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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
BUCHANAN GIRL
Married to Mayor Of KenOya, W
Va, Last Week.

A marriage Of particular interest
was that OF Mayor w Il. Morris. Of
Kenova, W. Va, to Miss Flossie B.
thurman OF Buchanan, which took
place at the home Of the Rev. VIM.
Dunn Ryan, on East Lexington ave-
rue last evening.
The bride, who Is a pretty and at
tractive young lady, wore her tray
cling gown, blue broadcloth. hand
somely tailored, and a large black
plumed hat.
The wedding ceremony was impress
slve, and was said by the Rev Mr..
Ryan. Among the immediate rela-
lives OF friends who witnessed the
ceremony we're Miss sallie thurman,
OF Buchanan, a pretty sister of the
bride. and Mr. ]. II. Hardin. of Ke-
Iowa, a personal friend Of the
groom.
Mr.. Morris, who is the Mayor Of
Kenoya, together with his happy
bride left at once for their future
home, where the groom has the house
already furnished. Ashland lndepend
ent
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
THREE YEARS.
In the psnitenliary For Striking
Son-ia.Law with Hot Poker.

The crime for which William Rat
cliffe was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary at the present term Of the
Lawrence Circuit Court, was one OF
peculiar atrocity. Radcliffe had mar
RED widow with several children
and one girl had married a man
named Harvey Yontz. The parties Nv
ed in the same house. but Yontz in
some way had incurred the enmtty
o: his stepfather-in-law and there
we're constant disturbances. These
finally eliminated in the dastard9y at
tack which brings upon the assail-
ant sojourn Of three years IN the
penitentiary.
One morning Radcliffe got up
while Yontz was asleep IN bed with
his wife and a little child. Heating
a big poker to almost a white heat
Radcliffe crept up to the Bed and
dealt him fearful blow on the side
OF the head, breaking his Jaw aud
knocking out several of his teeth.
For this he was arrested and held
in bail to answer charge Of assault
with intent to kill. He gave the re-
Quired bail but some time ago he
fled but was captured and confined
in jail
When asked why he heated the po-
ker he said he did it to make Yontz
let go If he caught It and tried to
wrest it from him. His ingenuity waf
successful to the extent intended.
hut it did not suffice to keep him
from doing time.
Radcliffe has already served one
term in the penitentiary. Some years
ago he "shot up" the house Of Jas
/ Parker, wounding some OF the inmates
He will probably walk Btricter
moral line after he serves this second
sentence. One more conviction for
felony and he win takepermanent
abode within prison walls.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
The Pierces Entertained.

On Thursday evening last Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce entertained small but
highly pleased company with progress
sive whist There were three tables,
end each quartette of players played
a lively game. There were nine pro-
gressions,and 1t was near the witch
ing hour" when the tables were clear
ed for another delightful feature Of
the evenings enjoyment. This was
the uncheon-lavish and delicious.
The guests seemed to regret the
ending Of the play, but the refresh
ments which followed was delight
full solace for any sorrow which nigh
have been felt
The whist contestants were Mr.. and
Mrs. D. ]. Burchett, Mr.. and Mrs r
L, Vinson, Mrs. f. l.. Stewart, Mrs.
Hannah Lackey, Miss Lily McHenry
IN. S. Burns and DR.. Wroten.
Mrs. M. S. Burns, Mrs. r. C. Nc.
fclure and Miss Jean Mcclure enjoy
ed themselves at several games o.
finch.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Smoky Valley.

Chris Shannon passed here Sunday
en- route to Rock house branch.
George Simpson, Jr., is very sick.
Mrs. Jim Pigg and Georgia Hutchi-
son were guests of the Muncey girls
Sunday.
Fred Roberts and Herbert Adkins
were visiting Misses Minnie and
Mary Diamond Sunday,
Mrs. Will Haws and Miss Martha
Roberts were visiting Deephole friend
Wednesday.
Misses Este and Pearl Burchett
we're visiting Miss Willie Muncey
last Sunday.
Nalpha Carter was calling on Miss
Ruby Adkins Sunday.
Alton Burchett and Harrison Rob-
eits made trip to Louisa Sunday.
Herbert Adkins, q Oslo, was Wis
iting his cousins recently.
Jasper Roberts attended the burial
Of Jasper Casey at Fallsburg Sunday.
Jack Muncey was at Deephole Sun
day
VIII Wellman was at G. A. siinp-
sons Sunday.
Nalpha Carter and Toby Roberts
we're visiting the Bradley boys Sun,
day.
John B. and Milzie Diamond made
business trip to Twin Branch Sun
day
Miss Ruby Adkins was visiting
home folks Sunday.
Labe Simpson was visiting Miss
Ola Lemaster Sunday.
John Lemasters and Henry damon
are digging coal.
Mrs. George Diamond is on the sicl
list.
Miss Ida Muncey, who has beer
very III, is improving.
Freelan Johnson was visiting fom'
folks Saturday and Sunday.
John Hughes, OF Oslo, went tc
Louisa Monday.
Misses Ivory Roberts and RUBY
Adkins made a business trip TO Lou
lisa last Friday.
Robert Roberts made a business
trip to Tola Diamonds Friday
Hoosier.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Pleasant Ridge.

Mrs. N. B. Mcclure, OF Louisa. Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ferguson
Nolen.
Tom Mcclure passed through here
last week with a fine drove Of rat
tie.
John Berry was visiting Miss
Mary Spillman Saturday and Sunday.
Fred Roberts of Smoky Valley fask-
cd through here Saturday.
Webb Prince, OF Oslo, was here
Saturday.
Misses Maud GARRISON and Violet
Roberts, of Little Blaine, were visit
ing Samantha and Hannah Nelson
last week.
Allen Hutchinson contemplates \
visit to Paintsville soon.
Mrs. Georgia Roberts visited homo
folks Saturday
Willard Bradley attended church at
Busseyville Sunday night
John Nelson made business "Trip
to Paintsville last week.
Mrs. Cora Pigg and Miss Georgia
Iiutchison spent Sunday with Miss
Emma Mhncey.
Willie Wellman was visiting az
Smoky Valley Sunday.
Bessie Bradley spent Sunday With
Grace and Gypsie Blankenship.
NobOdy'H Darling
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
MAN KILLED.
Mat Browning's Brains Crushed
Out by Falling Tree.

Mat Browning was instantly killed
last Friday by a tree falling upon
HIM. The accident occurred at his
home on Tug River. at Lost Creek,
w. Va, about ten miles above Lou
lisa.
A log rolled down the hill and
struck a dead tree near where he
was standing, The tree was felled
ty the force of the log striking it,
and caught Browning as he was
endeavoring to get out of the way
A limb crashed into his brain rnd
caused instant death.
Browning was 43 years OF age. A
wife and five children are left with
meager resources. Browning was
farmer and hardworking man.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
CIRCUIT COURT
Will Adjourn Until Next Term at
Close of This Week.

This is the third week of the term
and there seems to be no let up in
the business All day, and sometimes
at night, the legal mill continues to
grind.
David Marcum, of Fullers, who was
on handcar when it was blown
fiom the track by the tornado of A
pril Z, 1907, was awarded $50 by a
jury. The case will be appealed.
Oscar Stump, of Buchanan had a
suit aga INST the c. & o. railway for
killing his wife near their residence
some months ago. The case was con.
tinued until the 10th day Of the
April term.
In the suit Of Augustus Snyder a.
against J. l.. Bowler, damages for
the publication of libelous article
In the defendants paper, the jury
rendered verdict for the plaintiff
awarding him three hundred and six
ty-six dollars.
Roland Summons and two brothers
charged with abduction and indicted
at the present term of court. will
have to answer in the Federal Court
the case having been transferred {,
that tribunal.
This case grew out of the circum
stances connected with the killing
of William vlnson near Webb, w
Va, some time ago.
The grand jury reassembled on We
nesday of last week and adjourned
OF Friday, returning eighty-three in
dictments.
This is the last week Of the term
there remaining but one more cas-,
ready for trial, and that is the ia
nous mule case Of which SO much
has been said in by-gone years. Thi
trial will decide who must have tn,
animal and who must pay the some
what heavy bill Of costs.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Oslo.

Green Kitchen, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis,
is getting along nicely.
George Prince, Of Lower Twin,
and a young lady Of Portsmouth.
Ohio, were united in marriage last
Thursday by the Rev. Hughes.
Little Opal Chaffin, who has been
go low with pneumonia, is slow
ly improving,
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Scaggs, of Sand Branch, died
recently.
Sam Rose is able to be out again
after being confined to his room
for month.
James Berry, one Of our good
citizens, is preparing to move to
Irish Creek.
G. v. Roberts will move his saw
mill to this place about March LIST.
A. Collinsworth, of Fallsburg, has
purchased farm from Gus Dean
for $4,000
Sam lobe and Land Bradley were
on our creek recently shaking hands
candidates.
Carter and Large are soon to bring
saw mill to our creek.
G. F. Smith was here last week,
Miss Effie lobe, who has been In
Louisa for several weeks has return.
ed home and is quite sick,
A new postoffice is being establish
ed at Collinsworth's new store al
mouth of Twin Branch. The osi,
route is to be extended to the new
office.
Will Chaffin and his accomplished
young wife, Of Ironton, O., are here
visiting friends and relatives
A new school sub-district is beinl
established The house is to be bull
On Cat ridge, between John Large'i
and James Combs, Midway will BE-
abolished.
Mrs. Laura Hornbuckle, Of Ash
land, is at the home of her father
and is in the last stages of consump
ton.
Fred lobe, Of Backbone, was out Z
see his parents last Sunday,
Sam Rose, John Howell and Ar
thur Kitchen are having large new
grounds cleared preparatory 10 farm
leg.
Harvey lobe has the contract fol
naking and delivering thousand
Of more ties for Cunningham and
Fenton.
David Gallon has moved 70 Tho
sew mill on Gait.
Iaa Rip Van Wrinkle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Was Glad To See Them.

About fifty of the friends and
neighbors Of Cox Carter and family,
lately returned from Ohio, Eathered
at their home one night last week
aud gave them an old-fashioned
shiyaree." This sounds more home
Ike and familiar than this french
lied charivari. Accompanying the
noise as a sort of soothing appliea-
ton we're something less than .
ton Of jellies, pickles, preserves and
other things similar.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Local Option Election.

The Boyd County Court has order
ed an election to tahe the voice Of
the people on the local option Ques-
ton.
The order directs that three sep
arate elections shall be held IN the
county on the first Monday IN the
coming month of April. One election
for the entire county, one for the
city Of Ashland and one for the city
OF catlettsburg.
The. order provides for a special
registration day at least five days
before the date Of the election rnd
gees on to detail and direct all the
other things necessary to be done fol
the holding OF the election.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Maize.

The death angel has visited our
community again and took from us
our neighbor, George Hays. He left
wife and two children to mourn
their loss. George was good man
and liked by all who knew him.
Miss Phillips is better st present.
e. G. Collier and John Make have
exchanged situations and are moving
to same.
Rev. w. A. Hays owns the fine
yellow mare reared by N. T. Rice.
T. L. Sparks passed today en- route
to Elliott county to buy chickens and
eggs.
Floyd Skaggs is paying his friends
and relatives a visit
There will be church at Elizabeth
Saturday and Sunday.
Lonnie Sagraves passed down our
creek yesterday. He had been Wis
iting his friends in Elliott
E. G. Collier is moving to hid
new home today on what Is called
coal creek.
Carson Spencer enjoys his business
file carrying the mail
w. A. Hays and lsom Daniels pass
ed here. en- route to Little Fork to
teach q singing school.
Riley Skaggs from Rockcastle Is
visiting relatives again.
Della Hays and Nola Hays are at
tending the winter school,
Blue Eyed Lad.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
Entertained at Finch.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Burns enter
tanned some friends last Tuesday,
evening at their attractive home In
honor Of Judge ], B. Hannah and
Hon. John M. Waugh. The guests
played finch most OF the evening.
Choice refreshments were lerved
and good music added to the OCCASION
It was after midnight when the
guests departed, and there was an nn-
mistakabIe tone of sincerity In the
expression Of thanks to the genial hos
and hostess for the evenings pleas
ure.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
FATALLY SHOT.
NOIl Fitzpatrick, Of Peach Orchard,
Accidentally Wounded.

Pooling with gun II realms
OF foolscap were consumed in telling
how 1t happened the how could
rot be better told than It is by
these four words. But the dear pub
lie wants to know, you know, and so
the News will! tell more particularly
concerning an accident by which a
strong young man was brought 70 a
bed Of suffering, and by which he
may yet go through deaths dark
portals. Noll Fihpatrick's home Is
al Peach Orchard. He is "a years of
age, and son OF Mike Fitzpatrick.
He went some time ago to Border
lsnd, West Virginia, to work as a
miner In the mines at that place.
Last Saturday night he, with sew
olal others, Colonel New,of Torch
light among them. went down TO
Nolan, couple OF miles below
Borderland, TO celebrate About mid
night the party started back and u
further celebrate as they walked alonG
the railroad track each man fred
lis pistol. You know that the region
round about Nolan and Boredland a.
bounds with ferocious wild beasts.
Lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, sriz-
giles and so forth go about seeking
whom they may deyour, and It Is
highly necessary that those who are
cut after nightfall should go well
armed. Hence these travellers to theil
homes had guns" Of small and
large caliber. But there is also a
sort OF tiger" which abounds In
that country. II has no eyes, but
the deyilment done by this varmint
far exceeds that done by the other
sort, and its victims see II and dc
not get out Of its way.
As we were saying, the boys were
firing their guns kind Of proniscu-
Gus like. when Just as New fired his
Fitzpatrick stepped in front OF
linn and received the bullet.
He was carried home, and on sun
day afternoon he was put on n. &
W. No. Is and brought to Fort Gay
and thence conveyed to Rivervlew
hospital at this place,
His condition was grave In
: the extreme. He was very weak
: but with little pulse, and suffer ed
great pain. An operation was I'm
peratively demanded, and one was
done by the house surgeon, DR. York
The ball had penetrated the man''
back, an inch or so to the right o.
the spinal column, ranging slightly
downward. II had pierced the larg'
Intestine in two places and passed
: through the upper part of the righ
kidney. The bowels had emptieC
themselves into the abdominal cav
J ~, and other functions of The bod!
were greatly deranged
The work done for the boys relic
was entirely successful from sur
gical standpoint, but what the final
ity will be is a very grave question
When this article was written tn
young man was resting pretty well
able to talk and take his prescribed
food.
LATER-Fitzpatrick died about
O'Clock Thursday morning
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29

Despite the long dry spell durine
the fall months, the crops which
were sown in the fall are growing
rapidly, and II favorable weather pre-
wallis during the spring months there
win be bumper crops Of wheat, bar
ley and rye As there have been NJ
hard freezes. and the conditions have
|iheen favorable for the young crops,
,bs,farmers viii have a chance dur
ing tuo coming year % make good
some o. , the. losses sustained Turing
the year just closed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29
&C. & 0. R. R..
Progress Being Made in Building
A Line TO Head Of Big Sandy.
Important TO This Valley

The following item from Norfolk,
Va, deals with big railroad pro
sect that win probably be Of great IN
portance 10 the Big Sandy Valley;
Norfolk. Va, January 21.--connec-
ticn with the seaboard Air Line
was made yesterday by the Carolina,
clinchfield and Ohio Railroad Il
Rostic, N. c., and the first deliver
Of coal was made over the new road
This road. like the Seaboard. is con-
trolled by Thomas F. Ryan, but there
n a well-founded report today that
Hartman has gobbled up both the
seaboard and the G.. c. and-o. and
will establish coah piers either here
or somewhere on the North Carolina
coast. The Cumberland corporation,
builders Of the Carolina. Clinchfield
End Ohio road. owns a single traci
Of land containing 100000 acres rich
III coal deposits. This n in Dickson
County Other tracts are owned By
the same controlling company In
Southwest Virginia and Kentucky
from which the coal supply to be
handled BY the Carolina, Clinchfield
pnd Ohio will be derived. The Caro-,
Ina. Clinchfleld and Ohio has agreed
70 deliver 70 the seabosrd 100000
tUns OF coal annually, and II is esti
mated that the net increase IN The
traffic will be between 100000 ant
100000 year
The c. c. q o, railroad IS one o
the best built new lines In the Unit
ed States. II Is costing one hundre'
thousand dollars per mile. No ex
pense is being spared to secure
! the best possible grade and 70 maxi
the most substantial roadbed.
3 IL Is one Of the most expensive road
IN the United States. The connec
ton referred 70 above marks th'
compilation OF six hundred miles Mt
cost Of ,60,0OO,0OO.
The company bought all the proper
u and rights OF the old Three Cs
railroad that was very much talke'
about in this section several year
ago. This included about 100 mile
Of roadbed graded ready for the tie
and rail. The new company found q
Ter completing It's plans for the en-
tire line. that the old roadbed wa
below the level established or desir
ed for the new line Rather thai
make any departure from the perfec
erade adopted. the company decided
ignore the old line entirely. Thu
100 miles OF expensive work wa
thrown away But this was al
economical act, according TO the far
sighted policy OF the shrewd bushes
men who are building the great linz
They are counting the saving 70
an future time that will result iron
having a perfect grade over whic
large trains may be cheaply operated
This railroad Is the one that
now completed to the Breaks of Ri
Sandy river and is expected 10 nte
TIE coal fields OF Pike county
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-01-29

Married. on Thursday last. ut the
home Of the brides father. James
Harvey wellman. Miss Mary wellman
to John Daniels. Of HicksviIle, this
county. the Rev. s. +. Reynolds IL
|. fIcIhtInE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-11
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Confined from Wirst pnEe.)

Methodist Episcopal Church will be held
in III, vcstry at the close OF the payer
meeting this evening. Walter Mid
dlcbrook has returned to west Berlin af-
ter ~ visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs
r. G. Midd,ebrook Miss Linda Gage is
visiting friends in Burlng on.--ATiss
Mabel BARLEY of Burlington passed Sum
day with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. j. j.
BARLEY.
Mr.. aud Mrs Roy Ingalls, returned Mon :
day to Swanton after visit to Mr.
and Mrs Robert T. Briggs Mrs. j. T..
b,lllis and daughter. Ethel. Of East wal
lnsford, passed Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. y. Smlth.--A daughter was born
Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Norbert iiebcr
Mrs. 1Ieber will he remembered as Miss
Agnes IA rtley.--There will be an all dav
quitting bee held In the vestry of the
Methodist Episcopal church to-day
G. r.. Alien Is moving to South London
derry.
Alderman j. H. Donrelcy and q. F. q.
lfimball attended the funeral OF COL Il.
q. Smallev at Burlington Tuesda v.--The
list of unclaimed letters =, the rostoffice
is as follows: Abraham Ploof Wesley
MoTev Miss Sarah Latters. G. NJ. Bottom,
Josephine Turkey r. y. Martin, r. s.
Marsh, Allen n. Humphrey. and Dan
Cortler. Holcomb has recently FIN
with a depth Of s. feet and flow Of 3o0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-11
CHARLES j. NILLIAMs'S ESTATE.
Notice of settlement and Application
for Distribution.

STATE OF VERMONT District of
Grand Isle, -.
In Probato Court, held at North
Hero, in said District. on the 9Th day
Of November, \. ID, 1903.
Melbourn HaHen, administrator of
The estate of Charles J. Williams,
late of Alburgh. in said District,
qccea ed. asks leave to present
MS administration account for ex-
animation and allowance. and ma es
application for a decree of distribu-
lion and partition of the estate OF
said deceased. Whereupon, 1t is or
icred by said Court. that said account
and said application be referred to a
session thereof, To be held at the Pro-
bate office In North Hero. in said Dir
trict. on the 4th day of December
A. ID. 1909 at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, for hearing and decision there
on: And, il IL further ordered. that
notice hereof be given to all persons
interested In said estate. by publish
Ing notices Of the same in the Bur
iingtOn Weekly Free Press. a news
paper published In Burlington. in this
etate three weeks successfully prev
,ous to said time appointed for hear
Ing, that they may appear at said time
md place, and show cause. II any they
may have, why said account shall no
be Flowed. and such decree made
BY order of the Court
Attest, VIM. HAYNES.
50,wSt Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-11
S'TARKSKORO.

w. w. 8oardman OF MlddlrburN is
in town visiting AT r. NJ Hill's Ram
som Bryan Of Panton visited al q. e..
p'Bryan's the FIRST of the week. The
Methodist society have decided not to
hold meetings in the church this win
ter-FranCis Minor. who underwent
an operation Monday, died Testerda Y
morning at seven "'"lock.-Mrs. j. y.
Cutter visited in Warren sunday
Mrs Eliza Wyman is ill.--Stark sboro
Grams will confer the first and sec
ond degrees Friday evening.-Ralph
iallock and wife were IN Huntington
Wednesday. -Mrs. T.. *. Eddy spent
Sunday in Lincoln.--Rert Wright and
Ralph Brown were in town sunday
\ daughter was born to NJ and Mrs.
Edward Gotta Tuesday Mrs. Richa I'd
clifford, who has been visiting hey
daughter in Bristol, has returned.