The Big Sandy news., 1913-02-28

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1t is reported that Judge d. B
Redwine. who for the past three
years has been in poor health. and
is spending the winter In Florida
has lost his sight.
Whitesburg, KY, Feb. 21.--In a
wreck on the Lexington and East
lern railroad at Uz. four miles from
here, Clarence Banks, of Cowan
creek, was killed. Five coal cars
were demolished.
Whitesburg, KY, Feb. 2l.--The
Whitesburg State Guard will soon
be able to house its paraphernalia
in their own quarters, as a contract
his been let for the construction oi
an armory here.
! Whitesburg, KY, Feb. 1S.-The
Lexington and Eastern will start at
once the construction of four-mile
branch line up Younts Fork of
,Boone's Fork, in the heart of the
coal field of Letcher-co., to reach
the properties of the Mineral De-
velopment Co., a Philadelphia cor
poration, who plan early develop
ment on Younts Fork
Owingsville, KY, Feb. 22-Spe-
cIal Judge James M. Benton contin-
ued the case against the thirty
eight indicted striking Rose Run
! miners, after calling the whole body
oil accused men into court togeth-
er to answer to their names. They
we're ready for trial. but on motion
OF the Commonwealth all the cases
we're continued on account of the
absence of important witnesses and
the men were again released on
bond
We learned just before going to
press that the residence of Beverly
Lewis, on Big Caney just below In
dex, was burned Tuesday night.
Practically the entire contents OF
the house were lost. In building a
fire in the cooking stove a little
boy overturned a can of coal oil
which caught fire and soon spread
over the entire building Licking
Valley Courier.
Bob Chinn. a well known char.ct-
er of Cinnville. went on rampage
Friday and terrorized the entire
populace of that village. His mad
career was not checked until after
he had shot and, perhaps fatally
wounded, Dow Vaughan. Chinn has
been in the asylum several times
before and has always been able to
escape. lie lives alone IN a cot
tage house in Chinnville Russell
Times.
winchester, Ky.-Frank Williams.
one of the Negroes who killed Mar
snail A. T. Petit, of Clay City. last
night, was arrested in Profits res
taurant tonight by Policeman Bal
lard and Strobe, after he had been
pointed out to the Officers by James
Rogers, clerk in the restaurant,
who recognized Williams whom he
had known when Rogers was form
erly a resident of Clay City.
Mt. Sterling, Ky.-Trailed by Null
likin's bloodhounds from Lexington
and officers of the law from Powell
county, Tenny Smothers. Frank Will
liams and George Smothers. alleged
90 Dattff
of Clay City. Powell-co., last nigh.
were located in the outskirts of the
city. The three men were surround
ed but escaped
Yesterday Policeman James Tip
ton captured Tenny Smothers and
lodged him in the county jail. and
the search is still going on for the
other two men.
Owingsville. KY. Feb 22.-An
old negro woman, Grant Wilkerson,
tiled for the killing of her hus-
Tband Press Wilkerson, was given a
sentence of from two to twenty-one
years in the penitentiary. On the
day of the last November election
Press Wilkerson went to his home
rear Olympia. drunk. His wife re-
monstrated with him when her hus-
band handed her a shotgun and or
d"red her to shoot him. She prompt
ly obeyed, putting load of buck
shot through his heart.
Mt. Sterling, Ky. Feb. BE
manuel Carpenter, 60, of Preston,
Bath county, was struck by a fast
Chesapeake and Ohio train this af-
ternoon in the cut just beyond
Slate creek bridge, aabout 8 miles
from this city, and died in few
minutes. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter
were walking on either side of the
track when the train approached.
Mrs. Carpenter stepped out OF
harms way and thought her hus-
band had done likewise. But when
the train passed she saw him lying
by the track, He was farmer and
besides his wife is survived by two
CONS one of whom lives in this coun-
ty and one in Lexington. The body
was brought here by the train crew.
Mrs. Carpenter was prostrated by
the accident.
Hazard, Ky, Feb 15.-Perry coun-
TVS new $40,000,00 court house
was dedicated on Friday. The cere-
monies were conducted in the new
building and witnessed by hundreds