The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
Nh 90
NO. CsD

weeks, ner Otner sister DelnG
Mrs Rufus Dunn.
Rev. Joe HierOnymOus, Of
Primrose, Lee county. was in
town last week looking around
for farm near Stanton that he
might move his family here 20
our fine college. Brother Joe
would be a splendid man among
US, the writer having lived near
him in Lee county for two years.
He is a Methodist preacher, bnt
that only makes it in his favor
and ours too.
Among those who took in the
Bluegrass Fair last week were
Fred Ware and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Hall, Mrs. Virgil At
kinson, Miss Katie Jackson,
Mrs. 5. ID. Hall, Mr.. Luther Ste
phens, Mr.. Thomas Conlee, Mrs.
Robert Black burn and son, Col
son, Mr.. Robert Conlee, Mr.. J.
ID. Atkinson, Mr.. Clifton Chan
ey, Mrs. Kate Bohannan, VIII
ter the completion of this work
the railroad took away in II
months from fredericksburg, the
county seat, II 900 tons of agri-
cultural and forest products haul
ed over the highways to that
town. Before the improvement
of the roads this total was only
$4,000 tons annually; in other
words, the quantity of the couD-
ty's produce had risen more than
10 per cent. Still more interest
ing, however, is the increase
Atkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Even and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Williams. MIR. Williams had the
misfortune to have his pocket
picked and $40 in money and
some notes ia ken.
Rile Coomer from Oakdale visited
his brother Bob Coomer from FRI
day until Sunday. Rev. Ed Boggs
also Of some place visited at Mr..
Coomer's and both Rf'e CoOmer
and Mr.. Boggs preached at the
Caanan school house from Friday
till Sunday to crowded houses.
Come and see us again brothers,
We welcome you back again.
Wiley Roberts, OF knOwlton, and
II. n. RObetrs, ofWiscOnsin, made
a business trip to Breathitt county
the last few days. L. &. Cole has
been useing his Notary Seal rapidly
for the last ten days taking az
acknowledgement for oil and gas
leases for Guy b. Williams and G..
r. Dolin, of Irvine, Ky. Mr.
James Foster and his wife have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Lee, in Zee county. The Sunday
school at Mt. Canaan is starting
out for the best sunday School out.
Hope they will have good attend
ance. A Cody work will be done.
DR.. Seay passed through our village
today. A. Il Benningtield and
Robert Baker Was in our place
looking for some yearling cattle.
StratIon Kiacaid is still on tie
sick list. Aunt Haley Profit is ia
poor health at this time. Contrib
uted.
Have you noticed how fine the
cemetery looks now since the wort
that was done last Wednesday
Were YOU there To help in thai
splendid work? Ii not you missed
much of the enjoyment that the
workers received from the work
About forty men and women ar
rived early and worked like tro.
jams. Bushes, trees. briars and rub
bish fell before the onslaught and
soon order came out of chaos. The
trash was piled on burning stumps
and fallen logs and all DISAPPEARED
up in smoke and ashes. There was
a pleased look ON every bOdy's face
when the work was done and II on
ly took three hours to complete the
Job. While there is room still for
improvements yet it shows what
can be done and also shows how
pretty our cemetery is when clear
ed of underground. All decided
that about the last week in Septem-
Der they would have another work
ing and root out the roots and dig
up the running hriars and get IN
ready to sow in grass in the spring.
Mr.. Frank Baker, of Owego, N.
cONTINCED on PAGE 1