The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-11-24
DYE MIND THE TIME
When These Things Happened In
Paris, As Told in THE
NEWS Files?
DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE

There's no denying that to most
of us there is a certain satisfaction
in reviewing the events of long ago,
as they are presented to us, either
casually or by force Of some remin-
iscent strain Of the moment. And
to those who lived here in the long
ago the recalling of events in the
old days of Paris affords peculiar
satisfaction all it's own. They, per-
haps, more than we who have
grown used to the old place, will
appreciate these items, taken at
random from a copy of THE BOUR-
BON NEWS, of Wednesday, June
20. 1881:
i Seven couples of young gentle
men and ladies from here attended
the commencement hop at Cynthi-
ana. last week.
At the commencement exercises
} in Paris last Wednesday, two little
, girls mixed up a song thusly: Mary
had a little lamb-shouting the
| battle cry of freedom.
| Geo. Wyatt, of near Shawhan
} gave a reception in honor of Miss
Georgia Lou Conner. and her
cousin, Daisy Rule, last week, prior
to Miss Conner leaving her school
, to return to her home near Peters,
= burg, KY. Miss Daisy accompanied
, her home.
hic oft r0nf0
KY, Harry Orr, of this city, will
) wed Mrs. Weedie Tucker, at the res
idence of DR.. Barlow. father of the
bride THE NEWS extends hearty
r congratulations to the happy pair
r James c. Ernst. of the Blue Grass
r Route, informs us that he will run
s another excursion to Niagara, in
! the latter part of July. Also, thai
' he will at an early day, run one via
E Cincinnati and Louisville, by boat
to the Mammoth Cave.
DIED-In this county, Wednes
day night, Mrs. Maggie Fry Cur
1 rent, aged 27 years. Her funera
r was preached at the Christian
church Friday morning, by Elder
]. S. Sweeney, and her remains de-
$ posted in the Paris Cemetery.
t Frakes Bros threw up the sponge
e and quit the meat business last
l Monday. Phillips & Elgin will fol
low suit July LIST, and jeff Elgir
will open on his own responsibility
e in a few days.
= Long john" part of the motive
S power of Craddock's press, excurseG
= to Lexington in the Colonel's best
D suit. while the Colonel was in Gin
e cinnati.
s H. c. Sharp is now located al
S Clay's distillery near Paris, and
makes his home at his fathers
e near headquarters.
Prof. Andrew Gutzeit, of Paris
!, in company with Mrs. Jos. Hedges
and Mrs. Young Morgan and son
went to Cincinnati last Thursday
to select a fine piano for Mrs. Nor
, gan. They bought from Baldwin.
A lady who, in consequence OF
great reverses of fortune, has been
working for a fashionable milliner
says she is absolutely amazed tc
find to what an extent in the days
of her wealth she was swindled in
her bonnets and dresses.
The Board of Directors of the
Kentucky Central Railroad met in
: Covington, Monday, and unani-
mously voted an extension from
: Paris to Knoxville, via Winchester
and Richmond. The contract was
awarded Warner. Taber & Co.. and
the work will be completed from
Paris to Winchester in three months
; from Monday. and through Knox
willie by July 1. 1882. Judge Tur-
ney will at once convene County
Court, and proposition for the
right of way will be submitted,
which, of course, will no doubt be
granted. as it most assuredly should.
We congratulate Paris on being
made the Indianapolis of the Blue
grass region.
At the last regular meeting of
the Rescue Fire Company, the fol-
lowing persons were elected to serve
as officers for the ensuing six
months:
President, R. w. O'Connor.
Vice President, Nick Kriener
| Secretary, A. j. Lovely.
Treasurer, o. A. Gilman.
Captain, James A. Stewart.
Assistant Captain, VIM. PEBBLES.
Engineer, VIM. o. Hite.
Fireman, John Schuman.
Engine Directors VIM. Mitchell
and w. T. Ficklin.
Line Directors, c. N. Fithian, R.
| S. Porter, e. B. January and Vim