The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-03-22

Mr.. ID. Il. Clark. of Spencer county,
was here the past week, He bought
the fine horse of Ance Norton for Sl73
and rode it through to his new farm
which he recently purchased.
Mrs. Fred Ware and baby, of Win
chester, visited with her parents, Mr.. \
and Mrs l. :. Boone, this past week.
Mrs. Ware and her mother went up to
Bowen where they visited with Mrs.
Walter Thackrr.
Among the lawyers attending Circuit
Court at Stanton this week are Kelly
Kash and Will Kash, of Jackson, Floyd
Byrd, of Lexington, Charley Spencer,
of Winchester. Banford White, of ~
vine, and II. $. McGuire of Beattyville
DR. Albert Easter, of Waltersville,
Fuhrman Conlee, of Clay City, Albert
Skldmore of Montgomery county, DR..
Lawrence Knrx. of NADIA, Mr. Mullins,
of Lombard, Henry Townsend, of Lee
county, were here this week attending
Court.
Press Spencer was found not guilty
of the murder of Alvin Hon on Tues
day of this week. Floyd Byrd of Lex
ington prosecuted spencer while j. ID.
Atkinson defended him. A large num-
ber of witnesses on both sides were
present at the trial.
Prof. Neal Ransom was here from
Clay City saturday working up inter
est for high school at Clay City. Since
we have good college here it might
be well TO help Clay City get this high
school and thus build up two places in
the county instead of one.
Miss Anna Clark who is attending
Berea College is visiting her many
friends in Stanton this week. She was
summoned here as witness in the case
against George Derickson. The jury
hung i'm this case and it will be tried
again at the June term of court
Miss Minnie Conlee was taken To
Lexington last week where an N-ray
examination was made of her arm
which has been giving her serious
trouble with inflammatory rheuma-
tism. We understand that the doctors
sent her home saying there was no cure
but that the rheumatism must run its
course.
The young men of Stanton College
gave literary program last Friday
that was out OF the ordinary. Everyone
who attended says that il was one OF
the best things given at the chapel this
year, and they hope that the young men
will give another like performance in
the near future. Prof. Johnson did
much To help the young men make this
"A success.
Mr. Mart Tharp of Hatton creek was
taken to the hospital at Lexington and
operated on for intestinal trouble, but
died from the operation. lie was
brought back to Stanton and buried on
Hatton creek near his home. Mr..
Tharp was good citizen and neighbor,
and well liked by all who knew him
He leaves wife and several children
who will sadly miss him.
| BY the way we are having fiae
prayer meeting at the Christian church
every Wednesday night The crowds
are growing larger eacll meeting There
were AZ present last Wednesday night
Come cut and and help us 10 make h
more interesting still and also To do
you aud us good Everybody Is INIT
ed irrespective of race, creed or stand
ing in the community. Ii is a good
thing in the middle of week TO come
TO the House of God, 10 forget the busy
cares of life and talk over the things
that concern our christian life and our
salvation IL is strange how some
church members can find time To at
tend dancing school but have no time
to put into a prayer meeting. But thea
the prayer meeting is for those who
really want TO grow stronger and draw