The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-09-25
cATLETTseuRe AND
BOYD COUNTY NEWS.


Seator NJ. G. Watson, of Huntington,
was in our city on Monday on bus
mess mission.
Ex- Sheriff John Lambert, of Davis
Grove, paraded several young pre-
tended possum hunters before our
County Court on Monday for raidinE
his melon patch, Boyd, things have
changed. The time was when people
raised melons to entertain their friends
But no so now, The melon industry
is great one and is great factor in
the commercial world. See how they
are being shipped from state to state,
From Florida Georgia, Texas and Col
orado;a for the profit that is in them.
And then go in, destroy the melons
and pull up the vines, No wonder you
are in Jail That is equal to the Hop
Kins county night -fiders.
Mr. j. c. Layne, for many years n
resident and business man of your city
but now citizen of East Huntington,
and who is n prominent knight of
the Grip" was in our city on Monday
calling upon the trade.
Mr.. Thos. II, Baldridge, for many
years c. & 0. agent in this city but
now with the n, K w, at Kenova, was
here on Monday mingling among his
many friends.
w. r. Music, retired farmer of
Cannonsburg. was in town Monday for
a load of building material for his new
residence.
1t seems as Lawrence county, Ohio,
Il wish ] could write it Kentucky has
had an Apple Show" Of their apple
crop at Ironton and it has been pro-
nounced by all to have been a fine
exhibit The Lawrence county apple
exhibit at the Ohio State Fair at Col
umbus made the whole state sit up
and smack their lips. Why not? Rome
township in that county is the home
of the finest apple ever offered upon
any market, the world famous Rome
Beauty" The original Rome Beauty
was Seeding sprung up in Rome
township, Lawrence county ONO, II
hardly seems possible that from so
small thing as one apple seed could
there have sprung up such an industry
as now fourishes among our central
states in the fruit husbandry. / have
used the Rome Beauty from the orch-
ards of Ohio and also from an orchard
now in the corporate limits of your
city, and see no difference in the fruit.
So what can be done in Lawrence
county, Ohio, can be done in Lawrence
county, Ky. It is only one viii and the
other is afraid to try
Ballard Weddington, a prominent
citizen of Coal Run KY, was in town
this week en- route to Lexington to
place his two attractive daughters in
school.
The recent grand jury reported to
the court that they had found one
hundred true hills. The cashier of the
late defunct Citizens Bank & Trust
Co. was indicted in seventeen cases
one for false swearing, eight for raise
entries and eight for embezzlement.
His bond was fixed at $1,000 in each
case. and up to last night he had not
secured the required bond. Special
Deputy Inspector Charles Russell made
statement that the depositors would
be paid from collections about 20 TO
so per cent and the remainder would
have to come from the stockholders, II
there was any remainder ever paid.
The Fiscal Court of Boyd county has
installed very large and commodious
fire. proof safe in the Sheriff's office
Being too large to go in at the door,
il had to be hosted through window.
Sheriff Geiger can now snooze at will
Ed Hatten, of the Forks OF Durbin,
passed through town Monday en- route
to South Ashland, where he will be
engaged for several weeks doing car
penter work for James Rice
Mrs. Bob Davis and daughter Mrs.
]. T, Rice, of South Ashland, passed
out Wednesday to visit Mrs. John
Rife, OF Rifles crossroads, in Law
renee county. They report an enjoy
able visit with Mrs. Rife, and espec-
tally did they enjoy the company of
Uncle Bill Rife, who enjoys all his
faculties and good health, although he
is in his ninetieth year of age. Mrs.
J. r. Rice is the wife of a son Of John
Rice and a grandson of John "Cuff''
Rife and the Hon. Jake Rice, once
prominent figure of Louisa society.
The Gospel Ship is Sailing, etc You
all remember Uncle Jake" and in my
dreams | now can see him enthuse and
expand several cubits when he would
join in the service in singing, ship is
Sailing, etc" There are two of Jake
Rice's grandsons living in South Ash
land who are splendid citizens and are
making good.
HRIEEITA CREEk