The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-11
, IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.


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Sherman, near Chillecothe, Ohio,
spent Saturday as a guest of the
Misses Welsh, near Centerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart, of
Millersburg, have received a message
from their nephew, Russell Colliver
Stewart, stating that he was in &C
tive training at Camp Wheeler, in
Georgia
Alvin Thompson, of Paris, stationed
at Camp Zachary Taylor, was guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
S. Thompson, near Paris, Sunday
and Monday, returning to camp Mon
day night.
Sergt. Newsum Keller, of Paris, who
has been stationed at Camp Shelby,
Hattiesburg, Miss, as a member of
the 18th Battalion, U. S. Signal
Corps, has been transferred to Camp
Niagara, near Youngstown, New
York
Leo Brannon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. F. Brannon, formerly of Paris,
enlisted in the navy at Lexington,
passed a splendid examination at
Louisville, and has gone to the Great
Lakes Training Station, near Chi
cago.
Lieut.. Alfred Marcum, a former
student at the Millersburg Military
Institute, accompanied by Mrs. Mar
cum, was guest of friends in Paris
and Millersburg yesterday. Lieut.
Marcum was en- route from Camp
Zachary Taylor, to Jackson, KY, to
visit his mother.
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Harlan M. Hurst, of near Paris,
and Chas. F. Fisher, son of DR.. c. G.
Fisher, president of Millersburg Col
lege, who were recruited here by
Recruiting officer Sharp, have gone
to FIT. Thomas, where they will en-
ter the Field Artillery branch of the
service.
Four nephews of Mr.. P. M. Heller,
of Paris, residing at Granite City,
Ills, have enlisted in the service.
They have frequently visited here.
The young men are sons of Mr.. Mar
tin Heller, of Granite City, ILL.,, and
representative specimens of young
American manhood.
Sergeant Paul Brannon came in
from, Camp Taylor, Saturday on
furlough visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Brannon. Paul has met
rapid promotion in the service, and
is now Supply Sergeant in his COM
mand. He makes the usual report,
Boys all we'll and contented, and
anxious to get on the firing line"
Because of a defect in the hearing
Of one ear, DR.. D. B. Anderson, of
Paris, was rejected when he applied
for enlistment in the Army Medical
Reserve Corps. DR.. Anderson, moth
ing daunted, will ge to Louisville
this week to consult specialist in
hope of having the defect remedied
SO as to secure him the right to enlist.
Lieutenant r. Davis Hutchcraft.
who was recently promoted, is here
from Camp Sewer, S. c., to spend a
few days with his family, who are
at the home of his mother, Mrs. J.
Perry Hutchcraft, in East Paris.
Lieutenant Hutchcraft will go from
Paris to Little Rock, Ark, to which
army camp he has been assigned to
duty.
The following Paris boys have vol
cnteered for limited service in the
army: Ireland Davis, auto driver;
Fred Burgin, auto mechanic; Fred
Miller, clerical work; Jake Salo-
shine, clerical work; Pearce Beatty,
mechanical engineer; VIM. E. Mitch
ell, clerical work. If accepted they
will probably be assigned to factory
work in connection with the manu-
facture of aeroplanes for the gov
ernment.
According to information received
here last week, Mr. George (Toad)
Browner, formerly of Paris, has en-
listed in the service, and has been
assigned to one of the infantry COM
panies now in training at Fl. Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. Mr.. Browner is a son of
Mrs. Hannah Browner, of Paris. He
had been with the Littlejohn Carni-
val Company several years, but for
the past year of two has been man
ager of the Parker News Co.'s branch
stand at Valdosta, Ga.
Major Richard (TaD Clark, arriv-
ed yesterday in Paris for visit to
his mother, Mrs. Kate Clark, and
family. Maj. Clark has been station
ed in Manila, in the Phi1innjnes
with the Dental Corps of the army.
Sometime ago he was transferred to
Camp Zachary Taylor, where he has
been since. Maj. Clark is in fine
health and spirits, and says he is
ready to go over the top after the
Boches. when Uncle Sam needs him.
He is here on five-day furlough.
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Three young men, Blair Warden, of
Paris, Jesse Burroughs, of Millers-
burg, and G. M. Parkham, of Har-
rodsburg, formerly of Paris, will