The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-06-03
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

Mr.. Wiley SkidmOre of the North
Fork country was in town last week on
business.
Mrs. Tet Hall Of Pulaski County is
visiting her many relatives and friends
in and around Stanton.
L. ii. Fuller was acquitted at his
examining trial Saturday for the
shooting of 4. Walker.
Miss McDill returned to her home i'm
Ohio Monday of this week. She will
not return to us but will be married
this fall to Mr.. Buck who taught in
our college last year till he was taken
sick with typhoid fever and had TO re-
turn home. We wish them well when
the great event comes off. Misses
Paisley and Carver accompanied her as
far as Lexington where they went to
have their eyes treated.
The Sunday School convention at
NADIA Sunday was a splendid success.
| The house was filled at all the meet
ings. There were quite a number from
Clay City, lIardwicks Greek, Rosslyn.
Filson, Dundee md other points to
NADIA, who attended. Dinner was
provided on the grounds and a splen-
did picture was taken of the crowd.
Misses Nora West, Maude Bowen.
Gladys Welch and Mr.. Ezekiel Bras
hear received first class certificates in
the state teachers examination held
last week. Maude Bowen received the
highest grade. Miss Thompson would
have received the highest grade but
she was not acquainted with Kentucky
history. She received grades above
80 in most all her papers. There were
20 who took the examination, with
second class and failures.
i In the census report just>eompletrd
in Powell County there are III white
males and 1862 white females, 81 color
ed males and 45 females. OF this
number there are 435 illiterates. 1t
will be a great day in our country
when we shall wipe out this stain, and
and there shall be no one in the county
who will not be able to read or write
With all our splendid day schools ard
with the establishment of moonlight
schools we trust that everybody in the
county will cooperate with us ard
raise kentucky's standard in education
among the states of the Union. We
were almost at the bottom a few years
ago but we are fast climbing to the
top and we can soon say to the world
that every adult person in Powell
County can read and write.
A social gathering was provide for
the school mates and friends of Rich
ard Grove at the home of the writer
Tuesday evening. About 80 were pre-
sent and all had an enjoyable time.
Games and music enlivened the time,
and ice cream and cakes were served.
We were all glad to see Richard back
and to know that he had done so well
in Johnsons Bible College at Kimber-
lin Heights, Tenn. At the request of
many of his friends he preached at the
Christian Church Sunday night to ore
of the largest crowds that has ever
been in there. We have heard great
many compliments on Richards first
sermon in Stanton and we are all
proud of him. After teaching school
he will return to Kimberln Heights
and resume his studies.
Mrs. Malinda Martin, one of the
most respected of Powell County's
aged citizens died at the home of her
son, Marion in Stanton last Saturday
morning She was "A years of age and
her husband James Martin died four
teen years ago of heart trouble. There
are eight children living and all of
them were at the funeral with the eX-
ception of Mrs. Cinda Hogan of Mis-
souri,. The Others present were Rome,
Marion, John, Andrew and Bert Mar
tin, Mrs, Ruth Willoughby and Mrs.
Kettle Boone. Mrs. Martin died of
dropsy and other complications. She
was woman that was loved by all and
she had host Of friends who will miss
her. The writer extends to the fam
lily his deepest sympathy as il was Just
one month ago that he was called upon.
to give up his mother, but we feel that
heaven is nearer and dearer TO us for
he ties that ara hindinU IA fhara