The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-10-17
DYE MIND The time
When These Things Happened II
Paris, As Told in THE
NEWS Files?
DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE

there 5 no denying LudC I'd IuOSC
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 Friday. April z,
1882:
Jos. Newhall & Son have opened
a machine shop near Ed. McKiney's
Lets take little whisky out of
bond" is the way a man is now in
vited to drink in Lexington.
John w. Jones, of this city, will
deliver a temperance lecture in Mt.
Sterling on Sunday afternoon.
| Boss Pullen has gone to Frnk-
| fort to settle with Auditor Hewitt
the balance of the State taxes.
The last words of VIM. Hite, Sr.,
were, "It's all right" How much
better were these words than those
of the great Napoleon, "To the head
of the army?"
Mrs ]. w. Holiday announces
that she is located next door to
Philip Nippert's, and that she has a
full line of beautiful flowers now
ready for market.
Walker Muir captured and brought
to town a pair of Siamese snakes
They have two separate heads, but
their bodies are joined by liga-
ment as were the Siamese twins.
Persons desiring to keep the run
of the 500 visiting" young ladies
of Bourbon will do we'll to not sub
scribe for the BOURBON NEWS, for
our columns are not open for that
class of Stiffness.
Over one thousand of our citizens
monkeyed to the grand stand and
had their savage breasts soothed
with the Aeolian strains of the Wiz
ard Oil song, fiddle and banjo band,
several nights this week.
Will Isgrigg, a fisherman of the
pure cold water-faith caught 16
newlights which weighed 16 pounds
while a lot of boys of the Barnes
faith fished all around him and
couldn't get a nibble, on Tuesday
last.
The Rev. Ernest Mcmillan, of the
Presbyterian Church Assembly, will
hold services every night this week
Rev. ]. Anderson, from Maysville
will assist. All are invited to at
tend.
F. l.. McChesney telegraphs home
that he has been appointed one of
the three Railroad Commissioners of
the State. at a salary of $4,000 per
annum.
Nippert has commenced to cool off
the diabolical constitutions of the
sinners as we'll as Christians, at two
cents per pound, with pure crystal
lake ice.
Mrs. l.. Ashurst, of Hutchinson
Station, has pulled the first flock of
ripe spring chickens in the county,
and made a kingly spread before
some guests Wednesday. She has
$50 little chirpers now ranging from
pip to the frying pan.
Bedford & Hedges have moved
their entire stock of goods from
Millersburg, to this place, and
though not selling Eat COST" are do
ing a pushing, thriving business.
Dick Talbot, our baggage smash
II r, who is one of the Barnes con-
verts, didn't get mad at a negro
whom he caught stealing something
about his Office the other day, but
just got piece OF plank and gave
him stirring up in the name of the
Lord, and justice was satisfied,
when he didn't feel revenged in the
least.
THE NEWS is published every
Tuesday and Friday, between the
hours of and II a. M, rain or
shine, sleet or snow, and will con-
tinue to say what it chooses until
removed by death. fire or flood. The
family of THE NEWS resides in the
old Porter residence near the freight
depot, and the $1,000 per annum
that is spent to feed and clothe that
family shall be spent among those
that patronize THE NEWS. "a
half dozen blind men in this citv
would do we'll to remember this.
too.) THE NEWS office is situated
on Bank row, opposite the court
house, and it's glazing sign can be
seen from any place on Main street.
A Frankfort dispatch to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says Charlie Brent
of Paris, has recovered $4,000 of the
$4,000 stolen from the Citizens
Bank, which were stolen by the
burglars, Cooney and Dunbar, and it
is also rumored in Paris that Hazen
is negotiating with some thieves
for the return Of tho CarlicIo how'd.