The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-20
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.

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Mrs. L. ID. Berkeley, of near Paris.
mas received message announcing
the safe arrival overseas of her
brother, Mr.. Dillon Price, who was
on the transport Persie, which was
torpedoed some time ago.
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Several interesting letters from
soldiers are printed in this issue of
THE NEWS, on page three. These
letters are of general interest, show
ing, as they do, the many sides of
camp life and happenings here and
abroad.
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MI. M. Il. Grain, who has been the
Paris representative for some months
OF large life insurance company.
has gone to Winchester, where he has
entered the Students Army Training
Corps now being formed at the Ken
lucky Wesleyan College. Similar or
carnations are being formed at other
educational institutions in Central
Kentucky.
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Mr.. Landrum Payne, who has been
stationed at Rochester, New York. as
member of the Aviation Corps of
the U. S. Army, has arrived on a
furlough visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Walter Payne, in this CITY.
MI. Payne is taking a special course
of study in aerial photography in
kodak division of the service in the
Rochester camp.
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Mrs. Carrie F. Stone, of Paris. re-
ceived letter from her son. Private
George (Tommie) Frakes, stating
that he had been transferred from Fl,
Benz. Harrison, Ind, to Camp Mills.
Long Island, New York, and that il
meant he would soon be en- route
overseas. Young Frakes was trans
ferred sometime ago from Camp Zach
airy Taylor to Fl. BENZ. Harrison.
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Writing from Monticello, Arkan-
sas, to renew his subscription to
THE NEWS, Mr.. John F. Barbee.
formerly of Paris, now operating the
Barbee Stock Farm, near Monticello.
says:
The many Bourbon friends of my
son, Clarence, will be glad to know
that he is in Uncle Sans service.
He is an officer in the 46th Field Ar
tillery, stationed temporarily near
Little Rock"
Relatives in Paris have received
Information to the effect that Sergt.
Stanley HOsler had died in France
from wounds received in action in
battle on July 20. He was with an
Indiana regiment. Sergt. Hosler was
brother of DR.. Ernest Hosler. of
Lexington, who married Miss Emilee
Frakes, daughter of Mrs. Carrie F.
Stone, of Paris, and had an enviable
record as soldier.
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Mrs. G. F. Koerner, of Colon, Pan
anna, formerly Mrs. Bruce Adair, who !
is a guest of her mother, Mrs. Nathan
Bayless, Jr., near this city, received |
a cablegram from her husband, Mr.. |
G. F. KOerner, at Panama, stating |
that he had received his commission |
as Captain in the U. S. army service,
and had been ordered to report at |
Newport News, Va, for service in |
the Quartermaster's department.
Capt. KOerner has been Fire Chief of !
the Canal Zone for a number of |
years, and has been stationed at |
Colon, Panama.
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Lieut.. ]. w. Waller, a brother of
Mrs. Henry Judy. of near Paris, and
of Miss Dorcas Ussery, of this city,
writes that he has been transferred
from his late post at FIT. Benz. Harri-
son, Ind, to the army embarkation
camp at Camp Mills, near Long
Island, New York. Before being
transferred to Fl. Benz. Harrison he
had been stationed at FIT. Oglethrope,
Ga, as member of the. United
States Engineering Corps. Previous
gagged in civil engineering for a large
f1rm in Tennessee.
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According to advices received here
by relatives, a majority of the nurses
in the DR.. Barrow Base Hospital Unit
No. 40, have been sent to Paighton.
South Devonshire, England. They
have been sent there only tempo
rarily, awaiting the completion of
the hospital, which they are to oc-
cupy. A hospital of 5000 beds is
being constructed for the Unit at Sar-
isburg Court, Hants, England, and
The members of the Unit, in which
are number of Paris. and Bourbon
county boys have been stationed
there since their arrival overseas.
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Mrs. j. j. Veatch, of Paris, has re-
,eived copy of the Glendale, Cali,
Evening News, containing an inter {