The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Venters return
ed last week from short visit to the
home OF their daughter. Mrs. John w
Kerr, and family near Fort Pierce, Fla.
Both Mr.. Kerr and Mr. Venters own
fruit growing land in the Palmetto
state.
Attorney Elwood Hamilton. Leslie W..
Morris and Kelley Smithers, all busi-
ness men OF Frankfort. were here last
Thursday.
A number OF young men who attend
ed schools and colleges in other cities
came home to spend Christmas at
Pikeville. All will return early in jan
uary to resume their studies.
Both the Pikeville public and high-
school and ikeville College will open
their doors for the winter term next
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, E. Whit OF Russell
Ky, We're here for a short visit last
Thursday
Thos Il. Newton, business man Of
Williamson, W. Va, spent last Thurs
day in this city.
Miss Sallie Auxier of East Point spent
Christmas at Pikeville as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Pinson on Main-st.
Miss Willie Thornbury OF Catletts-
burg was the guest of friends here dur
ing the Christmas season.
The Christmas entertainments held
at each of the Pikeville churches last
Friday evening were successful and
brilliant affairs. Generous hearts were
plentiful, and grumpy people were the
exceptions and not the rule.
Andy Robinson of near Island creek
won the auto given away by the Saad
grocery store last Friday. Andy had
thirteen chances while others had hum
dreds of chances. He says he has al
ways been on speaking terms with that
hoodoo number thirteen"
The Imp Theater has added to It's
feature list the celebrated Broadway
films. The first film was run Tuesday.
T. f. Ratliff & Son, druggists OF this
city, will erect a new 2story brick
building on the site OF the present drug
store next spring.
Alex Looney, merchant Of Elkhorn
City, was here attending to legal bus
mess Tuesday.
A. II. West made business trip to
the country Tuesday
A watch meeting will be held at the
Island creek Tabernacle tonight, with
Rev. NJ. C. Reynolds and others In
charge.
| Judges J. VI. Robertson and r. L. Mil
Ter left Tuesday for Frankfort
Judge ]. +. Marrs, wife and son
Grover are here from Winchester for
a short visit. They were accompanied
by their grandson, Buford Mars who
recently spent several weeks at Win
chester Judge Marrs and family Were
former citizens of Pikevllle living on
College st. but they are now success
full farmers near Winchester
As a result Of the too lively celebra-
ton here for Christmas several OF the
boys and young men of the city were
invited TO attend the morning session
of Police Court last Monday. Five and
the trimmings" was said to several OF
them after the court had looked into
their case.
The Imp Theater has added the cele-
brated Broadway films to its list OF
special features. The first appeared
Tuesday.
The jenkins basket ball team will ar
rive at Pikeville for two match games
during the second week in January
The games will be played in the gym
nasium of the city public school.
o. p. Chatfield and family are spend
ing a few days in Huntington.
Attorney r. II. Cooper is well aftei
a sickness of several days from cold.
VIII Ramsay and family will move
early next week to Twin Branch, w
Va.
Miss Ruth Burke returned to hei
home in this city after visit OF sew
eraI DAYS to friends at Charleston, w
Va
Miss Mary Morgan and little sistel
Thelma have returned to their hom'
here after having spent Christmas
week as the guests OF friends in Hunt
ington.
Miss Anna Allen. who taught pri'
waite school at the Baptist church herr
last year. is teaching a school at Nc
Weigh on Pond creek this year. Sh'
has been the guest OF Rev. C. c. Dawes
and family during the past week a
! Pikeville.-
Mrs. Minnie Weddington of Coal Run
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs ID. I
Keel on College-st. this week
The Christian church of this cit,
has accomplished great work in be
half OF charity this winter by the vir
tue OF the policy OF giving instead o
receiving which was adopted Thu
Christmas. Instead OF receiving cand,
and presents OF other kinds tho chill
dren gave literally to the charity funt
and the result is that many needy per