The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-07
GRIFFITH CREEK

The Summit oil well was shot Sat
urday with good results we under
stand. giving forth both oil and gas
More oil wells are to be put down i'm
mediately near the producer. Also
one is soon to be put down on the Nc
/ Clure tract near the head of Griffith
Creek.
Philip Precce has bought the Me-
/ Clure timber from the Hollandsworth
Lumber Co
John II. Preecr has taken the skid
ding contract froEl i'hil Preece on the
Contrary side OF the Mcclure tract
Mrs. VIII Carter OF Tatesville and
daughter, Mrs. James Cartmel. of
Rocky Valley, are the guests Of Mrs.
r. l.. Bailey.
Mrs. Martha Back returned Monday
from Blaine where she spent the holi-
days. 81. .-n.. r. ..=.....
r. l.. Bailey left Sunday for Will
hanson to work. .... '-.,,..t:.
c. Victor Back spent Sunday at
| Glenhayes. ., : ss.:. 49,,
Uncle Dick Belcher who has been
sick for several days, is getting better.
u. Harold Vaughan is home from
CatlettshurG for few days. H." 81.
Whooping cough is raging again on
our creek '..s... ~ f.
Mrs Richard Belcher has been sick
for the past week. - '.... -" -. .-
Charley and Lewis Burchett Of
Blaine are here the guests OF their
cousins, the Summons boys Isl. -.
Bill Senters who has been very low
with pneumonia is a little better.
Several OF our people have been at
tending the revival at walbridge
which is being conducted by Rev. NJ. A..
Hay and others ... ~. ........ ....'
James johnson has sold his farm to
a Mr.. Jordan of Louisa, ~. -".
Mrs, Blanche Preece and children
spent the new year holiday with Mrs.
A. II. Perry. 49,.
Rev. and Mrs Daniel Fox have re-
days with son in Central Pennsyl-
vania.
Roy p. Bartlett and family Of Ash
land visited Rex Vaughan and wife
during the holidays.
Miss Jettie Moore spent Christmas
with the family Of her uncle, Giles
Simpson, of Louisa.
Was proud to know that the road
question liz settled and we are soon TO.
get started surveying etc Labor viii
soon be on normal level .....
Mr. Editor. you would not guess in
life lime ye scribe was once assist
ant 90 OF a h!g City daily, but not
assistant editor was assistant OF
the whole stan from the managing
editor TO the end Of the list, yea, even
| attending the type melting pot In the
basement. have watched the big Hoe
press twhen the boss wasn't loOking) \
roll out thousands OF copies per hour
and dreamed OF Ben Franklin and
Horace Greeley, but before | got n
chance to "pi" the type the railroad
bee began buZzins In our bonnet and
We bid farewell TO the tobacco smoke
laden office and hied me away out into
Gods country and fresh air. ! have
.raternalized with the good people OF
the Old Dominion, have seen gang
blows drawn by gigantic tractors Tor
the good OF mankind. DiSie's Sun has
tanned and the biting gales OF thenorth
have furrowed my brow and today
inds me after IA decade or two a Jack
II all trades" land good al nonc?) We
pEten reflect over the past and some
times wish we had not given up the
ship" Great fortunes are always left
ny editors you know. We recently read
Of an editor who died leaving fortune
81 $4,000. the fruits of thirty years OF
diligent toll and the death OF an uncle
who died leaving him S49.9s95O
Now. Mr.. Editor. we wish you not
only n happy and prosperous New
Year, but many more happy and pros
porous ones as well and when the last
ad scene of all comes and the Great
Architect OF the Universe calls you
from labor to refreshments, may you
cave TO posterity a fortune, not only |
II this worlds goods but the love and |
respect OF your fcllowman. in complr
son with which u few measly fifty
thousands sinks into deep insignin-
,ance. MUTT