The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-13
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Mrs T. L. Lee, of Lexington, is
the guest of Mrs. A. s. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Hurst were
in Louisville, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. o. S. Johnson, of Winches-
ter, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
o. M. Johnson.
Mrs. j. H. Barnes was called to
Macon, Ca, Saturday, on account of
the critical illness of her father, Mr..
DaSher.
Misses Aleta Wilson and McLona
Butler arrived Wednesday from Mary
Baldwin Seminary, at Staunton, Va,
for the Christmas holidays.
Quite a number of our citizens
attended the opening of the loose
leaf tobacco market at Lexington,
Tuesday, and at Paris, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Borner,
daughter, Miss Burnice Borner, and
son, Master R. C. Borner, Jr., were in
Maysville, Tuesday. Master R. C..
Borner remained for a few days with
relatives.
WANTED TO Second
hand furniture of all kinds wanted.
Also carpets, rugs, stoves, etc. Cum
Derland phone 1SU.
F. B. THOMAS FURNITURE CO.,
(1t) Paris, Kentucky.
Mr.. E. T. Sheeler had his tonsjls
removed in Lexington, Sunday, re-
turning Monday evening. His throat
is very sore, but he is doing as we'll
as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Jones, Mrs.
Bert McClintock and Miss Ruth Nc
Clintock, attended the funeral of Mr..
Taylor, at Paris, Tuesday. He was
the father-in-law of Rev. r. S. Saun-
ders, former pastor of the Presby te-
rian church here.
Mrs. R. L. Burlington left Satnr-
day for her home at Columbus, o.,
after a several weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. w. M. Miller. She was
accompanied home by Mrs. Miller and
sons, William and Hart Miller, who
will remain with her until after the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. A. J. Thaxton is improving.
Her nurse was called Sunday to Gin
cinnati on account of influenza in her
own family. Mrs. Stone, of Paris,
who has been nursing DR.. Conner, will
take charge of the case. DR.. Conner is
improving nicely, and will soon be
able to return home.
The following donations were
sent yesterday from Millersburg to
Massie Memorial Hospital, at Paris,
in response to call for delicacies for
the sick and convalescing patients:
Is jars of preserves, Fl glasses of
jelley, % quarts of canned fruits.
nhinEnnc lemons
rice and tapioca.
Relatives in this city have re-
ceived a message telling Of the death
of Miss Irene Griffith, at Joplin, Mo-,
of influenza Miss Griffith was a
teacher in the city school at Joplin.
She had been frequent guest here or
her aunts, Misses Sue and Emma
Griffith, Mrs. Sallie Young and Mrs.
Thos. McClintock, and spent part OF
the past summer with them. She was
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Griffith, of Pleasureville, Mo-, former
residents Of Millersburg.
Elder Alex Sanders, aged 83
years, died at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. H. Harris, at Jackson,
Tuesday, about eight a. m. Elder
Sanders was one of the best-known
ministers and educators in Central
Kentucky. He was born in Mtllers-
burg. The house in which he was
born stood on a part of what is now
the Millersburg College campus. He
was one of several children and is
survived by one brother, Mr.. James
Sanders. Of Bloomington, ILL.,, and one
sister, Mrs. Matte Vanderen, of Gym
thiana. He was a brilliant man, and
began life when quite young, as an
educator. He was also singer of
some ability, and gave much of his
time in his early years to this art.
store in Paris, and was teacher In
a number of schools, both in and out
of Kentucky. About 1878 he estab-
lished Bourbon College, a school for
young ladies at Paris, conducting
the same until 1885, after which he
established school at Boonesboro,
Owsley, county. In 1891 he gave up
school work and devoted himself en-
tirely to ministerial work In the
Christian church, of which he had
long been a member, and did minis
terial work at all times in his early
life. though he did not accept a
charge as pastor until 1891, after
which time he held several charges,
many of them out of Kentucky. The
last charge he held in his declining
wears was one for short time about
two years ago in New York. Early
in life he was united in marriage to
Miss Mary v. Shaw, who was bill
liant lady, and rendered much valna-
BILE assistance in all of his literary at
tainments. Their married life was a
long happy one, and, before separated
by death, they celebrated their golden
anniversary. Mrs. Sanders was four
wears his junior, and preceded him. to
the grave by four years. They are
survived by five children, two sons,
F. e. Sanders, of Alliance, N. B.. and
w. E. Sanders, of Cincinnati, o..
three daughters, Mesdames c. 70
Perine, of Custer, S. D., H. H. Harris
of Jackson, KY, and w. G. Daley. OF
Millersburg. Mr.. Sanders had been
in failing health for more than q