The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-20
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.
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Ensign Jay Petree, who has been
attached to the Naval Air Station at
Pensacola, Florida, is a guest of his
aunt, DR.. Martha Petree. He will
return to his home in Oregon, Mo-,
this week, at the conclusion of his
visit.
Mr.. Forrest Fightmaster, formerly
manager of a garage at North Mid
dletown, who has been in the service
for several months, has received his
final discharge papers and returned
home.
Mr.. Everette Haddock, recently re-
turned from overseas, where he has
been in Uncle Sans service in
France, was a recent guest of his
aunt, Mrs. E. L. Stone, in Paris,
while en- route to his former home in
Jackson, Ky.
Private Albert Johnson, formerly
of Paris and North Middletown, re-
Gently honorably discharged from
the army service, has returned to his
former home near North Middletown,
to remain. He recently arrived in
this country, after having been in
active service in France for ten
months.
Mr.. j. w. Young, of near North
MiddletoWn, is in receipt of a mes
sage from New York announcing the
safe arrival there of his son, Stanley
Young. Private Young is a member
of the 160th Regiment, Field Artill-
cry, 18th Division, and was in over
seas service in France for several
months. He has gone to Camp Tay-
lor, where he will receive his final
discharge papers.
Henry j: Groshe, Of Paris. received
big bunch of letters and postcards
at the local postoffice yesterday, from
his brother, Leo ]. Groshe, who has
been in France for several months.
Leo arrived at Camp Zachary Taylor
last week from overseas, where he
will remain until receiving his final
discharge papers. The postcards rep
resented several months of industri-
Gus efforts on the part of young
Grosche in collecting them as souve-
Mrs of his visits to France, England,
Italy, Belgium, Germany, and other
places in the war-torn countries of
Europe.
Capt. Thos. Holt, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is a guest of his uncle, Mr.. J.
Harry Holt, near this city, and other
Capt. Holt recently received his final
discharge from the service. Soon af-
ter enlisting he received promotion.
Upon reaching the war zone he was
assigned to the Field Artillery of the
Second Division, and went through
all the battles with that famous Or
ganization, without receiving as
much as slight wound. This divis-
ion was in the thickest of the fight
ing from June to the cessation Of
hostilities preceding the signing or
the armistice, with only eight days
in the so-called rest camps
Honoring the memory of Elgin Ray
L l.
Dalzell, who died in the Navy Hos
pital at Philadelphia last fall of in
memorial services were held
recently in the parsonage of the
Christian church, at Little Rock,
this county. A short program
was rendered, the congrega-
ton of the church sang America"
and the poem written by Mr.. Ward
Russell for the occasion, was read by
the author. After the pronouncing
Of the benediction, the assembly ad-
journed to the church yard, where a
tree was planted in memory Of young
Dalzell.
James Ellis, known among his
friends and associates more famil-
lobe Ellis, returned to his home in
this city, a few days ago. after hav-
ing received an honorable discharge
from the service at Camp Taylor.
Ellis recently returned to America
after an overseas service in France
of one year. He was reported as hav-
ing been killed at the same time that
Private James E. Cain, of Paris, met
his death. He was a member of the
Twelfth Field Artillery, of the Sec
ond Division, and was in the battle
at Scissors, Frence, in which Bishop
of Paris, was badly
wounded by German sharpshooters,
from the effects of which he died the
day in French hospital.
The discharged members of the
United States Marines from this
county have, in common with the
other members of the corps, been
called upon by George Barnett, Ma
jor-General Commander of the Ma
rine Corps, to pay tribute on Memo
rial Day, Friday, May 80, to 1.-The
marines who in Belleau Wood, Cha
sector fought and bled
and died in order that glOriOuS fra