The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-02-26
WEST VIRGINIA NEIGHBoRs.

The explosion of salts works
heller at Hartford, w. Va, killed
William Smith, engineer. and William
Rnrnuett, fireman, Three other lnen
were seriously hurt
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Three persons were burned TO death
ard four were fatally injured by
M explosion of key Of minlns pow
der in coal miners home near Col
Irrs. w. Va.
Dennis Watts, venerable citizen
Of Wayne county. died at HIS home
At Genoa on the It'll inst, of a com
plication OF diseases OF which hi
had been suffering for some time
prior 10 his demise.
Sheriff W. A. Hurst OF Minyo
left Monday for Pruntytown having
ir custody Isaac Mounts, convicted
In the criminal court Of killing
his cousin, Leonard Mounts on Gil
bert, nearly four years ago. Return
ing Sheriff Hurst viii stop at Char
lesion to look after some legislation
!, that effects the sheriff's office.
XXX
Charleston. w. Va, Feb. lS.-The
tlpple Of the Nickel Coal q Coke
Company at Oswald. Fayette county,
was burned.
There has been no fire In the tip
pc this winter. 1t is ALLEGED men
were seen leaving the tipple with
cans In hand and traces OF kero-
sene were found. There was strike
several weeks ago and the strikers
discharged. Other property of the
company Is being closely guarded
xxx
Charles Books Smith In the
Charleston Mail says:
Some safe bets-not for pikers."
Prohibition amendment win rot
pass senate.
Taxation Of gross receipts from
The business OF producing coal,
Of, and gas viii not become law
Direct general primary election
law. such as the Cooper bill, will
not be passed. :
Local option law, with the tuunty
as voting unit. win not pass the
.ssnate.1
Charleston. w. ". February g.
Over the opposition OF the pdministra-
ton. which fayors the Vinson pri-
mary bill. the State Senate today,
parsed the Hatfield direct primary
I'LL by a vote OF 10 to Z, after reject
Ing the Blue and vinson bills when
offered as substitutes.
The passage Of the Hatfield bill
By the Senate marks the beginning
b a contest which will have to be
ncttIed by a conference committee OF
tie two Houses later in the Eession.
The House now has the vinson bill
before Il for consideration aad 10
is expected to take favorable ac-
tion on the measure.
Captain Mastln. the passenger eon-
drctor, was saved trip to Wayne
county last night because the court
there postponed a certain case In
which the Norfolk a Western is In
ierested. From the conductors story
q woman in Wayne county is suing
tie N. & w. Railway Company for
alleged injuries done TO her health
on account Of walk from Alnwick
70 War Eagle. II seems that the
WDluhu VIM uhu ouaiueu lub lipl
In Wayne county, had walked four
niles TO the Wayne county station
beaded the train and rode rs miles
10 War Eagle where she says the
train stopped although she had a
ticket to Alnwick. The woman al
leges II Is said, that her health was
Impaired by a walk Of a little over
half q mile from Alnwick to War
Eagle. And now the railroad COM
pany has got to fight It out.-Blue-
field Telegraph.
XXX
Director ]. H. Stewart Of the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment sta
tion, Morgantown, writing to the
Manufacturers Record in reply to
!, m inquiry concerning the Great kani
va. Orchard Co., says:
Tins Is a corporation; tapitaliza-
tion. 100000. The company owns
11lO acres Of land in fee on the south
bank Of the Kanawha River, about Il
miles from Charleston, the capital Of
ale State. We are devoting these