The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07

A large tobacco barn belonging 10
John C. Mcdaniel was burned in
Montgomery County Mr., Daniel does
not attribute the fire to night riders.
Independent tobacco growers Ci
Bath county have employed guards TO
protect their tobacco barns at night.
fearing that the buildings viii Oe
burned
Rev. J. G. Dover. Secretary Of the
Methodist Ministers Meeting and pas
tor of the Tower Methodist church.
Dayton. Ky. has been banished from
the eldership OF Ashland district to a
small church in Somerset because he
smoked a cigar.
R W. Meadows brought in a freak
pig the other day which is quite
curiosity. 1t was one of litter found
by a SOW belonging to his son. Jas
Meadows It has eight legs. two tails,
four ears, one head and two eyes It
was alive at birth. DR.. A S Robert
son put il in a jar of alcohol and it
can be seen at the Peoples Bank
Fleming Times-Democ,at
The Winchester Democrat thus Ie-
PORTS their county court day market:
About 200 cattle on the market some
Of which were left unsold: most Of
these were sold by the head which
makes quotations difficult The best
sales of the day was $3.50 which was
paid for some good 200 pound cattle;
lighter and palmer stuff sold for
,.-75 10 Si.25 Some heifers brought
~ cents TO 90 cents.
cadis. XIV. Feb. Nv. H. McRid-
Ley. eolored. OF this place. is a candi-
date for delegate from the state-at-
large to the National Republican Cor
yention this summer. He is the
over and editor OF the Cadiz Inform
er. Of this place; pastor Of the Bap-
tist church. eOlored. principal Of the
Cadiz Normal and Theological Col
lege. a eOlOred institution here: a
lawyer and Notary Public He was q
delegate from the first congressional
district in 1900 to the Republican
National Convention at Philadel-
phia-
Bowling Green. Ky, Feb. IA
shocking tragedy occurred here this
afternoon at O'Clock. when. accord
ing to the finding OF the Coroner.
Earl Stroud. an eighteen-year-Old-bOy.
is said to have killed his brother, Ar
thur s Stroud. aged q years He is
charged with cutting his brothers
throat severing the jugular vein.
Death resulted in a short while
Earl claims that three men came
along in a buggy and ran into him
and his brother in a spring wagon.
and one Of these men. whose name
is known to him. cut his brother. An
eyewitness. however. swore before the
Coroner's jury that the two brothers
were fighting when Earl cut Arthur.
Paducah. Ky. Jan 3l-As the ne
suit OF the recent raid Of night nd
ers in Dawson Springs. KY. a house
Vas allowed to burn down in the town
without hand being turned to save
il. Il IS customary 10 give an alarm
Of fire by firing a pistol. but that Is
also the customary way for the night
riders to notify the citizens OF their
presence and desire for everybody 10
stay indoors So when the night
vatehman fired off his pistol several
times in rapid succession 10 arouse the
volunteer fire department and such
other citizens as would turn out and
lend a hand his efforts had directly
the opposite effect. I'D not only did
the volunteers remain add. but pedes-
hans Skurried 10 the nearest door
way. and a fine residence burned 10
the ground. while ciiirens lay trem-
bling in their beds. anxiOusly await
ing the dawn when they could 'sarn
what the night riders had done.
A spirited debate took place in tas
House over the motion TO recommit
the County Unit Bill to the Commit
tee on Statutes. Some Of the friends
Of thg bin sid the motion was made
for the purpose OF killing the meos-
ure This vas indignantly denied {.
Representatives. Arnsst and nowlius.
Of the tlommitteee on Statutes. VAC
warmly resented the impatation gh1t
their committee vas loaded In turn
he charred thai the Committee on
publie Nor1ls had taken snap iuds-
ment In reporting the hill the nay
after Il was Introduced The ist
vas finally sent hack To tae Cum
mlllee on Public morals The Gen
eral Assembly adjourned until Tues
day. but the few members in Frank