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: tr ' .' f ?Sv '-SrP iiC. .i'fv? - '(5 CITY TIMES "J: ElwiKPiiW&ier. " Wc are Here to Help Clay City, the Surrounding Country and Ourselves. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. CLAY UITY, KY, THURSDAY, AUGUST .17. J 91 6. NO. 3i! tor . a if.:H-bfiI Snow Creek Church. I Onhhuridrc'd vcars- ago the old V j, yasjjft iiquriBiiiiiE- orguiuzuuuii vi piriarip'copijTnq.si thing 6? thhait. Ajmovemcnt however nas: uepn suiriuu- jo. ruviyi; una T". -C. 'i t..i!..L.tE'U- , cnurcn, ann aimosugyougic" niuiiuy Jms .bqe.tf promised wbmld a house, - ' Manjr-of 'tholicst people who. ever . liycdsm'this county fere buried in the - ' Sfj 6Jfc', mlr nT.nS.ti vnnl Tliia place 6& burial hnC recently been fenced arid clearcd'oiT. C. C. Dan- jjpl who tiwns the. ' adjoining land, .;will giye'tbore grqund to the old '.fsite'rand help to finance the undcr- taking. fii" this connection it may be in tercstihe to state that the editor has in his possession, handed down to him from his great great grand daddy Niblack a" bcund volume of the Methodist Magazine published in 1825. Written in the back of "this book we find this inscription, legibly penned, in ink: "May the 9th, 1835": In the year of our Jord, 1KJ5, Sunday school commen ced at Snow Creek meeting house, first Sabbath in May.". The Rev. Peter Akcrs was then 1 the minister on the "Lexington Cir i ;Ot cuit as is recorded by this old high Vvly prized volume. This Rev. Akers : Mnva'sii great uncle of Mr. J. W. F. " ; i!mimS "ost valuable and hon-"jrablc- ilttaclie ,of this office. jft t -.i - Work Starts on Koads. LlV t Ttu4- itnKAdo Miff tnt in T?cf ill .Ann. ry Elder Geo. ,W, Mcrntbsli'lifts be-' cun the improvement oi uiat stretch of rough road along his farm. He is nutting down bed rock and grading up the road, and graveling it, making a first-class road of its kind. Elder Mcintosh so improved a ' portion of this road two years ago on his own responsibility, and ' therefor received the thanks of hun dreds of travelers. This will be on the route of the Stanton-Irvine in tercounty scat road. It thus seems that Estill without bonds will beat us. There aro other enterprising citizens in tho neighborhood who will join in where Elder Mcintosh , leaves off. It is also a cinch that he knows how to build a road, and has dona as much work on tho roads. " near him without pay as any man Assassinated in Tennessee. Wm. Whitt wub assassinated at Edvvina, Tenh., Friday night He being a native of Clark coun ty, the remains were brought to Winchester Sunday where they were buried Monday. Whitt married ' Miss Maude Kimbroll, of Indian Fields, u sis tor to John Kimbrell, of this city. Mr.-Klmbrell and his wife at tended the buriul at Winchester Monday. Died at Bowen. Mose Uuftoti died at his home at Bowen and vaa buried at Chop , Oheafnut. He waB 84 years of A age and U survived by. a wife and four children. He was buried with the honors of the Jr. 0. U. A. M., in the presence of. a large croVd. The heavy rains which coutiu. -.u to Jal.'kening the river up a - great, portion of (lie (line, is do mik ngpod .to crops.qn the riveVi H(i.i8 vYashlpg hillside fields. Man Escapes Horse Drowns. After the heavy nun Tuesday ,aferiloon, a traveling optician, whose flame we could not, learn, but-is some foreigner, drove into a -creek crossing on the Hard wick's creek ro.'d. The water was very swift and washed the buggy and horse down stream. The man made his escape by some one coming along and rendering aid. The buggy was found some distance down the creek next day, completely demolished; the horse was found still further down the creek. Ihe horse nnd buggy were the property of a Richmond livery. Persons who saw the horse before drowning say he was well worth S200.00. And still some people think it is right to tax the peoplo living along rue Uardwick's Lreek road and all other roads in the county for 20 years to build one and a half roads in the county and at tho same time let these peonle swim the creeks nnd plunge the mud. Tho vyriter is one that does npt believe this is righUand shall fifjlir such an unfair Dron- ositiou. Speaking. The Blue Grass 'Federation of Labor is arranging for a big cele bration at Lexington September nd, when Hon. W. B. Wilson, Secrexar-y of Labor in President WilsonTcatine't. will'deliver the principal addreps at 7:80 that evening. There will be other speakers and a great time is an ticipated. A general invitation is extended to the public and al organizations of labor. Meeting Closes. the two weeks protracted meeting conducted at Phavis Hill Olark county, in which Pastor L, F. Martin, of this city, was as. sisted by Elder 0. E. French, of Virginia, III., closed Monday night with seventeen additions to tho church. 0. T. Hughes, of Bear Track, Ky., led the singing. This meet ing Was pronounced by the membership to be the best ever held at this church. Still Improving. Ben Mastin, who was brought back trom Cincinnati several weeks ago in a very serious con dition, and who so remained for some time, is uow improving very satisfactory, and his physi cian, Dr. Martin, is now hopeful that he will get up again. This will be good news for his many friends who have been auxiously awaiting a turn for the better. Dynamiting Fish. Two distinct explosions of dy. namite in the river near the edi tor's homo was heard by the writer Saturday night. "We do not know as to how many fish they got, but we would like to see the law get them in rigid clutches. Sampson Wins. Complete returns show the election of Flem D. Sampson, of Burbouraville, as the Republican nominee for Judge of the Court of Appeals, instead of A. J. Kirk. of Pain,t8ville, as the first reports Indicated. Powell-itcs Will be There. Jt has been definitely decided that Vice-President Thos. R. Marshall and Congressman Thos. F. Heflin,' of Alabama, will be the principal speakers at the Winchester opening of the Dem ocratic campaign on September Oth. It. is also probable that Hon. Scott Ferris, of Oklahoma, will address the crowd that is expect-, ed from all parts of the State. All are oratorsAif the renown and will interest, educate and eleo trify. The people of Winches ter and Clark .county aro work ing day and night to make the opening the greatest in the his tory of theBtate and they are of tuo cuaracter that know no such word as foil. With the tlow oratory, the feast of barbecued meats, . burgoo and other eata bles, all who attend are insurer that they will feel that it is good to be there. Everybody is invit ed and expected. Prize for Moonlight School The State prize for the best moonlight school will be a trip to Washington asguest of the Ken tucky delegation in Congress next winter wlijlo Congress is in session. The Kentucky delega tion in Congress is composed of Senators OllioM. James and J C. Beckham ; C2nsressmen Swa ger Sherley, Harvey Helm, J. 0 Cantrill, A. Wj. Barkley, A. V, Rouse. D. H.-AKincheloe. W. J, Freld. lV$inn?airBJbhn. son, J. W. LaifgJey. High hon ors will be accorded the winning teacher by the delegation, in. eluding his presentation to the President. For principal points upon which the prize will be awarded, write Kentucky Illiter acy Commission, rranktort. Returns Home. .Hubert uurgher, the only eon of John W. Burgher, of Vaughn's Mill, has returned home from the soldiers' camp at Ft. Thomas. Ho was not mustered into serv ice after being called there, as reported in a previous issue of The Times. He enlisted in the service of UncleSam about twelve months ago. but could not at this time pass the examination on ac count of underweight and a crip pled font which he cut a sliort time after he enlisted. Trustee Election Changes Time. The election of trustees for the common schools will not be held this year in August as formerly, but will be held the first Satur day in October instead. The law was so changed owing to the fact that the primary and trustee election coming on tho same day in August always caused a slack ened interest in the trustee elec tion in favor of the often oxcita- able primaries. Returns from Hospital. F. G. Coulee returned yestor. day from Lexington where he underwent a slight operation ast week. Except from weak ness and a slightly paled face, Mr. Coulee looks but little worst ed for his operation. Cecil Tracy, son of Tilden Tracy, of Dayton, is visiting his cousins, Hoke and Frnnkliu Smith. The condition of Wm. Eaton. Sr. has become juiore critical in the past fow'day8. Colored Folks Leaving According to a well informed local colored citizen, over 250 ne groes hn,ve left Montgomery coun ty in the past few months for Northern cities, principally in Ohio, where attractive wages are ueing oitereu by big concerns who have war munitions con tracts. The vote in the two col ored wards here in the recent primary was less than half cast last fall. Many vacant houses are to be found throughout the colored section. Local agents for industrial insurance compan ies who do a large business among the colored folk place the estimate of migrating negroes much higher than above quoted. Mt Sterling Gazette. Increase in Population. The preliminary report of Vi tal Statistics show that there were reported during the first six months of 1910, 28.G06 births and 14,003 deaths, leaving a net gain of 18,703 in population. Of the deaths 2,070 were taken away by tuberculosis; 1,078 by pneumo nia, and one by small pox, the most guarded against of all dis eases; 070 met death by violence. This vital statistics law is re garded by many as a bother, but it is good for us to know how fast we are coming into the world, and how rapidly we are depart ingand from what causes. - v zr Shoot Well rails. The Virden well drilled in two weeks ago was shot Monday with nitroglycerine, but it did no good. The oil in this section is not producing the show we have" all been fondly hoping for, uuc uriuing is not all over, we earn. Here is still hoping for something better at the last hour Oil is found in nearly every hole put down, but the quantity is too smau. Kentucky's Share Kentucky will get, this year, $07,471, of the Government's $5,000,000, appropriated to all the States for the improvement ot roads over which U. S. mail is carried. The law provides that the btato or county must put up ike amount, this money can only be spent in building roads, which, when built, must bo kept up by tho counties. The law provides that all roads so im proved must be substantial in character. Goes to Indiana Bank. O. C. Atkinson, of Stanton, has been elected Cashier of the New lichmond, IikI., State Bank, and will move there to assume his du- ies. Clarence is a very profi. cient man and will make good. for several years Mr. Atkinson was connected with the Clay City National Bank, and later with the bank at Beattyville. Clay City Boys Promoted. Tom and Allen Rose, formerly f this city, have each boon pro moted to tho position of conduc tors on the Irviue division of the & N. railroad. W. S. Oanuiug, district divis ion engineer, was hero last week ooking over the road the Road Commission has had located and surveyed. STANTON. (By P. O. Derthick.) Mrs. Profitt's sister of Louis ville and her four children from the Masonic Home are visiting here. Prof. Shearer and his wife, who was Miss Mina Knox are here from New York visiting their many relatives and friends. He preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Tho writer spent four days in Menefee county in and around Frenchburg, and not getting home till Tuesday night, he is short on news this week. This has to go to press on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Mollie Crawford and baby, Martel, who have been visiting their parents, Wm. Hardwick and family, were called to Jack son by the killing of Alex Craw ford who was shot bv George Spencer at Oukdale. Among those who attended the Blue Grass Fair at Lexinftnn were Wm. Hardwick, Robt. Con lee and wife, Dr. J.E. Lemming, nattie Hardwick. Others prob ably attended but the writerfail ed to get their names. The Sunday School picnic that was to have been held some time ago and was called off on account of rates, will be held in the near future. Mr. J. D. Atkinson has spcured good fates and the date will be announced later. The new fence around three sides- of the cemetery is being put up at this writing and is a big improvement to the town. Sev eral came in and cut down the weeds and grass that had grown up and it helps the looks of. the place very much. Wo are going to form a Cemetery Association and charge dues of 10 nonts month and hire a man to look after the cemetery and keep it in good condition. We will bo verv proud of it then and it is honed that everybody who is interested in tho looks and improvement of the place will juin tho Associa tion. Send in your name if you do not see any of the members in Stanton. Toby Anderson is putting up the fence and ho is called the best fencer in Powell county. lite Chautauqua held at Stan ton was a splendid success and was thoroughly enjoyed by every body who nttonded. So well pleased were the citizens of the towu and county that the follow- ng men have signed the guaran tee for next year for another Chautauqua from tho same bu reau, but with different and bet ter talent: Dr. I. W. Johnson, Fred Blackburn. E. II. Fuller. M. R. Lyle, O. O. Atkinson, J. F. Ware, Wm. Hardwick, Luther Stephens, J. C. Uanley, Romulus Jackson, John D. Atkinson, Mrs. late Boliaunan, R. O. Hall, J. R. Stone, Bert Crowe, John W. Wil- iams, Judgo A. T. Knox, J. M. Welch, Robt. M. Coulee, James Ohauey, F. O. Wills, J. S. Ewen, tobt. Lwen, J. Milt Coulee, O. N. Crowe, James Welch, Wm. Garrett, Dudley Caudoll,aud tho writer.