The Big Sandy News from Louisa, Kentucky • Page 1

MEWS. SANDY LOUISA, LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JANUARY 8, 1909, M. F. CONLEY, Publisrcr VOLUME XXIV NUMBER 19 Aut inveniam viam, aut avium. i.

i i I. cr 1 1 THREE DEATHS Caused by Explosion of Powder in Residence at Inez. Almost a complete repetition of the Stafford family disaster, Which happened at Palutavllle several Week fo, occurred bear the town ct lne, Wartln county, Friday evening, when three persona all who were la a house at the time of the lire were badly burned that all three died Saturday night Mrs. Cassell, wlfo of Allen veil, and her children, married auj-bter and a 12-ycar-old ton Were la the borne of the Caiselli when the house took; fire from an ex-t'oaton of nowder. The building and all ita content Were destroyed, nd the occupant, a atated en tadly burned that they died hut Saturday night Mr.

Call, who I a miner, wan work in hi tutne near the bouie AbJut I o'clock In the evening he ttt hi 12-yer-old on to the rl-eace to bring some blasting pow-eW ktored In a room there, to the Mine- It wa a coid day, and lb lnd took th keg ot powder Into the rm where there waa fire. When the powder exploded wltk terrific report, ehatterlng the house into million piece. It I a wonder that any of tb occupant g( out Ilve, but, trang to ay. tbey escaped injury from falling Umber, fit, and but for the horrible burn dry received, might nave survived. Th house waa aomewbat remote fftufl other dwelling, and.

no- lUDc arrived in time to extricate the unfortunate from the ma of rvln until after they had been almrnt completely roaeted i live and II threo were entirely beyond bop recovery when rescued from the fbtmea. Canwll wm a ha'f-lster rf City Attorney i. B. WllUam. of Cat-letuburg.

Allen Caelt a deputy sheriff ot Martin county, and in addition to 'bl other mlsfjrtunaa. Rt fOOO of county fund which were in th houe at the time of lu detraction. Large Attendance at K. N. Score cf student have been nourlng into Louira since Satur day for the K- N.

C. The etreet are alive with them at the opening nd closing hour. The tint rng before 7 o'clock a. m. The of providing boarding place f'r the students I belnr taken care of nicely- Comfort able auarters are found for nil Who come and there will be difficul ty In this particular.

By a little extra effort on the part of our cKliens th completion of enough of the new college building can be made by Feb. 1st to put it into use. The delay Jn the roofing material has held back! the work, but this I now past BIG SANDY Visitor to New York City Writes Entertainingly of His Trip. Walbridje. Morgan County Primary.

The Democrats of Morgan county Uvc nominated the following ticket-The papular nominee for County Judge I -well known in Louisa He live at Relief, which 1 near the Lawrence county line. CMinty Judge. I. C. Fergueon; uil ty Attorney, J.

P. Haney, County 'Iiik. J. H. SebaHtlan; Superintend ent Barker; Circuit Clerk, R.

U. Oakley; Sheriff, H. B. Brown; Jailer, H. C.

Comb; Aor, Whit Keroplln; Coroner, Zach Haney, Pur veyor, M. P. Turner. THE WATT BROTHERS Who Began Work In Louisa Have lisen To Hirh Positions. BURGLARS Entered Two Stores at Fallsburr and Damaged Safe.

On last Saturday uwrnlng the little town of Fallsburg experienced tonstderable excitement Th CI-overy wa made that the stores of G. W. Norrl and A. Cul- Ilnworth had been broken Into during the night. The safe at the fetter 'place allowed very plainly the mark of thieve.

The combination and th lever had been smashed with ledge hammer in a desperate attempt to open the iafe. They failed in th attempt however, nnd all Cat ha been missed from the two store I a amull amount ct change left In the cam drawer. Bloodhounds were sent for at Ratcliff and two young ones were taken to the scone but lhy failed 1oi take up the trail. The old trained dogs could not be t-ecuret Three stranger who were In this vicinity are wirpected. They won around Louisa for a day or iwo nrevtou and were looked with suspicion by cur rffleer.

They have tot been seen lnce the Fal'sburg ffalr. John M. 0. Walt la to becom ft Assistant Division Engineer on Panama Canal at IT.500O0 per year. Ha a very capable designing en gineer, and has been at Chatta- aoog for evial ear.

began work a an office man at Louisa at $25.00 a month about 1892 and ha built himself up by hi own abil ity without a pull of any kma. In th course of hU work be wa at on time an assistant to OA. llodse. who now Is virtually In charge of the Panama work ana know Mr. Watt' ability and It no doubt through him that the i-jtolntment come.

David A. Watt, hi brother. Who was also Initiated at Louisa rbout 1S90 at H0 per month has for a leng while been Supervising Engineer cn the Barge Canal In New York Piato at a handsome aalary. He ha sent abroad by the Stale to rtudy hydraulic work and otherwise nlaced In trusted piwltlons. The sue coss of these two men show what can be done with strict application one' duties when there Is abill ty to begin with.

Denton. Jasper McClure Very III. Jasper McClure, eldet "of trot. George M. McClure, of Danville, 1 reported to lie hopelessly JU.

After having been in bed two month with typhoid fever tf malignant type, he I now raid to have double pneumonia. Practically all hope of hi recovery bai been abandoned- Jasper I bout 20 year of age. Mr. and Mr. T.

J. PreUon. formerly of Thelma, JohiiBon county, have located at Balrd, Washington-Mr. PreHton 1 a daughter of T. 3.

Sppncer, a prominent merchant Thelma. Mis Eilza Webb, who lias been In Ohio for the past year, is visiting rtlatlve here. She I accompanied by Mis Celia Petry of Mis -Webb will return ti Olum-bus. Mr. Wesley Webb has been very s'ck with an abscess on her arm.

She la reported to be much Improv ed- Miss Mary Queen returned to Wlllard Saturday, where he will resume the dutle of teaching. MaBter Hanry Spark la Very Ick with mump. H. Queen attended church at r.1 A C.mHnll rtatilnn Plnal( Hr Co. are having a large outpm Mis Nellie Howe haa returned borne from an extended visit in Tennessee.

Mrs. Llwle Waugh passed to her rest Saturday morning. She was terred In the J. B. Rice cemetery Sunday evening.

P.ev. A. R. Reynolds wa visiting Mends here Inst week nd Is now working with Rev. Rice who a meeting at the Gleenwood Bap- I'ltf church.

i Mrs- Fannie Duvall 1 able be out again after an llluera or two weeks, Mr. DaVld Griffith la very low mrl.h i-nnalimiltlrn. I Kent Prlchard ia Improving from a long elge of I Mr. T. S.

Pennington, of WMh- Irgton, D. i visiting her nar-i tiits here. Towy LUe. New York, Dec. 28.

Following the lead ot your esteemed country corres pondent I should begin thi note by''iying that "Corn gathering Ib the order of the day," and 1 should not" be far from the truth. My unaccustomed feet have gathered from the cobble etones of Maa- lattan anu the borough Brook lyn a corn crop that will take month of Louisa soft street to eradicate, I stood It very Well Saturday and Sunday. Today rollcied nuff" only too glad nUw the aulet and comfort of easy chair and furnace heated room. The vast city wa a revelation tn me in one respeot Other thing had been revealed by former vIkIIs, but thla time I hit old "Broadway and Herald Square" cn Chrlntnias I aw nobody, it seemed to me. Every man wo at hi borne, or om other man" home, and the etreet were, deserted.

The biggest cafe (saloon) in New York vas closed. I'll bet you couldn't fuice your way to the counter Jn the doggery ou Front Street in Catlettsburg. Going acros the Hudson from t.w rttv to Manhattan wa al so different- In the mild tout ember" ou a prcvlou trip iV er the harbor, but thl time a breee that went to very nook and corner nt Tour Internal economy rwept aero the roughened water the Goddes on Bedlo a telana rs enveloped In a cloud of lag and mist (in. ran ret pretty fair Idea nt the vsstnes of thl human hive tv th time occupied in getting from ulaoe to place. For Instance 1 left the ferry bnat Bbout ine-thlr-tv.

It wa about 3:15 we tonied at the home of my kin irea, and there were mile houses all aide of U. The trip wr vrclianjtln panorama, ktileldo- coplc and bewildering. By inedd coincidence the first familiar night hirh I saw on thl trip, a on a firmer one, wa "David Hendern Son, 6e5dmcn." The route to my Hopping place wa acros Brooklyn bridge, ihe great triumph of the power of money and engineering skill. What I wonderful cene Is revealed to you when in the middle of the great steel monster, 'ou look north nd uthward. Craft of every conceiv able character, from the Mauritania, more than twice as long as She diBtanc from Sullivan' corner to the Southern Method'st church, to little vacht apparently not over 20 feet long may be een.

WhlstK that shriek and whistle that TJar make din at once deafening and unin telligible to the car of a traveler from the Sandy. H'a too funny. I was clttinn in the smcker of a Pullman the night 1 left Ashland, and, a cften. happens at such times. we learned ench ether' name and habit: When I said rather emphatically, lslbly that I wa from Louisa, a man who told that he wa "little old New York" rdd, "I ee by the pa per that you people have been raising up your way gain" -referring to the late scrimmage r.t Webb.

how "new" travels! I said, Yea. it was pretty bad, but It was a fight between officer on cne side and the family of alleged vi'v itnr on the other. You people raise your h-11 by shooting unarm ed men to death in crowded places of amusement and murder helpless men as they unprepared In boata." The subject was not discussed further. I have been here two day have been church three times. Yon see I have not forgotten my early training.

I must confyss, hnwBvar that my cccleslahtlcal Jmr- neylnrs were nt prompted Altogether by religious motives. Whea Isrc a few year ago 1 went one Saturday morning t3 the Jewish st78 and fth venue. I went Birnin lust Saturday nurnlng, nnd if I am ever here again I'll go the kame temple of worship. 6uch music I heard only In -two place: At 76 and 5th avenue and in heaven-(Continued on page four.) William O'Brien and family have re turned from Whitehouse, where they have been for some time. W.

Dawson la etlll Bllzabctb York has return ed from Williamson. Mrs. Frank Maynard, who has been sick for quite a while la still improving. Miss Vernle Webb has returned Williamson, where she has been visiting her sister, Mr. Lee Cart-mell- G.

York has moved from Wil liamson, where he has been living for quite a while. Mack Canada, who ha been sick for some time, is improving. Harry Burke waa kicked by a mule yesterday, but not dangerously hurt. Mr. Robert Webb wa the guest of Mrs.

Frank Ma) nard Sunday. Mrs. Tom New is very Hi With mumps. Millard Webb, who haa bera flck for some time, 1 slowly Improving. MIm Ada York waa the guest Of Yinnie Webb Sunday.

The Infant child of Erne.it York: Is very ill- Mr. David Wellman was Vlfiltlng her lster Mrs. Robert Webb Sutur-day. We were all shocked by the death of Mrs. "Sam Hearty.

Her t.eath' wlll be mourned by all who knew her. Spider Webb. LOSSES BY FIRE. Two Severe Fires Near Louisa on W. Va.

Side of River. At Saltpeter, W. Va-, several day ago the store of Ulysses S. Pauley was entirely destroyed by fire. He bad a large stock of goods and V572 In money, all of which was consumed.

He had no insurance and the loss ig said to be about 85,000 "A defective flu or stove pipe is said to have caused the trouble. The fire occurred about two o' clock in th morning. Mr. Pauley and young son were sleeping in the second story of the building. He was awakened by the smoke and went down talr to investigate.

After making strenuous effort to extinguish the flames he at lust realized that the fight waa helpless. The boy was awakened by this time r.nd had to be tafcen out at a win dow, a the stairway was in fames He had 8572 in money under his pillow, but in the excitement he forgot It, and when he attempted to go back to the bed the heat and smoke almost suffocated him. Mr. Pauley haa been In business there for many year and has pros- rered- Much sympathy 1 expressed for him. 80TH BIRTHDAY Celebrated by Rosanna Jarrel at Huletts.

Maple Grove. Jessse H. Oordell ha had a very, bad hand caused by abruise and i as beeb threatened with blood pois-oi lng. Jeff Nelson, who ha been llvlnz s. Portsmouth for four or live yars spent Christmas with his brother Jill lard and family at this He come prepared for a hunt aA.

tad good success. Wm. Taylor, and Wm. Tar) r. Jr.

and their wives took; dinner wok. i. H. Cordle and wife Sunday. Bessie Nelson and Mattte Cordkt ere expecting a big time Thnruli School wfir be out- Jay Short, of Burnwelt W.

V. snent Christmas with hi mother-' firs. Tode Short, and sister, George E. Carter. G.

E. Carter, ha gone to Char- It ston, W. Va. on. business.

Jeff Nelson took dinner with CL E. Carter Sunday. John O. Cordle and Jay Bowlise Cordell, were calling on tke former' brother J. H.

Cordle, th week. Miss Louisa Roberts, of Flov county, i visiting her sister, Kim, Wm. Taylor, cf this place. rn, to little Will Carter tad wife, a fine girl- Dock Rice is some better. Been.

bunting, you know. Rev. French Rice will preach at Maple Grove Saturday night Gues Who. December 29th, Mr. Eoa- anah Jarrel, of Hulee, this coun ty, nassed her eightieth inlle-stone.

he day and occasion were most fittingly celebrated by her many fi lend, and relative, at the home tf her son and daughter, Mr. nnd Mr. William O'Danlel, where an excellent dinner wa prepared. The menu consisted of everything good to eat from turkey and sweet, potatoes on down the list to the bot tom- After dinner the evening was spent in conversation and muolc, peace and good cheer prevailing throughout the entire evening. Mrs.

Jarrel was born in Floyd csunty Dec. 29. 1828, being a daughter of Adam and Rhoda Harmon and who is the lust living representative of a family of ten children, the youngest cf whom, Wm. F. Har mon, died April 19, 1895.

On bidding adieu to this estima te lady, her many friends, we are sore, sent up a silent prayer lor rany more years of usefulness ana good health to be added to her age. The new home of Newton Skaggs wa destroyed by Are near Hubbards- tewn. W. Va. Tuesday about 11 o'clock a.

m. There Va no insur ance and nothing wa saved. Nearly 8E0 in money waa included In the losa. The flame itook hold through a defective flu. The building had been completed only recently.

A a matter ot econ omy the kitchen flue wa built cf tiling. It 1 thought the tiling -acked and caused the destruction of the house. Mr. Skagg i an honest bard- worklna man and had put forth extra effort to build this home. The loss Is quite a severe blow to him.

-The greatest mistake a builder can make i to put in a cheap flue. APPROPRIATION For Rivers and Harbors Due This Winter. But Prospects are Poor. OIL WELL To Be Drilled on Three Mile Near Louisa. Hutette.

The public school closed at New comb Dec. 30. Mrs. Con Layne, from near Kin ter wa shopping at Newcomb re cently W. J.

Cochran and wife spent New Year' day with Mr Mra. Wm. Chaffln Mra C. R. Layne wa visiting at Fallsburg thl week.

Gv E. Fugatte made ft business trip to Louisa this week. Born, Jan. 1st, to Cecil Manns and wife, a fine boy John Wooten is no better Mr Layne Was visiting her mother recently. Carrie Compton and Gussle Dan iel were visiting Miss Lucy O'Dan lel Saturday night and Sunday D.

A. O'Danlel made a busmes trip to Zelda and back Monday Mr. Lewi Nunley, who baa been sick for a few day is able to be out again Miss Easter Burton, of Rove creek, nassed through here en route to Fallsburg, where she will enter chool. Mia Elsie Vt-nhorn, of Rove creek, visited frlendr, at this place recently. Mr.

and Mr G. E. Fugatte rl-tended the funeral ot Mr Sunday. French Harmon and brother Were visiting W. M.

O'Danlel Sundny. Mis Oracle Queen wa visiting Miss Bessie Fugatte Dunday. Blu Bell. A new oil well outfit Is now on the way here and will be first used for drilling on Three-Mlle creek, in ibis county. The first well W'H be sunk on the lands belonging the Walbridge heirs, near Wal- brldge Work will 6tart as soon as the machinery arrives.

This development 1 under the charge of A. C. Smith, a practical til man from Pennylvanla. The well will be drilled to a depth of 2,800 feet it nothing of value Is found at a less depth. The development should be encour aged by our people in every way possible- Washington, Dec.

31. The fla tlon whether there will be a xivwr and, harbor bill during tba iwwat, session of Congress is beccrJr; matter of much concern to mar members of both houses. In' accordance with the usual torn ot passing such a bill only every two year, no effort Was maaa- luat session, but It was then ge- ally undertood that no obac would be placed in the way ot sucm. a measure at the second session. Now the committee having chars of the question find themselves confronted by a constantly grow ing deficit in the treasury, WW tbe accompanying complaint that It.

1 going to be Impossible to fl troney enough to go around Wltboat trenching too deeply upon the Bcrnes, with the result that ther find iU quite impossible to give any satisfactory assurance to colic-- gue who, like themselves, Want Jegf- islation. Wilbur. Council Meeting. City Council met Tuesday a. O.

Carter! eslgned a city at torney and J. A. Vinson Wa elected. Mr. Carter waa appointed.

make a new compilation of th er- rt! nances. Cullle Bromley wa appointed Settle with the marshal. An order was made to work all 'convict on a' stone pile tat has been established at the later-section of Main and Main Crow street. 8unday school is progressing bice ly at this place. B.

Z. Hayes and family who have teen visiting his lck father for the past month, ha returned to hi home in Klusaa. Also Bennie nayes auu have gone to Kansas, where they will make their future home. We are sorry to have them leave UB- Manila Mnore and Jennie Chllder attended Sundayv school here Bun- day. MUt Plgg wa on our creek Sunday.

Mis Alma Hayes 1-Visiting her friend at Busseyvllle. Mis Kittle Chllder who ha been lck for some time-1 able 1 to be out again. A. A. Klae and family, of George Creek, visited hi fathcr-ln-law Isaac Hayea.

Sunday-Jeff Ball wa on our creeK urday. Black Eyes. Rewarded by Judfe Cochran. As a result of the honesty Elliott Sajyers, of Magoffin eoua-tv. the Federat prisoner who walk ed 32 mile to catch a train come to Frankfoty.

and purrender UmBelf to Jailer B. ge and to aerva- out a three montln' sentence In tb- county Jail, Federal Judge A. M. J. Cochran, ot Maysvllle, ha Buspen--ed the $100 fine imposed upon' SaV- yer.

Salyer will now ordy erv thirty day In jail, and part cf that sentence has been remitted. i i An alarm or fire ou Monday caus ed considerable excitement for a short time. The B. B. S.

Mfg. company' mill caught fire, but tha fame were soon extinguished. The venerable Jerry Lambert, P8, died on Eust Fork last Week wa burled Sunday. He wa on tbe county' very best citizen. i i.