The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-24
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

whitesburg, KY, July 22.--Work is
soon to start on the construction OF a
new telephone system in and around
Whitesburg-The Sandlick Telephone
Co OF which James Combs is manager.
The switchboard and necessary mater
ial has arrived and everything Is prac-
tically In readiness TO start the work.
Connection is TO be made at Jenkins.
When the lines are completed connec-
ton win be made with points In Perry
and Knott counties, giving most inn
portant connection. 1t is said they Will
have connection with the Postal Tele-
graph lines here. Telephone lines are
getting to be almost perfect metz
work In this county
n. Starkey. OF The Eastern Kentucky
Home Telephone Co, Pikeville, this
week purchased the Ely Franklin
telephone lines from this city through
the Colly section to Thornton and Mr.
Starkey will at once re- build the lines
and improve the service.
Mr., Starkey owns and operates The
whitesburg Telephone Co. here and is
giving splendid service.
1t Is said that The Cumberland Tele-
phone 4 Telegraph Co, win begin work
at once on the building OF their lines
from Hazard into this city and 80 on
into Fleming. Raymond, Hemphill, and
McRoberts into jenkins forming very
important long distance connection.
The connection was made into Hazard
some time ago.
faxu AaN
Mamie Webb, aged 20. was married TO
Mr.. c. C. Beavers, aged IS. OF the Coe-
burn Lumber Co. Mayking, The we'd
ding came after brief courtship. Only
a few invited friends witnessed the
ceremony. II was a surprise. This
was the third marriage OF the bride
They will go to Virginia 10 reside.
Arch A. Cornett. hustling real es-
tate and coal man OF Daisy, Perry
county. has been business visitor
here for n few days. interested In the
great coal fields OF Letcher county. He
says there IL unusual industrial activ-
ity throughout Perry oountys coal
field.
j. L. Mccormick, OF Big Stone Gap.
Va. and II. NJ. Collier. OF Eoiia. KY.
have been here making arrangements,
It is said. for the early beginning OF a
big development on the company's ex-
tensive coal and timber holdings on
Colly Creek. five miles above here. A
branch OF the Lexington a Eastern will
be built onto the development work.
Adams a Sullivan will this week
complete their grade contract on the
Bottom Branch spur OF the l.. a. Il.
into the development work OF The Elk
horn Mining Corporation in the Boones
Fork coal fields. Already the company
have started coal shipments out from
Bottom Branch. There iB continued
great development work going on
fields.
Mrs. Polly Adams Craft. formerly OF
this county, died after a long illness at
Norton. Va, Friday and the remains
were brought here and Inferred Sun
day in the old Webb graveyard near
near Mayking. where the many rela-
tives and friends Witnessed the inter-
ment. Her death is deeply mourned.
W. Il. Webb and X. Il. Franklin have
taken over The Whitesburg Mountain
Eagle here and viii run the paper in
the future. Webb win be business
manager OF the paper and win have
editorial charge as well.
Crops, especially corn, have been
much revived throughout Letcher
county since the coming OF the copious
showers OF rains during the past week.
The Irish potato crop is complete