The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-10-22
STANTON

Mrs. Bette Hardwick returned
home last week after several weeks
visit with her son in Winchester.
Misses Ruby and Beulah Burgher
spent the Institute week with theil
relatives at Spout Spring in Estill
and they report splendid time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Atkinson
came in Sunday morning for visit
with their many friends and rela-
tives. Clarence had to return that
night to Beattyville where he is
cashier in a bank.
Rev. l.. F. Martin is holding a SER
les of meetings at the North Bend
church AT the time of this writing
sixteen had come into the church.
Miss Anna Welch, az Rosslyn, was
here Tuesday visiting with her many
friends.
Among those who attended county
court day at Mt. Sterling Monday
were: DIR. j. f. Lensming, Messrs.
Ross Hall, Burnaim Skidmore,, Cliff
ton CLANCY, Fred Blackburn, Romu-
lus Jackson, Luther Stephens, J. w.
Williams, Fl. T. Deriekson, and Mrs.
Robert Even.
Nj. Robert Even was elected by
the town council to fill out the term
of Mr.. Virgil Atkinson who moved
to Beattyville. Mr.. Even will make
a valuable member of this council
as he is one of Stanton's best citi-
zens.
There will be Shakespearean play
entitled, Macbeth" given at the
college building this coming Friday
night. The characters in this play
will be Misses Anna Clark, Make
johnson and Charley Grove. Let us
all go and see these three talented
young people give that stirring play
of Shakespeare which is one of the
masterpieces of literature. II would
be well for those who go to read this
play first that you might better UNI
stand II.
Charley Rice was in Winches-
days of this week on bust
Nj. Henry Mcclure, a very promi-
nent lawyer Of Beattyville and jailel
cable of Lee county were here Tuesl
day ON legal business for<one of the
formers clients.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Wright, Of Hard
wicks Creek, were here during Insti-
tute week Mrs. Wright remained
over an dvisited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ware.
Miss Maude Hanks, of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, returned this week after
spending two weeks with her parents
on Morris Greek.
At the council meeting last Friday
night all the present members were
compelled to nnouLpe themselves
as candidates at the coming election
on November 3. No one else in the
town was willing to run for council
men or at least the present members
failed to find any one willing to take
their places. Those who are up for
re- election are Messers. |. W. john
son, Jesse Grove, Robert Even, Rob
ert Stone and Paul Derthick As
they have no opposition II is sup
posed that the voters of Stanton will
elect them on election day. AT this
meeting Mr.. A. NJ. Phillips was nomi-
mated to run as Police Judge. The
council looked the town over and
they could not find anyone better
qualified for this very important
office than Mr.. Phillips. lie was Po-
lice Judge OF Stanton for several
years and it was the unanimous
opinion of all the naembers of the
council and of the citizens who were
talked with that Mr.. Phillips made
the best Police Judge that this town
ever had. We need a good Police
Judge very bad and trust that the
citizens of Stanton will stand back
of the council in their selection.
Hon. J.,C, w Beckham, of Frank
fort and candidate for the long term
as United States Senator spoke TO a
good audience at the court house on
Tuesday Of this week. He gave one
of the finest political addresses ever
heard at the court house. Mr.. J. d.
Atkinson introduced him and remind
ed us of his splendid record while
Governor of Kentucky. Mr. Beck