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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Mrs. Woods Granted Divorce.

In the t'ayette Circuit Court Tues
day, Mrs. Matte C. Woods was grant
ed a divorce from her husband. Clar-
ence c. Woods, Mayor Of Richmond
KY. Mrs. Woods has lived in Lexino.
ton for several years. The WOODS
have one child, a daughter. Mamie
Miller Woods, about nine years old
who was named for Mayor Woods 6rSf
wife. In directing the clerk to enter
an order granting the divorce Judoa
Parker said: 81 am somewhat al =
loss to know just what disposition IN
make of the daughter of the two mart.
les in this suit. l don't believe anv
man is suitable person to bring nm .
girl child | am satisfied from the evil
dence in the case that the mother
would, if given possession of the child
do the very best she could do for her
but IEfear that she is mentally un.
balanced.
Attorney Richard Bush, represent
ing the defendant, stated that no
thought an agreement could easily be
reached between himself and Georoe
r. Ross, attorney for the plaintiff. &c
to the disposition of the child accent.
able to both the defendant and tha
plaintiff
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14

Mrs. A. F. Brown, whose serious
illness has been noticed frequently in
these columns, died at her home Mon
day at p. m. She is the wife of Mr..
A. F. Brown dealer IN jewelry and the
mother of three little daughters. the
youngest being about four monthsSof
age. Mr.. Brown and family moved
here-aJfew years ago from Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Brown was a domestic woman, a
lover of home and faithful in all its
duties. Funeral Wednesday afternoon
at a O'Clock INN ethodist church. Ser
vices by Rev. I. W. Watts, increment
III Millersburg cemetery.
Mrs. Virginia Fitch loft Monday
fer months sojourn at Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Lowell and
granddaughter. of Maysville, spent
Monday with Cadet Lowell at M. M. l.
Mrs. Annie Durham left for her
home at Moorefield Sunday after
spending a few days with Miss Rena
Stoker.
Owing to the heavy rains the ball
game between M. M. l. and K. w. C..
was not pulled off Monday to the re-
greet of many people. This is the Sec
ond game on home grounds between
these two schools which could not be
played on account of rain. They will
cross bats next Monday on K. w. G.
grounds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
New School District.

At the last meeting of the Bourbon
County School Board a committee COM
posed of Messrs. Mason, Lisle and IN
gels were appointed to investigate Fthe
necessity of forming a new School Dis
trict for the benefit of those patrons
who reside just outside the city, limits
of Paris and who are situated IN the
country to be benefited thereby.
The committee. met pursuant TO said
order and on investigation found that
in the Southern and Western suburbs
of Paris the demand was such that the
said committee agreed to report that a
building is very much needed and that
it will report at the next meeting of
the Bourbon County School Board that
a school building should be erected on
the t'ord's Mill pike or near the same.
The committee would be glad to have
all patrons interested in said school to
confer with the County Board of Edu-
cation. for Bourbon County (which will
be held at the County Superin-
tendent's Office on Saturday, May e,
at o'clock.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
RELIGIOUS.

s>-Usual services will be held atlthe
Second Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, with the pastor, Rev. DR.. B.
M. Shive in the pulpit.
Rev. Father James DeBruyn sailed
yesterday on the Celtic from New
York for Belgium, his old home. Rev.
Father Lawrence Alp, of Bavaria, Ger
many, who is only five weeks in this
country, is the acting pastor of the
Paris church in Father DeBruyn's alb
sence.
The Paris Methodist church will
observe Sunday, June 20, as Method
ist Day. 1t is desired that every
Methodist attend the Methodist church
Oh that day. A census will be taken
on that occasion of all resident Meth
odists and every member of the de-
nomination is asked to aid in the count
by attending church.
We notice in a Camden. N. j.,
paper that the trutees of the Westmin-
lister Presbyterian church, of that city.
were to hold meeting to take steps
to enlarge the church building so as to
accommodate the increased attendance.
Rev. DR.. Joseph S. Malone. formerly
of the First Presbyterian .chruch of
this city, has beer pastor CT the West
minister church since January l, and
the increased attendance at his church
in this short time ne has been there
speaks volumes for this good man and
excellent preacher
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
The Paris Grand.

1t IS not often that vaudeville goers
have an opportunity to hear rea! opera
tic singers and lovers of this class of
melody who patronized the Grand the
first half of the week received a rare
treat. Nine. Alvano and company had
excellent voices and handled them
well, rendering several high class num-
bers.
Eddie Warren, the eccentric come.
dian, whose makeup was good. and
with line of talk out of the ordinary
and several original and catchy SONGS
was productive of many hea ty laughs
THESE with an illustrated song by Miss
Lovely and two motion pictures, COM
pleted a very pleasing program and
one well worth seeing.
Last night there was an entire
change of program composed of Down
ard and Downward in their laugbable
sketch "Bracing Up" This little
playlet is howl from start to finish.
Mr.. Downward greatly amused the ar
dlence by making a change from white
to black-face in full view.
The Great La Varre and his charm.
ing wife in the ''Place of Mysteries. y
occupied twenty minutes that were
full of interest. La Varre introduced
several feats of legerdemain that we've
originated by himself, which are ex-
ceedingiy clever. Undoubtedly his
best mysticism is the act in which he
produces a lady apparently from no
where. which is very difficult to see
through. We have had many magic !
lans but none in class with La Varre.
who with elaborate stage apparatus |
and great skill proves to be the hest
magician ever seen here.
An illustrated song by Miss Lovely
and two clever motion pictures. one
of them Julius Caesar" highly col
ored film, presenting the welt known
tragedy, proved one of the
best of the good performances that
nave been the offering of the new
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
DEATHS.

Mr.. James Samuel Ecklar. aged 68
years died Saturday of paralysis at his
home in Harrison county. He was the
father of Mr.. N. H. Ecklar. of this
city.
Miss Mayme Smith, aged %
years, died in Cincinnati Wednesday
morning of tuberculosis. She was tine
daughter of the late Simon Smith. of
Shawhan, this county. Burial ser
vices were held yesterday mornjnp
from the l.. & N. 9 o'clock train at
Shawhan. Interment in Riddles Mills
Gem etery.
Miss Emma Scott died yesterday
morning about o'clock, at ST. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington, after several
months OF illness. Miss Scott under
went a severe operation several weeks
ago IN hopes that her health might
be improved. She rallied from the
effects of the operation, but there has
been little hope of her recovery.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr.. James Scott, of North Middletown
neighborhood. and was loved and admir-
ed by host of friends throughout this
county. She was a consistent member
of the Christian church and possessed
all the beautiful traits of character
that makes the lovely Christian
woman. She had been a great suffer-
er and was ready to go, perfectly re-
signed and without any complaint she
passed into the eternal sleep.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Hugh Montgomery, and one brother,
Mr.. w. K. Scott. both of this city.
Her remains we're brought 60 the
residence of Mrs. Hugh Montgomery
yesterday afternoon, where the tuner
al will be held on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Elder Carey E. Morgan,
the pastor, officiating.
Bishop Charles Belts Galloway is
dead. He was Mississippi's most emf
nent divine. For twenty years he has
ranked as one of the leaders in the
Methodist Episcopal church and one of
greatest pulpit orators in America.
He passed away at o'clock Wednes-
day morning, after an illness of several
days with mild form of pneumonia
complicated with heart trouble. He
was IN his siXtieth year.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Breach OF Promise Suit.

Through her attorneys, Col. T. ].
Ewing and John B. Williams, Mrs.
Nelia B. Tolliver, aged Fl, has filed
suit in.the Boyd Circuit Court for $50, :
900 against the Hon. Charles Kitchen,
aged 65, reputed millionaire and promi-
nent Democratic politician of Ashland.
Breach of marriage contract is alleged
in the petition, the plaintiff declaring
that three times has she prepared to
marry the defendant upon three sepa-
rate dates agreed to bysthem. Owing
to the prominence of the defendant the
case will attract wide attention. The
couple have gone together as sweet
hearts for year and half or longer.
They were standing together talking
in front of the plaintiffs residence
when Deputy Sheriff j. G.. Hopkins
served the process upon Mr.. Kitchen.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
STOCK, CROP AND FARM NOTES.

Hugh McClanahan, of Mason county
bought last week forty yearling Texas
mules for which he paid $4,000.
-Cronbach Bros, of Mt. Vernon,
Ind, have sold their large corn crop of
$4,000 bushels to a Henderson, KY,
firm. The price paid was 733 cents per
bushel.
Henderson & Spilman, of Boyle
county, have purchased 100, 900 bushels
to be paid for as it comes from the
thresher.
With lambs selling at Sc and many
ewes with twins. thus worth 1872, and
the fleece at Sl.30, makes sheep a good
investment. to say nothing of the re-
sultant soil benefit. from the flock.
J. C. Robinson, of Boyle county,
sold his crop of $1,000 pounds of hemp
to E. F. Spears & Sons, of this city,
at S5.25 per hundred pounds straight.
The total crop brought an aggregate
of about $4,000.
-Chas E. Butler has bought the
4-year-old- Princess Denmark by
Blue Chester, dam by Fayette Den
mark, for $780, The mare will be
mated to Bourbon King. Mr.. Butler
sold for $125 Bette Davis, q registered
Jersey COW, to Frank White, and
eleven head of Jersey heifers to Lee
R. Craven for $40 per head.
According to authentic reports the
largest apple tree in this section of
the State, if not in the world at large,
is still growing on the farm Of Mrs.
Martha E. Stone. on the Falls of
Rough Road, tw, and a.half miles this
side of Litcnfield. The tree trunk was
recently found by actual measurement
to be eleven feet two inches in circum-
ference. -HopkinsvilIe Independent.
If there was ever time in the
history of farming in Kentucky that
the farmers should not be kicking it is
at present, for careful survey of the
situation and a study of the conditions
show that the products for the farm
ranging from an egg to a big, fat
steer, are higher this year than ever
before when taken on the average.
AT Louisville last Saturday six
horses won six races and in each event
the winner made the fastest time ever
recorded over Churchill Downs, a feat
never before equalled on any racetrack
since racing began over $50 years ago.
Miami's time in the Clark Handicap
was :45 l-5 and the best previous rec
ord for that race was AS As, made by
the Minks in 1908.
The returns to the department at
Washington show that there are now
6,O84, 600 head of sheep in the United
States, and the value to be an average
of S3.43 per head. In 1903 the aver
age, value per head was S2.63. The
Western Mountain and Pacific States
now have 34.274, 900 head of sheep
while the balance are in the Central
States.
Another industry for spinisters is
to be provided by the raising of large
sum of money to buy small farms near
large cities where there is a good mar
ket and sell them to the spinisters on
easy terms. Not being able to provide
the spi2isters, with husbands, the phil
anthropists will provide them with
farms. The farms are not so much
trouble as the husbands and although
they stay out all night, they never get
drunk.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Resolution on Death Of S. D. Cor
ringtOn.


Again we are called to mourn By the
death Of one of our oldest and best
beloved members, Bro. S. d. Corning
ton. Old not only in years but in Ma
sonic service. Bro. COrringtOn was mi
tiated as an entered apprentice, Aug.
70, 1863, passed to a Fellow Craft Sept.
2S, 1868, and raised to a Master Mason,
Oct. 81, 1863, Zerubbabel Lodge No.
ll9, AarOn's Run, Montgomery county,
KY, admitted a member of Paris
Lodge No. 2, by denit Jan. 6, 1888.
Mark Master, Jan. 9, 1891, seated as a
Past Master, March IL. 1891, received
and acknowledged as a most Excellent
Master, May 8. 1891, and exalted to
Royal Arch Mason, June IL, 1891, in
Paris Chapter No. Is. Royal Arch
Masons, Paris, KY. Dubbed and Great
ed a companion of the Order Of the
Red Cross, sAugust IS, 1891, dubbed and
created a Knight Templar and Knight
Of Malta, Oct. 13, 1891, in Occur de
Lion Commandery, No. 26 knights
Templar. Paris. Ky. Served as Tyler
and Sentinel for all the three bodies of
which he was a member, Blue Lodge,
Chapter and Commandery, for a great
many years.
bro. C0rrlngCOn was porn NOV. Il,
1884 in Montgomery county, KY. Died
of Bright's disease, April 25, 1909, at
the Old Mason's Home near Shelby
vile, KY.
Resolved: 1st. That in the death of
our brother the lodge has lost one of
its most valued members, his family d
loving one and true relative, the COM
munity good citizen and a moral and
just man, also a good Christian.
Resolved: End. That copy of
these resolutions be spread on the min
utes of the lodge, published in our city
paper, and a copy sent to his family,
and that the lodge room be draped and
the members wear the usual badge of
mourning for thirty days.
J. A. STEWART,
N. H. RON,
A. F. FRENDRERG.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Clicked into Inconsistencies.

Miss Mary Cochrane, daughter of
Rev. w. 0. Cochrane, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Georgetown.
was attacked by negro late Tuesday
afternoon in her home. The negro
climbed through a window and seized
the girl by the throat. He choked her
into Inconsistencies, then fled. The
girl was found by her parents. A pnv-
stefan had great difficulty in reviving
her. Burglary is believed to have
been the negroes motive. A posse is
in pursuit of him.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Kentucky Dog Tax.

According to the report of State Au-
ditOr Frank P. James, the total tax
collected on dogs in 1907 was S149, 907.-
Il. and $106, 1915 was paid into the
school fund, after paying for sheep
that had been killed by dogs to amount
of SAB, 742.2 20. The total number of
dogs assessed in'1907 was 1873, 9S5. This
year it is estimated the dog tax will
be $12l, 646.59 and the sheep claims
paid will be about S34. O34. 85.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Will He Become a BOlter i?

Friends of Circuit Judge Watts Par
ker, of Lexington, who was a candi-
date for denomination, but withdrew
on the eve of the recent Democratic
primary, along with other candidates,
have put in circulation in every pre-
clnct of the. city of Lexington and Fay
cite county petitions calling upon him
to head. as candidate for Circuit
Judge, an Independent ticket at the
regular election this fall. Judge Par
ker has not yet given any expression
as to whether he will run or not.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
MargOIen's Specials.

For the rest of this week you can get
the following bargains for cash at Mar.
gOIenS:
Best 20 cent coffee is cents.
Is lbs. sugar for 81.
Pure leaf lard 121 cents per pound.
Shoulders 10 cents per pound.
2 cans Os corn Is cents.
cans of tomatoes Is cents.
2 cans peas Is cents.
3 cans peaches 25 cents.
Best tea 50 cents per pound.
1t MARGOGEN.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Ticket Selling Contest.

Bourbon Aerie No. 1871 offers a
great opportunity for young ladies to
take part in its ticket selling contest.
The young lady selling the highest
number of tickets for the picnic on
June 10, will receive $25 in gold. A
second premium Of $40 is offered.
Entries to contest will close Monday,
May II, at O'Clock p. M. when tick
cts will go on sale. Call on T. F.
Roche.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
MILLERSBURG ITEMS.

Fresh fish at Proctor's.
Mrs. j. A. Miller continues about
the same.
Mr.. J. E. Plummer, of Carlisle,
was in town Tuesday.
Have you seen the cedar lined
couches and Davenports at Mock's
Mr.. Thos. McClintock was in Bath
county from Saturday till Tuesday,
buying mules.
Miss Verne Burberry, of Center
vile, is the guest of her cousin, Miss
Mary Mcdaniel.
Miss Matte Mcintyre suffered an
acute attack of neuralgia of the heart
Tuesday, but is better now.
The work of laying the foundation
OF the addition Of the office of day at
M. M. l. was begun Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Butler sold to
Mr.. o. H. Collier lot on College Ave
nue. in Butler Addition for $500.
Mr.. A. J. Thaxton returned to
Kentucky State University Monday
after spending few days at home.
The work of rolling the Maysville
pike was begun Tuesday in the North
end. 1t is to be rolled from here to
Paris.
Mrs. H. L. Higgs returned Mon
day after spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Todd, of
Winchester.
-Messrs. G. W. Howard,G F. Jones
and L. I. Vimont attended the Retail
Grocers Convention at Frankfort from
Wednesday until today.
Mrs. K R. Vaught spent Thursday
with her sister, Mrs. Belle T. Judy, at
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington,
and reports her doing nicely.
Three thousand locust posts for
sale. Will make delivered price in
car lots.
PEALE COLLIER & co.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Smith Clark have
given up the management of the Wind
sor Hotel at Paris and are spending
couple Of weeks with relatives here.
They will take charge shortly of the
Jones House at BarboursviIle.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will have a sale of cakes, pies and
other edibles Saturday in the vacant
storeroom lately occupied by 7. D.
Judy & Son. This is an opportunity to
procure your Sunday dinner.
Mr.. A. S. Best who has been con-
fined to the house since Monday night
with appendicitis was taken to St.
Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Wednes-
day morning by DR.. G. 1B. Smith and
was operated on Wednesday afternoon
by DR.. David Barrow. The case was
taken in time and the opera ton was
not a serious one.
-TheSL. & N. depot was entered
Monday night by burglars The build
ing was entered through the west win
dow of the waiting room, from there
into the office through the delivery
window, the cash drawer opened and
all the cash taken, amounting to seven.
teen cents. The escape was mad
through the window over the telegraph
window. No clue as to the identity of
tie guilty party.
FOR SALE will sell from nv
lot the two-story frame building on |
North Main street adjoining my resi-
dence. The building is large and con-
t2lns quite an amount of valuable lum-
Der, which is in good state of preser-
walton. Suitable for barn, stable or
0utbuildings. Please call and inspect. |
The property can be bought right. |
This is your opportunity.
MRS. LOU f. CONWAY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Twenty Men Killed.

Twenty men were killed by a prema-
ture blast of dynamite Wednesday af-
ternoon in stone quarry operated by
the Callahan Road Improvement Com
pany near the village of South Bethle-
hem. eleven miles southwest of AL
hanV N V
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
COIOred Doctors Meet.

The eleventh annual session of the
Colored Medical Association of Ken
lucky opened at Frankfort yesterday at
the COrinChian Baptist church with the
largest attendance in its history.
Colored physicians from all parts of
the State were present and more are
expected. The meeting is being pre-
sided over by DR.. D. b. Robson, CT
Lexington.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14

All persons indebted to the estate of
+. T. Clay, ST., are requested to set
tie with me at once. All persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of F. p.
Clay, ST., are directed to present
them, proven as required by law. to
me, or leave them at the law Office of
Mcmillan & Talbot. Paris Kentucky.
WALKER BUCKNER.
3tWkIy. Admr. of F. P. Clay, Sr.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
Grain Growers Meet.

Grain growers from many States met
at Springfield, Mo-. yesterday at the
call of c. S. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers Union to take ac-
ton to protect their interests.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
MATRIMONIAL.

The engagement is announced of
Miss Olive FAINT. of Flemingsburg, to
Henry M. Bosworth, of Lexington,
formerly State Treasurer and Sheriff
of Fayette county. The marriage will
be celebrated June 8.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
More Mutineers Hung.

Twenty-four more mutineers, who
had been tried by cOurt-martial, were
publicly hanged in ConstantinopIe.
This is total of IS executions since
the revolution Of APRIL 3.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
FOR SALE.

10 Locate elsewhere. l will offer for
sale, privately, my residence, No. ia
Seventh ST., Paris KY. House in good
repair; good sized rooms, in addition
TO bath room: front and back hall. and
enclosed back porch; water and gas i'm
the house; good stable and carriage
house, also good clstern. Property
IN good neighborhood and centrally
located. ]. G. ELLIS,
E. I. Phone, 348.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
NeighbOrs Fighf.

In Clark county, r. H. Curtis shot
and probably Emortally wounded Will
R. Locknane about 5 80 O'Clock We'd
nesday evening. The shooting occur
red ON the RuckerviIle pike, about five
miles from Winchester. The two men
are neighbors and it is said that the
shooting grew out of an old grudge
which has existed between the for
about year, and which started over
a law suit, in which Curtis testified
against Locknane.
LATER.
w. h. Lockland, of near Winchester
who was shot in the abdomen and hin
by r. H. Curtis OF the same neighbor-
hood Wednesday evening and taken to
the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lex
lngton, where he bullet in the aldo.
men was removed Wednesday night.
died yesterday at II 80 o'clock. His
wife was with MIN when he died..
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-14
LATER.
FOR RENT.

The residence on Duncan Avenue.
Possession July ], 1909.
IA 1t ROBT. C. TALBOT.