall curse or smit'
their natural father or mothre, he'
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