The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-22
MILLERSBURG ITEMS.


PEALE COLLIER & CO.
Mrs. David Wood and daughter,
Miss May WooG, Of Maysville, are
guests of Ms. R. l.. Wilson, Sr.
Timothy seed, seed wheat and seed
rye.
BUTLER & MILLER.
Col. and Mrs. e. M. Best will enter
tain the faculties Of NJ. M. |. ard Nj.
+. Z. this evening from 7:30 until
9: 80.
Miss Fannie Latham left for her
home at Mayslick Wednesday after a
several days visit to Mrs. Ashby
Leer.
Mrs. G. w. Judy, of Lexington. ar
rived Tuesday as the guest of her
brothers, Messrs. E. M. and o. w.
Ingles.
Dickinson's genuine KanaWha salt
for sale. None genuine but Dickin-
sons.
PEALE COLLIER & co.
Mr.. j. w. Henson and family moved
street to that of his son-in-aw, Mr.. 20.
M. Thomas.
Mrs. d. e. Clarke entertained
number of ladies tuesday with a din
ing in honor of the birthday of her
mother, Mrs. ]. e. Lay son.
Amity Lodge No. 30 F. & A. NJ.
conferred the Fellowcraft Degree on
Mr.. A S. Miller at regular meeting.
The work was done by Acting Master
M. P. Collier.
Mr. w. I. Mcconnell, Jr., of Mt.
Olivet, vas the guest of his cousin.
Mr.. Aaron Mcconnell Wednesday. He
was enrOute to the State meeting of
the Christian church at Frankfort.
Miss Minnie Harris, of Germantown,
will arrive from Frankfort today
where she has been attending the State
meeting of the Christian church as the
guest of her niece, Mrs. Aaron McCon-
nell.
Two students arrived from New
York Wednesday at M. Nj. /. New
students are arriving almost daily and
yet there are sevreal to come. The
school will be practically full when all
are here.
Rev. T. w. Watts, Drs. C. C.. Fisher
and j. D. A. Vaught returned Tuesday
from the Conference of the M. E.
church which closed at Richmond Mon
day night. Rev. Watts goes to Scott
street, CovingtoD, and is succeeded by
Rev. Swift. who has been transferred
to the Kentucky conference from
Little Rock, Ark. DIR. Vaught is pre-
siding elder of the Covington District
and will occupy the parsonage at Fort
Thomas.
Mr.. M. H. Current, aged II, died at
his home Tuesday at II As a. m. after
a lingering illness of tuberculosis of
the bowles. He was one of Millers-
burg's most prominent citizens having
been identified in the past with many
Of the prises of our town.
He was native of Harrison county,
ard was married when quite a young
man to Miss Usher, residing for many
years on his farm in Nicholas county.
He moved to Millersbnrg about thirty
years ago for the purpose of educauing
his children. Shortly after coming here
mis- wife died.
He was life long member CT the
Ne th0dist church and has taken
keen interest in all its work. He has
served as trusts e, Of the church, and
for many years until the past few
months was superintendent Of the
Sunday school, resigning after he was
unable to discharge his duties, and was
one of the stewards of the church at
the time of his death.
Mr.. Current was deply interested in
the cause of education, and when the
i2ng legal battle was on between the
II ethodist conference CT the M. E.
church and tie people Of MilieIsburg
, GncerCirg the removal of the Ken
tuCky Wegl yam College, he with DR..
l. K. best, DR.. w. NJ. Miller and Mr..
j. A. Miller were the champions in
the cause of the people of
After the u. S. Supreme Court had
sustained the Kentucky Court of APP
peals In moving the Kentucky Yves
leyan from Millerbsurg to Winchester,
re, with the Sabove named gentlemen
purchased lot from Mrs. Nj. ]. Cald-
veil adjoining the K. w. G.. property
for the purpose of building a training
school. About the time the building
was completed amicable arrangements
were made with the Board of Educa-
tion of the K. w. G. whereby they
could use their property, Millersburg
appointing local board to act with
and under the conference board Mr.
Current was member of this board
for several years.
For a numoer of years he was
identified with MIR. John w. Mock as
furniture dealer ana undertaken and
was also member of the we'll known
leaf tobacco firm of Ball. Thomson &
Co., and at the same time a member
of the coal and lumber firm of Current
& Clarke. During the panic CT 1896
he with many others Of this COM
munity was forced to make an assign
nent and for several years he was
2ctiyei recuperating his fortune, this
however be did to large degree, and
was squarely on his feet at the time
Of his death. For the past Stew years
he has retired from business enterpris- :
IS looking after his farming interests, |