The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-09-14

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Democrats should shut up shop and
go a-fishin'-Cynthiana Democrat
Two little Lewis county girls twelve
and fourteen years OF age, picked
over fourteen hundred gallons Of blact
berries this year receiving is cents
per gallon for same. The proceeds
will be used TO pay their tuition in a
private school this year,
Thomas McClintock 4 Sons OF Par
is, sold 10 Chas Thompson, OF Lexing-
ton five mules, at 5000 each They
were picked from bunch Of l25
Frankfort, Ky, Sept commits
sioner of Agriculture Vreeland this
morning issued the monthly crop re-
port
on the condition Of crops It Reports:
Corn crop promises to be bump
er, though damage was done low
lands by excessive rains Yield.
lO2 per cent: conditions. 100 Wheat
all threshed, yield. 1874 bushels per
acre, 1Ol compared with 1908. Oats,
yield, 2075 per acre. "A compared
with last year Barley, 1925 bush
els yield 100 per cent Rye. 1880,
yield, Sc. Tobacco, considerable
damage to the crop in the lowlands
by excessive rains; some drowned.
more water-soaked: complaint house
burning in early cutting ln"black
patch worms unusually numerous,
labor scarce Outlook good crop
not flattering Burnley OF, 1905. crop
unsoId; price soc. Dark 25c. unsold
price sl.O4 Hay crop light Fruit
from 60 to Il per cent
Mrs Pearl Grant was bound. gagged
and tortured at her home near Coving
ton by band OF robbers. CONSISTING
of man woman and youth, and, un.
der threats of death. was forced tc
reveal the hiding place Of her mon.
ey.
Winchester, Ky, Sept. Us. NJ
Holland was shot by r. S. Nolant
last night and died in few hours
The shooting occurred in the dining
room of the st George Hotel. Hol
land was life insurance man an,
holland is barber.
! While holland was eating supper
Holland, it is alleged attacked hin
and threw him TO the floor. wbel
holland shot him. Holland cam
here from Georgia holland formerl
lived at Mt Sterling Both ar
young men and unmarried
Augusta, Ky, Sept TAT o'cloc
this morning d. c. Taylor. a brom
inent merchant at Willow Groy,
ten miles below here, was assaulte
by two men and badly injured Afte
robbing him. he was beaten into in
sensibility He gave the alarm. an
his wife. hearing his cries for hell
came TO his rescue. At the approac
of the woman the mans assaillant
hastily departed
Bloodhuunds from Maysville and r
! licity We're sent for and put on Ii
track They followed the trail to III
home of Roy Story, who. with a con
/ panion. Cliff Thompson, was arreste
, and charged with the crime, The
, contradict themselves in the stori,
: they tell as to their whereabouts.
They We're brought to Augusta Al
placed in jail, and will be taken I
a Brooksville tomorrow They al
both sons of leading families. an
have never been in trouble befor
!. The community where the erin
e was committed is greatly excited, al
= hundreds Of farmers. armed with gu
n and pistols, have been securing eyei
: hill and dale for the criminals
e The boys arrested stoutly deny Al
: knowledge of the crime, althoul
: they admit being near the scene VIII,
e it hppaened
Mt. Sterling KY, Sept 10 Fir
bugs burned the barn of Horne He
ry, nearPlum Lick, this county, Sa
urday night This years tobacco cr'
!. corn. hay. harness and farming II
plements went mp in smoke Th
loss is $4,000 There is much exclt
ment in that section over the crime,
= Richmond, Ky, Sept 10.-At Clay
e Ferry, this county Saturday nigf
e general fight took place betwe'
8 James Townsman, on one side, al
: John James and Parker Whit
William Crawford and James Ora
on the other, at country dance.
Townsman was literally cut
pieces and will probably die.
participants were arrested by She
III Broadus and deputies McCo
and Wells after hard fight, Al
brought to this place and lodged