The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-18
WEST VIRGINIA NEIGHBORS.

sary for every member OF the under
! ground force to be on the alert
for danger Among important pa
pers read were those of Neil Rob
inson, on "A Suggestion for the
automatic Isolation for Certain
Mine Areas from Contact with the
after gases following IN Explosion.
lW, b, spellmire, of Pittsburg, on
THE Use OF Electricity in Coal
Miniag," and JOSEPH Virgin. N
THE Origin of Coal Mine Explosions
! A feature of the meeting was trip
iof inspection up the Kanawha river
which was rendered by the Charles
ton Chamber Of Commerce, During 4
trip members Of the institute discuss
/ ed several important questions In
which coal operators are interest
ed The meeting adjourned 10 meet
next June at place TO be determNed
by the executive cammittee
Lindsey was the scene OF uuoth
or across-the-Tug River Ihooting last
Wednesday when Doc Mounts shot
and seriously injured Sam Carter
The shooting occurred about five
o'clock in the afternoon II 10 said
! tlat the men saw each other from
across the river and as SION as
they got In range Carter lifted his
/ Winchester and let fire, the bullet
missing Mounts, who leveled his
gun on Carter, The bullet pierced
Carriers abdomen and passed through
Carriers body, A physician who
was summoned said Carter was dan
gerously shot and might not recover.
Il was learned that Mounts had
disappeared over the Kentucky tslde
but II is not known whether he has
left the country or not, as It 81
generally understood the Carter fir
ed first .....' -..
It Is said. that the trouble be-
tween the men grew out Of undue AZ.
tonunns 10 Carriers wife by Doc
Mounts,
The men had been close friends.
Mounts is a constable while Carter
Is at present employed in ralGa9,
. directly opposite which the Ghootue
occurred. Mounts stood on The Wes'
, Virginia side q the river and Car
ter on the kentucky Slde.--Tel
XXX
A real estate man IN Barboursvllie
; W. Va, writes TO the Manufacturer
Record Us follows;
Il have noticed from time 10
time short communicatioGs ir,u
, Representative organizations Of va
lrious towns ia the South calling
attention to the advantages Uttered
In investment, etc, offered by theil
respective localities, and desire e
have the following appear in .uuI
excellent journal rs coming from
me In regard TO the possibilities aat
advantages Of { he town of Bar
louisville, Cabell county, West NIr
ginia, Of which am resident,
"Barboursvillo is located en- The
Chesapeake aud Ohio Railway ut IT
junction with its Guyandotte Vale!
branch (Which extends for about Z
miles into the interior) of Cabel
: and Logan counties ten miles 'as
+. of Huntington and 40 miles ives
G Of Charleston, the capital of III,
q State II has n population OF 100
and growing. It is the home of Nor
ris Harvey College, has y larg,
3 brick plant woodworking establish
i ments, a pants factory, creamery
/. good hotel accommodations, etc,
h is near the center Of the recent grea
!, oil and gas development in Souther
: West Virginia; has an abundanO
y Of splendid clay adapted TO the man
ufacture OF splendid brick an
! tile products OF all kinds, has nat
ural gas and a cheap rate 70
factory use; has fine shipping IL
), cilities, side-tracks, etc, and plent
OF room Dor growth, location health
full. We desire to correspond wit