The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-28

Mart Meek was badly hurt last
turday morning In Paintsville, while
making connection with the sewor.
team, loaded with crossties, ran
too close To the cut, when the bank
give away, covering Mart, and mash
Ing him badly.
In pitched battle at Carr's Fork.
Floyd Hall. aged 40 killed Havadore
Sioan, aged is, notorious young
moonshiner, brother of Perry Sloan.
whc was killed in a recent mOonshine
battle. The ball entered Sloan's
LEFT eye. Fifty shots were fired.
I G. Milton Elan will open normal
school In the public school building. I
at Pikevllle, January 21st The out
look Is excellent for a large school.
The public school, under the manage
ment Of Prof Elan, has been a com
plete success this year.
Miss Anna Lee Spencer, David
Brooks and Hayes Sparks Of johnson
county, have been selected to at
tend the State Normal at Richmond.
election having been made
by Prof. Milton Mcdowell, county sup
erintend, in accordance with the act
establishing the normal.
Measles In very bad form is rag
ing In Pikeville. A child of will
Fields,in Fairview addition, died OF the
disease, and the entire family have
been III from the same cause. Miss
Myrtle Bentley and Miss Nora Dixon
are seriously Ill, and the disease Is
spreading rapidly.
1 The Acrogen Coal Company ship
ped three cars Of fine lump coal 70
i Chicago, last week. This Is the
Acrogen's first shipment OF lump
coal. The big blocks of black dia-
monds presented a fine appearance
and will have much TO do with ad-
yertising the coal OF this section.
4 Edgewater Coal and Coke Co, has
contracted for mining machinery To
be installed at once, and will in the
near future build beehive coke plants.
The company has under lease from
the Big Sandy Company. Boston,
Mass, and Pikeville, Ky.) coal prop
critics In Pike county which are be-
ing developed.
Pike Coal and Coke Co, has con-
traeted for mining machinery to be
Installed at once, and the construc-
ion Of proposed beehive coke ovens
will be commenced In the near futur.
This company was mentioned previous
ly as having leased coal properties
In Pike county from tie Big SANDY
Company of Boston. Mass, and Pike
vile, KY, for development d
4 r. S. Booten and wife. of Pres
tonsburg, who are visiting In Miss
ouri. write that they have purchased
a fine 45-acre farm there, and 4
acre lot and fine dwelling in the
town of Lamar, Mo, to which they
will move in the early spring. They
are delighted with the country. They
Will return here the first of Febru-
/ - ""u 50 peSh tht liISt oI
April
Capt J. L. Mccoy, Deputy Reven-
ue Collector, has returned after al
raid on moonshiners which consumed
several weeks and covered Tie countie
of Breathitt, Perry, Pike, Knott, Letch
er and Floyd Eight stills were
destroyed and number Of moon
sinners captured and taken tol
Pikevile.
Just before the officers reached
the maanshine still of Floyd Sloan,
in Letcher county, Sloan was killed
in fight with one of his partners
in the still. In anticipation of a.
raid Sloan and his partner had divid-
ed up store of whisky and the
quarrel occurred over the division.
AlIha Chrislip, formerly residing
in Paintsville. and son of the late
Rev. Onrislip, stands charged In the
.lU. S Court Of violating the postal
laws. While residing at that place,
about one year ago. it is alleged he
mailed DR. Bayes. OF Paintsville, al
letter, attempting il is claimed tol
blackmail the Doctor, Chrislip left
Paintsville soon after the occurrence
and moved his family to West Vir-
ginia, where he still resides His
case was continued in the U. s
Court ~ Catlettsburg, last week. his
bond being fixed at $1,000, which
he executed.
The Big Sandy Company mas just
closed a lease with Fon Rogers. Of
Pikeville, To open two new coal
mines on its property in pike coau-
". which will have an output OF 1000
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