HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                      109

proceeded to organize ‘The Clay County Agricultural Society” as a
permanent institution at Clay City. To this end a temporary organization
was effected on the 27th day of November, 1884, when R. S. Hobbs, of
Washington township, was chosen president; William A. Connely, of
Harrison township, vice president; George D. Armstrong, of Perry
township, secretary; Frank A. Horner, of Harrison township, corre-
sponding secretary, and John Burns, of Lewis township, treasurer. Com-
mittees necessary to the completion of the society were appointed, to
report on call. On the 20th day of April, 1885, the organization was
effected by the adoption of a constitution and by-laws and the election of
the following officers: President, William A. Connely, of Harrison
township; first vice president, John Frump, of Washington township;
second vice president, James T. Carrithers, of Jackson township; secre-
tary, Dempsey Seybold, of Dick Johnson township; treasurer, J. W. Dan-
hour, of Harrison township. The capital stock of the organization was
put at $2,000—400 shares of $5 each. This society proved to be only
temporary, having, from common consent, or general lack of faith and
interest gone the way of dissolution.
    A farmers’ institute has been maintained for twenty years in this
county, which holds annual sessions of several days’ duration, at about
mid-winter time, with supplemental sessions a little later in the season.
The meetings are held at Brazil, Bowling Green, Clay City, Center Point,
Cory, Saline City, Staunton and other points. Officers are elected annu-
ally. A constitution and by-laws were adopted January 7, 1908, under
which the society is known as “The Clay County Farmers’ Institute Asso-
ciation.” The sessions are all well attended and interest maintained
throughout.
    The Woman’s Auxiliary was organized at Clay City, Friday, June 21,
1907. Mrs. Nora Freed, president; Mrs. Belle Willen, secretary, both of
Clay City, and Mrs. Melissa James, of Cory, treasurer.