The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-30
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at Caldwell's.
Mr.. w. M. Layson continues
about the same.
Lexington Maid Four at Cald-
wells, "a pounds SITS.
Miss Headley, of Monticello, is
the guest of Miss Aleta Wilson.
Mrs. Matte Halves will return
to-day, after a weeks visit to rela-
tives at Cincinnati.
Miss Aleta Wilson and guest,
Miss Headley, visited friends at Win
chester, Wednesday.
Squire and Mrs. A. G. Ball are
visiting their son and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Ball, at Louisville.
We can fit you in nice shoes that
can be purchased cheaper than else
where. Examine our stock and you
will buy. r. M. CALDWELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Letton, of
Atlanta, Ga, arrived Wednesday as
guests of his mother and sister, Mrs.
Jennie Letton, and daughter, Miss
Leona Letton.
Colonel and Mrs. C. M. Best and
nephew, Major Harry Roche, will
leave Saturday for Atlantic City,
Philadelphia, Washington, D. c.,
New York and Virginia, on their
summer vacation They will return
about August LIST.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
have just purchased a new Landers
stitching machine, and am prepared
| to do all kinds of shoe repairing at
reasonable prices.
(6may-St) JOE. GREEN.
Miss Mary Boston and children.
of Midland, Texas, arrived Tuesday
at the home of her sister, Mrs. G. B.
Smith. They have come to make
their home in Millersburg, and will
occupy part of the residence of Mrs.
Mary L. Hoffman. Mrs. Boston was
formerly Miss Mary Smedley, the
youngest daughter of the late ]. G.
Smedley. Her early life was spent
in Millersburg, and her many friends
, here welcome her return.
Mr.. A. J. Butler, in the seventy
fourth year of his age. died Thursday
at 900 p. m, after a lingering ill
ness at his home on Vine street. He
had been in failing health for sew
eral months, and for some time his
family has realized the end was near.
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debility.
He had spent the greater part of
his long and useful life in and
around Millersburg. He was a car
penter by. profession, which trade he
followed from young manhood almost
to death. He was a devOut member
of the Methodist church, and had
been for many years attentive to all
his church duties, and always in his
accustomed place, in the church at
every service. He was lifelong
attendant of Sunday School, and in
his later years reported to his Sun
day School the number of minutes
spent each day in Bible and Sunday
School work.
When a young man he was united
| in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hamm.
Their married life was happy and
| their union was blest with eight
children; three sons, w. A. Butler
and Rufus Butler, of Millersburg,
and Richard Butler, train dispatcher
for the L. & N. r. R. at Ravenna;
| five daughters, Misses Sue, Mamie,
Lydia, Bessie and Bruce Butler. His
wife and his youngest daughter, Miss
Bruce Butler, preceded him to the
grave. He is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Stevens, of New Albany,
Indiana.
The funeral was held Wednesday
at 2:30 p. m, at his late residence.
Services were conducted by his pas
tor, Rev. ]. w. Gardner, of the Meth
odist church, assisted by DR.. {. &.
Fisher, of the NJ. c., after which the
remains were laid to rest by the side
of his wife and daughter in the Mil
lersburg Cemetery. The floral trib-
utes were numerous and beautiful,
which partly attested the high es-
TEEN in which the deceased were
held. Pall-bearers were as follows:
HID. Jones, A. S. Miller, d. P. Jones,
J.F. Mcdaniel, A. Best and r. C.
Borner.
The w. C. T. U. convention of
the Seventh District, convened at
MiIIersburg, Tuesday night. A small
number of delegates came in Tuesday
evening, while quite a large num-
Der were in attendance on Wednes-
day. most of them coming and return
ing the same day. The convention i
was called to order Tuesday at S:15
%. m. with Mrs. Julia Gum in the
chair. Several short addresses were
made, after the address of welcome,
by Rev. ]. w. Gardner, of the Mil
Iersburg Methodist church, after
which the convention adjourned until
$50 a. m. Wednesday, at which time
it was again called to order, with
Mrs. Gum in the chair. The morn
ing session was taken up with the
regular routine of business, the hear
ing of reports, and of standing and
special committees. Several impor-
tant features concerning w. c. T. U. /
work dere discussed. At noon an ad-
iounrment was taken until 200 p. 4,
M. A delightful and bountiful lunch
was. served by the local chapter to
the visitors and its own members.
The early part of the afternoon SEES
sion was taken up by the regular
routine of business. At 1880 MISS
Sweeney addressed the convention,
subject with Our Boys in France.
She was greeted with a good audi