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The Big Sandy News from Louisa, Kentucky • Page 8

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PAGE EIGHT. I1IG SANDY NEWS. N-T-H 00. Be On Good Terms With Yourself Wear Nortljcott-Tatie-Hagy Co. FurnMUDga.

SHIRTS In all the good styles and patterns and In all sizes and Heave lengths, $1 to .50. TIES In now bright effects, new weaves and designs, '50o to 3.00. Silk Crush Hats, black and white dieckeed and brrawn and white checkered plain' gfT tan, $. 1.80 and 2.00. Pajamas.

Night Shirts. Underwear. 1 Collars. Everything for men and boys-' And speaking of boys, yon just ought to se that collection of Clothes and Furnishings we have In their Department. Write lor1 your needs today.

We'll send by Parcel Post prepaid. Kcrtlicott-Iate-HagyCo. "BETTER CLOTHES" J26-S28 Fourth Huntington FLOYD COUNT V. NEWS FROM PRESTONSBURG AND OTHER POINTS IN THE Joe Burchett, a prominent tanner of Buffalo creek, was In town on business to-day. Wm.

Akers, attorney-at-law was down Monday on business In the court. Sunday evening on Bull creek Dick Mills struck Frank Calhoun on the head with a hoe. Inflicting a dangerous wound, from which it thought he will not recover. His head was cut open for two or three Inches and one side of his body 1 paralysed. It is said that Dick Wills and Calhoun's brothers were 'drunk and when Frank Calhoun (went In to get his brother, Wills lijt him with thehoe.

Calhoun is not expected to live. Wills has not been caught. i Geo. Barney's little child died of typhoid fever Sunday morning. Rev.

Reed, pastor of the Baptist church, baptized Misses Ruth and Maud Salisberry and Bessie Shepherd by immersion Sunday. A large prowd was In attendance. The Prestonsburg Baptist Institute will close Its spring term Friday May 25, 1913. Tom Clifton, while trying to get off a moving freight train, fell and fcroke his leg. Drs.

Howard and Cal Jinan set the broken bone and he Is getting along nicely. James Goble, has purchased the City bakery. Jim says he is going to run a clean up-to-date bakery. Misses Annls and Artie Harris, of Woods. visited Miss Anna Harman Sunday.

Miss Josie Howard, who has been attending school here, has returned home. Dr. Slone, who has' been assisting R. H. Leete, has returned home.

Alrfed Conley and wife, of Staf ford, came up Saturday to visit relatives. They contemplate lo cating in Prestonsburg. John Harris and son E. J. Har ris, of Woods, were In town Sunday.

Wm Wills, a prominent farmer of Bull creek was In town Monday. Ben Craft, merchant of Water Cap was In town Monday on business. S. J. Mayo, of West Prestonsburg, bought the stock of shoes be ing sold by the Trustee In Bank ruptcy of Wm.

Vanhoose and will put them In his own place of busi ness. Bill Osborn, of Abbott creek was la town Sunday to hear Rev. Hy-den preach. Julina Bolen, of Middle creek was brought here before Judge Hall Monday, and tried on charge of ar son and bound over in the sum of $300 to appear and answer to whatever indictment may be made be fore the grand Jury. She was charged with burning a barn In which a cow and horse also burned, belonging to Columbus Owsley three or four weeks ago.

She bad made throats beforehand and statements and Ihese together with Che txact measurement of her track rod i We very strong evidence against i-r. 'EE COUNTY NEWS. Mrs. D. B.

Adkins Loses Her Life in Saving Her Sister. Mrs. David B. Adkins, a plke-co. woman whose home was at Mossy Bottom, was drowned at Mart, just across the State line, last Sun day morning, while trying to res cue her slater, Miss Nellie Hamil ton.

The two sisters had gone to the bank of the river to while away few hours with hook and line. They seated themselves upon a boul der overlooking a deep pool of wat er, some minutes later we line held by the younger sister became entangled in some bruBh toward the far side of the pool. She arose and stepped nearer the water and her footing slipped, and she was pre cipitated into the pool. Knowing that she could not swim, the elder sister sprang in after her, and suc ceeded in reaching her in time to render assistance, and when she had pushed the girl ashore, for some un accountable reason (probably cramps caused by the very cold water) she herself sank from eight and was drowned. In utter helplessness Miss Hamilton saw Mrs.

Adkins drown not twenty feet from the shore, but could do nothing to save her. She ran for help, and several persons responded to the call; but the best that could be done was to search several hours for the body, which was found a short distance below where the tragedy occurred. The body was brought to Pike ville on Its Way to Mossy Bottom for burial Tuesday morning. WOOTEX ARRESTED. W.

C. Wooten, a former merchant of Helller, this county, was arrested last Thursday by Sheriff HI Pauley on a charge of having given a worthless check some weeks ago to Hagen, Ratcllff and Hunt ington, W. for the sum of two hundred and sixty dollars in payment for merchandise purchased of them at that time. Wooten was brought to Pikeville Friday. He was arraigned before the Circuit Court, and without entering upon the case Judge Butler turned the prisoner over to Chief of Police C.

C. Cllng- enpeel and C. M. Watts, of Hunt ington, who were here with requisition papers waiting to take him to West Va. The party left for Huntington Saturday morning.

Mr. Wooten was once a prosperous merchant of Helller, but about one. year ago be met business re verses, and w'as finally forced to give his stock of goods up to his creditors and retire from business. His son purchased the stock under execution, and is now conducting the business at the same stand formerly occupied by the father. NEW BANKING HOUSE.

Last week the First National Bank xnovedSnto Its newly remodeled quarters, Cor. Main and Central. This Ur now in every way a modern banking and office building. The banking department is not yet completed, lacking some interior glass work. The great Mosler safe has been moved into the fireproof vault, which at night is also locked behind a massive solid steel door weighing 13000 This vault is a two story arrangement, and is lined with thick steel slabs that would be well night Impossible to blast through with the most power ful explosives.

The entire remodeling work has not yet been completed, and besides the banking department on the first floor, there will be many elegant offices on the second and third floors. These will be rushed to com pletion as swiftly as' the carpenters can do the work; and the building will then be one of the most mag nificent business blocks in Eastern Kentucky. FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. P.

Sherrldan Clark, of Har- rold, attended the funeral of his little grand daughter, Mary Kath- eryn Bentley, here Wednesday. Mrs. plark has been down sick for sev eral days and for this reason was unable to attend. Mr. and Mrs.

D. C. Polley, of Millard, and little daughter Myrtle were here; also Mrs. George W. Belcher, of Belch er Siding.

The county court held Its regu lar term here this week, beginning Monday. G. W. M. Hackney, proprietor of the Big Sandy hotel, spent several days of hint wetk in Ashland, re turning here Friday evenlns.

DEATH OF A CHILD. Little Daughter of Dr. G. C. Bentley, Victim of Measles.

After a sickness of about three weeks, Mary Katberyn, the" little daughter of Dr.and O. C. Bent-ley died at their home on Second street Monday evening at 9:30. The direct case of the child's death was a compound of measles and cold. Dr.

Bentley was at Knoxvllle, Saturday. when he received word last Friday Mrs. T. J. Rigg, wife of the pas- that the child was critically 111, and tor of the.

First Baptist church, was could live but a very short while. He hastened homeward, only stopping at Catlettsburg to engage the services of a physician of that city to come to Pikeville and advise with the local doctors who were Jn attendance at the child's bedside. But every precaution was In vain, and the light of the little life went out after every effort had been put forth to save It. The little body was htld to rest In the Pikeville cemetery Wednesday afternoon, after the funeral services, which were held from the First Methodist church. Rev.

T. Rlgg officiating. She was twenty- three months old. REMARKABLE HEN. The Connolly hotel, J.

N. Hamll- has produced a most wonderful hen. This hen Is a Black M'norca, two years old, and lays two eggs a day, and has very in dustriously kept np this practice for eighteen months. Mr. Geo.

Martin, of Lexington, who has been stopping with Mr. Hamilton for sev eral days, learned' about Bessie, and after having the truth of Mr. Ham ilton's assertion demonstrated to hi- own eyes, he wanted to buy her, but she had so faithfully kept up the old two-egg-a-day game when all other hens had quit for higher wages. Mr. Hamilton did not wish to part with her.

Yet the Lexington man was bent upon owning Bessie, so at length a bargain was struck. and Mr. Martin proudly boxed her up and shipped her home to the Blue Grass, MISS SARA WILLIAMSON VICTIM OF FEVER. Miss Sara, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Wil liamson, Cor. Thlrd-st. and Scott-av. was taken sick one week ago of typhoid fever. Local physicians in attendance at her bedside say the case Is not of a serious nature, and her excellent health is relied upon to aid her in a quick recov ery.

At this time she is In as hope ful a condition as can be expected Her early recovery looked for. BABY BURNED. The Tour-year-old son of Harve Potter on Grassy creek, six miles away from Elkhorn City, was prob ably fatally burned Wednesday morn ing. No particulars of how the mis fortune occurred can be learned. A physician was summoned from Elk- horn City, who considers the case a very doubtful one.

The new building of the M. E. Church will be dedicated April 27 by Rer. Robert Forbs and other prominent ministers, assisted by Io cs pastors. LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Charles W. Bentley-was very sick for several days last week. Andrew Trimble, a bookkeeper for the Yellow Poplar Lumber In was here for several days last week. Manager Everett Drennan, of the Consolidation Coal Jenkins, and his wife were here for a brief stay last Saturday. Attorney J.

S. Cllne went to Palntsville on a business visit last Thursday. A loaded gravel train was wrecked at Beefhlde, on the B. and O. route, up Shelby creek last Friday.

Several cars and the engine were included In the smash up, but no one was hurt F. E. Englar, chief engineer of the B. and O. at Jenkins, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here.

Judge H. H. Stallard returned one day last week from a lengthy visit to the country on official business. R. G.

Wells and Joel Ratcllff, of Helller, were both here last Friday. Mrs. Fred Ratcllff, of Reglna, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Hackney, bore last Friday and Saturday. OBa Hackney went to Elkhorn last Friday, where be was the guest of his sister, Mrs.

Van PInson, vv. Hays, or Jenkins, was a business caller here last week. Rev. C. M.

Summers, pastor of th Christian church at Louisa, was Pikeville last Saturday on his way to Helller, where he preached Sun day. Former County Attorney A. J. May and his stenographer, Mr. Claude Stephens, both of Prestonsburg came up on a brief visit last Friday night Mrs, John W.

Kerr and little sou and daughter, Ray and Mary, left by the afternoon train last Satur-for Reglna, where they spent Sunday with Mrs. Kerr's father, Adam Venters. Mrs. Chas. Fuller, little daughter Mildred and father.

Judge J. M. Roa lnson, left last Saturday for Elk-horn city, where they were the guests of friends over Sunday. Additional machinery to be used oh the street paving work arrayed critically 111 from indigestion last old. Bound as a nut Tough as hick-week for several days.

She is now Do not know what It is to be Ur4 While I cannot do as much I I Payaioml work as I used to when a E. E. Sawyer, Barbourvllle, young man. I can do a great deal, was a business caller here during Probably twice as much as the average the latter part of last week. an JohURon a merchant of' What bM atNm "nd T- Johnson, a mercnant wU, y0( do Mt Yeager, was here looking after bust- tobacco.

I da not use alcohoUo stira-ness interests last Saturday. ulants. I do not use tea or coffee Orvlllo Cure, of the local machine habitually. I go to bed early. I get up shop, went to the Break, to repair LrWTmri some machinery at the Board and mind.

I love to work. take a Ree Construction camps during the first of the week. J. C. Cantrell, of Stone, this county, was here Monday.

Frank Fisher, of Jenkins, was in town Tuesday. Earl Mattlngly went to Robinson creek Monday In the Interest of the Pike Spoke Co. Bennts, the young son of Rev. J. A.

Lewis, fell against a bed post last Sunday evening and cut a deep gash In his head. Main street is being torn up by the plow during the course of the paving work. W. L. Watson, of Ashland, was here Monday.

I John L. Ratllff, our county court clerk, spent several days with friends af Reglna last week. Mr. and Mrs. W.

W. Barrett, of Louisa, are here this week. Mrs. Belle Rogers, of Jenkins, was shopping here Monday. William Young and James Clay, members of the law firm of Clay and Young, Morehead, have been la Pikeville for the last few days on professional business.

Uncle Harry Sword and family have moved to the George W. Pin- son property on Scott-av. Mrs. A. B.

Call, of Yeager, has been the guest of friends here for several days. John McCowan, a timber mer chant and Will Morell, both of Bhel-blana, were looking after business interests here Wednesday. Mrs. Johnny Johnson Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Rice Roberts, at Elkhorn City this week. Mrs. Dr. Hatton, of Buchanan, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo.

W. Syck, on Chloe creek for several days this week. She returned home Wednesday. Dr. A.

C. Bond, of Vlrgle, was a professional visitor here Wednesday. Miss Helen Corbln, who Is going to school at Palntsville, came up Friday to spend Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Ben Hayes, the Western Union operator's baby is very sick with measles. Attorney D.

C. Lockheart, of Cllntwood, was a professional caller here Tuesday. W. A. Daugherty, an attorney of Grundy, was also here Tues day.

The orchestra planned to be or ganized here last week, has met wKh some delays, and will not be organized until later. J. H. Newsom, of Stewart, and M. D.

L. Geer, of Myra, both mer chants of this county, were here Wednesday. Harve Matney, of Palntsville, was in this city for several days this week in the interest of his exten- s've timber business. W. J.

Vaughan, of Louisa, was at Pikeville on business for two or three days this week. Deputy Collector Sam Collins, of Whltesburg, was in Pikeville on of ficial business Tuesday. HENRY CLAY. The Misses Chllders entertained number of their friends Satur day evening. the daughter Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, who has been attending school at Lou isa, has returned home for a week's visit Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Ramey and daughter were visiting at Rock House Sunday. Harley was calling on Henry Clay friends Saturday. Cocklll and daughter Carrie and grand daughter Elizabeth are visiting relatives at Pres tonsburg. H.

Wilson made a business trip to Ashland Friday freight train passed here 'Sunday last with her lady and gent- Healthy Old Ago TTlial Dr. Hartman Advccrlco Sea here. young man, I heard you com plaining the otherday of being nervous, sleepless, brain 1 fagged, and the like, A young man, hardly In the sentth of your life, complaining of suoh things! And this is very on, too. Tou are not the only HARTMAN. aL D.

three out of four of the muni one. Probably mn of to-day have Just such symp- toln you What does it at In. VMr. cold water towel bath every morning, winter and summer. It is these things ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR FREE lemen passengers riding the top of tbo cab, they seemed to enjoy their Miss Maude Cassell -was shopping at Lookout Walter Wiley has been suffering very much with throat trouble the last A large crowd attended the ball game Sunday.

n.A L. Ratllff, of Pikeville was calling on Henry Clay friends Saturday and Sunday Aszle Hylton was calling on Big Branch friends Saturday Minerva Hardy was calling on Henry Clay friends Sunday. Dollle Belcher spent Saturday and Sunday with Ml- Flora and Alpha Chllders. Rlppeth, of Rock House was at Henry Clay recently. DOT.

HENRIETTA. There will be church at Borders chapel next Saturday sight, Sufi- day and Sunday night. Services conducted by Rev. Howard Trent, of Russell, Brown, of Gallup, was visiting home folks last Saturday and Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Brown, of Charley spent Sunday with their parents at Lost creek. a number of good looking boys from this community, doubtless bad wearied of home monotony, sought relief In an outing to Chestnut Grove 8unday Mrs. Jennie Short and little son were callers at the dentist's office In Prestonsburg last Miss Dolly Allen and McKinley "Preston, of Palntsville were delightfully entertained last Sunday by Miss May and Gertrude Preston, of Graves Shoals. GUESS WHO. THEALKA.

The works at this place have started up again, which have been slack for awhile on account of cars. Sunday was the meeting at Con cord and was very largely attended. and Ashland had a splendid ball game here Satur i 1 1 li i i(rw mm I JJL am. a If li I -w J- a -mmmml Ship by Neat When some of the smash during' the busy De Gone at once, icons' TT it 1 1 i. ju uio uiuKcti puri tan ue repiacea ay me local bri dealer, it is not so bad.

When the nearest supply iod' house is many miles away, it would be disastrous 1 a were it not for the Btil Telephone. i The Bell Telephone not only gives the farmer argJ local connections, but puts him into direct commu- )c ail nication with the manufacturinir and commerci-l centers. Every Bell Telephone a Long DUtance Station southed, till TEixcsArii cmcriTUCCY that, have kept me wall and strong. You could be Just as well and strong as I am if you would do as I do. You may ask, do I never get sick, have I never bad occasion to take medicine at all? Yes, I have got sick.

Sometimes I feel a little touch of oil matto trouble, like oold, malaria, slight catarrhal symptoms, bat my only medicine is Peruna. I always keep a bottle of Peruna in the house. I keep a bottle of Peruna on my desk la my odloa. Onoe in a while I take some. I do not take It habitually.

Take it only when I CmI a little out of sorts. One swallow will perhaps be all that win be neoes-sary, but it Is alwar handy by. It is a sorry sight to see the young men of to-day begin to peter out physically when they ought to be In the glory of their manhood and the height of their vigor. Eat plain food. Live frugally.

Give up all weakening habits. Live as God Intended yon to live. Take Peruna when you do not feel as well as usual. If you want me to I win send yon book which will tell you a great many more things about yourself and about matters that may be of great value to you. Enclose a two-oent stamp for postage and ths book will be sent In a' plain wrapper and you will not be troubled with any follow-up lettars or advertisements.

PERUNA 18 FOB SALE AT ALL DRUO STORES. PBC1AL HOT1C1 Many seMnrts are nuking inquiries tor tha.oUl-time Parana. To such would skv, this formula la now put out undxr the nam of KA-TAK-NO, manufactured br KA-TAR-NO Company. Calumbua, Ohio. Writ thorn and th.r will Diaasea to no you a iree Beoaiei.

PERUNA ALMANAC FOR 101.1. day being In favor of Palntsville. had several drunks in Theulka jSatrday and one fight which was soon settled by Sheriff Henry Ward. Is all the rage In our Jeff Ward, who has been very low with the measles was able to be out and take dinner with Chas. Daniels Sunday.

little baby of Procter 8tapleton. is quite 111 Gypsy Swift, Wllda Butcher and Mrs. Sherman Boyd took dinner with Mrs. Frank Mrs. Clarence Borders visited Mrs.

Joff Ward Saturday. Charley Daniels visited home folks Saturday. nw machine shop at this place will soon be completed and ready for Walter" Warnuk was visiting In our neighborhood Miss Shirley Dent Mr. Neff PMaln. Tl fri Plitmm.p Wi- visiting hers recently.

DOUBLE PIE. WHITKJinirKE. bto ws. Bro. Jalm Mullet preached lut Interesting sermon Saturday re''than Sallle Napper was her mother, Mrs.

Adren Napper, of Hammond Sunday Mrs. Mary Blanton was calling on her slater Miss Rotle Welch Saturday. three Misses Parson's and Mist Rosle Welch were visiting Miss Dana May Miss Stella Maynard, of this place wss shopping at Patbta-vllle Saturday. Cell Holland was visiting Mrs. Stella Iiaajl Sunday.

Osborn, of Vat is visiting his parents this Rale Blankenshlp passed her (rni urday with a fine drove of! two and Frank Parsons haswUn ed up bis Job cutUng erosi0' on WheeILr' moved here from Prestonsbuibat rol Uncla Jim Waddle Is on th-jer, fin list. Mrs. Mary Jarrel wasf1' Jng Mrs. Jack Chlldres 6und.Bcn Sam Talbert was visiting MJ i Bald ridge Sunday Mr Parsons, of Hammond is v'-uii rol mother at Herald this NOBODY'S DARLIbike. I iaassn 1 w.

Im 'if I A I DOtLOm LJ farm machinery coes to half cj and season, something has to deiav means serious loss. 1 or. 1 1 1 -iar an lie i illt O. rlts loto-) our 1 ll al 'ei .1 li..

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