The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-04

- AN 4hC OEhtlCE OE IdElh
COUNTRY.
80 . . . q . o . . q q q . .
Mr.. Ben Fishback, who is stationed
at the Naval Air Service Field, in
Akron, Ohio, is guest of his mother,
Mrs. Ada Fishback, on Fifteenth
street. He is soon to be transferred
to another camp, and was given a few
days furlough before reporting.
49,
Private Robert Reynolds, who for
merly resided near Paris, where he
was engaged in farming, writes to
friends in this city, announcing his
safe arrival in a foreign country, as a
member Of one Of the deatchments of
the American Expeditionary Forces.
49,
According to advices received in
this city by Mr.. w. o. Butler, his son,
Mr.. Grover Butler, has been very ill
in the Base Hospital at Camp Meade,
Md, of pneumonia. Mr.. Butler was
transferred to Camp Meade short
time ago from Camp Zachary Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Current,
of Millersburg, have returned to their
home after a visit to their son, Mr..
H. G. Current, who has been ill at
Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Ga.
They report Mr.. Current, who had
been suffering from an attack of
Spanish influenza, as being considera-
bly, improved.
+
Sergt. D. T. Brinson, who is sta
toned at FIT. Oglethorpe, Ca, accom-
panied by Mrs. Brinson, is visiting at
the homes of several Bourbon county
people this week. They were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Lair, and were guests of honor at a
dining given by Miss Julia Houston,
at her home near Paris.
Robert Delaney, who left Paris
some time ago to take a course of in
struction in the Army Vocational
here on visit. Mr.. Delaney has fin
ished the course, and while contem-
plating engaging in war work, is at
present engaged with an automobile
firm in Indianapolis on special work.
+++ #
First Lieuteant M. J. Stern ar
rived Wednesday night from Camp
Wadsworth near Spartansburg. 8.
c., for a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Stern, in this city. Lieut..
Stern is on special duty in the Base
Hospital at Camp Wadsworth. He
is looking everysinehsas soldier, an1E6tI
in splendid health. Lieut.. Stern VIII
be here several days.
+f
Corporal Allen Huddleston, son OF
Mrs. Mozelle Huddleston, of this city,
who has been i'll for several days
with bronchial trouble at Camp Zach
airy Taylor, was reported yesterday as
being convalescent, and improving
Many of the soldiers at the
camp have been on the sick list from
troubles, said to have been
produced by the heavy dust.
+++
DR.. Lewellyn Spears, a former res
ident of Paris, and in late years en-
gagged in the practice of medicine in
writes to his brother, Mr.:
Ben B. Spears, of Paris, announcing
that he had crossed the Atlantic and
landed safely at foreign port of dis
DR.. Spears is a mem
Der of the Irvine Able Hospital Corps,
largely composed of Louisville doc
tors, enlisted men and nurses.
" fff
Mrs. Geo. M. Hill received a letter
from her son, Mr.. Lawrence Hill, OF
Paris, at Camp Mills, Long Island.
stating that the entire command he
was with, the 18th Battalion, Signal
Corps, had received their overseas
and that they would prob
ably be overseas bound before many
days. He is a member of Co. B, in
the 18th Battalion, U. s. Signal
Corps, of which several Bourbon
county boys are members.
- 49,
FORMER schoolmates in Paris Of
Lieut.. Jos. e. Terrence, of Cynthiana,
who was severely wounded in the
battle of Scissors on July II, have
received letters stating that he has
almost recovered and has been recon-
to be sent home on furlough.
Lieut.. Terrence went to France in the
same detachment and on the same
transport with Lieut.. Reuben Hutch
craft, Jr., of Paris. Both we're stu
dents at the University of Kentucky.
49,
Sergeant R. o. Moore, recruiting
officer for the marine corps, at Lex
ington, received orders from Major
Thomas F. Lyons, of Indianapolis,
chief recruiting officer for the ma
rines in this district, to open his office
and enlist all applicants who have
become Is years old since September
IL, regardless of the draft Fifteen
men enlisted in the corps and will be
sent by the draft boards to Paris
Island, S.: c., between now and Octo-
. -: 49, /
To be First Sergeant at the age
Of nineteen, probably being the
youngest man in the United States
army holding such position, is the
honor accorded tn Harlan M Hurst