The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-08-01
STANTON NEWS COLUMN

wark and fell down the stairs, sus-
tanning very severe injuries that
have confined her TO the bed for
several days.
10 will be learned with great re-
gret that the Rev. J. Kelly Giffen,
who has been the principal Of
stanton College for the past year
will soon leave for Knoxville, Tenn.
where he has accepted the Prcsi-
dency of a college in that city.
But we are fortunate in getting
another man who will fiji his place,
the Rev. Willis Craft, a teacher in
the college last year, hut a resident
Of Clay City. Mr.. Craft has cndcared
himself to all the students and the
people who have heard him preach.
lie will move to stanton about the
9Th Of August when Mr.. Giffen
moves his family to Knoxville.
The Rev. John Martin. who came
here recently as pastor of the
United Presbyterian Church. de-
cided he could do more effective
work with an assistant. and so be-
took himself to Indiana and brot
back beautiful blushing bride. We
give her a welcome in our midst.
A young cyclone passed up the
Red River valley this past week and
tore up things in general uproot-
ing some trees and damaging corn
on several farms. George Derrick
son and NJ. F. Bennineneld seemed
to have been hit the hardest
We wish TO call your attention TO
the Radcliffe Chautauqua that will
be held in stanton, August Is to
H. There will be some very fine
talent here and especial attention
will be given to demonstration work
on behalf of the housewife and the
farmer. DR.. William Tecumseth
sherman Culp, a noted lecturer. will
be one Of the attractions.
The new dornitory for girls Is
rapidly being erected and it is hoped
that it will be ready soon after
school takes up. Scarcity Of labor
and the difficulty of getting ma
terial may hinder its being ready
for the fall term.
Two new oil wells are being
drilled in Stanton, one on the land
Of Daddy Clark and the other on
that Of Romulus Jackson. We hope
that they both get fine wells. for
that will make the rest Of us feel
that we have oil on our places.
The writer attended the grea,
meeting recently held at Sturgeon
in Owsley County, and took part
in the program. We wish such
meetings could be held in every
county in the mountains. A fun
account Of this meeting will be
found in last weeks paper.
Miss Gertrude Bennett, who has
been the matron at the dormitory
for the past year, left last week for
her home in New York. Guy Frazier
and his wife have moved to the
dormitory and Mrs. Frazier will look
after the building.
II. II. Harrison and his new bride
have moved to the house recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Kidd.
Howard will also move his Office to
his home and those desiring TO see
him will go there.
Larkin Stamper is preparing the
ground for his large store building
which he expects 10 erect in the
next few weeks. Charley Sparks,
of Oakdale, is already here TO look
after the job.
There are about six or seven va
cant places yet to be filed with
teachers in Powell County. Any
one desiring to teach will do we'll
TO correspond with our Superin-
tendent, Dudley Caudell.
Mrs. Paul Derthick has been very
sick for the past three weeks, but
is slowly improving in health.
The Rev. Richard Grove has
moved his family to Bowen, where
he will teach the Bowen school.
He will continue TO preach at the
Macedonia church in Fayette.
Miss Anna Clark is the new Post
mistress, taking the place of Mrs.
Mollie Crawford, who left for South
Carolina 10 visit her husband.
j. S. Even, DR.. Lemming, A. J.
Martin and wife, attended County
Court Day at Winchester, Monday.
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