The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-01-01

Treasurer w. V. Shaw. Senior Deacon
Horace Linville, Junior D aeon Rev.
j. w. Sturdevant. Chaplain. The in.
stallation of officers was postponed
until next regular meeting, January
1st, when the newly elected officers
will be installed and the Past Master
Degree will be conferred upon w. A.
Butler, the Worshipful Master elect,
by Past Master w. Y. Shaw. After
the election of officers W. V. Shaw in
complimented Brother Peale Collier,
Master, for the splendid work he had
done during the first year, and pre-
scented him with a beautiful Masonic
Charm, the gift of his Masonic friends.
The members then retired to the ban
quet hall and partook of a sumptuous
! anquet prepared by caterer w S.
Judy.
Miss Margaret Sthail, renowned
reader, will appear at the opera house
on Friday evening. January 4th, in
''Enoch Arden, This is the third
number of the Lyceum Course under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society
of the Methodist church. Miss Sthall
comes to US highly endorsed, and should
be greeted by a good audience. Tickets
go on sale at Smith & Wadell's drug
store Monday.
The new telephone rate of the East
Tennessee Company goes!nto effect to-
day. All the groceries, dry goods
stores and drug stores and butcher
shops have taken out the East Ten
neSsee Telephone.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. 7. Forsyth, of
Paris spent Friday with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Whaley.
Mrs. Frank Collier and family, of
Clintonville, werei guests of relatives
here from Thursday till Friday
Major C. M. Best returned Satur-
day from a ten days visit to his
brother, Frank Best, of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. ~
Elder and Mrs, P. F. King return
eel from Battle Creek, Mich, Friday
where Mrs. King has been under treat
ment for several weeks. She is some
what improved.
Mr. Isaac Brown is critically i'll
with fiuX, superinduced by pneumonia.
Mr.. J. H. Hamilton, who has been
sUjourning in Cincinnati for week,
returned Friday.
Joseph Mckee gave UP his position
as local manager of the Bourbon Home
Telephone Company Thursday and
moved to Paris. He was succeeded by
Mr. Higgs, of M 2ysville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgs will occupy the rooms in
the telephone building vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. Mckee.
Thos. McClintock & Sons shipped
700 fat cattle to Pittsburg last week.
also Is head of hogs and e mules to
Cincinnati.
Mr.. Bruce Barlow. of Head
quarters, was shot in the leg Wednes-
day while hunting He was thought
for time to be in danger of blood
poison, but is doing nicely at this
writing.
Christmas day was. The twenty
fifth anniversary of. the marriage of
Prof. and Mrs. G. C. Fisher and they
received several very handsome
presents Among them one from the
faculty and one from Miller & Best.
Mr.. Joel Nyall. While attending
church at the Christian church Sunday
morning, was seized with faiuting
spell and was for sometime uncon-
scious DR.. c. B. Smith was hastily
summoned and after he rallied he was
conveyed to his home. He is resting
comfortable, though very weak.
Elder P. F. King preached his
last sermon as pastor of the Christian
church Sunday but will not enter has
charge at Knoxville for several weeks
on account Of the condition of his wife.
They have not employed anyone here
and Elder King will continue to preach
when the pulpit is vacant. He ard his
estimable wife have made a multitude
of friends in the two years they have
been here.