The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
STANTON NEWS.

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ington Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. Albert Skidmore was in
McRoberts over Sunday on pro-
fessional business.
Mr.. Robert Stone is somewhat
better this week but is still not
able to be at the store.
Miss Mayme Derlckson informs
us that she will sell ice cream at
the Post Office this coming Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jackson, of
Louisville, arrived Sunday for
several days visit with their
many friends and relatives.
Hardwick d Co., of Stanton,
will also handle the state text
school books and expect them on
hand by the last of this week.
Mrs. Petit, of Clay City, and
Miss Blanch Bush, of Louisville,
arrived Tuesday for a visit d.
mOng friends and selatives in
town.
Everybody in Powell county is
rejoicing over the splendid rains
that have fallen this week. They
were pretty general all over the
county.
Mr.. Donald Bohannan is the
proud pOsessOr of bicycle and
has all of US poor mOrtals envy.
ing him as he sails along so
smooth and swiftly.
Mr.. Robert Blackburn was
home Tuesday of this week with
his family but left again Wed.
nesday morning to look after
his insurance business.
Mr.. ID. X. Clark and his broth.
er, James, of Clay county, took
in the Bluegrass Fair last week
as also did DR.. j. f. Lemnhng,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Derrick
son.
Mr.. Fred Ware was in Win
chester last Wednesday on bust
ness. He is travelling now for the
firm of Hodgkin d Co.. of Win
chester looking after Eastern
Kentucky territory.
Rev. l.. F. Martin, of Rosslyn,
is having fine luck at Owings.
vile searching for pearls from
the oysters in the river. He has
found some very fine ones of late,
one being worth over 800.
Mrs. NJ. A. Phillips was called
TO Mt. Sterling Saturday to the
funeral of her brothers. wife,
Mrs. Louisa Greenwade. She was
one of the most beloved women
of Montgomery county and the
funeral was largely attended.
News items are sent in TO the
Clay City Times every Wednes.
day morning and when you wish
items for the paper please have
them in TO the writer on Tuesday
afternoon at the latest. The
writer is always glad for the
items sent in.
Mr.. Fred Blackburn and A. 7.
Stewart are spending "A few days
at Swango Springs recuperatIng
their health. Mr.. lackburn has
been in very bad health for sew
eral months but We are inclined
to think that Mr.. Stewart has a
serious case of heart trouble.
Mr.. Paul Derthick preached at
Camel City Sunday. They are
having awful dry weather there,
having had but a small portion
of the rains that we have receIv-
ed here. In the Flat Woods and
on White Oak in Morgan county
the crops are worst the writer
has seen in Kentucky.
Mr.. Hardin Watkins who was
tried at Stanton for the murder
of Mr.. Napier, of Breathitt coun
~ and who received a life sen.
tence was pardOned last Thurs
day by Governor McCreary. The
other brother who was sentenced
from two to twenty-one years
will soon be released on a parole.
Mrs. Henry Upton was called
to the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Harvey Hanks, of Lombard, who
died aud was buried on Monday.
Rev, j. G. Hanley preached the
funeral and "A large host of
friends and relatives attended.