The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-10
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| Charles Mccarthy, formerly of
Paris, where he was for many years
in the employ of Spears & Sons, has
returned from Camp Zachary Taylor,
having received an honorable dis
charge. Mr.. Mccarthy was recent
visitor in Paris, as a guest of rela-
tives. He has not decided Just what
business course he will pursue on bis
return to civilian life.
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AdviceS from Lieut.. John Harris
Clay, of Paris, to his mother, Mrs. G.
M. Clay, near this city, state that he
is in Egypt, having arrived there
safely short time ago. Lieut. Clay
is member of the Royal Flying
Corps, a crack Canadian aviation OF
ganiZation, a detachment of which
has been sent to Egypt on a special
mission.
Corporal Sherman R. Snapp writes
his mother, Mrs. Alice Snapp, of
Paris, that he has just been dismissed
from the Army Base Hospital, at
Camp Lewis, in Washington, after a
stay of seventeen days. Corporal
Snapp underwent an operation for
tonsilitis, land for twelve days." to
quote from his letter, II lived on egg
nog and milk" Corporal Snapp fur
Their writes: 1T may be all right to
remove children's tonsils, but it is a
serious job with older folks. I sat
in the operating room where six
nurses and three doctors were as busy
as human beings could be. They
were all mighty nice to me- 1t is all
over now and am just getting along
fine as silk. 1 am back in the Office
again, and from all indications, am
likely to be in Uncle Sans service for
some time yet. At any rate I expect
to have to spend my Christmas at
Camp Lewis. A big bunch of soldiers
are getting their discharges this
week and of course that means that !
will have to remain here with the last
bunch"
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Noel Stivers, Paris boy, who has
made good in Uncle Sans service, ar
rived in Paris yesterday for visit to
his father, Mr.. John B. Stivers, and
other relatives. Young Stivers, who
was for long time In the service at
Camp Sherman, near Chillecothe, O..
has won promotion after promotion
by good conduct, earnest application
and fidelity to duty, and also has won
the commentator of his superior Off
GERS. He is now Acknowledgment
of the Tenth Infantry, stationed al
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, Sergt. Stivers was designated as
detail officer to accompany the body
of Private Harold Brandenburg, who
died at Camp Sherman, of influenza
to his old home near Harlan, KY.
The tripAto the burial place, twenty
miles from Harlan, was made in an
ex-cart drawn by four oxen, the body
wrapped in an American flag, repos-
ing in the bottom OF the cart. Sergt
Stivers walked the entire distance
from the railway station at Harlan to
the place of burial, behind the cart as
a guard of honor. When they ar
rived at the burying ground several
hundred people, among them veterans
of the Civil War, women and children
had gathered for the purpose of pay
ing the last tribute to the dead sol
der The old men had their rifles
with them and, gathering around the
grave, as the body was lowered, fired
a salute. Every person in the crowd
carried an American flag, which was
deposited in the grave before it was
filed up. The women, many OF
whom were barefooted and barehead-
ed strewed the grave with flowers
and one veteran, a man bowed
with age, feebly blew "taps" for the
departed soldier Sergt. Stivers SAYS
he has never seen such a scene in his
life, and was glad to be able to testify
to the loyalty and devotion of the
mountain people, and their respect
for the soldier who had gone from
among them.
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