The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-09-24
lPIKEVILLE
Das-Arsned Teacher In
Pike Kills Brother In Law.

0as-Arined Teacher In
Pike Kills Brother In Law.
Jake Blankenship, school teacher,
Fhelps, KY, shot and killed his broth
er-in-iav. Perry Dotson. of the isame
noctiDn, and has been lodged in Jail
Anra- Particulars of the killing have
mot been learned.
Blankenship is we'll known teach
er. but at the time of the trouble was
Employed as guard at mines on Poplar
creek. Several years ago he lost his
right arm in a sawmill accident. Dot
SON was a brother of DR. w. A. Dot
non-
There is said to have been an old
grudge> between them.
Miss Irene Spears, of IneZ, has
accepted position in the law Office
of Atty. Willis Station here. Miss Spears
formerly attended Pikeville college
and X. N. c. at Louisa.
L Among the many out of town people
attending circuit court here this week
were Squire Steven Osborne, S. Adj
zins. Virgie; Sam Branham, Noah
Bartly. Penny; Alvin Smallwood. of
Shelby Gap; Henry Bowling, Heller,
and Adam Potter of EllShorn City.
Mrs. N p. Belcamp and two chill
dren left Friday morning for a visit of
n few days with her relatives at
Whitehouse.
Miss Kate England arrived Thurs
day from Yeager, to be the guest of
the Misses June and Nell Sword for
n few days.
Rev. Bright, the new pastor of the
NJ. E. Church South with Mrs. Bright
and their daughter, Mary Lee have
taken rooms with Mr. aid Mrs Felix
Compton on End street. They are de-
lighted with Pikeville,
Gus Roberts of Ashland was a bus
mess visitor here this week Mr.. Rob-
erts will be remembered as having
lived here several years ago when he
was employed by the c. and o. Ry.
Mrs. Arlnur Brunk of Jenkins, for
saeriy Miss Nellie Henzman of this
city passed through here Thurs lay Ell
route to st. Adams, w. Va, to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. HEINZ
man. Mrs. Brunk will visit Mr..
Brunl1's people in Huntington before
returning to Jenkins.
Mr. Lon Ford was called to Cincin-
matt the fret of the week by the ser
.iuus illness of his little son, Herman.
The child underwent an operation for
the removal of tonsils in that city last
Saturday, and shortly afterwards suf
fered hemorrhage. 1t was thought
for time that he could not live, but
he is now better. Mrs. Ford and two
children, with Mrs. w. X. Elliott and
daughter, Nancy, have been visiting
friends and relatives in Dayton and
near Cincinnati for the past several
weeks. The party returned to Pike
vile Friday evening.
MissMae Elliott, who recently re-
turned here from Boston, Mass, will
open an expression studio nthe Pike
vile hotel building, beginning Monday,
September 20. Miss Elliott is a gradu
ate, of an expression school in Boston
and has been teaching in Pikeyille high
and graded school since her return
here
Senator j. G. w Beckham spoke to
a large crowd here Saturday after
noon in the interest of the Democratic
party. He made very eloquent adj
dress and 1t win no doubt strengthen
The Democratic campaign throughout
this section
Miss Tot York, who has been visit
ing Mrs. L. T. Medlock at Livington
formerly Miss Anna Kinney of this
city, for the past month has had a
most delightful visit. In company with |
Mr. and Mrs. Medlock and two chill
tdren she spent several days at Crabb |
Orchard Springs, a summer resort |
They also visited Mr., Medlock's pa
rents at Annville KY. Miss York re-
turned home Saturday
n Atty. Casius Whit of Williamson,
w. Va, was attending 10 legal bust
ness in this city few days this week.
Hubert Bentley and Garrett York
Johnson will leave the first of the week
Tor Cincinnati where they will enter
military school.