The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-28
HAPPENINGS FROM THROUGH.
OUT KENTUCKY CONDENSED
AND TERsELY TOLD.
KENTUCKIANS APPEAL FOR AID
congressman Of State and Governor
q Are Asked to Use Efforts to Pre-
vent Threatened Coal Famine-Ex-
ecutors of Bingham Estate Appeal
to Higher Court.

FOLLOWING meetlHB VI SAu1eno Va
Lexington at which the strike OF coal
miners in the Kentucky-Tennessee
neld and the threatening coal famine
we're discussed, telegram was sent
by Mayor James c. Rogers and others
10 President Wilson, Secretary OF La
Dor Wilson, Senators James and Beck
ham. Congressman Cantrill, Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield and Governor
Stanley, urging quick action to hasten
conclusion of the negotiations with
respect to the price of coal in this
state and to secure an adjustment or
the labor troubles in the mining dis
trict of Southeastern Kentucky.
An appeal was filed in Jefferson
county circuit court by Judge R. W..
Bingham, w. r. Kenan, Jr., OF New
York, and William A. Blouat, execu-
tors of the will of Mary Lily Flagler
Bingham, in which the appellants seek
to set aside the court order appoint
ing the Fidelity and Columbia Trust
Company as joint administrators OF
the Bingham estate.
]. NJ. Vaughn filed petition in Da-
yies county circuit court here asking
for the appointment Of a receiver for
the Ross-Vaughn Tobacco Company OF
Greensboro, and the granting of an or
der restraining John Ross, president
of the company, from disposing of $780,
600 worth of stock owned by Vaughh
and held by Ross as collateral on a
loan.
Alleging he had been hampered in
his work, and Directing to the APP
pointment of George B. Strader by
County Judge Bullock to be in charge
Of an asphalt mixing plant, Robert w.
Davis submitted his resignation as
county road supervisor to the Fayette
fiscal court, and it was accepted by a
vote of to /.
Farmers of Washington county are
busy cutting tobacco. They state that
they have never known a more suita-
BILE season for cutting and housing
tobacco than that afforded by the
weather of the last two weeks. The
srop is almost up to the average year
n quantity and far above the average
b quality.
W. A Arbuckle, J. t. Curtis and
Charles Curtis, large land owners in
Madison county, were arrested on
charges of hunting game without
license. The warrants were sworn
out by Deputy Game Warden w. H.
Order.
Fire destroyed large tobacco barn
and contents on the farm of D. F. Gill,
near Allensville, entailing loss OF
$4,000, with no insurance. Also barn
near Elkton containing about 1000
pounds of tobacco belonging to Leslie
Harris, who had responded to his call
under the selectiye draft, was destroy
ed by fire.
Growers Of this county report that
high prices are being offered for the
1917 tobacco crop, one grower near
Carlisle reporting that he sold his
crop to a Spectator at $40 per 100
pounds for all grades.
County Judge Green refused to re-
new tavern license in Jefferson coun-
ty, and this action indicates that fifty
saloons in the county will be put out
of existence, because they fall within
the fiye-mile radius the government
fixed for Camp Taylor outside the cor
poration lines Of Louisville.
Lieutenant Cecil p. Armstrong. of
Company D, Third Kentucky Infantry,
whose home was at Hopkinsville, died
in Lexington from appendicitis. Fol
lowing services in the First Baptist
church the body was sent to Hopkins
vile and there buried.
James B. McGuinness, of Boston,
whose body was found in an alley in
Lexington, last week, "came to his
death from unknown causes" accord
ing to the verdict Of jury hearing
testimony before Coroner Leigh R.
Gordon.
John Allphin, fireman, and two me-
gro passengers we're killed and about
20 other negro passengers we're in.
jured when a freight locomotive, run
ming wild, crashed into a Louisville
G. Nashville passenger train about one
mile west Of Neon, The locomotive is
believed to have been set in motion
by a negro who was seen running
away
Joe Morris, 80 years old, lineman,
was electrocuted at Hopkinsville while
working on newly erected pole. He
hung suspended by his leather belt,
which was strapped about the pole,
and considerable difficulty was exper-
fenced in getting the body down.
Wilbert Riley Goodaker, who was
among those notified to appear here
as Caidwell's first quota to go to Camp
Taylor, was arrested and placed in
the county Jail at Princeton. Goodaker
has protested against the selective
draft and has threatened not to com
ply with the order.
DR.. Samuel Preston Fetter and Mrs.
Fetter, OF Paintsville, have bought
the residence of Judge John F. Hager,
at Ashland It is understood the deal
represented 100000. Mrs. Fetter was
the widow OF John G. @. Mayo, the
multi-millionaire Of Northeastern Ken
tucky.