The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-29
DYE MIND THE Time
When These Things Happened In
Paris, As Told in THE
NEWS Filess
DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE

casually or Dy force OF some remln-
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 its 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 Tuesday, May 2,
1882:
1t would be mirthful for ones OPP
tics to fall on Bally Patton riding
bicycle, but it would hardly provoke
a grin for Bally to fall on ones
optics.
Mrs. Col. Bob Stoner has execut-
ed in fine style, a painting of the
Rev. Geo. o. Barnes, on a china tea
plate.
o. j. Virgins, of Covington, and
Thos. H. Waller, of Cincinnati,
who, by the way, are among the
cleverest and most prosperous young
business men in those cities, spent
Sunday in this city and vicinity.
Under the new-time schedule, Gin
cinnatians are allowed excursion
rates to the High Bridge every Sun
day, where they can stop three
hours and return on the regular
evening train.
Mcintyre & Swiney have named
their chestnut colt by Wanderer
dam Katie Pearce, "McNicoT' in
honor of the great st. Louis tailor
of that name. This colt is a full
brother to Lizzie S. and will be
handled by Burt Scully.
John Stuart wants to borrow a
fine saddle horse and a brass band,
to take him to the Conclave at Cow
ington.
Owing to no free passes being
given over the Southern road, Grad
dock hasn't monkeyed over to the
gospel stand at Georgetown a single
time.
Mr.. Burt Scully's stable from
Bourbon county, composing thirteen
flyers, arrived to-day. Look out for
a dark one among this string. Burt
is a second Summer Coon. Lex
ington News.
Ike Smith, colored, the driver of
Keller Thomas stallion, New York,
died of apoplexy the other night.
Ike was the trainer of Steinway,
Gen. Croxton, Lady Monroe, Mollie
Long, and several good ones.
THE NEWS is arranging a whist
ling match between Ike Duffy and
Ben Booker. A twenty pound wa
termelon will be given for the first
prize, and a circus ticket for the
second. The preludatory piece will
be ourangoutang reel. All Lexing-
ton editors will be invited.
The marriage of Miss Maggie
Ferguson, the accomplished and at
tractive daughter of j. w. Fergu-
son, one of Bourbon's largest land
and stock owners, to Mr.. Thomas H.
Waller, a good looking, clever and
successful lumber merchant of Gin
cinnati, is announced to take place
on Tuesday, June 18th.
Joe Dickey is evidently looking
for a flood. He has a skiff chained
high water mark.
Jim Taylor reports having seen
whippool-will in town the other
evening. That's nothing = there's
a whip-poor-Dick up town every
day all the time.
Col. Caldwell reports the follow
ing court days sales: IL two-year-
old cattle, at $50 per head; 9 do,
at s37; 13 do, at 5000. More
machinery on the market than ever
before and business duller. No good
horses on the market. A few East
ern buyers for horses bought a few
good ones privately.
The will of the late c. " Higgins,
ST., was probated yesterday. The
nOmeSleau reSlOence anu furniture
and $4,000 in cash were given to
the wiwow; the Texas land to Matt
Stones children; and the balance
of the estate to be equally divided
between c. V. Higgins, Jr., and his
grandson, w. E. Hibler-that of
Hibler being entailed. The estate is
estimated at about 100000. c. v.
Higgins, Jr., and Russell Mann
were the executors, without secur-
ity.
Lizzie Smoot maliciously struck
lawyer John Jones on the forehead
with a rock Saturday, and covered
his innocent simplicity with about a
quart of unnecessarily shed blood
The lawyer demands that his white
pals shall see that justice is dealt
to the arrogant lassie.
Turney & Hart made the follow