The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-06-07

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farmer of CARROTS Greek, and Miss
Ionic Smith, OF Wayne, surprised
their many friends 10y quietly get
ting married at the brides home
Saturday night.
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The faculty and graduating class
of the Maryland Medical College, OF
Baltimore. hal their commencement
Thursday, May 23rd. DR.. Muss Bur-
CESS, of Wayne.g OF hig1 honors in
this class, as well as the prize for
best gynecologist.
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The grand jury OF Wayne county,
examined over $50 witnesses and re-
turned 46 indictments. One Of those
indictments was for murder. five Cor
felonies and the rest were for mis-
demeanor.
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All of our preconceived notions
in the matter of the ladies and
their antipathy to the sale of
whisky have been shattered. The
only woman il the state who owns
and edits a newspaper, Mrs Lydia
Simpson Poffenbarger of the State
Gazette. is making a bold and siren
uods fight for the granting of liquor
license in her town of Point Pleas
ant.
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Judge W. W. Marcum, Pearley Wal
ker, Sheriff John L. Bllups, and
u. H. Meredith. and perhaps other
confederate veterans OF Wayne touu-
~ attended the Confederate Reunion
at Richmond last week
III
The State Superintendent of Schools
thinks that there will be enough
teachers this year to supply all the
schools OF the State. This has not
been tine case since the new Uniform
system of examination has been in
force.
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b. P. Toney, one Of our merchants
here, is moving his family to his farm
near Fort Cav. His brother in law
Mr. Dawson, has purchased his house
and lost here. and viii move in I'M
mcdiately.
Mr.. Toney will stay here himself
until he closes out his stock *
goods.-Wayne News.
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Thursday morning abost four
O'Clock the residence Of Harrison
Piles on Main street in Ceredo,caught
fire and was almost completely &c
stroyed. 1t Is not known just how
the fire started, but anyway it start
ed in the kitchen near the oil tank
The family were sleeping upstairs
and were not aroused until after
the fire had too great heaiway to
be extinguished.
While the loss was considerable, st..
is understood that it viii be coYered
for the most part by the insurance.
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The altitude of Wayne is 707 feet
above sea level as shown by the
marker placed in the stone in the
court house by the engineers Of the
United States Geological Survey.
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The case OF Capt. J. I. Kuhn
against James Spry. in Indictment,
mention of which was made last
week, resulted in a verdict for the
defendant Mr.. Spry and judgment
was rendered thereon. This case
involved only about Is acres unl
was the longest drawn out OF any
case tried at the late term OF the
outside of lawyers fees must have
must have been something like
thousand dollars.
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Negotiations for the purchase OF
the timber on about 1000 acres OF
land on Burning creek, Mingo county,
w. Va, have been closed by the
Reitz and Martin Lumber Co, OF
w. a. The timber, con-
sisting principally of oak, is locat-
eG on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, eaisly accessible to transporta-
ton facilities, and will be developed
at once. II is said that six years
win be allowed the purchaser to re-
move the timber from the tract. af- 4
ter which the land will revert 10
the former owner. Stuart Wood, Of
Philadelphia, Pa, from whom It was
purchased.
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The Supreme Court of the United