The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-10

LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

WHITESRURG, KY. March S.-The
will of the late Ira Fields former com
monwealth's attorney and leading
mountain man who died February %,
in the Norton Memorial Innrmary Of
appendicitis was probated in Letch-
er county court here Monday. He leaves
an estate valued at about 100000. with
$40, 900 life insurance. Felix G. Fields
his Oldest son becomes administrator
of the estate.
County Judge Henry T. Day is hold
ing a very important term of county
court this week with number of ca
ses TO be tried The court will continue
the most of the week. Following Judge
Day will call session Of the Fiscal
Court for the purpose OF working out
plans as to good road work and the
calling OF an election for voting Of
bonds. II is expected that the election
will be set down for sometime in May
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pretty wedding took place here a
few days ago when Mr.. Howard Blant-
on, aged II, son OF Dora Tackett was
married after brief courtship to Miss
Maggie Bates, aged about IL. the daugh
ter OF the late B. NJ. Bates. They will
reside at Sergent.
One of the most interesting elope
ments took place in this county last
week, when Miss Myrtle Pendleton, II
years old, daughter of Joe d. Pendle-
ton a Colly creek farmer walked six
miles over rough roads to join her
lover. Richard Herald, IS. blind must
clan at Cowan creek, after which they
eIoped across Cumberland and Black
Mountains into Wise-so, Va, where
they were married.
Parental objections OF the most SER
ious kind brought about the elopement
which caused wide sensation. The
Pendleton girl was the most prominent
young woman in the county.
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The third serious freight wreck to
occur on the l.. & n. within ten days
occurred near Chavies below here Sat
urday when seven coal cars were smash
ed and the track damaged a consider
able distance. All traffic was tied up
during the day, although transfers were
The L. & N. it seems are hard hit Of
late.
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At jenkins few days ago Miss Pearl
Boggs. II, operator in the telephone ex-
change. daughter Of Engineer John r.,
Boggs and a popular young woman. a
recent winner of prize in The Paints
Vile Herald's contest, was married to
Mr.. Estes Thornberry, aged 20, Of Dick
enson-co., Va. They will reside in
jenkins.
Peter Adams, aged 10, young teacher
of this county was married a few days
ago to Miss Polly Policy aged IA,
daughter Of J. f. Policy Of Pert creek.
Marriage license were issued during
the week as follows: Travis Newsomc.
%, to Miss Vanie MCKAY rs: Isaac
Sexton, 20, to Sarah Bowens, 22; Lean
der Watts, 90, to Charlotte Day. 25;
Stephen Whitaker, %. to Mary Banks,
81.
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Some Of the most severe winds to
strike this section in months prevailed
practically all the afternoon and night
Monday doing much damage TO tele-
phone and telegraph lines. palings,
fencing. etc, while in some section
quite lot Of valuable timber was blown
down and uprooted
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Attorney D, Il. Allen Of Big Stone
Gap. Va, formerly Of whitesburg is
here employed in abstracting by a big
corporation in the east who plan some
developments in this section. Mr.. Al
len win he here for some time,
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wHITESBURG, KY, March. Tn
Louis Pitcher, writer and historian. of
Chicago who is making a strong cam
paign against the illegal traffic, sale
and use OF whiskey, fostering a Pro-
gressive Pledge Temperance Campaign
in whltesburg and Letcher county Is
reaching out into the country after Sc
curing one hundred or more life pledg-
os in and around whitesburg. He Is