The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-17


vile, appeared before the bourbon
Court and asked for and were grant
ed franchise for building and OPP.
Grating an electric interurban line be-
tween North Middletown and the
Fayette and Bourbon county line.
Attractions at the Paris Grand,
Gorton's Gold Band Minstrels; Pussy
and st. John, in "a Run On The
Bank" sway Down East"
William Thomas Butler, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. o. Butler, Of Paris, shot
and killed by G. Wright, in a dispute
over a card game in Thos. F. Bran
mons saloon on Main street. Wright
arrested by Patrolman Toolen and
jailed.
Alexander McClintock, formerly of
Millersburg, died suddenly in Lexing-
ton. Was for fifty years prominent
resident of Millersburg, and related
to the McClintock family of Paris.
Dennis C. Mcnamara, formerly Of
Paris, married in Read City, Mich,
to Miss Bertha Gable. Mr.. McNa-
mara was then connected with large
New York wholesale house. His
brother, William Mcnamara, of Paris,
was best man at the wedding.
Rehearsals in progress for Elks
Minstrel to be given at the Paris
Grand, on the evening of Friday, jan
uary "a. Elaborate stage settings
and fine program to be featured.
Paris Gas Electric Co. elected fol-
lowing officers: President, r P.
Dow, ST.; vice-president, Rev.
George S. Warden; secretary-treas-
urer, T. Earl Ashbrook; Directors,
Robt. J. Nicely, Ossian Edwards, A.
j. Fee, ]. P. Kelly and Robt. P. Dow,
Jr.
James L Dodge sold to Herbert
Gray for Thomas w. Lawson, at Bos-
ton, the fine trotting mare, Lucy May,
trial 2:1O, by Oakland Baron, dam
Katie Clay, at private price. Mare
was shipped to Boston.
The News offers box party to per-
Torrance OF "King Dodo," at the
Paris Grand on January 80, to win
ner of voting contest for most pop
ular young woman of Bourbon
county.
Houston Rion, ticket agent at the
Louisville & Nashville passenger sta
ton, thrown from wagon in front OF
Paris Grand, sustaining painful in
juries.
Mr.. Freeman, of Virginia, who
married Miss Ball, Of near Millers-
burg, bought the Clay farm near
Millersburg, for $4,000 cash.
Mrs. Rachel Ashbrook moved from
the Jail residence to the old Burr
property, on High street, which she
recently purchased.
George G. White, wealthy distiller,
and one of Paris oldest and best
known citizens, dangerously i'll Of
paralysis at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Fithian.
DR.. H. H. Roberts, for fifteen years
prominent physician of Paris, moved
to Lexington to reside.
Manager Robt S. Porter, of the
Paris Grand, visits Maysville, Car
Isle, Flemingsburg, Millersburg,
Georgetown, Cynthiana and Winches-
ter, working up parties for matinee
performance of "Way Down East" at
Paris Grand Opera House, on Satur-
day evening, January II, 1902.
Lands of the late Thomas Wood.
ford sold at public sale in front OF
the court house by Auctioneer Polk
Forsythe as follows: w. L. Yerkes
bought 1865 acres at 5000 pei
acre; VIM. Bucker, 147.91 acres al
Is9S.OO an acre; Joe K. Redmon, 24f
acres, at 5000; W. L. Yerkes, 1Ot
acres at $3.50 an acre; Hible1
Bros, 10 acres, at $75 an acre; W
F. Cain, Carlisle, 132.40 acres a
s62.5O an acre; Mrs. Steele, II acres
at $1,000 an acre. Land averaged
$83.44 an acre.