The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-04-09

fAfC htCh WClC CuOOiuucu as u It-
lult of an explosion at Echo mine in
Fayette county, w. Va. All are be-
lieved to be dead. Two more slightly
injured were rescued.
Fire thought to have been of in
cendiary origin destroyed the plant of
the Columbus Baking Company at
Huntington, W. Va, the largest con-
Germ Of its kind in the State.
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Two important changes were nade
in the appointive offices of the state
last week, Pardon Attorney Frank
Lively resigning TO accept the posi-
ton of assistant attorney general
and the appointment by Governor
Glasscock of H. Roy Waugh, of Buch-
apan, as pardon attorney
+; The annual convention of the
West Virginia Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held at Elkins, Ran
Golph county. on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday April 2e-21-22. The peol
lie of Elkins Ve making ubspdring
preparation for the entertainment
cf delegates who may go. The pro-
giamme for the occasion is most in
toresting and entertaining one and
will provide for the thorough enjoy
rlent of the occasion.
XXX
ID. c. Christian and ]. S. Johnson,
serving a ten-year sentence in the
s. tie penitentiary for high way rob-
tery committed in Mingo county in
July, 1905, were granted conditional
pardons by Governor Glasscock.
An Assyrian peddler was robbed
and the two men were arres ed ind
convicted of the offense upon the
testimony of two foreigners. Their
testimony had to be interpreted and
vas very unsatisfactory The court
vas unable to give a shorter Eentence
than ten years.
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Miss Sara Midkiff, OF Sheridan,
Lincoln, County, was drowned last
week. Miss Midkiff was the daughter
of Newton Midkiff, one of the prom
i:ient farmers of the Gayan valley,
The young lady, who was past eigh-
teen years of age, was subject 70
epileptic fits, and it is supposed that
Vile under one of these attacks she
fell into the pond and was drowned
There were evidences that tn girlhad
been gathering ferns and mossed
On the edge of the pond. The water
in which she was drowned was not
Lore than two feet deep. The fu-
reral was largely attended.
XXX
Norfolk, Va, April 2.-The opening
o. the Virginian railway, extending
ON Sewell's Point, Norfolk 70 Deep
"a er, w. Va, on the Kanawha River,
Z distance of 446 miles, took jlace
today with a big celebration here.
made more notable by the presence
Z. H. H. Rogers, who personally built
he "Virginian" at acost of about
49.0O0.00O; Samuel L. Clemens MARK
rwain). and several other prominent
Sew York financiers interested with
W. Rogers in the undertaking.
The Virginia railway, begun in
\ rel 1892, was. completed February
: 100. More than 100000 acres
4 coal lands In West Virginia have
,een made accessible by it and the .
'oqd has opened up country never ,
,efore enjoying railroad llcilities.
XXX I,
Pearl Vanhorn and family, who have
or the past five years resided ut {
'oItsmouth have moved back to. {
heir old home on Whites ,reek, where f,
ir- vanhorn will engage in farming I
The Manufacturers Record is i'd !
Used that the Kanawha Galleries Co. {
I Moundsvllle, W. Va, recently in /
with a capital stock of {
100000, has purchased about 700 acres {
, coal land and mining plant of Z
co tons daily capacity at Graham {
lines, w. Va, on the line of The COX il
Coal Railway Co. The company wi
ms sail a complete electrical equip +
nent at the mine. increasing its /