The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-04
OUR WEST VIRGINIA
NEIGHBORS.

Az Xmas is approaching the we'd
ding bells are beginning 10 jingle
around our town.
Married on Saturday evening, Miss
Ion Cyrus of this place, and a Mr..
Lambert, OF Sidney, w. Va Also,
ON Sunday evening Mr.. Jerry Smith
and Miss Mary Alley. both OF this
place And the prospects are good
for several more weddings during
the holidays.-Centervill item.
III
Friday as Mont Newman, a farm
er living near Four Pole,be Gem
trail City, was walking oyer the
ground under the high Camden In
ter-State bridge at that point, he
stumbled over the body OF a dead
man, much to his surAise and con-
! SttThation.
Investigation revealed the fact
that the man, who was colored, had
fallen off the bridge TO the bottom
below. and that the water which had
been running In the creek had COW
cred the body. The water had re-
coded. In this way. Newman found
the body.
Advance sheets from the biennial
report OF Warden Haddox, of the
West Virginia penitentiary, TO the
board Of directors OF the prison show
) that seven hundred and eleven con-
vict have been recelvd during Tie
biennial period. and 636 have been
discharged by virtue OF expiration Of
sentences, paroles pardons. and
deaths. The population Of the insti.
tuition at this time Is 1882 II reach.
ed It's highest point on The Bird day
OF August, 1906, with population Of
1874, and is always lower about Oc
tober than at any other time dur.
ing the year.
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Chester. w. Va. Dec. 29-one o
1.-THE largest coal companies evel
forr,ed In the State has Just beer
granted charter by the Secre
tary OF State. The company wa
formed at Ashland, Ky. The new
] million-dollar concern will be know
; as the Camden-Mayo Coal Compau,
with chief office TO be located II
Boyd county The incorporation
are J. w NJ Stewart. b. f. Whitman
James G. Serey and John NJ. Hop
I kins. all OF Ashland
n ~
A deal has been consummated b,
which the Norfolk and Western rail
h way company has taken over III
a property OF the Big Sandy. Eas
!. Lynn and Guyan Railway. This lin
was constructed In the summer Q
1908. by syndicate headed by Sen
ator B. J. Prichard, chief owner @
the rich coal deposits in the Eas
Lynn territory. The road extend
froir the junction with the Norfol
and Western, at Wayne, to Eas
Lynn, nine miles south. When tn
q enterprise was first launched, Il wa
planned To operate the mines at Eal
Lynn on grand scale. A compan
was formed In which were interest
y ed numerous capitalists OF Eas
i Radford. and Richmond. Va, an
!. Captain Perry. Of Alabama. III
!. road was constructed, and a COZ
siderable sum expended in develop
inR the mines When the work
development was about complete
the stockholders disagreed anon
themselves. Then ensued a long per
cd of litigation which greatly =.
: tardcd the work, and gave the er
70 terprise setback from which II mes
p er fully recovered. Meantime Ser
), ator Prichard sold out his holding
- In the company, and the entire MAJ
+ agement devolved upon Captain Pc
Try
II The deal Is considered to be on
10 OF vast Importance This Is not uu
= primarily because Of the amount fl
volved In dollars and cents. b.
n because OF the significance attache
ID It is claimed by persons in GOO
" position TO know that II Is the II
: tent.on OF the Norfolk aud WesteE
to extend the line many miles soutl
ID ultimately To connect with the {
Te and o., on the Guyan. This, II
l. claimed. Is a move to head off Il
Deepwater, and at the same time
will open \ territory rich In coal ar
timber. The east fork OF Tvel,