The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-12-02
ON.CASS|US M.C[AY
DIES FROM ILLNESS
Death Follows Attack of Tet-
anus at His Country Home
Near this City.
STRICKEN ON
LAST SUNDAY.
Was Prominent Farmer and
President of Constitu- 4
tiona1 Convention.

CaSSlus MI. Clay, farmer and public
man, died at his home, I.Auvergne,"
three miles from this city, on the
Winchester pike, Thursday night,
about 10 o'clock following an attack
of tetanus, from which he had been
suffering since last Sunday.
The death of Mr.. Clay was a dis
tinct shock to the community.
although it was known that recovery
from his most recent illness was
doubtful.
About three weeks ago Mr. Clay
underwent an operation at a Licking
ton hospital from the effects of
which he never fully recovered.
A week ago Saturday he was able
to attend the sale of the Bourbon
Warehouse Tobacco Company.
Mr.. Clay was prominent as a far
mer and as business man, nd WIS
one of the most influential citizens of
the county
The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon, and was probably the larg-
est funeral ever held in the county
The spacious rooms and halls of the
mansion were crowded with friends
of this distinguished gentleman.
scholar and statesman who desired to
pay last tribute OF love and respect
to his memory and to express by
their presence their sympathy for the
members of the bereaved family.
Mrs. Frank Fithian, Miss Flora Hill,
Prof. A. II. Morehead and DR.. Fithian
composed the quartette which render
ed I'm the Hour of Trial." and
when Peace Like a River" Rev.
DR.. B. M. Shive, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, offered prayer, and
Rev. w. E. Ellis, pastor of the Chris
tan chmGrch, read an appropriate
Scripture lesson, followed by remarks
which were altogether fitting, and ex-
pressive OF the high esteem in which
Mr.. Clay was held, and of the nobil-
ity and dignity of his character.
AS the caSket was being moved
Art Thou Weary" The body was
followed TO the Paris cemetery by a |
large concourse of relatives and
friends.
AS the casket was being lowered
from the home the quartet sang
to it's last resting place the quartet
sang, Some Day Well Understand"
after which Rev. Ellis pronounced the
benediction, and all that was mortal
OF this distinguished citizen, devoted
husband, father and friend was left
to rest beneath wealth of hand
some floral tributes.
Mr.. Clay was born on the old family
homestead in Bourbon county on Mar.
26, 1916, and was the son of Brutus J.
and Ann NJ (Fields) Clay. He was
reared under the influences of a home
of distinctive culture and refinement
and was afforded the best of educa-
tional advantages in his youth Aft
er completing course Of preparatory
study in the Sayres Classical School
at Frankfort, he gave himself a ia
nous alma mater by entering Yale
University. He was graduated with
the class of 1866, and delivered an
Grafton on his commencement day, be-
ing fifth in his class in scholarship.
After his graduation, Mr.. Clay re-
turned to Bourbon county and has
ever since been engaged in general
agriculture and stock raising, through
the medium of which he gained graft
flying success, his methods being of
the most enlightened character. In
short he exemplified a progress
sive spirit and effective generalship
in his extensive operations along
these lines and contributed in no
small degree to the furtherance of
the best interests of the county of his
nativity.
man of broad intellectual ken and
well fortified opinions Mr.. Clay very
naturally became leader in thought
and action jim this section and proved
benefcent force in public affairs.
At various times during his career
he has written articles on economic
and political subjects, often anony-
mously, and seldom above his sigma
ture, and he has given his heart and
hand to the articles of faith of the
Democratic party. In the past he has
given much service to the party in
this section of the State.
In 1871 Mr. Clay was elected by the
voters of Bourbon to represent the
county in the State Legislature, and
so satisfactory was the quality of his
craftsmanship that he was chosen
his own successor in the election of
1873. He was valued and loyal
worker on the floor and in the COM
mittee room and did much to further
| wise legislation. Still further hon
ors were accorded him in 1875 when
he was elected to represent his dis
trict in the State Senate, in which he
served one term, and made a splendid
record in promoting liberal legisla-
ton and the regulation of corpora
tions and expenditures on the part of
| the State.
In 1889 he was selected as the del
stitutional convention by which was