The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-25

To the large number OF coal trains daily
passing down the Chesapeake 4 Ohios
Big Sandy branch, Owing 10 the inn
proved business conditions throughout
the Big Sandy river and It's tributar-
les the b. a o. Is said to be compleat-
ing plans for the building OF line
from Kenova through Lawrence, Mar
tin and Pike counties to Shelby, TO n
connection with It's Jenkins branch. IL
is believed this road is certainty
The year 1916 will also see num-
Der OF important branches built along
the Kentucky river. out from the Lou
isyille a Nashville, into undeveloped
coal FIELDS. In all there lis unusual ac-
tiyity in the coal iields all over East
ern Kentucky.
r. n. Watts, ST.. aged so. good citi-
J zen OF the Lower Line Fork creek sec
ton Of this county was severely shot a
few days ago according TO report
reaching this city. Three small boys
whose names were not learned are said
to have been in a fight over a settle
INIT, shooting at each other, when Mr.
Watts attempted 10 act as peacemak- :
er and stepped between the boys ana
in the range OF the shots.
Two balls are said 10 have pierced
his thigh and another the knee In
flicting what Is feared fatal wounds.
The boys have been arrested ard are
being held pending an Investigation.
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Miss Evalyn Hall OF BoOne's Fork
charged with bookkeeping and pcddiing
moonshine whiskey In the coal fields
around Seco and Fleming was tried be-
fore U. s. Commissioners Samuel Col
Inns here Saturday and was bound
over 20 the u. $. District Court al
Frankfort. To be tried In April She
was allowed bond In the sum Of $500
which she executed and returned home.
Commissioner Collins also tried
James McRay on charges Of selling
whiskey without license He was also
bound over to the Frankfort court In
April He had long been engaged IN
the whiskey traffic.
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Uncle Calvin Bush, aged 81 Of the
/ Banks settlement on Line Fork below
here died last week after a long III
meas. Uncle Calvin was one OF the best
loved old men in that section OF the
county.
Near Norton east OF here in Virginia
Uncle Henry Boggs. aged So, formerly
OF the Cumberland river section OF the
county died afser a brief Illness. He
was the father Of John II. Boggs of
Jenkins. and leaves many descendants
OF the Boggs family in Eastern Ken
lucky,
! W. H. Tackett OF Sergent has Just
closed deal with A. c. Craft for about
500 fine white oak trees nj n price said
to approximate $4,000 cash. Mr. Tack
EFT. who has been engaged IN the stave
business Tor several months. will begin
al once its development
The stave business. in fact the mm-
Der business. altogether. is improving
RAPIDLY all over this section. Stave
manufacturing will eventually become
a leading industry along the Kentucky
river and tributaries.
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Hon. r. Monroe Fields, Common
wealth's Attorney OF this city left sun
day for Pikeville where he began Mon
dny the regular term OF the Pike Cir
cult Court. Judge John +. Butler will
preside. with MIR Fields as Common
wealth's Attorney. This will be a very
busy term.
Representative John s. Webb and his
son Leon r., who is n Page OF the Low
er House came up Saturday and spent
a day or two with home folks at Thorn
ton. Mrs. Webb accompanied him back
to the capital where she will rcmair
during the week.
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The Ison mills will manufacture tbs
Brown timber tract recently purchas-
ed by The Coehurn Lumber Co, the
work to start during the week. NJ. G
Jackson one OF the firm. however, will
have charge OF the work. The mills a
Sandllck will resume within few
days.
Several cases OF small pox infests thu
Line Fork and Letcherwood sections
adjacent to the Letcher- Perry border
below here. Physicians nre doing ev
erything possible to prevent any spreat
OF the disease which is said to be In {
very malignant form.
WHITESBURG. KY, Feb. 23.--Aun
Chrissie Stallard who is In her 107tf
year and one OF the States oldest ant
most remarkable women ia quite II
in her home at billiard on the head
waters OF Colly creek seven miles from
} here due largely 10 n fall she received
} several weeks ago while doing thu
chores about the place. Up until thu
time OF the accident aunt Chrissie wal
, unusually active and retained he
thinking qualities remarkably well To-
one OF her great age. She has Sine
} been declining rapidly and thos'
: around the bedside believe the end 4
! not far distant. Many OF her relatives
descendants are at the bedside.
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Monday morning at 10 o'clock a lonI
coal train on the L. a r. branch OF tn
! Louisville 4 Nashville wrecked att