THE LAY HOTEL
By Shirley Grammer
"On August 19, 1899, Judge F. M. Lay purchased Lot #2 in downtown La
Vernia in the Wolf Addition. . .For many years he was proprietor of the Lay
Hotel in La Vernia and was well known to traveling men who visited the
territory. The hotel not only offered room and board to travelers
but had a display room where "drummers" (salespeople) could show their
wares to local merchants. Judge Francis Marion Lay (also
referred to as Squire Lay) was Justice of the Peace for almost 40 years
and his courtroom (also referred to as the "La Vernia Courthouse") was
adjacent to the hotel. . ."
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