The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-09

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A new coal development is being |
started by Louisville and Lexington
people on Younts Fork Immediately be-
low Hemphill, the preliminary work
having been started during the past |
week. II is planned for a first class |
mining town, and a modern. electrical !
.ly equipped plant. When the work is |
well under way several hundred men |
win be given employment.
The Ellxhorn Coal Co. ut Kona above
here will begin at once the construc- |
tion OF twenty five additional miners
houses in their Kona plant with q view
OF making a number OF Increases for
the near future. II is said the capac-
ity OF their mines will be about doub-
led. Additional properties have been
leased
A negro said to be from Alabama was
struck by j.. & n. coal train few
days ago and was so badly injured that
he died before reaching Whitesburg for
medical attention. The negro had been
employed in the coal fields of the coun-
ty.
Since the recent splendid rains the
crop conditions have been greatly inn
proved and farmers are much elated
over the prospects although early Irish
potatoes and other crops as well have
been greatly injured by the long
drought. Corn 10 looking well, how
ever, and with q continued season n
fair yield will likely result. A very
small area has been planted TO corn.
g., ~. 40 hal
hardness of the soil
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Funeral ooseQuies for the late CO.
lumbus Haynes OF Colly were conduct
ed Sunday at the Colly. cemetery by
Eds. William Robinett and James Hall
OF Perry-co. A large crowd was on
hand and good order prevailed. Ed.
Robinett 10 one OF the best known
hardshell Baptist ministers in the
mountains. He resides in Wise coun-
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wHITESBURG. KY, June 7.-Tele-
phone advices received here from Jack
son on Monday tell OF the perhaps ia
tai wounding OF John d. Fugate for
merly OF this county and brother OF
H. A. Fugate OF Mayking. Fugate was
struck by train in some way. and.
although the accident was not thor
oughly explained. Il Is feared that he
was fatally injured. He Is well known
all over the county.
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News from the headwaters OF Bea-
, yer creek announces the death OF uncle
John r. Gibson. aged 70. a Confed-
crate pensioner. which occurred Thurs
day OF last week. His brother. uncle
Winston Gibson, two years his senior.
is believed TO be at deaths door.
Both old people are well known in
Letcher county. They have many rel
atives around Mayking I'VE miles from
here.
Marriage license issued the past few.
days are as follows:
Mckinley Cornett, aged 10. 10 Miss
cornalia yenters. aged IL. at Blackey.
W. T. Bryant, 20. to Mamie McIn-
tyre, aged Is. at Mayiing.
Polite Gibson. 81. to MRnon Strange,
20.
Floyd Back. %. TO Martha Fields. 10.
Bryan Hamilton. is. OF Big stone
Gap. Va. TO Miss Efiie Botson. 10, OF
McRoberts-
Irvine Collier. q. Eolia, to sallie
Boggs. IS.
James Baker. %. to virgie Holbrook.
"a. at Jenkins.
Joseph Boyd. 2s. to Arie Roberts. q.
at McRoberts.
A number OF coal operators have
been in the section about Mayking for
a few days looking over available coal
properties with view. IL is said. OF
making developments at an early date.
The whole OF the coal fields above here
will soon be one vast beehive OF hust-
ling mining activity.
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Fourteen coal cars were thrown over
in an embankment below here last
week on the l. a y. in a serious freight
wreck. one Of the most serious wrecks
, that has ever occurred on the new ex-
tension. II is said that the railroad
company's loss will total $4,000
Several days were required to remove
the wreckage, the track having been
torn up for quite a distance. The L,
4 n. has been hard hit OF late due to
serious wrecks.
Farmers are elated over the spien-
did season OF the past few days. Some
OF the farmers are still breaking land
and planting corn. as only a small per
cent OF the crop his been planted.
Irish potatoes have been much re-
vived since the rains came. There is
unusual rejoicing among the farmers.
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Mayking played NcRoberts in an in
teresting base ball game at Mayking
Sunday morning resulting in favor OF
the McRoberts boys. A large crowd
witnessed the game. one OF the most
interesting of the season In the after
noon Raymond played Fleming at the
later place. resulting in a victory for
Fleming.