The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-05-04
STANTON.
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writer was 81 beuepOtnt, ounuhy' TWO
miles from him, and heard many speak
of splendid sermons he preached. Over
500 heard him Sunday night.
Mr.. Ross Hall and I. W.. Johnson
have both purchased new Ford auto
mobiles from A. T. Whit, the agent
at Clay City They are getting ready
for the new roads that are to be built.
We are told that there IRE two kinds
OF automobiles, the Ford and the
can't-a-Ford. The rest Of us will have
to be content with the latter.
Jim Clancy ran nail into his foot
while at work in jackson and had to
return home for two weeks. He went
back up Sunday to resume his place.
II James had staid in school, as he
ought to have done, this accident would
not have happened. We do not under
stand why SO many of the students
drop out of school SO near the end of
the term. 1t seems to the writer that
something is wrong. somewhere, when
students drop out by the dozens near
the close Of the term. There must be
a remedy for this.
The st. Helens boys came down Sat-
urday and locked horns in double-
header base ball game with our boys.
Our boys proved too much for them,
defeating them, 8 to 8, and Sto7, in
both games. Mrs. Sylvia Russell and
about twenty young ladies from st.
Helens, accompanied the boys. The
writer talked with two of the St. Hell
ems boys in Reattyville, Monday, and
they were loud in their praise OF their
treatment while in Stanton. They said
our boys treated them fine and showed
them good time and they are anxious
for return game
This coming week, from May 9th to
the 18th, is to be known as "Clean up
Week" in Kentucky. 1t is desired
that everybody in Stanton cooperate
in this movement and clean up their
yards and homes and help make this
clean and healthfaI town. The Town
Board will furnish team and wagon
all the week to haul away all your rub
bish free Of charge. This is certainly
commendabie in them and viii not ev.
erybody gather up the old tin cans, old
iron, cast-off shoes and anything that
needs to be carted of. and call for this
team. These ungightly places furnish
breeding-places for disease and it will
be we'll worth the trouble.
Mrs. Mollie Mansfield, wife OF Dr.
G. d. Mansfield, died Mt her home
Thursday. Of pneumonia teynr. She
had been in very frail health for some
months and when taken with pneum o.
mia her weakened body was unable to
fight the disease. Mrs. Mansfield was
the daughter OF John w. Williams,
and she leaves husband, two children
Margaret and William, and her father
and several brothers and sisters to
mourn her departure. She had host
of friends in Kentucky who regret to
know OF her death. She wanted to
live for her children. but at the age Of
As she was called away. AS the writer
was away at the time of her death aud
burial, he regrets that he Is unable TO
give fuller details concerning her life,
or those who attended the funeaal.
This community was saddened by a
tragedy in the death OF Miss Mary Lyle.
She had been at work in Irvine for two
or three years as stenographer in the
law Office of Robert Friend. During
sick spell pneumonia set up and she
passed away last Wednesday morning.
Her baby was brought, here by her
mother-who had been at her bedside
for month--and she was buried in the
Stanton cemetery, She made friends
wherever she went, for she was always
a very bright. cheerful and happy girl.
She was twenty -four years Of age and
leaves mother and several brothers
and sisters who regret her death.
Among those out Of town who attend
ed her funeral were her brothers, Nor
gan, Ernest and Florin, Of Irvine, Ma
omi MADDEN and Mrs. Pierce Keith, OF
Lexington; Mrs. Reece wiggin and
Mrs. DR.. Martin, Of Clay City Miss
Mary Nelson, OF Winchester; Charley
Maple. J. Upton, Mark Lyle, Everett
and Lou Snowden. OF Irvine, and John
Lyle, who travels on the road. The
writer has only words OF sympathy
for the bereayed family.