The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-02-22
OUR WEST VIRGINIA
NEIGHBORS.

The new city council of Kenova
has appointed Jesse Cyrus City Mar
shall for the ensuing year. Jesse
Is terror TO all evil doors.
Ill
hTe grocery store of Robert Haz-
lett, at Ceredo was entered and the
safe dynamited and rifled of its
contents, by burglars Sunday night,
and the thieves have so far eluded
arrtst.
Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
St. Albert hotel, one of the oldest
in the city, was almost totally de-
stfoyed by fire here yesterday. The
loss will reach sixty thousand dol
lars ]. H. Grouse, of Baltimore, a
travelling salesman. leaped from a
thiri-story window and is thought
TO be fatally injured.
III
An examination for the position
Of deputy collector and clerk in
the Internal Revenue Service will
be held at the postoffice in Hunt
ington, w. Va, on March 2, 1907.
Tor application blanks, and for full
information relatives to the exami-
Lation, qualifications, duties, salaries.
etc. address Secrtary, Board of
Civil Service Examiners, Huntington,
w. Va.
Ill
The body of the late Robert
Cameron arrived at Ceredo from
the Spencer Insane Asylum, to
which institution he was taken when
his mind became affected about two
years, ago, last Saturday afternoon
He died ON Friday from general
breaking down Of the system, sup
erirduced in all probability from
brain trouble. On its arrival at
this place the body was taken to
the home of Robert Wright, ST.,
uncle OF the deceased.
III
House bill No. 200, an education
al measure, school term, six
months.
Allowing towns or thickly set
tied subdistricts 10 vote upon
themselves longer term than six
months to be paid by said district.
Granting members OF B. OF E.
salary of $500 per day, not TO ex-
.eel ten days each year.
Allowing each district to establish
high schools by vote.
State paying. $4,000 per year
additional for high schools.
Free Text Books.
Limit to teacher fund rs cents.
State sets aside 100000 for poor
districts.
Secretary Of B. of Etc receive
$1,000
Only one trustee for each sub
district, term one year.
Consolidate schools by vote of 60
per cent Of the subdistrict
A more compulsatory compulsory
school law.
Requiring Agriculture to be taught
IN public schools.
A'lwing No. l teachers certificate
10 be renewed upon conditions
Uniform Text Books throughout
:he State
III
The Tidewater Railway Co., ii
is reported, will more vigorously push
construction on its line so as to
hasten completion. II is said that
The amount now being expended for
coriiruction is about $1,OOO,OOO per
month, and about 60 per cent Of
the construction has been Complet-
ed The entire line. including ternl-
!nals and branches. is expected to
cost about 100000, and thus Far
owe s2O,OOO,OOO have been spent on
the work.
Il is further stated that the plan
to build this railroad, which IS
bacFed by II. H. Rogers, originated
with G. NJ. .Hyams of Boston, VINO
suggested It to Mr.. Rogers, with
whom Mr.. Hyams and Charles NJ
Pratt have since been associated in
the enterprise.
By the end OF the current year,
according to expectations, the line
will be completed from the Kanaw-
ha river to the Chesapeake bay and
will be ready to handle coal from the
mines around Ansted. w. Va, the
development OF which is the prln-
cipal reason for its construction.
III!
The first OF the week DIR. II. ID.
Hatfield, of F;ckman, purchased the
Moose hotel OF Williamson, paying,
It Is said, about s15,OOO.OO for
tie property. The hotel has