The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23

the letter accompanying the fatal
hellist Chief Henry calls attention to
the fact that many of these accidents
Eyre caused by the carelessness of the
st.n themselves lack of discipline
the part OF the employees being re-
.ponsible-and urges that both opera
Jrs and miners cooperate in an effort
to reduce the number of accidents to
minimum Mine foreman are especially
asked to give more attention to condl-
Itions at working faces and insist upon
proper timbering.
The Horse Creek Land & Mining Co.
will build a railroad in Duyall district
of Lincoln county, W. Va. for the pur-
pose of developing a l2OOO-acre sur,
yey of coal land which is owned by the
company and located on Peter cave
Fork. upon the big divide between Big
Horse Creek and Mud River. Construc-
ton will begin at the Chesapeake
Ohio Railways line, which leads up
Big Horse Creek, and it will be extend
ed M Peter Cave Fork in sections or
about three miles long. The first sec
Iion of that length is all that VIII ne
completed at this time, as 1t Will &C
commodate the coal which is now I'M
der lease. Extensions will be made as
ranidIy as the coal is LEASED and min
ing operations are begun. 1t Is prop
able that the line will be built as tar as
Mud River within year, this being a
Total OF 10 miles, when it furnishes an
outlet for about 10000 acres of high
grade steam and domestic coal.
Mrs. Mary Ann Buskirk, one of Lo-
gan countys best known ana most
highly respected residents, died sud
denly of heart failure at the home OF
heA daughter, Mrs. Charles Walker, IN
AraQoma Mrs. Buskirk was spending
the day with her daughter, having left
her home here in the morning in ap-
parent good health.
Her seizure was due to excitement
caused by an accident on the Draper
coal tippIe. Her son-in-law Charles
walker is employed on the dpple ana
when mine car broke loose and rush
bed down the incline, her fears Tor ms
safety caused her to jump up with a
start. A moment later she collapsed,
And all efforts to revive her failed.
\ Mrs. Buskirk was the widow of J. b.
Buskirk, and before her marriage IN
1872 was Miss Mary Ann Clark. she
was born March 20, 1S53.-Logan Dem
ocrat
The largest apple grown this year IN
est Virginia was. exhibited at the
abel county court house by u. L. SOW
.ds, of Culloden, who is Juryman.
he apple weighed twenty-one ounces.
asst year Mr.. Stewards cultivated an
mile which weighed twenty six ounc-
3 He said there may be larger apples
N hie trees as he didn't look FAR be-
fore he found the one brought TO
court.
Mr.. Stewards declares that the part
of Cabell county about Culloden is the
finest apple country in the state. he
has a large orchard and many other
farmers in that vicinity are making
comfortable income on their apples.
Some Wayne county fellows named
John, James, Charles and emit Bo=.
cock. met two young men from Hunt
ington and according to court charBeS'
proceeded to cudgel them unmercifullX
with brass knucks. Both of the men
who were assaulted had their jaws
broken and were otherwise badly inJur
ed probably fatally. Their names we
have not vet learned. Bococks, whom
it would appear set in to clean things
UP, are now languishing behind the
bars OF the county Jail, sadder but
wiser men Bail was not allowed them
The assault occurred about dark Tues
day evening Ashland Independent
Fairmont, w. Va.-The West Viz
ginia cone rence of the Methodist
Episcopal church closed this afternoon
after reading the following ministerial
appointments: Huntington Dist G, W.
Bent, Supt. Ceredo- Kenova, William
Fallon; FIT Gay, 1, A, Cantield; Hunt
ington, First, j. w. Eugle, Guyandotte,
j. A. Lewis; West Huntington, o. Z.
Marble: Logan, r. II. Skaggs; Omar,
A. j. Workman; Matewan, J. d. john
SON. Milton Barboursville, AM,Grimes
Washington, d. c., Oct. 9.-Fourth-
class postmasters appointed in West
Virginia as the result of civil service
examinations include L. Ferne La Fon
at VAUDEVILLE, Monroe county, to sue
coed f. B. Bradley; Alfred Il, Young
at Alta, Creenbrier county, to succeed
Eva young; Arthur l.. Fisher at
FTdnklOTu, NONhNSf ~
coed c. H. Hanna; James 7. Lambert
at Wayne, Wayne county, to succeed
B, Mcclure.
The wo-cent rate case between the
state of West Virginia and the NJ q w
Railroad, is now pending in the Su-
preme Court OF the United States al
washington. This case is set Tor
argument at Washington on the lZth
instant. Attorney General A. 4. LILY
will argue the case on benalf OF the
State.
west vlrginiITGrand Chapter Or
der OF the eastern Star, held one of the
most successful sessions in its history
at Huntington last week. Mrs Matte
workman, Echo, w. Va, was elected
Associate Grand Matron.
The town Of Spencer, w. Va, was
the scene of s50,O000O fire recently.
Your Fall Cold N ids Attention
No use to fuss and y to wear II out.
It will wear you out lstead. Take DIR.
Kings New Discovery, relief follows