The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-10

Hon. c. w. Ferguson celebrated the
18th anniversary of his birth Fri
day by banquet and family reunion
az his home at Elmwood. The out
Of town guests were Mr. and AIrs.A
w. Preston and Mr.. and Mrs. }. p
Bromley OF Dickson. Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Napier, of Central City. and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Meek, OF Dunlow.
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Williamson, the county seat OF
Mingo county, W. Va. is 10 have a
new paper, with Prof. Morrison. OF
the Presbyterian Academy, as edi-
tor and publisher. 1t is reported
that another newspaper man. Thos.
T. Garner, is to again locate in
Williamson, in which town he was a
a pioneer settler, but it is not
thought that Mr.. Garner will again
run a paper there as he announced
on selling the Bluefield Leadr. that
he had retired from business.
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Hinton. w Va, May IA fearful
explosion occurred in the Whipple
coal mine near ulis place, at $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon. First re-
ports estimated the number OF men
killed at anywhere from fity to-.
one hundred. Later adyices place
the entombed at forty-one. with ntleI
prospect that any are living.
Fifty-one OF the miners were abIg
to crawl to the airshaft and climb
ed out of the emergency stairway to
the surface. Many of them were SLIGHT
" and some seriously injured. but
all will recover. Isaac Pelter. the
mine boss, was left in the mine. HeI
was closing up the air courses in I
an effort TO force fresh air to thos
remaining in the mine He expected
to follow his men out, but up TO this
hour nothing further has been heard
OF him.
The Whipple mine is located with
in two miles OF the Stuart mine.which
exploded on January %. killing eish-
" men. Both mines are owned b,
the White Oak Fuel Company. The
mine is one of the best, equipped in
this field and has always been con
sidered safe,
Seven dead have been taken out
III
Parkersburg, W. Va, May . -
Passenger train No. 7l6. the fast
flyer. northbound, on the Ohio Riv- !!
er division OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was wrecked Wednesday
afternoon at Pleasant View. three
miles south OF Rayenswood. Three
persons were fatally injured, zone
on these being Hon VIM. A ohlsy.
Of Charleston-four seriously injur-
ed, and y SO badly crippled ana
bruised that physicians attention was
necessary. Tie wreck was caused,
it is said, by a defective rail. The
entire train, except the engine. LETT
the track, and the two rear coaches
turned over and rolled down an en-
bankment. Nearly all the injured
were in these coaches.
III
Attorney c. B. Lewis, OF Milton.
was fined $3.50 and cost bv Judge I
Keller for illegally retaining al
letter not rightfully his:
This letter which commenced by r
being sent from a preacher to a I
widow whom he was very fond Of.
involved church, then the town
II Milton, in gossip and strife. Il
The evidence in the case showed Lew
5 innocent OF wrong intent, but
echnically guilty A strong effort
gas made by attorneys to have the
erdiet set aside
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Greenbrier county for the year
nding September last, lifted the
amer from Wayne county as be-
ng The greatest hog pyoducingiil
cunty in the State, distinction
e have enjoyed for number OF
ears. Auditor Se1eer's report
lows that there were 1857 hoes
lised in Greenbrier to 1927 in
iayne.
III
Huntington, W. Va, May 1. Mrs.
yra Warnock, a young widow Of
each Fork, saved the life of her
girl this afternoon
: operating on her throat. Tie
tile one was dying of Group. and -
rs. Warnoek had used her telephone =
in endeavoring to secure
physician, but she failed to get II
lie TO call at once
She possesses some knowledge OF
atomy and the plans adopted by
rgeons for operating on what is
Iown as membranous Group. She
lied keen-bladed knife and plung-
it into the windpipe near the Adj
is apple and opened way 10
in the air that was kept from