The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-05-16
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dent of schools. returned home Sat.
urday from Louisville, where he at
tended the annual meeting of the
Kentucky Educational Association.
Mr.. Johnson says these meetings
are a great educational benefit and
should be more widely attended.
i S. W. Newberry. of the leasing
department of the United Fuel Gas
Co., was at Paintsville Saturday in
the interest of his company.
M. c. Kirk, attorney for the c,
& o. Ry. c., attended circuit court
at Louisa last week He returned
home Saturday.
| Material is now on the ground
! for building side walks and steps In
front of the new Methodist church.
The inside work will be completed
this week. and we understand the
church will be dedicated some time
this month or the first Sunday in
June.
| Miss Laura Horn. stenagrapher
for the leasing department of the
United Fuel Gas Co.. returned
home Saturday from a weeks Wis
II with relatives at Kenova.
Leonard Setser, of Dayella, was In
town Saturday.
Rev. Lucian p. Kirk returned
home Monday from Prestonsburg.
where he filled his appointment Sat
urday and Sunday, as pastor OF the
Presbyterian church at that place.
j. B. Dempsey has moved his
famil from here to McRoberts, KY,
where he has position In the Con-
solidation Coal company's store
Mrs. Fannie Ward and mother,
Mrs. Mary Ann Dempsey. have mo-
we'd into the ]. b. Dempsey prop
erty. recently vacated.
]. P. Delong. OF Davella, was In
town Saturday.
Miss Corine Dempsey left last
week for Richmond. KY, where she
will attend the spring term of the
Eastern Kentucky State Normal
school.
The county primary election whicl
comes off next August is not warm
ing up much in this county. The
present superintendent of schools, U
G. johnson, is candidate for re-
election. He has no opposition.
Attorney w. b. Stepp went to Cat
lettsburg Saturday on business.
The town of 1nez boasts of two
of the oldest city officials in the
state OF Kentucky. j. w. Meek. Po-
lice Judge is 81 years old and A.
Boyd, Marshal. is 76 years old.
Both make excellent officers.
Last Wednesday Tivis Newberry
and Miss Maud Haney were united
in marriage at the home OF the
brides father. Samuel Haney. Inn
mediately after the ceremony the
happy couple left for a brief visit
with friends at Huntington and
Charleston. w. Va. They are now
at home to friends in the residence
recently vacated by Mrs. Fannie
Ward.
Henry c. Ward. the new superin-
tendent of the Methodist Sunday
school, is getting his Sunday school
work well arranged. They are hay
ing a large attendance and every
thing is progressing nicely w. r,
Mccoy. who has been at the head
of the Sunday school for the past 0
years. resigned on account of being
unable to attend regularly. his busi-
ness keeping him out OF town quite
often over Sunday.
M. G. Kirk, of the law firm OF
Fogg & Kirk, is at Paintsville this
week on legal business.
Lock Talbert. prominent young
man of Paintsville, spent Sunday in
our town.
What has become of our old
friend Thomas Buskirk, OF belong.
who used to spend every Saturday
with us? Mr.. Buskirk is big,
good-naatured, gruff voiced fellow
and every one is glad to see him in
our town.
R. l.. Hale, head OF the leasing
department of the United Fuel Gas
Co., at this point. is at Ashland this
week on business.
L. G. Richmond and son. Ben, are
in Portsmouth and Cincinnati this
week.
Bug Newberry, Beecher and Will
liam Ward will go to Williamson
Friday, where they will join Ad.
venters' ball tossers, of Borderland,
w. Va, and play the Williamson
team Saturday.
Mrs. M. c. Kirk, son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Kirk, are shopping in Cincinnati
this week.
: Misses Lucretia and Margie Cas-
sadly returned home Monday from a
short visit with friends at Louisa.
The United Fuel Gas Co., who re-
Gently purchased property in the
west end of town, are erecting
some nice buildings and improving
the looks of the property with a
nice concrete wall in front.
SWEET DREAMS. 4