The Bourbon news., 1913-09-09
DEATHS
TARR.

After an illness of five weeks with
che of the best known and most high
|; ly esteemed bushes men of this city,
died at lis home, elm Spring Farm"
on the Georgetown pike, Friday morn
ing at o'clock.
Five weeks ago Mr.. Tarr, who has
been i'm declining health for several
months, was stricken with typhoid
fever, ad during his illness pneumonia
developed His condition for two
weeks was regarded as critical, but
his physicias thought that he had
chance to recover. In his Weakened
condition he was unable to overcome
the attack and suffering a relapse
grew steadily worse until he expired.
Mr.. Tarr was the founder of the
Bourbon Lumber Co., in Paris, which
was owned jointly by Mr.. Tarr and
Mr.. James Stivers. This company
carries one of the largest stocks of
rough and dressed lumber in Genital
Kentucky, and thei business has gown
o such proportions that they shipped
lumbr to the counties adjacen Bour-
bon.
Mr.. Tarr was a son of he late Will
liam and Finley Fisher Tarr. He was
born at the old Tarr homestead on the
Jackstown pike, on what was known
as the old Dan Hibler place. He re-
ceived his education at the Tarr
school on the Maysville pike, and
later attended school at Millersburg.
| Subsequently he entered Cntral
University at Richmond, where he
graduated. After finishing college Mr.
Tarr located at Lexington and entered
the retail lumber business with the
late Mr. Mills Dodge. Later the bust
ms was sold, and he returned to Paris,
and engaged in the same busines with
his brother, Mr.. Fisher Tarr, the firm
being known as Tarr Bros. After
time he purchased his brothers in
terest in the firm and formed a part
nership with Mr.. T. T. Templin, who
remained in the firm for several years
Mr.. Tarr then founded his present
business, the Bourbon Lumber Co.,
which has been most successful.
In 1890 Mr.. Tarr was united in mar
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Kennedy, of near Paris. Of
this union was born one child,
daughter, who died in infancy.
Mr.. Tarr was member of the Chris
tian church, having Joined that de-
nomination while attending college.
He was also a member of the Paris
| lodge of Elks and was one of the most
popular gentlemen in the county.
Besides his wife Mr.. Tarr is sur
| vived by one brother, Mr.. Fisher Tarr,
of Cincinnati, who has been at his
| bedside throughout his late illness.
| Also, by two half-sisters, Mrs. Anna
/ Garth Atkinson, of Montgomery coun-
! ty, and Mrs. Bessie Evans, of near
! North Middletown, and two half-broth-
! ers, Mr. Bennett Tarr, of Bourbon,
/ and Mr.. William Tarr, of Marshall
| Texas.
! The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon, at o'clock, at his late
residence. The service was con-
! Quoted by Rev. w. E. Ellis, who was
assisted by Ed. ]. T. Sharrard, and
the remains were inferred inthe fam
| lily lot in the Paris cemetery. The
| pall-bearers were James r, Stivers,
/ George Alexander, B. Nj. Renick
Frank M. Clay, Bruce Miller, Hugh
Montgomery, J. L. Dodge, Dr3 C. G.
! Daugherty.
FORD.
Mrs. Ann Willoughby Ford wife
of Matt Ford, a farmer of the Aaron's S
Run neighborhood, died after a long
! illness of typhoid fever Mrs Ford
was AZ years old and was the daugh-
ter of F. Marion Willoughby, of this
city. She is survived by her father,
! husband, several children and three
sisters, Mrs. Wallace Scott, off Indi-
ana, Mrs. w. d. Henry, of this
county, and Mrs. Cornell, of this city
/ In the death of Mrs. Ford, Montgom-
cry county loses one of fher noblest
and best women. She was woman
whose Christianity taught her to do
| good, and her whole life was spent in
that endeavor. 1t is said of Mrs. Ford
that she visited more sick and dis
tressed and helped more poor people
than any woman in Montgomery coun-
! ty, leavig a memory and a record for
good deeds worth more than the tall
est monument of granite that could be
erected. Only a few hours before
Mrs. Ford died her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Hedges, wife of Oscar Hedges, of
Bourbon county, died as the result of
an operation, in this city, Wednes-
day. The interment of both bodies
| took place on the North Middletown
cemetery, Friday morning, with SER
vices at the church at that place, of
which both had been members for
several years. -