The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-10-04
TROPHY TRAIN AND
LIBERTY BOND sale
100000 BONDS SOLD in LOUISA
LAST SATURDAY IN VERY
SHORT TIME.

Last Saturday was a big day in
Louisa. About 5000 people gathered
to see the trophy train and hear the
speeches and buy Liberty Bonds.
The train was due here at 1O:45 a.
M, but was delayed As minutes few
miles below Louisa. This Ioas of
time made it necessary to crowd the
people through the train So rapidly
that they did not get to see every
thing as well as desired. The display
was good, consisting of a captured
German airplane without the wings)
many cannon and field pieces, mach
inc guns, and all kinds Of eAells.
equipment, etc.
~ men were on the train, consist
ing of speakers, sailors, and two
wounded soldiers. One Of the latter
lost a leg an6 the other an arm in
the battle of the Marine, at Chateau
Thierry on July 18th, last One was
from Massachusetts and the other
from Pennsylvania.
Under instructions from Cleveland
headquarters, the county chairman,
M. F. Conley, and the chairman Of the
meeting, M S. Burns met the train at
Catlettsburg. Mr.. John b. Buoking-
ham, Of johnson county, and Mr.. X.
L. Varney, of Pike, came down and
boarded the train under similar in
structions. The train remained at
Louisa until 1880.
committee of statesmen and-a di-
recting committee to take care Of the
crowd was on hands when tho train
arrived and did good work. After a
CT h,-n ~
cinnati, M. S. Burns made brief, i'm
pressive talk and introduced q gem
tleman from Cleveland who opened the
sale Of Fourth Liberty Bonds. He
asked who would subscribe fer five
thousand dollars worth. Louisas two
national banks promptly responded
with that amount each. Then came
John M. Mounts, f. H. Yates, A. Col
linsworth, the Lobaco Company, and
another company that requested its
name be withheld for the present.
This $4,000 was subscribed In less
than 10 minutes. This was followed
by $4,000 by r. L. Vinson. $4,000 by Dr.
l.. II. York, $1,700 by Mrs. Jennie Con
ley, and other subscriptions an the
way down to $50, until total of about
$4,000 was reached In a, very short
time.
That evening $4,000 more came in,
through the Bank of Blaine, making a,
fine start for the first day on eur
quota OF $1S2,100.00
Those subscribing for 81 900 each are.
as follows: AIRS. Helen r. Alexander,
DIR. T. d. Burgess, II. B. Bill1ps, Mrs.
M. S. Burns, w. NJ. Chapman Mra.
A. M. Campbell Green Hayes, James
H. Preston, DIR. j. H. Reynolds, 4 II.
Shannon, V. b. Shortridge, James II.
Woods.
The list of other subscriptions wiz
be published later.
Meeting at Blaine.
On Friday of this week, Al onn
O'Clock p. m public meeting win bo
held at the town OF Blaine. The
speakers will be Hons. K L. Varney
and N. s, Burns. Both of these gem
tlemen are well informed on the war
situation and are able to tell in most
interesting way the important things
that everybody should learn. Dent:
fail to hear them.
Webbville, Friday, nth.
on Friday, Oct. 11th, there win be
a speaking at Webbyille at one O'clock.
Everybody within reach of that point
will be expected to show their inter-
est and patriotism by their presence.
The speaking win be worth eoiuw ma
NY miles to hear.