The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-20
FLOYD COUNTY.

the Prestonsburg Baptist institute.
The Post will be operated strictly
as a newspaper AS Floyd county
is just now entering upon a great
era of business development The
Post will be great success. Ernest
Goble is to be connected with the
mechanical department.
A dance was given last Friday
evening on the second floor of the
Hopkins building. At midnight
refreshments consisting of pickles,
olives, sandwiches and coffee We're
served. Music was furnished by an
orchestra from Ironton. Those who
attended were Misses Margaret Da-
yies, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Mary
Hager, Russia Kirk, Laura Walker,
of Paintsville, Eva Gardner, of AL
len, Gladys Bryan, of Ashland, Bess
Leete, Elizabeth Goble, Make AL
len, Ella Noel White, Ruth Archer,
and Ruth Davidson. Mesdames j..
d. Harkins, Howard Bopnell, Of
Paintsyille, William McVay, r. II,
Leete. Messrs. Bud White, Gall
Price, of Paintsville, Arthur Phyl-
lis, of Van Lear, Cunning, of Van
Lear, Arthur Hippel, of Columbus;
O., George Bryan, Ashland, Claude
Stephens, H. S. Bemus, Richmond,
C. l.. Hutsinpillar, Walter skunk
John Auxier, Jack Davis, Ed Stun
BIO, VIM. McVay, R. H. Leete, Joe
Harkins, Hebrew Rice, of Hunting
ton, o. w. Carnahan, of Louisville.
and Howard Bonnell.
Mr.. Arthur Nipple. of Jackson, 0.
Is visiting Bud White.
Miss Ruth Davidson entertained
to six O'Clock dinner Saturday Miss
Gladys Bryan, Miss Eva Gardner,
Messrs. Hebrew Rice and George
Bryan.
A. e. Auxier, of Pikeville, was
business caller in town Monday.
o. w. Carnahan went TO Paints
Vile Tuesday.
]. C.. B. Auxier, of East Point,
was in town Wednesday.
James Spradlin went to PikeVille
Tuesday morning and returned Wed
nesday afternoon.
Gladys and George Bryan, of Ash
land, visited Miss Bess Leete last
week.
Mrs. Laura Davidson is very sick.
Married, on last Monday even
ing, Miss Rhoda Hughes to Mr.. L.
w, Hanna, of Charleston, w. Va.
at the home OF Rev. A. c. Harlowe,
the officiating minister. The bride
is the attractive daughter of Mr..
John Hughes, of Highland avenue.
The young couple left Tuesday
afternoon for the groom's home in
Charleston.
Carl Hess, of Huntington, was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. McVay entertained to
a dinner party Tuesday Mesdames
F. A. Hopkins, w. H. Layne, w. b
Burke, j d. Harkins, H. ID. Fitz-
patrick, w. s. Harkins ~ NJ. White
Charles P. Evans and Mrs. Cozier.
John d. Keel, prominent merchan
of Dock, was in town Tuesday He
was on his way home from Pikeville
where he had been to see his faith
sr who is vry i'll.
Jamees Phelps, OF Pikeville, was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday,
taking the examination for license
to practice law. He passed success
fully. Mr.. Phelps has formerly been
employed as printer in Pikeyllle,
Prestonsburg and Paintsyille, and
correspondent for sever
al papers over the state and has
made good in each of these under
takings and we predict for him
brilliant future in his new profess
sion.
Alex Spradlin, of Auxier, who has
had charge of the Mary Luck coal
mines was in town Wednesday. Mr..
5pradlin contemplates moving back
TO Prestonsburg soon.
On last Thursday morning the
Jury in the case of the Common
wealth of Kentucky against Wesley |
Combs returned a verdict, finding
he defendant guilty and fixed his
at confinement in the
for life Combs killed
lanes Salisbury last July at Allen
Jity
In the case of the Commonwealth
against Tom Hubbard the jury re-
urned verdict Of guilty of man
daughter which carries with IT the
punishment Of two to twenty one
ears in the penitentiary. Hubbard
asst September shot into a freight
rain and killed the conductor, a
Mr.. Rice, OF Olive Hill. Hubbard
vas drunk and claimed that he did
Tot remember anything about the
In the case OF the Commonwealth
.galnst Dick Wells for the killing