The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-10-10
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 Friday, April Fl,
1882:
DR.. J. T. Mcmillan sold a Jersey
cow and calf this morning to Alex
McClintock, for $500.
Alex McClintock will hold a pub
lie sale of Shorthorn cattle at Mis-
sion Valley Junction on the 22d
inst. Also, at Lemars, Iowa, On May
5th.
DR.. Waller, of Lancaster, will
move into the Joe Will Miller resi-
dence vacated by the NEWS, in a
few days.
Maysville boys are borrowing
money from their Cincinnati friends
during the session of the Grand
Jury this week.
Where he leads, 1 will follow"
will apply to the young men again,
since Mr.. Barnes has shaved off his
side-whiskers.
Frank Armstrong received a note
from Miss Marie Barnes Wednesday,
saying Georgetown is lovely, and
everybody in it. Thirty confessions
and crodwed court house."
The time for the races to begin at
Lexington at IL o'clock instead of
2, gives great cause of complaint to
the city people, but is satisfactory
to many from the country.
The marriage of a looking
and well-to-do Cincinnati lumber
merchant to one of our handsome
and wealthy bluegrass bells, is a
near-in-the-future event.
Boot Jack, Luke Blackburn and
Hindoo will be pitted against each
other for the cup at the spring meet
ing of the Louisville Jockey Club.
Col. w. w. Baldwin, of Mason
county, is moving all of his fallen
rye, and is feeding it to his mules.
He has also plowed up his oats and
has sown again.
Mike Thornton, of Millersburg,
desires all who wish buggy painting
and repairing for the June races, in
that city, had better send in their
work Immediately, so as to avoid the
grand-rush of next month.
The pistol that Jesse James carri-
ed has not been shown on the sec
ond-hand market of the city yet, but
new single-barrel shot gun can be
bought at this Office for $3.50.
With 621 Barnes converts and the
negro brass band disbanded, the
devil has no further use for Paris,
but has packed his grip-sack and
taken up his permanent abode in
Cynthiana.
The huge law sign Of Brent &
Lucas blew down on the head of Ed.
Mitchell, New York grocery drum
mer, on Wednesday, and awakened
him to the horrible fact that signs
are sometimes given when not asked
for.
Rays from the sun, shining
through lamp reflector in Mrs. S.
]. Turney's window, set fire to a
box of dry goods notions the other
day. The reflector being convex,
has all the powers Of concentrating
the rays the same as sun-glass.
Parasols with huge bouquets of
peonies and roses AS large as sauc-
ers, perched up on top. are now dis
played in the windows of all fash
ionable notion stores in Cincinnati.
They wear a very circussy appear
ance, and are too utter for ordinary
use.
Since we threw that little bomb
shell filled with two-edged truths
into the old city council, we lost one
subscriber and gained seven in the
city. Thus is seems that the major
ity of our citizens are in for fair
play and square business.
The unsuspecting citizens of Lex
ington ordered out their fire depart
ment the other night, to put out the
aurora borealis. Now we know they
need the Capitol.
Yesterday morning, Mrs. Jennie
Crosland, niece of VIM. Shaw, Sr.,
took her four children and went
over to ShakertOwn to make their
future home. Mr.. Shaw followed
them to the depot, and protested
against the girls being taken away,
claiming that as he was their guar
dian, he had the right to take
charge of them Whilst in waiting
for the train, some unpleasant
personal remarks were uttered by