The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-10
LARGE CROWD IN
Louisa JULY 4h.
Visitors Better Entertained Than Ever
Before, and All Well Pleased.

The celebration OF the glorious 4th OF
July in Louisa was complete success
from the rising OF the sun to the going
down thereof, unmarried by serious
mishaps OF any sort. A long. varied
and attractive programme had been
prepared, and every feature OF II was
given TO n crowd variously estimated
al from three to Ave thousand. About
1900 crossed the bridge, and fully 1000
came from other sections. Add these
TO the population OF Louisa and you
have a big crowd for a place the size
OF this. II was a well appearing. Wen
behaved crowd. noisy and lively. but
entirely sober. The day, barring the
dust, was as perfect as a Fourth OF
July could be.
After the bicycle feat by member
OF the street fair which had been held
here all the week. Mr.. Y. T. Vinson,
formerly OF this city but now one OF
the foremost members OF the West Vir-
ginia bar. made an Independence Day
speech. He was most appropriately
introduced by the Rev. B. NJ. Keith,
pastor OF the M. Il. Church South. Mr..
Keith, before formally presenting the
< rNtor OF the day. made a short ring
ing address. extolling the flag and the
nation Il represents. and commencing
our citizenship as being OF far more
value than the country's wealth OF
mineral and the produots OF the fields
and factories.
Mr.. yinson began his splendid ad-
dress by deploring his inability to sue
cessfully compete with the average
brass band In making himself heard,
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Aiser uinner some OF tne SuhuaS
schools OF Louisa presented Some
DeautiIul driIis ana othor exercises anu
MISS nate rreese shhs, peau'huhy' as
nsuai. These were iohoWeu py poA,
ing, dancing ana nudhhe contests ana
the aWaruihs OF prizes 10 uli men, ia'
women pretty women pretty sris'
pretty papies, largest couple, mrgest
family present and to best lady rider.
During the riding contest the first
mishap of the day occurred. whes lad
was knocked down by a horse. This is
noted elsewhere.
The formal exercIses ~ tho dav were
-eloaed by "Dare DeyIlr Thompson. who
rode n blcycle down n narrow runway.
elevated 10 n height of 40 feet nj the
atartinu point and ending on the
ground about n hundred feet away A
abort distance from the bottom Of the
runway was a gan of probably IL feet.
over which tne momentum Of the bicy-
Gle carried n and the rider safely TO
tho other mart and thence 10 the
ground. Thompson did the stunt safe
~ An tho morning. but when no NJ.
tempted II in tho afternoon his wheel
carried him safely over the gan but
struck n rome beyond the end OF the
boards and the rider was hurled 10
me ground with great force the hicv-
Gle striking him IN the head cuttine n
place about three inches long II was
s,r.t tbouoht tbat ba had haan sar,o,,s
" IL not fatally Injured but he was
carrIad n tho bosni,al wbaro 4, NOS
found that he had not been badly in