Show MAN SOLD AT AUCTION UNDER VAGRANCY LAW shiftless white man must work for 11 1119 1 9 cents a month for his purchaser elizabethtown EUzabeth Elizabeth town ky with bidding decidedly quiet dock doer aubury a shiftless white man was as auctioned off recently by sheriff being finally knocked down to J J john son who will be entitled to the ser vices of his purchase for the term of nine months while the price 1119 9 cents a month seems cheap for the labor of an able bodied man many express doubt whether johnson will come out even as aubury in add addi tion to having a reputation for lazi ness has that of having a ravenous appetite the proceedings at the court house attracted a big crowd being unusual though perfectly regular under the statute vagrancy law when sheriff yates first set forth what virtues au all bury has his soundness of body etc and stated that the terms were cash a hush tell fell over the spectators for a while the sheriff had a hard time getting a bid at all finally 50 cents was offered the sheriff caled this finally johnson who is a farmer near town said he would give a dollar remarking it would be a shame to say a hardin county man was not worth that much at least going going shouted the sheriff with upraised mallet looking about the crowd for another bidder there was breathless silence and then his mallet fell for the last time and he cried gone aubury moved nervously the pur chase price was paid over and he was turned over to johnson aubury Is a lank back woodsman born and raised in the hills of meet ing creek this county he has never been known to follow any vocation long enough to become identified with it A short time ago he married a 4 young woman in the stephensburg Stephens burg neighborhood going to live with his father in law hi his wife s folks finally had the proceedings instituted it Is said |