The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-02-12
WEST VIRGINIA.
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Valentine Hatfield formerly OF
williamson but now a resident Of
||S Pigeon country has been APP
o|nled a justice OF the peace for
- district.
Last Thursday night Andrew
Vance Of Lincoln Co. was found gull
y BY jury in the Logan Circuit
Court, for burning a school house
ca Harris creek last summer.
While preparing breakfast al her
home few mornings ago, Mrs
Floyd Alley had narrow escape
rom death when the kitchen etove
IspIoded, As It was, she was severe
n cut about the head and suffered
Ionside bly, from the shock.
wnI ION Enterprise,
Thel las been unusually
i I'd 4 past week, SO much
" th Fame out from their
slnteN As. Last Monday
soenl Is, colored found
ttred as crawling on hill
40 Ronceyerte. lie kiled
wo OF M. and captured the third
k:ive.-west Virginia News,
On last Thursday p s. Ball, who
resides near Uneeda. this county,
was moving rock near his dwelling
and uncovered three rattle snakes
.: good size, which had gone Into
winter quarters under the rock,
one OF them showed fight, but was
zoo numb to strike Mr.. Ball dispatch
"a the reptiles with crow-bar
Boone wv. Val Democrat
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The Republicans Of our State should
We reasonably consistent. They re-
FUSED 10 pass Jim Crow ear law,
and vet the head and shoulders Of
the parity Governor Dawson, has
Issued a mandae forbidding The
nse Of the elevators in the state
buIldinas 10 the negro State officials
aud representatives in the Leglsla-
tire whyfor and wherefore Is the
elm enceg- Wayne News
Xxx
NAfikc Young, Andy Grlmmet Jas.
Hopkins, A. l.. Hoskius. Floyd Hall,
t1,. w. Bushrk. ] d. Maynard John
,Asshls, s. A. Beddall and s W, Perry,
appointed deputy sheriffs by sher-
IN Hurst. OF Mingo county, appear
Cd and took the prescribed oath, Nh
Grlmmet Is TO be the special officer
Of the Vulcan Coal company; Ar
Hopkins for the Freebun company
and Mr.. Hoskins for the Red Jack
st company.
XXX
Tony Blair, the 16-year-old son Of
Mf. and Mrs. Harry Blair, living on
Killers creek. Just below Nolan, was
r,ortally wounded Wednesday BY his
Younger sister, Emma.
Young Blair had been at Manga
\ tuck. Returning after dark ne wfnt
10 the chicken coop near the house
and scared up the chickens 10 play
Joke on the members OF the fam
ry. Thinking that some thief had
entered the coop. Emma, his IL
year-old sister, seized 4 Winchester
r.fie and rushing to the window,
and fired in the direction Of the
coop.
Joseph Il. Matthew's Of Hunting
ton. assumed his duties as Warden
Of the West Virginia State peniten-
pary, Monday.
Mr.. Matthews viii begin his admin
huaton at a time when the ihsti-
tuition has been brought into the
lime light by reason OF the sensation.
ii charges Of mismanagement made
BY Delegate Moore, of Marshall toun
IT,. While these charges refer more
directly to certain members Of the
prison board than to the resident exc
cutive management The situation
affords Matthews an excellent OPP
portunity to show his mettle. His
friends declare that he will meet
bis opportunity in a creditable man
Rsr.
N Two trainloads OF lumber, each
MIain consisting Of twenty cars pass
Cd through Cumberland over the Bal
rmore & Ohio railroad en- route tc
X. the consignment being
b export to Messina Sicily Monda,
The lumber was bought by the
United States government out o
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