The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31

lightning struck and set fire 10
the main building at Union College,
in Barbonryille, Friday, totally de-
stroying It. The loss will be $4,000,
but the building viii be replaced at
once.
Moorehead, KY Aug. 25.--I II. Fra.
ley, OF this city. has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Congress from the Ninth dis
trict. There are now six active cam
didates for the nomination whose
names will be presented to the
Maysville convention September /
Brinkley, KY Aug. 24-Hmdman
today completed IT'S electric light plant
and the homes and streets of the lit
tie mountain village will be lighted
with incandescent lights Hindman
is forty miles from any railroad in
the heart of the mountain region,
The W. c. T. U. school put in the
plant
Maysyille, KY, Aug 2S-The candi-
dacy of the Hon E Leslie Worthing-
ton, of this city, for the Democratic
nomination for the Appellate Judge.
ship in the ninth district is annouuceC
MIR Worthington has served in the
Senate. having been elected on The
Democratic ticket, Mason-Lewis dis.
trlct, which was normally Republl.
can He is the legal representatiy,
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
here. and is regarded as constiuL
tional lawyer Of exceptional attain
ment
The Joint discussions which ar,
to be arranged between Governor
Beckham and Senator McCreary will
1t is claimed. be lively affairs, and
viii augment the interest in the sen
atorial race. 1t was very apparen
from the start that the fight woulC
fake personal turn. Governs
Beckham's def to the Senator wa
promptly accepted. and now the fu
viii fly. The Governor has AWAY.
been a past master at molding catel
phrases and is good at repartee The
Senator is slow, cautious and adroit
and while not gifted as an orator i
a trained debater, and never loses hi
wits. Numerous reports are curren
as to questions which will be aske,
by one or the other
Sergent, KY, Aug. 2l,-From inform
alton obtained by those closely il
touch with the affairs of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad it is said tn
it is shortly TO extend branches u
Long Fork, and Beaver Creeks, open
ing up mammoth veins of cokin
coal The line will be % miles up
Long Creek, while the line up Beaye
will be 80 miles.
Fulton, KY, Aug ga BASTARD.
attempt at criminal assault was mad
upon Miss Laura May, prominent
young woman of 2747 Walnh stree
St Louis, Mo-, on the Illinois Contra
passenger train No yesterday at
ternoon near Pinckneyville. SINAI
town north of this place, by William
Page, a negro Pullman sleeper por
ter, and but for her remarkably gam
struggle the brute's purpose woul
have been accomplished.
Miss May, who was en- route to Pa
ducah, KY, where she has relatives
was alone in the pullman car, whe
Page entered. and dragging her int
the toilet apartment attempted t
choke her into insensibility. In he
frantic endeavor to escape from tn
grasp of the black brute, Miss Ma
broke both windows of the apartment
and was badly lacerated about the ~
and arms by the broken glass. sh
finally succeeded in opening the doc
and fled into the day coach immed
ately in front Of the Pullman car, tn
passengers Of which, aroused by he
outcries. FASTENED to corner the ne
gro With the assistance of the il
censed train crew he was tied and
placed under guard until the trai
reached Pipckneyyille, where he WI
taken in charge by the officers.
Miss May who was suffering great
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