The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-11-06
STANTON NEWS.

Monday was County Court day
but it was too near election to do
much business.
Mrs. Bryant and childred, of Lon.
don, KY, have been visiting at
Mrs. Doll Blunt's this week. They
are sisters.
Misses Broad. McDill and Kabele
attended Halloween social at Mai.
Ola last Friday night. They report a
pleasant time
VIM. Hardwick is in Jackson Wis.
iting his daughter and incidentally
to help his son-in-law win his race
for County Judge.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edward Welch
gave a Halloween party to the
class room which Prof. Welch
teaches in A marry time was had
by all present.
DR.. johnson was suddenly called
to Rosslyn Saturday to attend VIM.
Martin, son of Alvin Martin, who
has appendicitis. He is some better
at this writing.
Mr.. Frank Atchinson, conductor
on the L. & f.. and his wife spent
Monday in our town and visited at
Mrs. Effie Smiths. who is related
to Mrs. AtchinsCn.
Robert Baker returned home Sun.
day from Leteher and Perry coun-
ties where he has been working for
several weeks. He will return as
soon as he gets his corn gathered.
Mr.. George Conlee. who has been
in the St. Joseph Hospital at Lex
ingtOn for the past three weeks suf.
fering with kidney trouble, return
ed home Tuesday much improved.
Mr.. Virlen Snowden who has been
out in Arkansas since February re-,
turned home last week and says that
there is nupiace like old Kentucky
The drouth was more severe where
he was than it was here. r..
Mr.. Ben ThrockmOrton and wife
are visiting the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ A. Phillips. They lost
every thing they had except what
they had on in the fire az Jackson.
Thew were both awav at the time
of the fire
Mack Mccormick is rejoicing
yer the arrival of nine pound girl
to his wife. This is the first girl
born into the family, the other four
being boys. Also to Joe Holman
and wife last Friday was born ten
pOu Id girl Congratulations to the
new arrivals in our midst
s. H Hard wick, of Stanton. and
Mise Julia b Headley, of Clark
county. were married October 28th
at Winchester. They are here this
week visiting kin folks and receiv-
ing congratulations from host of
friends They will probably locate
in Clark county where Mr.. Hard.
wick has a position.
M. A. Phillips and family have
moved into the Brownlow Thomp.
son house and Mr.. James Patrick
and family have moved into house
vacated by Mr.. Phillips. Mr.. Dan
Milton, has moved into the house
recently vacated by Walter Burris. |
Ed Dunn. who bought the DR.. Lem.
ming property has moved into it.
Ned Glover was perhaps the
oldest voter in the county on cleo
ton day. He is 103 years of age
and says that he has seldom missed
voting in all these years sine. he
begas to vote. His steps were
quite feeble, his eye sight dim
and he said he was sure that this
would be the last time he would
ever cast his vote and was only
waiting for the ferrymsn to row
him over the river to his better
home than his earthly one. He
was an old slave and has spent
many years with Billy Bowen but
10 now with his children on Black
Creek.
The boys were out Halloween
and played a number of pranks on
the people of Stanton. Boys will be
noys and they enjoy their fun and
we like to see them have il SO they
do no damage. The writer wildly
recalls many evenings he spent in
his youthful days prowling around