The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-05
DEATHS.

"A telegram received Friday by |
MIR. James Mcclure announced the |
death of Mr.. William A. Osborn, who |
died at Atlanta. Ga, at the age OF "a
years Mr.. Osborne was formerly of
Bourbon county, and for number OF
years being engaged in the pursuit OF
agriculture, residing on his farm on
the Bethlehem pike which was sold to
Mr.. Joseph Stivers.
After disposing of his farm Mr..
Osborne moved to Paris where he was
engaged in the agricultural implement
business being associated with Mr.. w.
H. Wainwright, and was located in
the building in the rear of the court
house which is now occupied by Mr..
Chas. w. Heck as carriage shop.
Later Mr. Osborne was identified
with the poultry business and in this
was associated with Mr.. A. 0. Gill
man. During the panic in the early
seventies the firm Of Osborn & Vain
wright failed. The latter member of
the firm moved to Texas, while Mr..
Osborne, with his family located in
Atlanta, where he has since resided.
Although he was twice married Mr..
Osborne died a widower. His first
wife was daughter of the late ThOs.
Jones, of this city. She was the moth
er of three children, all of whom sur
vive, one daughter, who is married,
residing in Washington. d. c., while
the second daughter, Miss Pauline
Osborne and one son, Mr.. George L.
Osborne, resided in A talnta with their
father.
Mr. Osborne was writer of con-
siderable not and contributed many
articles to the Atlanta papers, most of
them being upon religious subject and
upon some phase of Kentucky interest.
He was a member of the Methodist
church, and while a resident of this
city was very active in church work.
Upon moving to Atlanta he transfer
red his membership to the First
Methodist church of that city.
While here on visit about four
years ago, the guest of Mr.. James Nc
C!ure, he made all of his funeral ar
rangements, and stated that he desired
to be buried in this city. He selected
his pall-bearers, and of the nine chosen
three of the number have since died.
| They were the late K. j. Nicely, John
N. Davis and Chas. Penn.
The Eremains arrived here Sunday
morning on the 5 20 Louisville & Nash
vile train and were taken to the I'M
| dertaking establishment of Mr.. Geo.
| w. Davis. The funeral services were
| conducted at the grave in the Paris
cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 80
o'clock conducted by Rev. j. S. Simms
of the Me thodlst church. The body
was inferred in the family lot beside
| the mother of his children. The pail
.earers were Messrs. Nathan Bayless,
Sr.. K. B. Hutchcraft, VIM. H. Nc
MILAN, George r Bell, Henry A.
Power and James Mcclure.
Mrs. Mary Welsh. aged 76 years.
died at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lex
ingtcn. Sunday morning at II sc
o'clock of pneumonia, following an i'll
ness of ten days. Mrs. Welsh was a
native of Ireland and came to America
about fifty years ago. For the past
several years she has made her home
in Lexington and Mt. Sterling.
| The body was taken to Mt. Sterling
Sunday night to the home of her son,
Mr. J. j. Walsh. The body will be
brought to this city this morning on
the early morning train and the funer-
al services will be held at the church
1.-The Annunciation at 9 o'clock this
morning, conducted by Rev. Father
| Eugene DeBruyn. The burial will
! take place in the Paris Catholic GENE
| terry.