The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-07
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Sergt. z. E. Harrison, arrived from
Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louis
vile, Thursday night. Sergt. Harri-
son came from military scenes in or
der to sing the refrain, "The girl 1
left behind me-" which he did at a
certain home on Main street.
Lieut.. Robert Jones, who has been
in France for some time, is a guest
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Jones, in North Middle
town. Lieut.. Jones has been sent to
America for a special course of
training in the Officers Training
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. w. Davis have
received a postcard from their son,
Mr.. 10 Davis, Jr., from the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station, near
Chicago, stating that he had arrived
there safely, was in good health, and
liked the place to we'll that he had
concluded to remain while.
First Lieut.. Milton J. Stern, of
Paris, who has been stationed at
Camp Wadsworth, near Spartans-
burg, South Carolina, has been as.
singed to service on the eye and ear
| board of examiners for the Second
Pioneer Infantry at the Camp. These
| examiners have been detailed for
special duty for the examination of
all incoming draft troops arriving at
the depot for corps and army troops.
Lieut.. Jay Petree, of Cincinnati, is
guest of his aunt, DR.. Martha Pc
tree, at her home on Vine street.
Lieut.. Petree is a member of the
United States Army Aviation Corps,
and is stationed at Kelly Field, in
Texas. Dr. Petree now has three
nephews in the aviation service, one
in France, and two in Texas.
Mrs. Davis Hutchcraft, who is Wis
| iting at the home of her mother-in-
law, Mrs. ]. Perry Hutchcraft, in
East Paris, received telegram from
her husband, stating that he had
! Just received his commission at Lieu
tenant, and would probably be trans
ferred to Fl. Pike, near Little Rock,
Ark.
Capt. William Collins, who has
been a guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Collins, at North Mid
dletown, has returned to Camp Tay-
lor. Copt. Collins was accompanied
by his guests, Maj. Gerfen, of Penn
sylvania; Capt. Brown, of Rhode Is
land; Capts. Lane and Schafer, of
Indiana, and Lieut.. Heich, Of Louis
Vile.
A letter received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. A. Buchanan, of Paris, from
their son, Clarence Buchanan, states
that he had been promoted from the
position of stenographer for Co. B,
149th Infantry, at Camp Shelby, to
that of stenographer at the regimen
tai headquarters of the 149th. Young
Buchanan was in the employ of the
Power Grocery Co., at Paris, before
enlisting in the army.
Among the recent enlistments made
here by Recruiting Officer Sharp, who
has headquarters at the Windsor HO-
tel, are Nathan Bayless, Jr., who has
been assigned to the Veterinary Di-
vision of the service at Fl. Thomas;
VIM. H. Galbraith, Ora l.. Honicah
and Jennings Brewsaugh, of Paris,
who have been placed in the infantry
service at the same post.
Corporal Teddy Shannon, of Paris,
a former attache of the Paris Demo-
crat, has arrived home on a furlough
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Shannon, in this city. Cor
poral Shannon was transferred from
Camp Zachary Taylor to the aviation
service at Camp Bowie, near FIT.
Worth, Texas, and later to the avi-
alton camp near Omaha, Nebraska.
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A letter from Mr.. Landen Templin,
formerly of Paris, who went to the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
a few weeks ago says, in part:
1--WE are located on the lake, and are
six miles from the Great Lakes Train
ing Station l think we will get up
there Sunday on an inspection trip.
L have only been here two
days, but like it better every min
ute. The grub is fine Certainly
would like to see THE NEWS.
Lieut.. Percy A. Thompson, who is
stationed at Camp Custer, near De-
troit, Mich, accompanied by Mrs.
Thompson, is here for short visit
to friends. Their two children, Mar
tina Thompson and James Thompson,
stopped over in Covington for a visit
to their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thompson. Lieut.. Thompson is
in the pink of condition, and received
a warm welcome from his old friends
in Paris.
Among the young men who regis
tered in Lexington, Wednesday,. un-
der the requirements of the new law
were June Peddicord, son of Mrs.
John Ankle, of Paris, Charles E.
Planck, who formerly resided in
Paris, where he was in charge of a
loan agency, and Joseph E. Bonfield,
who was for long time local agent
for the Bluegrass Traction Co. in
this city, and Wayne Cottingham,