The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-16
IN OUR OWN STATE
winches.ers Hospital Fund Com
pleted

Winches.ers Hospital Fund Com
pleted
Winchester's dream for hospital
has in part been realized. The fund
of s25,OOO for this purpose has been
completed. Another subscription
will be started at once TO purchase
a lot on which 10 erect the institu-
ton, but this is not expected TO take
much time and the work will soon
go forward on the new hospital.
The first effort 10 raise money for
this enterprise was started several
years ago by the Kings Daughters.
After several thousand dollars had
been pledged the interest waned
and IL was not till last spring that
the interest was renewed and
another campaign was started in
earnest. At the meeting Of the Clark
County Medical Society. held two
weeks ago only $500 remained to
be collected and this was gotten up
in a hurry as all the members set
TO work.
Maysville "wets" Lose
A decision handed down by the
Supreme Court at Washington, Mon
day held that they had no jurisdic-
ton in the local option contest case
that was taken up from Maysville on
a writ Of error from the Kentucky
Appellate Court. The decision end
ed the long fight that the whiskey
forces Of Mason County have been
waging. The county and city Of
Maysville will become dry" at
once. This decision will put out OF
business fifteen saloons and three
wholesale liquor houses.
Governor Stanley Pledges Total Alb
stinence.
From the pulpit Of Warren Me-
mortal Church, Louisville, DR..
Aquilla Webb, pastor, made an au-
thorized announcement as follows:
"Governor-elect Stanley has asked
me TO make public for him that
while he is Governor of Kentucky
not drop of liquor shall be admit
ted TO the executive mansion nor
served at any dinner given by him,
and that he himself will be a total
abstainer during his term of Office
as Governor"
Old Wage Scale Restored
Last spring when the business in
the coal fields was dull there was a
ten per cent cut made on the miners
wages with the understanding that
on the first Of July the old rate would
be restored; but this was not dore
and a strike was the result. They
finally went back TO work and re-
Gently the Continental Coal Corpor-
alton, whose mines are located on
Straight Creek, Bell County, restored
the old wage. This means normal
in the Straight Greek
field, and comes as a most welcome
gift TO the men who do
the digging.
BIG Deal in Oil Holdings.
Recently a Mr.. w. 5. Raydure OF
Green, o., bought from the
Maple Oil Company in Estill
County 1870 acres of oil land
for the consideration of $4,000.
This tract joins the Mckinney farm
on which the 200 barrel well was
drilled last week known as Paisley
Ridge. The sale was confirmed by
the president of the oil company.
C. n. Dulin at Greencastle, Ind,
where a meeting of the stockholders
was held. Eight new wells have
been located and drilling will begin
al once. The above named company
have seven wells completed.
Mrs. Stanley Gets a Fortune.
The friends and relatives of Mrs.
A. o. Stanley are elated to learn
hat just after the inauguration
of her husband she be-
,ame the recipient Of $4,000
,heck, a priceless set of old silver
ware. a big touring car and an ori-
entail rug that cost $1,000.
All these things were given her by
w. ]. Abram, executor of the estate
,f Mrs. Lille Turner Abram, de-
,eased, an aunt of Mrs. Stanley, who
lied a year ago at her home in
Louisville.
Mrs. Stanley was not surprised as
he had been expecting it after the
state was closed. She was sur
,rised at the gift Of the touring car
which was a gift 10 the new gover-
Tor and the first lady in the state.
During the excllement the oldest