The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
Local and Personal.

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Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hill are the proud
parents OF fine baby boy who reg
istered at their home last Friday.
The youngster has been named Fred
Bruce. Mr., and Mrs. Hill moved here
from Somerset last year.
Charles Martin Price, son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. L. Price was painfully in
jured last Friday when he fell from a
swing and broke his arm.
Mrs. w, H Salyer and daughters
of Ashland are here this week the
guests of Mr.. salyer. They will re-
main here for several weeks, having
engaged rooms at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Fl. Cooper.
MRS. j. d. Mayo and little daughter
of Prestonsburg were here spending
the Fourth with relatives.
l.. I. Kirk arrived last week from
Lexington with his two children who
are spending a few days here with rel
atives.
C. T. Rule, president of the Big San
dy Hardware company returned last
week from West Baden, Ind, where
he spent several days for his health.
He returned much improved.
Rev H. r. Short. pastor OF the Mayo
Memorial church of this city returned
last week for a two weeks trip TO Lou
isville and Western Kentucky. He at
tended the district meeting of the Ep-
worth League of the Louisville dis
trict.
Rev, r. NJ. Harrison, pastor of the
Methodist church in paintsville, re-
turned this week from Tennessee
where he has been attending a summer
school for ministers of his church.
Mrs. Will A. Ward was in Ashland
Friday the guest of Mrs. Alice Fetter
and Mrs Hulda Meek.
Oakley Daniel returned last week
from Ashland and Louisa where he
spent a few days the guest OF friends
and relatives.
w. j. Walters of Offutt was bust
ness visitor in Paintsville last week.
He was accompanied by his nephew,
Herbert Clark, of Pike-co.. who has
been visiting his uncle at Offutt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Preston are
home from two weeks visit to West
Baden, Ind They made the trip in
their Essex car.
Miss Lucretia Cassidy of Whites
DufR was mere tulS MSNh NhS > $780, -
her sister. Mrs Will A. Ward,
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Daniel and little
daughter were visiting relatives at
Henrietta and Lowmansville Saturday
and Sunday.-Herald.
Contract For Bridge.
The Johnson County Fiscal Court
has let a contract with the Champion
Bridge Company for a bridge across
Big Sandy river at the mouth of Paint
creek. This contract was for $4,000,
the amount recently appropriated by
the court for this bridge out OF the
road bonds voted by the county last
year.
This bridge win not only help Paints
vile but will be convenient thing
for the people living on the east side
of the river Roads connecting to this
bridge will be built in all directions
and this progressive movement will be
followed by similar ones.
johnson county as well as the 9TH
er counties of the valley are just
awakening to the fact that they must
have good roads II they expect Big
Sandy to keep step with the RAPID
progress Of the country.
The Big Sandy valley is behind 9TH
er sections of the country only II
roads II the valley had good roads
business would be much better ant
all the people would be more pros.
porous and happier
Mrs. W. j. Fitzpatrick and son, o
Miami Fla, who are spending TN
summer at Betsy Layne with relatives
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
| land II. Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Wells returned from
Chicago, where they spent a few day
after their marriage. They are nov
/ at the home of Mr.. Wells parents, MI
and Mrs. NJ. L. X. Wells.-Herald.