The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-06
PAINTSVILLE ITEMS.
NEWS FROM THE ENTERPRIsING
COUNTY SEAT OF
JOHNSON.

las let TO contract the erection OF
10 more houses at Van Lear, In
a fine new office building
S soon to be constructed by the
iame company. Business is certainly
booming at Van Lear,
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Congress, through the influence
II Congressman Langley, has voted
IN allowance Of $4,000 to the heirs
of the late Mart Preston. of Paints
Vile, for lumber conflscated by the
Union soldiers during the civil war.
Peter Daniel, OF River was al
lowed $4,000 for lumber taken in a
similar manner, Mr.. Langley has
been active In this matter and his
labor has resulted in much good to
two families.
Clayton Webb, of sitka, who some
time ago came near having his
throat cut by Link Castle in a
drunken row at Muddy Branch, for
which offense Castle is now serving
a term in the penitentlary, is again
in the limellght, this time his trou-
bles being caused by girl,Without
as much as bidding his wife and
children goodbye, Webb eloped with
girl living in his neighborhood,
and the report is that he has fled
to West Virginia. The father OF
the girl with whom Webb eloped is
heart broken over the shameful af-
fair.
The big handsome residence Of
John C. c. Mayo on Third street Is
to be completed within the next
six or eight months. All ar
rangements have been made to that
end and II sufficient force Of skill
ed workman can be gotten together
Mr.. Mayo and family will occupy
the residence by the first Of next
year. The building is now in the
hands of the plasterers. This work
will require at least two months fol
completion. Carpenters will then BE-
put TO the task OF completing the
woodwork and then will come the
painters and decorators. The build
ing will cost not less than $500,
900 including the furniture and viii
be the third finest residence IL
Kentucky.
That a deep-seated grudge is hell
against him by an unknown enem!
is strongly believed by Edgar Pres
tonzthe merchant at Nippa, thi
county. Within a year several at
tempts have been made to destro,
Mr.. Preston's property. Last yea
he lost barn by fire that origi
mated in a mysterious way.
few months later an unsuccessful al
tempt was made to burn his stor
and last week he lost a fine null
that had been poisoned. Tn
strange thing about the whole al
fair Mr.. Preston cannot think O
single enemy. He Is, so ia
as he knows on the best of term
with his neighbors and is not tn
kind of man that is calculated I
| make enemies. The affair has woI
ried him not little and he is al
] ranging to sell out and leave tn
neighborhood
: The Tibbals Coal Company, {
Lower Greasy, this county, is nc
without its troubles. Recently tn
: company passed into new hand
This was followed by strik,
r which however, resulted in tn
: strikers getting the worse end {
$ the bargain. at least thirty-five mi
| ers and their families being shippe
out without ceremony. The ne
5 superintendent, Col A. Y. Bancho
a Of jackson, Ohio, seemingly hayin
0 the situation we'll in hand, b.
g from latest reports received fro
: mines 1t seems a case of Trouble
: seem to tread upon each other
I heels so fast they follow" Il
r now comes w. j. Ward, Jr,, an
Q has practically taken charge
k things. Ward, son of the lai
i Jeff Ward, who formerly owned Il
e property on which the mines are /
9 Gated, now asserts that he owns Il
n property and has taken charge
the vacant houses and made an e
fort to collect rent off the tenan
of those occupied. The Tibbals Cor
l. pany has the mines leased from Il
a Rittenhouse Coal Company, Whit
n claims ownership of the proper
IS by purchase from John c. Ward,
l. brother of the present claimant, Y
dl j. Wards claim has put the I'll
S. balls people and Col. Banehor
s, guessing what will bob up next.
4 suit has been instituted or is abo
to be instituted by the Tibbals Coz
pany for the purpose of removil