The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-02-07

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KENTUCKY NEIGHBORS.
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Frank May, of Bonanza, has gone
70 Louisa TO enter the X. N. G.
Dolph Holbrook, of upper Middle
creek, died recently at the age OF
eighty-four
Whitesburg, Ky.-The Lexington
Z Eastern Railroad Co., will start n
once the building of depots at
Blackey, Whitesburg, Neon and Nc
Roberts.
Miss Bertha Thompson has been
missed from her home since Sunday
night. 1t is thought she has elop-
cd with LARGE Burchett.-Woods cor
kentucky Monitor.
Mrs. Della Kits, aged II, married
en- 18-year-old boy named Manford
Nelson, at Fullerton, KY The bride
has been married three times and Is
ahe mother of Is children.
Whitesburg, Ky.-Misses Hettie
Collins and Louisa Collins, two pref
ty cousins, aged IS and 10, of Lit
Gle Colly, have been indicted by the
I.etcher county grand jury on the
charge of stealing valuable horse
belonging to neighbor.
Uncle" Mitch Adkins one of Ell
lott county's oldest citizens died at
his homo Thursday night. His burial
took place at the Adkins cemetery
Sunday. He leaves a wife and
number of children, all of whom are
married, to mourn their loss.
Whitesburg, Ky.-The January
term of the Letcher Circuit Court
closed here to-day, There was only
one penitentiary sentence, that OF
Willie Berry, 18, who was given
from three to five years for forging
checks on the First National Bank
of jenkins Berry will however, be
sent to the State Reform School.
Whitesburg, KIT is announced
that an Eastern syndicate has
bought the Sam ]. Wright and Jno.
Osborne tracts of coal and mineral
lands near here, consisting of about
1900 acres. Early development is
planned. A four-mile branch railroad
from the main line of the Lexington
& Eastern will be constructed at
once.
Mrs. Mary Colvin, an aged and
highly respected old lady died at
the home of Prof. Mcdowell. at Ma
Mia, Johnson county, Monday and
was laid to rest in the family bury
ing grounds Tuesday afternoon.She
was the mother of Mrs. Milton Nc
Dowell, of Manila. and Mrs. Jno. w.
Turner, who resides three miles
west of Paintsville, and belongs to
one of the most prominent families
of the county.
Gov. McCreary appointed Judge
Allie w. Young, special judge of thel
Breathitt Circuit Court to preside at
the special term, which has been
called for four weeks beginning Mon1
day. The appointment was made at
the request of the Breathitt county |
Law and Order League. 7. G. john |
4f he Ino
called on Gov. McCreary yesterday,
and laid bare the situation in
county, which he declared
is infested with blind tigers and
aeriurers.
of our older citizens made
gre. >stake by giving the county
seat resent location. This we
will all unit, but we must accept
as we find them and
make the best we can of them. 1t
would be a great burden on the
citizens of Salyersville, as well as
the tax payers of Magoffin to move
the town including the public build
Ings, to higher ground. Yet 1t can
not be disputed that life and prop
erty are in constant danger of
floods. This fact has been ascer-
tanned by more than one expert en-
gineer.- Kentucky Mountaineer.
Hon. H. Clay Turner of 472 e.
Main st. Lexington, KY, a promi-
nent dealer in real estate, was
struck with paralysis Monday, while
through the lobby of the
Leland hotel.
When he was reached by bystand-
BIS he was unconscious and re-
NAMED so throughout the night.
We were informed yesterday that
ne had died.
Mrs. Turner was formerly Miss ID
Laura Prichard daughter of L.Prich-
ard of this place, and whom most
III of the people in this county +
knows.-Sandy Hook Echo. !!
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