The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-18

ried 10 Miss Hattie Hall, aged IT, the
prelty little daughter OF j. b. HallATh
vounR folks of the town gave the hap
ny couple a heavy rice shower just be-
fore they boarded an l.. q n. train for
their home at Kona. The wedding was
a surprise.
Another genuine surprise was crc-
ated when news reached here that Dr.
T. G. Wright leading dentist of Flem-
ing was remarked to his former d.
yoroed wife Carrie Belle Blair, the
Rev walker officiating. Immediately
after the wedding the happy couple left
for an extended honeymoon in Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
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MIR. j. L. Horner representing The
Kentucky Veneer Co, Louisville, an
nounces that development of the big
new virgin timber tract lately purchas-
ed near Ulvah in the southern section
of the county has been started, a good
ly number of men being employed IN
the new work. The oak and poplar on
this tract is especially fine.
owing To an accident at The CoeSurn
Lumber COS. mill AT Sandlick rear
here the plant is closed down for sew
eral days. AS result goodly number
of increases In their work in this conn-
~ during the spring months.
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Mr.. n. Starkey Fikeville, manager
Eastern Kentucky Home Telephone
Co, and The whitesburg Telephone
Co, was here for several DAYS last
week looking over MS lines aud cth-
erwise attending to importar, business
Mr.. Stnrkey is planning TO build a To-
cal line between this city and Hiudm1n
in the near future. He is also prom.
ising continued Improvement In the.
service here.
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Judge Ed c. ORear, OF Frankfort.
one OF the best known attorneys in the
state was here last week on business
with the Letcher Circuit Ccnr-. he
was employed in the coal land htiga-
ton between ]. Martin Potter and a.
r. Potter. etc, which was tried out BY
Judge j. r. Layman. Elizabethtown.
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James T. McTier of Roanoke, Va,
interesting in the extensive coal fields
OF hthNuNNN "ta@'
eral days during the week.
U. S. Commissioner Samuel Collins
left this week for an extended business
trip out in the State.
Attorney s. Monroe Nickel vas a
visitor here from Hazard, Ky.
Mr.. Harry Clayton a leading tray
cling man of Wheeling. w. Va. was
calling on the merchants OF Whites
burg yesterday.
Major John A. Webb recently APP
pointed to a place on the State Board
OF Equalizers returned from Frankfort
where the board met to organize.
Mr.. w. A. Hall Of Hazard was here
the last Of this week on business for
The Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Co.
Mr.. b. G. Peters Of Knoxville was
among the travelling men here the first
Of the week.
Mr.. c. W. Hays representing The
Jackson Building 4 Supply Co. was
here this week boosting trade for his
company.
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Claim Department was here yesterday
adjusting some claims for the railroad.
A. /. johnson OF Lexington was in
the city Monday and Tuesday.
Robert Blair returned from Millard,
Pike CO.. where he preached the fu-
neral OF Ed. Peter Adkins
Postmaster n. NJ. webb was up the
L. & f. Saturday as far as McRoberts,
His first trip out OF whitesburg in sew
eral months.
Miss Eta woodward OF London ar
rived here Saturday where she will be
employed as extra operator for The
whitesburg Telephone Co.
Mr.. o. r. williams, Lexington. and
| p. d. Sally, London, were among the
! business men in town this week
r. b. Day, n. r. Day. Jailer Hall and
others returned from Lexington and
other points out in the State.
Mr.. Marion Tolliver Of waynesburg
XIV. was guest Of friends here dur
ing the weekend.
J Mr.. d. d. Huh OF Roanoke, Va, was
lin the city representing big develop
ment company who are planning a
slice OF the vast coal fields OF Eastern
Kentucky.
/ Attorney David Hays and Marshal j
NJ. Riddle left the first OF the week fol
Frankfort on business.
Jesse Morgan live-wire Hazard bus
mess man was in town Tuesday per
ambulating.
BE. Adams returned from Lowthair
KY. where he has been employed FOL
several weeks.
County Judge Day, n, r. Day. d. ]
Day, NJ. r. Adams and others left Tues
day for a several days fox chase in th'
Cumberland and Black Mountains ad
jacent to the Kentucky Virginia line
Mrs. Robert Bates, Jr, OF Neon wa
a guest of friends here this week,
Attorney W. II. Newman returne'
from business trip to Frankfort. HI
had business before the Kentuck!
Court of Appeals
FLOYD COUNTY'S
DRNnDn EnD WEEK