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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
LODGE NOTES

The First, Second and Third De-
grees were conferred on Louis Tur-
ner. of Paris, at a recent meeting of
Bourbon Lodge, I. o. o. F. Mr.. Tur-
ner will leave shortly to make his
home in LOs> Angeles, California.
At recent meeting of Imperial
Encampment, 1. o. o. F., social
hour followed the routine business.
during which good things to eat
were served. The attendance was
above the average.
Out of a membership of three
hundred in Bourbon Lodge, /. o. o.
F., f25 have to date, pledged over
$10,425 to the Endowment Fund.
The amount of 100000 has bee1i
pledged in the State up to the pres
ent time, with about two hundred
lodges yet to send in reports. The
indicates the Endowment Fund will
90 over the 100000 mark. The
members of Bourbon lodge and 9th
ers in the county are urged to speed
up their contributions and help
swell the grand total from week to
week, so as to-make a good showing.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
CONSTITUTION DAY TO BE OBJ
SERVED TO-DAY.

The one hundred and thirty
third anniversary of the adOp-
ton of the United States Constitu-
ton will be observed in this city
to-day with an appropriate program
of exercises held at the Paris High
School Auditorium.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution and the pupils of the
Constitution Day" in the p. H. S.
Auditorium at three O'Clock. DR..
Stimson, Dean of the Department of
History, at Pennsylvania College,
will deliver the principal address.
At the close of the meeting a franz
ed copy of the constitution of the
United States will be presented to
the Paris High School by Jemima
Johnson Chapter, D. A. R., of Paris.
In order that every person inter-
ested in more patriotic citizen
ship and a high type of American
ism may be enabled to unite in an
hours study of the Constitution,
Mayor E. B. January has requested
that all Paris business houses be
closed between the hours of three
and four o'clock this afternoon. The
proclamation follows: :.
"Friday, September II, 1920, be-
ing one-hundred and thirty-third
anniversary of the adoption of the
United States Constitution, and as
exercises have been arranged for III
Paris for the purpose Of fittingly
celebrating the occasion, now 1, E..
B. January, Mayor of the City of
Paris, Kentucky, do call on the mel
chants of Paris to close their re-
specrive places of business on Fri
day, September IT, between the
hours of s and A o'clock, that their
employees as we'll as themselves can
attend said Constitution Day exer-
ciSeS.
&c. B. JANUARY, Mayor.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
MOVEMENT TO ORGANIZE DEM.
OCRATIC CLUB HERE

). Sherman Porter. of Lexington
representing the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee and Chairman J.
Campbell Cantrill, of the Organiza-
tlon committee of that body, was
In Paris. Tuesday, in connection
with the movement to organize
Cox and Roosevelt clubs in Ken
lucky. Mr.. Porter said he found
the Democratic organization on the
job In Bourbon, actively at work and
that under Chairman w. G.. Nc
Cllntock's direction the normal
Democratic majority would be polled
in the county.
In conversation with a NEWS
man Mr.. Porter said it was of the
greatest Importance that the white
women of Paris should register Oc-
tober 5, and vote IN November
and that every Democrat in the
county see. to it that the women of
his household used the ballot this
fall. He said the negroes, men and
women, all over Kentucky, were
getting ready to vote and that if the
white women failed to vote the re-
suit in November might be disas-
trous.
An effort is to be made soon to
form a Cox and Roosevelt Club, to
be composed of both men and wo-
men voters, i'm every precinct in
Bourbon county. Especially will the
young Democrats be given some
thing to do in connection with the
campaign.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
FORMER BOURBON MAN SUI
CIDES IN HARRISON

George w. Broughton, aged sixty
one, former resident of Bourbon
county, ard one of the best-known
farmers of Harrison county, suicid-
ed at his home near Robinson, in
that county, by hanging. He left
two notes, one addressed to his
adopted son, Forrest Broughton, di-
iecting him to summon Will Neff
and Julian Caldwell, neighbors, and
the other addressed to Neff and
Caldwell. directing how he wished
his estate to be divided.
Mr.. BrOughton was a son of Chas.
and Mary Broughton, of Bourbon
county, and was born near Paris,
February %. 1859. His father still
resides in this county. Besides his
widow, he is survived by his father.
his adopted son, and one brother,
Preston Broughton, of Mt Washing
ton. Ohio.
The funeral was held at his late
residence Tuesday afternoon, at two
o'clock, with services conducted by
Rev. JOS. A1mistead, pastor of the
Cynthiana Christian church. The
interment took place in the Pythian
Cemetery at Berry. The pall-bear-
ers were Henry Shadd, Lawrence
Shadd, James Moses, Hugh Moses, F..
T. WiggleswOrth and W. A. Lyons.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
IRVINE DEMPSEY CHOSEN FOR,
BANK CASHIER

J. Irvine Dempsey, son of MIR.
and Mrs James B. Dempsey. OF
Paris, has been chosen cashier OF
the Hazard Bank and Trust Conn
pany, at Hazard, Ky. Mr.. Dempsey
has Tor several years been General
Agent at Hazard. for the Louisville
& Nashville railroad. A recent issue
of the Hazard Herald has the fol-
lowing:
AT a meeting of the stOckhold-
ers of the Hazard Bank & Trust
Company, in the Offices of Wooton.
Reaves &, Wooton, the Stockholders
elected the following men as direc-
tors:
"W. A. Johnson, P. F. German.
w. F. Ficklen, B. p Wooton, w.
b. Lusk, j. G. Campbell, ]. I.
Dempsey, VIM. Pursiful. w. W.
Reeves. H. G.. Faulkner, E. C.. Duff.
A. E. SilcOtt. Zach Grass, F. G.
Brashear. and W. G.. Jenkins.
1.-THE directors met and elected
officers as follows:
"B. P. Wooton, President: VIM.
Pursiful, Vice-President, and J. I.
Dempsey, Cashier.
''The stock of the new institution
is well distributed over the county,
as are ell the directorsNall Of
whom are weII-known and infiuen-
tial citizens.
"Mr. Dempsey is one of the most
widely known men in this section,
and is equally popular, having I'LL
ed the position of l.. & N. agent
here for a number of years with en-
tire satisfaction to both public and
to the company.
THE new bank expects to open
for business about September 20"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
RAILROAD VICTIMS IDENTITY
STILL UNKNOWN.

Coroner Rudolph Davis still has
hopes of establishing the identity of
the man who was killed by jumpin s
from an L. & N. train near Kiser-
ton some time ago. Mir. Davis re-
ceived two letters yesterday from
persons who thought the man might
be a relative and asking for infor-
nation.
Writing from Louisville, Mrs. L.
Bleier asked for information 1agerG-
ing the ,man, and for a photo, think
ing be might possibly be her hus-
band who disappeared from his home
in Louisville on March g. The
description she gave only partly tai
lied with the dead man From Pa
ducah, Mrs, Sarah Pegram wrote for
photo and description of the dead
man. She stated that her son M.
L. Pegram, aged about forty-seven,
walked away from a hospital at
Hopkinsville about month ago. She
heard from him once, the message
being from this city. Pegram stat
ed that he was going to Arkansas
from Paris. Coroner Davis forward
ed complete descriptions to eac].
writer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
FORMER PARIS NEGRO
ALLEGED MURDERER

MISS Laura Parsons, rs. assistant
domestic science teacher at Pine
Vile Mountain Settlement School
near Harlan, KY, was outraged and
murdered on g lonely mountain pass
near camp where 70 negro convicts
were at work. The body was thrown
over a cliff and was found Thurs
DAY night by searching party. The
girls father lives at Berea. DR..
WINES, veterinarian of Frankfort.
who last saw the girl alive, was ar
rested and taken to Harlan.
Among others strongly suspected
as the murderer the authorities are
holding a negro named Jim Robin
son, to whom suspicion is very
strongly attached. Investigation has
developed the fact that Robinson
was for several years a resident of
Paris, where he was employed in
one of the local barber shops and at
other places. While here Robinson
for a time went under the alias of
Joe MinkS. He was sent to the pen
1tentiary from this county where he
served one year on an assault
charge. Robinson, alias MinkS. had
VII III OHO uISHC VIII pTcSeuI
Chief of Police Link, then a patrol-
man on the Paris force who had him
under arrest in SANDY Bottom" In
the struggle for possession of the
officers blackjack, the negro showed
his desperate character and was only
subdued after a vigorous mauling at
the hands of the officer He left here
some years ago and located in Har-
Ian. Efforts are being made to as
certain Robinson's movements prior
to the murder.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
REPUBLICANS TO HAVE LOCAL
HEADQUARTERS

The ground floor room in the Will
son building, at the corner of Main
and Third streets, lately occupied
by the Offices of the Bourbon Oil e
Development Co., has been leased to
the Bourbon County Republican
Campaign Committee. The office
will be opened to-day as the Repub-
lican headquarters. Walter T.
Mitchell, of the county, who has
been appointed secretary of the
committee, and Miss Clara Bacon,
campaign chairman of the women's
division, will be in charge.
Canvassers will begin next week
taking poll of the city, with a
view of getting complete registra-
ton of all the Republican, men and
womer, of the city on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 5, the regular registration
day. The work will be carried on
Under the supervision of w. A..
Thomson, chairman of the Coun-
ty Campaign Committee, and Geo.
W. Stuart, chairman of the Cam
paign Committee.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
PARTISAN ENDEAVQRINC
LOCATE MISSING MAN

The unknown man who was kill
ed by an L. & n. train at Kiser-
ton. "a this county some time ayr
and whose identity remains a mys-
terry. may prove vet to be John
Schwartz. who disappeared from
his home in Breeze, Illinois. Mai.
Neville Fisher, formerly of Paris,
wrote to Coroner Rudolph Davis,
asking for information regarding
the man. His letter follows:
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. IL.
Coroner Rudolph Davis, Paris, KY.
ct have for some time been try
ing to locate a man by the name Of
John Schwartz, who disappeared
from Breeze, Illinois, some time ago
e,r5er mysterious circumstances.
II lave noticed in THE BOUR-
BON NEWS an account of the death
a. al unidentified man who was
killed by a Louisville & Nashville
rain near KiSertOn, in your coun-
". and it has occurred to me. that
iris might possibly be the man /
am trying TO locate. Will you
kindly send me one of his photo
graphs. and q statement of any
marks of Identification upon his
body?
Yours Very Truly,
NEVILLE c. FISHER"
IN compliance with the request
Coroner Davis sent Mr.. Fisher q
complete and accurate description
Of the man, with copy of the pho
tograph taken of him a short time
after his death.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
INFORMATION WANTED.

Postmaster ]. Walter Payne is in
receipt Of letter from MI. F. G..
Coldren, prominent attorney of
Washington,-D.C c., asking for infor-
nation. The letter, which follows.
is published in hopes it may lead to
the location of parties wanted.
Washington, D. c., Sept. IA, 1920.
Postmaster, Paris, Kentucky:
Dear Sir Will you kindly give
me, if possible, the name and ad-
dress of the Executor or Admins
traitor OF any of the heirs or rela-
lives of Mr.. N. E, Gray who had
the contract for carrying the U. s.
mails from Mayfield to Paris, Ken
lucky, in the first year of the Civil
War, 1851.
Il know of fund due his estate
and if you will give me such infor:
nation it will be appreciated by me
and doubtless also by the heirs.
Every truly,
"F. G. GOLDREN. -
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
= RELIGIOUS. :
. . . . Q q % Q 80 q q q - =

Rev. Father Thomas Coleman.
pastor of the Church of the An
nunciation, in this city, preached
Monday night in the NicholasviIIe
Catholic church, where the forty
hours devotion services began.
The Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. of the Christian church will NEE;
in the church parlors at $50 Sum
day night Subject, Good Work:
Finding It," Leader, Miss CARLYLE
Swinford.
Delegates from thirty Baptist
churches in Central Kentucky will
assemble in Paris in October for a
two-days session, Oct and 8, for
the Baptist Young Peoples Union
meeting. Prof. Ding Boa 81, one
of the principal B. Y. P U. workers
in the missionary field Ia China.
will deliver the principal address.
Prof. Ragland, of Georgetown Col
lege, DR. c. I. EctoH, of Lexington,
and Rev. Arthur Fox, pastor of the
Paris chlrch, are on the program
for addresses
Sunday will be Promotion Day liz
The Bible Class of the Christian
church Sunday school. All the
classes will move up one grade.
There will be a new class started
for young ladies, and for those who
are advanced from Mr.. Browns
class. Miss Helen Hutchcraft will
be the teacher for this class.
The State Convention of the Chris
tian church will convene in Louis
vile Monday night at 1870 o'clock.
A large delegation representing the
Bourbon county churches will leave
for Louisville Monday morning.
Several Of the National workers are
on the program for addresses.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
COUNTY COURT ORDERS

In the County Court, Tuesday,
Mrs. Mamie B.. Burroughs, of Mil
lersburg. who was named as exec
Itrix of the estate of her husband,
Kader D. Burroughs, qualified fcl
the trust in penal sum of $4,000,
the terms Of the will dispensing
with a bond. Mr. Burroughs a
prominent citizen of Millersburg,
died at his home in that city sons
time ago.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

AT the hour for morning wor-
ship there will be a service especi-
ally for children. There will be a
musical program by and for the
young people, The sermon will be
for young people. One of the Sun
day School boys will assist the pas
tor. Rev. T. S. Smyiie, in the ser
mon. All young people under a
hundred years of age are invited to
enjoy this service.
In the evening the third of the
series of four talks IN Us There q
God2" will be given by the pastors
Hours of service, Sunday School at
$50 a. m; Christian EndeavOr, at
6:45 p. M; Preaching, II a. m,
and 1880 p. N.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS .
= 80 90 >>>>>>>>s

The Carlisle Mercury saws. "Mr,
d. w. Rankin, of this county. has
purchased residence on West Sec.
ond street, in Paris, and will move
10 Paris to reside soon. The price
PAID was $500" The residence re-
ferred to by The Mercury is the Rion
property sold at public sale by the
owner, B. Friedman.
A total of S64,77O05 was the
sum resulting from the sale of 227
acres OF blue grass land of the NJ.
NJ. Marks estate, eight miles from
Lexington on the Versailles pike.
which was sold at public auction
tuesday morning by the Buckley
Geary Realty Company. The prop
erty was subdivided into five tracts
by the company. The land averag-
ed $500 an acre.
Robert Talbot, of near Paris.
formerly clerk at the Phoenix Hote!
IN Lexington, purchased Tract No.
L, containing one hundred acres,
and the family residence of eight
rooms at 1921 an acre. Mr.. Talbot
also bought Tract No. 2, comprising
twenty acres adjoining the home
place, and large tobacco barn at
the same figure. The two tracts
brought a total of S42,571.66.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
BOURBON GUN CLUB SHOOT.

The Bourbon Gun Club held their
in East Paris on last Friday after
noon. A good crowd was out, and
the little clay targets had very
hard time trying to dodge the keen
eye and steady nerve OF the shoot
ers, as the following scores will
show. Those breaking twenty or
more targets out of each twenty
five shot at were:
Clarence ekenney %, "a, %, 25,
%.
Amos Turney %, %, 25, "a, %.
]. M. Caldwell 20, %, q, %, "a.
w. F. Link 81, %, %, 81.
J. B. Smith 81, %, %, 20.
H. M. Roseberry %, %, q.
R. R. Mcmillan 81, Fl, 81. q.
Alfred Clay %, "a.
Douglas Thomas, Jr., %, %.
Aylette Buckner %, 81.
w. Thompson, Jr., 81, Fl.
J. S. Haggard 81, 20.
w w. Kenney %.
Robert Ferguson 81.
w. X. Ferguson FL.
Rudolph Davis 20,
Clay Bedford 20.
The trophy donated by Price d.
Co. was won by James M. Caldwell,
after the most holly cor tested shoot
ever held by the club. Nine shoot
ers tied UP for this trophy, and it
required four shoot offs before 1t
was finally decided.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17

CHRISTIAN CHURCH CALENDAR
Sunday-Blble School, 80 a. M;
Morning Worship, 10 As "a. m; Jun
ior Endeavor, 2:30 p. M; Christian
Endeavor, $50 p. NJ. Evening Wor-
ship, 7:30 p. M. Monday-State
Convention (Louisville) 80 p. III.
Friday-Choir Practice.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
ONE TUBE FREE.

We will offer TO the public a
limited number OF 30x3 tires,
for this week only, at S16.15 and
give a free tube with each tire
bought. Only two tires to a
customer.
PARIS TIRE CO.
(14-ot)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
FIELDS FALL FOOTWEAR FOR
FASHIONABLE FOLKS

FIELDS fall shoes for men, women
and children please the purchaser.
They are stylish and wear most sat
isfactorily. Take a look in the
windows. (ft)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
THE FALL STETSONS

Are ready; shape and a color for
every man.
j. w. DAVIS & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-09-17
PHOENIX HOSE FOR WOMEN,

A special heavy silk with Isle
foot and garter top, in black, white
and Havana brown, at $3.50.
]. w. DAVIS & co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Yacht Club News

The smoker hold Friday night which
was the first affair of its kind given
In the new assembly hall was greatly
enjoyed by the large assemblage pres
emit. The auditorium is now of Sutil-
Client size to comfortably seat about
geo and permits more cordial and IN
innate sociability of the members
which was always lacking to a certain
degree in the small assembly Dom or
the original club house. The new
stage affords better facilities for the
entertainers to present their programs
and adds much to their at-tractivenesS.
The annual spring smoker and
vaudeville entertainment of the club
has beau set for Friday night, April
20. and will be held in the Auditorium,
on New Brunswick avenue This af-
fair will be, by far, the biggest and
best show of its kind ever undertaken
by the club and should prove to be
8 great success. A program OF twenty
-four high class vaudeville numbers,
each a headliner. a been booked
through one of the leading New York
theatrical agencies. The names OF the
~yaudeyillians and the characters az
their acts will be announced within
a fortnight. These entertainers WIZ
include several who haNe appeared
before the club before n are prime
fayorites In Perth Amboy. The pro-
gram will be varied and consist Of
singing, dancing. comedy and novelty
numbers all of which have been most
carefully selected and VIII be carried
through with the same characteristic
SNAP which has IN the past made the
Raritan Yacht Club smokers the talk
81 the town.
The middle Of March is always the
time when boat owners commence
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16

scraping paint, polishing brass, and
giving their craft the general over
haulings hat are always necessary
previous to annual ~launchings. n
balmy days of last week brought out
most of the captains who caretuIlg
scrutinized their caravals and noted
the varioun repairs and improvements
| needed but the miniature blizzard OF
Saturday. the day on which most OF
this work Is done, brought with IL
many disappointments and neclssi-
tated sudden postponements. The
most disappointed of these captains
was. no doubt, Alderman William =.
Wilson who Is always among the nrst
to get his over boa overheard in order
to indulge in the longest season OF
fishing possible in local ana aoJace"'
waters.
Owing to the success of the auction
bridge and FIVE hundred party held
last Saturday afternoon by the LADIES'
Auxiliary. il has been decided to hold
similar card parties about once every
four or six weeks This AFFAIR was
most highly enjoyed by all and those
who attended are locking oFWNt y.
the future events with mosi p4eSS""'
anticipation.
on Friday night April ?, the ans GO
81 sntertatumcut snd dance WLl -
gwen under t-4F NFN
aud entertainment committees TaFsF
New York entertainers A&ve SeSn en-
gas-ed 70 render an attractive
lasting about .wo hours Sfter WSNA
Inc floor viii Dc cleared sna dan>iik
Will be in order Se- the REMAINDER 81
the evening.
Within the AS few DAYS ihFss N1-
-v,tr~r.,rs-Aave been received ret&-
i've tasthe finding - lsrttaS hc&tS
I~,rsr ts the one which vSs carried
from the Clubs acck during
a h'Eh tide several weeks SSa These
communications Srs in answer 70 an
aavertfSueu. relative 70 the above
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16

loss and offering a reward for infor-
nation regarding Its recovery. Two
of the floats have been washed up
on the beach near South Amboy AMI
the third was located near Sewaren,
The dock committee are investigating
and hope to identify one OF these
as the clubs missing property.
A special meeting of the member
ship committee which was appointed
at the last meeting # the Board Of
= will be held on tomorrow
night, TO take action regarding a large
number of applications for admission
to membership which have been re-
Gently received.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
MUST SUPPORT WIFE
wife Got Along without Him During
War. He Claimed

Frank Gregor was arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill last night on n
charge OF not supporting his wife and
children. The defendant told OF MS
wife allowing him to go to war. ana
doing without him while he was IN
the army and he thought when he
came back hat he did not need 10
bother with her. -
THE recorder then told him that
he would have to give a certain amount
weekly for their support, which he
agreed to do. In default Of $500 bail
preparatory to signing the city bond
he was held al the station until this
morning when his brother-fn-law FUR
nished bail. The defendant Will ap-
pear next Monday night TO sign the
city. bond promising the payment OF
the weekly allowance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Pas. Market Commissioner Bill.

NEW BRUNSWICK. March Is
The bill of Assemblyman Lyons Tor
the appointment OF a market commis-
sioner in every city, was passed IN tle
assembly yesterday. Under h proVi-
sious OF this measure each munlcI-
palify Is empowered to appoint a mar
ket commissioner to look into tne
price list and publish same In the
newspaper daily.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Vaccination Not Necessary
DEVICES BiIl Makes Csmpulscry oniy
During an fpidcnte

Be StcT C~crfsSreas~z&
NEW BRVNSWICN. March tt-
The bill which ASSemeN0Sn ne Wee
introduced BY reC&cSE wAtSS woald
proviGs tcr the vaccination eg school
children during an erlaeats cnty was
. e1 again as. ntSht tn the assembly
passed Fhss cN3 was NJ swc weeks
aEo ana ~aS defeated ER3er the exss~-
tuS avs. ch2&vep have ~ he vScci-
0Sta1 before gong 70 SHOOT. while
tbs law provides tSV children being
vAccln&es1 aaly 3trnS an epsdemic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16

that was Tot up to the standard "a
10 also put the street In better con-
u w. Rohr who was awarded the
contract on Augusta street sewer was
notined 20 commence work at oncs
on this Job or to forfeit the certineo
check which he deposited with the
townshlp committee when the con-
tract was awarded.
nm at the meeting next Monday night.