The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-10-27
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 a 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, January
10, 1881:
Bowen & Co. yesterday bought Of
J. S. Boyd, of Cynthiana, the race
mare, Lucille Western, by Lexing-
ton, in foal to Springbrock.
Mrs. Joe Hanly has been the guest
of Mrs. John A. Hanly for several
days.
Miss Annie Railey, of Lexington,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie
Hanson.
A wedding is soon to take place
between an uptown gent and a
downtown belle.
Rev. J. S. Sweeney's discourse on
Sunday evening was the Religious
Doctrine of Conversion.
Billy Hukill was shaking hands
with his friends last week. It's a
girl and weighs nine pounds.
Theopholus Nix, formerly of this
city, but now of Lexington, was pre-
scented by his wife with bouncing
girl baby last week.
The Humpty-Dumpty troup, which
played here last Thursday night,
made jump from Hamilton county,
Ohio, to this place.
Circuit Court is over and the boys
are glad of it. They say it was the
toughest grand jury they ever had
the pleasure of conversing with.
A negro man came into THE
NEWS office one day last week and
was very much surprised to find that
we used more than a single alphabet
in printing our entire paper.
Billy Arlington's Minstrels, thirty
in number, consisting of eight end
men, eight song and clog dancers,
and ten comedians, are soon to ap-
pear in Lexington.
The Maysville Republican says
that Miles Juvenile Opera will give
their city Chimes of Normandy"
and 'Pinafore," on Friday and Sat-
urday evenings next.
When Jack Hit and George
Bryan were in Italy, in asking the
walters at the table whether the
milk was that of a goat or cow, one
of them would get down on all tours
and butt or below as the occasion
required.
Col. w. w. Baldwin bought last
week eight mules from Amos and
Jesse Turney, near Paris, and sew
eral head near Lexington. The
Colonel handles on an average of
100 head of mules and horses each
week, principally mules.
D. D. Conway, the clever young
clerk of the Johnson House, while
reaching on tip-toes to put out a
light in the hallway of the hotel,
got hung by his finger ring hooking
on to the chandelier, and had to call
assistance in order to get down.
January 18th, at the residence Of
her son-in-law, w. w. Fisher, af-
ter a long and patient suffering,
Mrs. Joanna Garth, died, in the 18th
year of her age. The deceased was
the mother of the late VIM. Garth,
whose beneficence will long be re-
membered by the young men Of
Bourbon county Funeral at the
Christian church to-day at 2 o'clock
p. m.
It is to be regretted that Fred
Cooper has been indicted in the case
of the Citizens Bank robbery. He
has heretofore borne good reputa-
ton and lit. is to be hoped that he
can prove his innocence.
Oscar Johnson, who for some time
past has been a salesman in the
clothing store of j. L. Taylor & Co.,
has resigned his clerkship in that
house and left for Cincinnati, where
he will engage in business. He has
many friends here who wish him
success in his new field of labor.
Pedestrians were scarce on the
street yesterday. A solid cake of ice
covered the streets and sidewalks.
1t was amusing to see a fellows
feet perform revolution and his en-
tire body come in contact with the
slippery ice.
Persons desiring the best heaters
and cookers in the market, would
do we'll to call at Milligan & Perry's,
Paris, KY, where a complete stock
may be found. The heater of THE