The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-06-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

A large number of Pikeville peopl,
went to Huntington last week at diff
ferent times to hear the sermons OF
Rev. w. A. Sunday. Among Others
were Mrs. j. +. Butler Attorney Ros.
coe Hanover and daughter, Miss Eliz-
abeth, and Miss Mary Auxier. Mos
of the visitors to Huntington rode the
special last Thursday.
Grover Marrs, of Winchester, Ky.
formerly citizen of Pikeville, is here
spending the week as the guest OF
friends.
Francis D. McClelland, manager OF
the Y. NJ. C. A. printing department al
Jenkins, was here for few days last
week as the guest of friends, also to
attend the graduation exercises at
Pikeville College and the installation
of officers Of the college alumni last
Thursday. He returned home to Jen-
kins Friday.
j. r. johnson, who after recovering
from severe attack of fever had been
undergoing treatment at Louisville
hospital during the past month. re-
turned home to Pikeville last Friday
night He is now much better, and
will recover.
The annual Sunday School conven-
ton of the Church of Christ of East
ern Kentucky was held at Pikeville
last Thursday and Friday, and large
number of delegates from all over the
section were present. Among them
were Rev Harry Stansifer, pastor of
the Ashland Church, Rev. Dan Stone,
Sunday School evangelist OF Grayson,
many others.
Mrs o. p. Chatfeld and daughter.
Miss Grace, spent few days in Ash
land and Ironton last week as the
guest of friends.
John A. Stewards, who for several
months past has been a student of the
X. NJ. at Linden, KY, near Louisville,
returned home to Pikeville last week
to spend a summer vacation.
E. j. Brandt, of jenkins, was here
one day last week.
Owing to a shortage OF the timber
supply, the Sandy Valley Spoke Co.
was compelled to close the doors of its
factory in South Pikeville, The fac
tory will resume again, however, in
about three weeks, or as soon as agents
now in the county can recruit the
timber supply.
Ned Branham, tombstone man of
Louisa, was here looking after bust
ness for several days recently.
A call meeting Of Masons was held
Wednesday evening in the Thos. c.
Cecil Lodge f. & A. NJ, No 1873, at
which the High Priest OF the order was
present to confer degrees. After the
work banquet was served.
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the new three story hotel which Tom
Williamson is building on Second-st.
The foundation for a three story
brick warehouse on Auxier avenue
was begun by contractors Mumaw
Ross last Monday morning. This
building is intended as an auxiliary to
the Greer botanical drug plant.
Miss Edna Grace May, daughter OF
Attorney and Mrs. w. II. May, OF
Prestonsburg, has been guest at the
home of Judge and Mrs. j. F. Butler
for few days this week.
w. T. Golf, merchant, James Rey-
nolds, Chas. Daviess, G. w. Hatfield
and C. NJ. Whit, all of Williamson, w.
Va, have been here during the past
week.
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Willard, KY, was here Monday.
James Garnett, of Hindman, KY,
passed through Pikeville Tuesday en-
route to Prestonsburg to visit friends.
Ken West of Williamson, is the
guest of his brother, A. II. West, on
College street, this week.
Richard Ratcliff, OF Shelbiana, one
of Pike countys wealthy land owners,
has been here for a few days as the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Morell
Morris.
Paulus Thompson, negro who for
feited circuit court bond by escaping
into West Virginia and later into Ohio,
was captured by the police at Ports
mouth last Monday and returned to
Pikeville. T. NJ. Peery was one Of the
sureties on the bond.
j. T. Bailey, of Palntsville, was
business caller to Pikeville Wednes-
day.
Mr.. James Renfro went fishing on
Wednesday.