The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-09
MILLERsBURG ITEMS.

Mr.. d. M. Hurst has returned
from five weeks tour in the West.
Miss Alma Hopper, of Mayslick, is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Ashby
Leer.
-Messrs. VIM. Layson and ]. H.
Hunter are taking in the Mt. Olivet
Fair this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Shaw have
taken board and lodging with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Ingels.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. v. Chandler, of
Florida, were guests of relatives here
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Kennedy, of Carlisle,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Cray, Monday and Tuesday.
-Corrington & Smedley furnished
the carpets and rugs for the new M.
F. G. building and most of them are
down.
Mrs. Chas. Martin and children
left Monday fof a few days visit to her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Oney, of Lex
ington.
Mr.. Jonas MyalI, of Mayslick,
arrived Monday at the bedside of his
brother. Mr.. Jonathan Myall, who is
critically ill.
The members of the Epworth
League will give a Halloween social
and the ladies of the Baptist church
will have a Halloween sale.
Mrs. Richard Hurst, of Eliazville,
arrived Wednesday 60 spend few days
with her sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Stir
man and Mrs. Sam Endicott.
Joe w. Mock has completed his
contract for furnishing bed rooms at
the new M. F. G. and hanging shades.
Brenlin shades do not fade or crack.
Elder ]. D. Waters left Wednesday
for New Orleans, to attend the
National meeting of the Christian
church, which convenes there today.
The Mt. Sterling football team and
M. M. l. will meet on the gridirou on
M. M. L. campus Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. The Mt. Sterling team is
strong and a lively time is anticipated.
Mr.. Coleman Ball, who has been
the guest of his grand daughter. Mrs.
Chas. Martin, for the past three
months left Monday for his home in
Denison, Texas.
The Millersburg Dancing Club
gave an impromptu dance at the Opera
House Monday evening. There were
about fourteen couples on the floor
There were just enough present to
make the evening pleasant.
AS the ice wagon has stopped.
please pay your bill and it will be ap-
preciated. If you could send the cash
when ordering ice it would save a
great deal of trouble and very small
accounts. A. S. BEST.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Missionary Society are preparing box
to send to their mountain school. Do
nations of clothes and edibles will be
accepted and can be left at Mr.. j. w.
Mock . furniture stone any time be-
fore Oct. %.
The Lyceum Course has been ar
ranged for and the first number will be
the Gertrude Miller concert company,
on Nov. Is. The course will consist
of four numbers. Season tickets 81.
ten cents a number for reserved seat,
which you pay when you have your
seats marked.
The many friends of Master Nor
ris Laird. the youngest nephew of
Rev. and Mrs. II. r. Laird, will learn
with sincere sorrow of his death Tues
day evening of typhoid fever at the
home of his uncle, Rev. H. r. Laird,
near Lynden. Rev. Laird was pastor
of the Presbyt rian church here for
ten years, rcsigning In June, 1907. The
two little nephews, James and Morris,
lost their parents, early in life and
were with Rev. Laird the greater part
of his stay in Millersburg. They were
bright young boys and had a multi
tude of friends.
The new Millersburg Female Col
lege opened Thursday morning at 9
O'Clock. Quite number of students
were present and others came in dur
ing the day and will continue to do so
for some days yet. While the building
is not completed and much work is vet
to be done. it is in condition to open
school, and the school work will not be
interferred with. 1t is an attractive
formal opening will take place this
morning. at 9 O'Clock. at which hour
the public is cordially invited to be
preent. The exercises will be simple,
after which the visitors will be shown
over the building.
The residence OF Mr.. Claude vi
mont, situated about one mile south
of this place, burned Wednesday after
noon about a o'clock. Most of the
family were away from home at the
time. Mr.. Vimont was sowing rye
across the Hinkston Greek, his wife in
town, and nurse and baby and a son,
some ten years of age, at home. The
fire originated from the kitchen flue
and the nurse, hearing the roaring OF
the flames, gave the alarm. Quite a
number of neighbors were on the ad
jacent farms cutting corn and rushed
to the burning building and saved the
greater portion of the furniture. The
residence, which was of brick, was
built by the grandfather of Mr.. vi