The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-03-26

Hospital. He is doing splendid.
~ and will soon be a BILE to leave.
Professor says that he is going
back to the farm and stay there
when he recoveree from thu
seige of typhoid fever.
Belvidere Brooks, of New
York City, who is an own cousin
tn j. 9. Patrick, now Vice Pres.
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, the largest telegraph
company in the world, is tipped
for President Of the Company.
This shows what a young nah
can make of himself if he will
make the best of his opportuni-
ties. Mr.. Brooks was a poor boy,
aised by an Aunt, but he stud
ed and worked hard, and by his
diligence and perseverance b.
has raised to his present enviable
position. 1t is too bad some of
our town loafers couldn't have
improved their opportunities
when they had the chance.
Among those from Breathitt
county last week in the case of
John Clair for the killing of
hummer Spicer were, Joe
Moore, Belv Even and his son,
Alec Deaton, Henry Noble, Rog.
er Spicer, Buddie Spicer,
Granville Spicer, Sam Rollie,
Wayne Sizemorn and Rev. w.
l.. Clair father of the young man
charged with the killing. Owing
to the lack of witnesses and non
preparation of the defendant, the
case was continued till the third
day of the June term of Court.
Judge Benton warned the de-
PENDANT that he must he prepay
ed for trial as he would not
grant another continuance.
Judge J. p. Adams, Of Jackson,
LAWYER for the defendant arrived
in town after the case had been
continued. In this absence at
the opening Of the case, Bdhford
White, of Irvine, and Charley
Spencer, of Winchester, were
appointed by the court to look
after the interest of the defend
ant.
The colored waiter at the
Boone House, while handling his
80 especial" in the kitchen of
the hotel Monday night, discharS.
ed it accidentally. Fortunately
no one was hurt when it went
off. 1t will soon be unsafe for
any one to be seen with pistol,
for the last Legislature has pass
ed bill that will be pretty dras.
tic on the man caught with one
on his person. For the first Of
Tense the person is DISTINGUISHED
for two years from voting and il
also subject to fine. For the
second otfense he is sent to the
penitentiary. This is a good law,
and we trust that il will be en-
forced to the letter. Judge Ben
ton gave notice to all in the
Court House on the opening day
of Court that he would see that
this law was enforced to the besL
of his ability. He can do this if
every citizen desiring it to be en-
forced, will do his part. This
Legislature has also passed very
drastic law against the illegal
sale of liquor in local option
With this law it ought
not be very hard to convict any
one caught coming in with a suit
case full of liquor. This Legisla-
ture also passed a drastic law for
the sale of cigarettes. Any per
son under sixteen years of age
can be arrested who is caught
smoking a cigarette and the pen
atty is very severe on the store
keeper who has them for sale. lf
the Legislature had done nothing
else but pass these three bills We
feel that it has accomplished
that will be of vast
benefit to Kentucky, and TO the
young men of our state. Now IL
rests with the officers and citi-
zens of Stanton and Powell cOun-
ty to see that these three laws
are enforced. If they are, there
will be but very little shooting,
drinking and smoking of cigar
cites among our young men.