The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-08
.ETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.


IF. Butler came here at the first Of
court determined to do much toward
relieving the congested condition OF
the docket which has been crowded
for years. At the end Of the week he
will show long session of good work
and the docket much reduced.
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Il A few days ago Charlie Bowen for
merly Of Allegheny. Pa. was tried in
the circuit court charged with an as
sault upon Miss Lennie O'Leary, aged
labout 16, Of Burdine, a section OF Jen-
kins east of here about two weeks ago.
The evidence completed, the fate OF
Bowen went into the hands OF the jury.
Within five minutes a verdict was re-
turned giving Bowen ten years in the
Kentucky penitentiary
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After three weeks illness OF ty-
phoid- pneumonia complications Prof,
William r. Blair aged about 48, prom
inent public school teacher OF the coun-
ty and good citizen. former superin-
ltendent of schools. died Saturday about
noon at his home near Ermine on Col
lily creek three miles from here. The
death OF Prof. Blair cast gloom over
this entire section. He leaves a wife.
several grown sons and daughters, a
father and brothers and sisters TO
mourn his urtimely death. Prof Blair
was teaching at the time he was strick
en- at Cumberland river and came home
a very sick man. Pneumonia was the
first attack and typhoid came later.
4 The intermenr look place Sunday af-
ternoon in the Blair cemetery. near
Whitesburg where in the presence OF
hundreds OF relatives and friends the
remains were deposited to await the
final resurrection morn. The people OF
our county will deeply feel the loss OF
Prof. Blair as an exemplary citizen.
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The Whitesburg public and graded
school opened its doors to the public
Monday morning with the largest at
tendance in the history of the town.
Prof J. +. Eastman OF Somerset is
principal. while Prof. G. Bennett Ad-
ans and Misses Charlotte Fields and
Nancy Huff are the assistants. For the
present. and until the splendid new
school building is completed on Col
lege Hill, the school will be taught in
the Baptist church building. The peo-
PIE Ol w nlltSpuiE dTt awe lO-uhy W
the advantages OF educational work
and are putting both feet forward.
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The Letcher County Teachers In
stitute closed on Friday one OF the
most successful terms in the history
OF the county with Profit W. b. Ward.
Paintsville leading mountain educa-
tor and at the head of the Paintsville
city schools as instructor. Throughout
the whole Of the session there was
great interest manifest in the good
work of the teachers of the county. As
a result OF the interest manifest an ed
ucationai awakening is rapidly taking
place in all sections of the county.
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i News from Bonneville, Owsley coun-
\ ty tells of the death there a few days
ago of Uncle Hiram Hogg. aged about
So father of Senator Ed Hogg, Of
Bonneville. Uncle Hiram Hogg was a
former Letcher county man and was
we'll known by many OF the old people
OF the county.
Many descendants OF the Hogg fam
lily survive in this county.
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| II. LAWYERS, manager Of the South
East Coal Co. with other officials of
the company, has just gone over the
new development at LAWYERS between
Sergent and Craftsville in this county
and express themselves as well pleas
ed with the progress of development.
The work on the new. large power plant
| is getting well under way. while the
construction of tipples are to be start
ed within a few days. Manager La
Viers lives in Paintsville and is well
known over the Big Sandy Valley.
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Many expressions of approval OF the
calling of OF the great railroad strike
| Monday morning were heard on every
hand Thanks be to President Wilson
the great pacificator and others who
so fearlessly waged the fight against
nation wide strike. No section of the
country, perhaps, would suffer so soon
and that TO such u great extent, as the
I big mining camps throughout this sec
ton, and the word as it was flashed
over the wires Sunday morning came
as source of great relief. This prac-
tically insures President Wilson's cleo
ton 'he largest majority ever cred
/ tied to any man in the country's his
tory.
Many people. largely republicans OF
the old line boarded the Hughes spec
ial over. the L. & n. here Monday for
Lexington to attend the republican
speaking. and TO see the zone hundred
percent candidate Hughes who is now
said To re che "fifty percent candidate
due to his unsuccessful campaigning
trip just made in the west.
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Considerable sickness largely colds
is prevailing over Letcher county, and
physicians are having lots to do. In
, some instances there is a case of fever.
in fact several cases scattered over
the county. mostly pneumonia and ty-
phoid.
/ Secretary of State James p. Lewis ar
ter a business mission here returned to
Frankfort to take up his duties.
Mr. Willard Ball of Harlan. was in.
town during the week, his first visit to
Whitesburg.
Attorney Jesse Morgan OF Hazard.
was on business with the circuit court
the first of the week.
Miss Eulah Hester, Bowling Green.
Jennie Il. Denton. Corydon and Louise
Il. Ward, Trenton. were in attendance
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