Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-12
SHACKELFoRDs HAVE
ADELIGHTFuL TOUR


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nu1f1ber of the Richmond boys.
from1the Isle of Wight England,
in which he in=part says:
Mrs. Shackleford and | arc
just back from a ten days stay in
France. l spent a most pleasant
day at Rouen, (which was first a
Roman town, but more particu-
larry noted as the headquarters
of the Mortimer in France and
the capitol of Normandy. Will
liam, the Conqueror, died there.
1t later became a French town,
loan of Arc was burned there.
| saw the place, Gin market
square with street fair going
cn) where they said the burning
took place. They have fine
cathedral and another large
church--the finest example OF
architecture in all Franoe-St.
Ouen. There are very large
manufacturing plants in the
neighborhood and all are work
i7g.
In fact one in France
is at work. The French Govern
ment is broke, but | understand
from a Paris banker that the
. French people are very pros
porous. | did not see a single
beggar in France though | walk
ed the streets oflParis for over a
week.
We went to Rheims which
was under. bombardment tor
| four years. I am glad to say
| that that great cathedral has not
been destroyed and can be re-
stored. They have fixed up a
mall chapel in one corner and !
2ttended service there last Sun
,av morning. Out of 10000
| houses in the city of Rheims all
we're rendered turihl1abitable, ex-
,eDt 40, they were injured. The
Germans ploughed the country
here with shells. In the whole
battle field area which | Travelled
from one end to Cravnne If
| Che1nin Danes not single
| house of any kind was left stand
ing. They have cleared all OF the
| debris out of Rheims and it al
looks exactly like the dug-ou
| portions of Pofnpei, (Which was
| destroyed by volcanic eruption
| in the year 70 A. d.. Some re
| pairs have been started and some
rev buildings are going up. Al
| the barbed wires have been col
| lected and the trenches filled III
and crops are growing on many
acres north of the city.
| | went up on what was Hill
/ 108. but it is now a hole in the
ground. The French are at worl
everywhere and no doubt will
eventually get the devastated
Yarea repaired, nor can they bt
Blamed for Wasting; to make tht
Germans pay to. the limit of their
ability.
Paris looks just the same-by
srge odds the most beautiful
I-sity have ever seen. / missed
| Hanger some wager the othe'
| md Toney Burnam eame:to Eng
land about the time i went t.
Paris. Haven't located hin
since I came home here. | IAN
;ailing on the Aquitania Angus
| II. and will be very glad to ge
come inKentucky and will b'
| ready to, resume work which
enjoy and also to enjoy m.
| friends.
| We have all been in fine health
The chi1dfens battle in the Sc;
| every day Itfl1as been much too
| cool, no. hot weather here. GIVE
| my regards to all my neighbor
| friends
/ Judge Shackleford's letter wa
| lated July 70, and was writ
! ten at "1he Cottage Sandown
Isle of Wight, England, wher'
| he and wife and children have
spent most of their time sine
early last June. All the friend
! of Judge Shackleford and hi
elegant, charming wife and swee
children will be delighted a
their early safe arrival from thei
great trip.