History of Clay and the Clay Hotel This article is written for the pur- pose of giving a thorough history of the Hotel at Clay, Clay township, by whom erected, owned and operated to the present day; and many incidents connected with its history; also, some facts of the village of Clay, tracing the

P LATE I. WILLIAM KAHL’S BRICKYARD. Numerous Colonial Brickmakers—Excellent Clay at Many Points— Extent of the Brickmaking Industry in Lancaster By M. LUTHER HEISEY The making of bricks was one of the earliest industries of mankind. Throughout the Old Testament mention is made of this art — both

Albert Tobias Clay, Ph. D., LL. D., Litt. D., Assyriologist, Archaeologist by M. Luther Heisey Many are the men who have gone from this community in their early manhood, seldom or never returning, yet who because of that early association bring to us reflected glory from the fame of their

territories to be named after Union officers and govern them the same as the other territorial govern- ments in the United States. This view of Stevens doubtless, to a great extent, influenced his course in the case of Senator C. C. Clay, Jr., of Alabama, at the close of the war. Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr

first Monday of January, 1893. Being a Democrat in politics, he was the candidate of that party for the office of Judge at the general election held in the fall of 1892, but he was defeat- ed by Henry Clay Brubaker, the Re- publican candidate. After the expira- tion of his term of office, he resumed the