The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-26
MILLERSBURG


Mr.. M. e. Pruitt was in Mt.
Sterling on business Friday.
Miss Mildred Bruce, of Irvine,
was at home Friday and Saturday.
-Messrs. A. S. Best and J. T.
Redmon were in Cincinnati ON bust
ness Friday.
Mrs. L. T. Vimont, of Newport,
is a guest of her mother, Mrs. Rus
sell Mitchell.
Mrs. Mary Huffman, who Is
spending the winter in Paris, is at
home for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Endicott left
Friday for Florida. Mr.. Endcott
will remain until May.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Best. of
Cincinnati, arrived Friday as guests
of their sister, Mrs. ]. A. Miller.
Mrs. M. B. Dalton and son, of
Lexington, were guests of her moth
er, Mrs. N. D. Rigdon, Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Peterson
we're guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rice, Of Hutchinson, Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Fay McWhorter has resum.
ed her school duties at the Letton
school after visit to relatives at
Austerlitz.
Miss Mary Taylor returned on
Thursday after protracted visit to
her sister, Mrs. S. H. Creighton, at
Indianapolis.
Mr.. S. M. Allen and family, and
Mr.. D. w. Ingels and family, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Rog-
ers, on Cane Ridge, Sunday.
-Messrs. c. G. Chanslor and Da-
vid Cassiday exchanged homes Thurs
de, and on the same day DR.. Earl
Plummer and Mr.. T. E. Bowles did
likewise.
Mr.. James Howard is among the
sick. Miss Mamie Collins has re-
turned to her duties at the home of
Mrs. M. E. Martin, after a three
! eeks' illness, at her home at Head
quarters.
Mrs. Bayless DeBell, of Ewing,
| after a weeks visit to her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. r. M. Caldwell, left Satur-
day for a visit to another daughter,
Mrs. George Jeffreys, at Lexington.
| -Messrs. ]. A. Ingels, R. E. Cald-
well and T. H. Gilmore, Jr., left
yesterday for Lexington, where they
will become members of the DR.. Bar
low Base Hospital Unit No. 40.
| Mrs. ]. A. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. S. Best, Col. and Mrs. C. M. Bes;
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Best, the latter OF
Cincinnati, attended the funeral OF
Mr.. Ben D. Best, at Georgetown
Sunday afternoon.
While cranking his automobile
Saturday, Mr.. Allen Mason had his
right arm broken near the elbow
when the machine backfred. He was
taken to his home and the injured
member received medical attention.
The last number of the Lyceum
Course, concert, was given at the
| II. G. Auditorium Saturday at eight
p. m. The company was we'll re-
| ceived, and the concert was good
The course was conducted by the
Red Cross chapter, and a nice little
sum will be realized by them.
The many friends of Mr. c. w
Howard will regret to learn that he
is critically i'll with pneumonia at hi:
home at Lexington. Drs. Daley and
Smith were called in consultation
with his Lexington physicians Thurs
day and Friday. Mr.. Howard for
merly resided here, and has a large
circle of friends.
The many friends of Lieut.. Rich
ard Huffman will be glad to learr
that he is doing nicely at Burling
ton, Ill. He is growing fleshy ana
all Of his time is occupied. He doe!
lot even have time to get homesick
He is instructor in French for t;
class of officers, and delivers lecture
daily on gas explosions and ga
masks.
The annual Junior reception
was held in the main building of til
M. M. l. Friday from eight to clever
p. m. 1t was fully up to the average
A large number of invitations wer
issued, and the most of them re
spOnded to. The building was appro
priately decorated, in harmony wit,
the occasion, it being Washington
birthday, blending the Washington
period, with the conditions of to-day
mingled with Red Cross designs
The spacious dining room was
thing of beauty, the center table be
ing decorated with cut flowers. Tn
guests were served with ices an
cake. The Lexington orchestra
which was stationed in the rear O
the hall added much to the occasion
Many of the ladies were beautiful
and handsomely gowned. Visitor
were present from all the surround
ing towns. 1t was one of those occa
sions which will always live in tn
memory of those present. The Ion