The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-21
OUR WEST VIRGINIA
NEIGHBORS.

IN
Saturday about 1870 there wa.
dynamite explosion in the West
Lind of Bluefield. Fortunately there
was no one near the explosion eave
two colored men, but they were not
seriously burt, only being stunned
by the shock There was a part of
their cases which exploded and it
Jared The earth for quite dis
lance around. About one hundred
window lights were shattered, but
fortunately that was all the dam
age done. If train No. had been
one minute earlier 1t would have
been complete wreck from the ex-
plosion. The dynamite had frozen
up and some colored men were thaw-
ing 1t, but went too far with their
thawing process. 1t happened on
the works Of Contractor l. A. Vaughn
and he is now having window lights
replaced which were broken by the
explosion.
II!
BY an explosion OF dynamite at
Eckman, near Bluefield, four deaths
have occurred and more are ex-
pected.
II!
Clarksburg. W. Va, Dec. 15.-Gecrge
Nj. Frush, the well known barber,
who is behind the bars Of the coun-
ty jail, stands indicted for crimi-
nal assault on Miss Maggie May Slus-
sar, aged II years. of Mt Glare. His
case will doubtless be called at the
present term of the circuit court, but
whether he will be tried depends on
whether the state and defense are
ready, or whether either is ready Up
on conviction the penalty may be
capital punishment or life sentence,
II found guilty of actual assault
The grand jury returned the indict
mant against Frush after It had
heard the girls story. The eondi
ton Of the girl,as well as her YER
sion to the affair, left no doubt in
TIE minds Of the grand jury as 10
their duty in the case. Indeed, there
Is said to have been such feeling
among the members of the grand
jury that the jurymen themselves
threatened to do him violence.
III
Natures endeavor to produce
prodigy that places the famous STA
mese twins behind shadow Of COM
monness was frustrated by the Iav-
age OF disease, such as would have
taken away any ordinary child.
Word came last Thursday from
Moundsville saying that the Cullou
double twin had died and that pneu.
monia was the cause of death The
pair had been i'll for about four day.
The girl-there having been both {
male and female, separate from th'
waist up-was i'll first. so far al
could be determined. She grew
weaker and the second day of hel
illness had noticeable effect on hel
twin brother, and while his vitality
was apparently greater than hey'I
he could not sustain himself anC
her with the power nature had Civ
en- him, and he also become Ill. Sht
grew weaker, but his condition
was favorable to recovery unit
there were signs of death about her
Then he grew decidedly weaker ant
death came to both OF them at abou
the same hour.
III!
Married, at the home of the bride'i
parents, Immediately below town, OF
December list, Leven Marshall, q
Floyd county, KY, and Miss Little
Marshall. Rev. H. s. Chapman, o.
the NJ. e. Church, Officiated-Wayn'
News
III
OIL in paying quantities has beer
drilled into the southern end of Lin.
coin county, a few miles south Of
Hamlin. This is the first oil in
paying quantities that has been found
in this State south OF the Milton field
in Cabell county.
II!
At one o'clock this morning Wes-
ley Browning, of Dingess, was
brought to this city on Camden
Interstate car, and turned over &c
the authorities He was unconscious
and had apparently suffered violent
injuries He was accompanied ly
a cousin, Miles Browning, who told
a remarkable story concerning the
what are regarded as fatal injuries
The two men came to Kenova ON a
freight train Friday night. and spent
the dry In Catlettsburg, drinking
somewhat freely, but not TO the ex-
tent Of intoxication- They came to