The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-30
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Private John Monson, who recently
returned from overseas, where he
had served with the Field Artillery
for several months, is spending a
fifteen day furlough with his father,
Mr.. Charles Monson, in this city. He
expects to be discharged from the
service upon his return to Newport
News.
Private Simon Buchanan, who has
Deen on overseas duty in France for
several months, has returned to his
home near Clintonville, having re-
celved his honorable discharge from
the service. Since arriving in Amer
lea from overseas he has been sta
toned at Camp Dix, in New Jersey,
where he was mustered out.
Mrs. Julia Harpe, of Paris, has re-
celyed a telegram announcing the ar
rival at Trenton, New Jersey, from
overseas of her son, Private G. Web
ster Harpe. Private Harpe came
back on the transport, Panama,
which landed May %. and was sent
to Camp Dix, New Jersey, where he
will receive his final discharge pa
pers.
According to advices received in
this city by friends and relatives,
Mr.. Robert T. Hinton, formerly of
Do nc nd bor-
of the Georgetown College faculty,
who has been in France for several
months, will soon return to America.
He will resume his former position
on his return as Director of Athletics
at Georgetown College. He has been
engaged in Y. M. c. A. activities in
England and in France.
Louis M. Tyree, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Tyree, of Paris, enlisted
in the U. S. Navy, 1T the Lexington
recruiting station, and was sent to
Louisville, from where he will be as
signed to a training ship. Three
thousand men is the quota of Ken
lucky and must be gotten before re-
serves are discharged. Vacancies
are open for men of Is to 80, from
apprentice seaman to yoeman. Must
clans are also needed.
l. Capt. (Dr.) J. A. Orr, of Paris,
who has been in France and Eng
land for several months on special
duty, sent his father, Rev. DR.. B. F.
| Orr, retired Methodist minister, OF
Paris, another batch of German he'll
tmets captured from the Huns in one
tof the big world-war battles. The
letter following the souvenirs indi-
Gated that when the letter reached
him, he (Capt. ORR would probably
be en- route to America. Capt. Orr
was with the Medical Corps in the
Fifth Battalion, Twenty-Second En-
gineers, U. S. A.
Mr.. Newton Mitchell, Superintend-
ent of the Paris Water Co., was in
great good spirits Wednesday morn
ing. He had just received a tele-
gram from his son, Corp. Jos. G..
Mitchell, stating that he had just
landed in New York, was in fine
health, and would be home in a very
few days. Corp. Mitchell has been
on overseas duty in France for over
year, being in the railway branch
of the service, with the Engineer
Corps. His return safe and sound
will make an eventful day In the
lives of his parents, who have been
looking forward with great eager
ness to his home coming.
News has reached Paris of the pro-
motion of Maj. A. ]. Skillman, Jr., of
Paris, to that of Lieut.-Colonel, in
the U. S. Army, which honor was re-
Gently conferred. Lieut.-Col. Skill
man is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
M. Skillman, of Paris, recently resi-
dents of North MiddletOwn, and is a
grandson of Andrew J. Skillman, OF
Paris, one of the best-known farmers
in the county. He was sent to France
in June, 1918, his rise being very
rapid. He was appointed Major, and
from that to his present rank OF
Lieut. Colonel, which was conferred
on March 6. In a letter to his par
ents he stated that his army corps
was expected to return home about
September l.
1I1Ndtc Lieu NlOONhN, AOA
Paris, after fourteen months OF hard
service with the Railway Signal
Corps of the American EXpeditionary
Forces in France, has arrived IN
Paris, KY, for a visit to his broth
ers, Joseph, Henry and William Gro
sche. Private Grosche was mustered
out of the service at Camp Zachary
Taylor, and will spend some time In
Paris in recreation before venturlng
in active business life again. HIS
letters from France published IN
THE NEWS were among the most in
teresting of any we have received and
we're greatly enjoyed by our readers.
Leo says La Belle France may be
fine country to romance about, but
that when he got back to the Amer1-
can shores nothing seemed mucn
better to him than the feel OF good