The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-03-27
LEIUAER COUNTY.


Whitesburg, KY, Mar "a The
family OF Chrissie Haynes, of Colly
in this county, is a stricken one,
as during uhe week the l7-year-oid
son dleu OF dropsy. and following
three days the mother died after a
long illness, leaving only two mem
bers OF the Haynes family still liy-
ing They have the sympathy Of
the entire community.
There are a number of new cases
of smallpox in and round this city,
but nealUn OFFICERS nave the matter
pretty well in hand and there Is no
furlner alarm felt. There are four
cases in the family of w. Il. Ham
mons, Immediately above here.
Members of the Letcher Fiscal
Court in session here during the
weeks were furnished with petitions
for signatures of land owners in all
parts of the county calling for
voting of bonds in the sum OF $780,
900 Tor bulldlng good roads in the
county. The election. Judge Henri
H. Day announces, will be held some
time early in june There is little
doubt that the bond issue Will
carry largely. Let the spirit of
good roaus continue TO increase.
At an early hour Friday morning
the fire alarm was heard again in
Mhitesburg. In the east end the
j. NJ Hogg restaurant was burned
out at loss OF about $1,000, no
insurance. The county bridge also
suffered some damage. 1t is said
the building in which the restauran
was kept was owned by J ID, Hail,
OF .ne \. NJ. g. A. there.
1t is said that John r. Hartman
has taken The oath OF office and
gwen bond for tne Fleming pose
office in the new city OF Fleming
.on Boone FORK, ana uhat the OF
flee will be in operation within
eight or ten days The FeopYe OF
the new city Ca tainIy demand rec
ogniJion and lnele should be no
further delay III chs much needed
convenience. Mr. Hartman Will
make "a good postmaster
O.
Samuel Blair of Apache, Okla,
arrived here but too late to attend
the last obsequies over his aged
mother, Aunt Celia Blair, who died
at the home OF County Attorney
Robert Blair here following a par
alytic stroke received over three
weeks ago. DR.. Blair did not arrive
until Wednesday night, although
Aunt Celia was buried Tuesday
evening. Aunt Celia was In her
91st year and was dearly loved by
everybody throughout the county.
A rich flow of natural gas was
struck by well drillers on the w.
H. Tackett place in the lower end
of town at depth of about zoo
feet last week. Before 1t became
known that gas actually existed
William Adams, Jr., struck a match
and lighted the gas. A Light went
spreading mountain high Just at
dusk and the people OF the little
city were much alarmed for a time
Gas was also discovered at two or
three different points on Potter's
fork in the coal fields. 1t is gem
orally believed that practically the
whole of Letcher county Is rich in
natural gas. A company is forth
coming TO develop the properties
here in Whitesburg.
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Thursday evening snow began fall
ing throughout Letcher county,
which continued all the afternoon
and following night. Friday morn
Ing there was from 10 TO ~ inches
OF snow in the lowlands with from
IA to l6 inches In the mountains r.
the heaviest fall In ten years, per-
haps, The big snow followed sew
eral days OF summer like weather
and came as great surprise TO
the people who hoped that winter