The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-12-08
hIlLLERSBURC
Interesting News Items From Bour
bon County's College Town

Mr.. A. G. Strobe is on a bust
ness trip to Chester, Montana.
Mrs. Will Young, guest of DR..
and Mrs. c. B. Smith, has returned
to her home in Lexington.
Misses Matte and Sallie McIn-
tyre, have returned from a visit
with relatives in Lexington.
Mrs. w. G. Daley has returned
from a visit with her daughter. Mrs.
Joe Miller, in Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Louise Vaughn. mission
airy to China. lectured at the Pres
byterian church, Thursday after
noon.
If you want good bread get a
sack of Crown Jewel Flour from R.
L. Powell, the leading Millersburg
grocer. Both phones 81.
(10-9t)
The next number of the Red
path Lyceum course will be given
in the auditorium of the Millers-
burg College, Saturday night, De-
cember 9.
Miss Olive Fisher entertained
Twentieth Century Club at the Mil
lersburg College. Miss Fisher gave
a talk on her trip abroad and the
Passion Play. Refreshments were
served.
Union services will be held at
the Methodist church Sunday even
ing. A program of special music
will be rendered by the choir. and
several special numbers by Cadets
from the M. M. I.
The message Received here by
friends announcing the death of
Col. C.. M. Best at his home in
Langorn, Pa, came as a shock to
the community. Col. and Mrs. Best
and nephew, Harry Roche, left here
only a few months ago for their new
home. Col and Mrs. Best came to
Millersburg in 1898. Mrs. Best
taught expression in the Millers-
burg College, and Col. Best opened
a private school for boys in
building adjoining the Kentucky
Wesleyan College, which they later
bought, and opened the Millersburg
Training School. Several years
later the name was changed to Mil
lersburg Military Institute, which
has become one of the best known
Military Schools, and which is now
being continued under the success
full direction of Col. w. R. Nelson.
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES
Marian Hunt. the little daugh-
ter of Prof. and Mrs. J. w. Lancas-
ter, is cOnvalesCent after light at
tack of scarlet fever.
The faculty and student body re-
ceived with deep regret Tuesday
the news of the death of
Col. C. NJ. Best at his new home in
Pennsylvania. Enjoying as they
do, the commodious building and
beautiful grounds which are largely
the result of Col and Mrs. Bests'
untiring efforts for the betterment
of the community, and feeling their
loss at the passing of this veteran
in educational endeavor, as a mark
of respect and appreciation, the
flag on the school grounds was
flown at half mast Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Each number of the two Lyceum
courses that are being brought to us
this season proves better than the
last, while all have been all that
one could wish. In the Temple
Singers, which rendered their pro-
gram Tuesday evening at Millers-
burg College Auditorium every one
found a real treat. On Saturday
evening, December 9, at o'clock.
in the M. c. Auditorium, Helen
Wagner, entertainer. of the Red
path Company, will appear. Do not
miss these treats that are being
offered to the public.
The Crimson Ramblers of Tran
sylvania College, Lexington, will be
at Millersburg High School Audi
forum, Wednesday, December ID,
at 500 D. m. Their repertoire in
cludes readings, songs and comedy
entitled Lend Me Five Shillings."
Prof. G. I. Barnes, State Director
of Agricultural work. Prof. Sar-
geant, of the Federal Board of Vo-
cational Education in the Colored
Schools of the South and Supt. j.
M McVey, paid the school visit
Wednesday.
The Chapel exercises Wednesday
were conductd by Mr.. M. E. Pruitt,
who gave a talk along educational
lines. The exercises were opened
by the singing Of America, and My
Old Kentucky Home by the school,
after which Supt. J. w. Lancaster
paid a touching tribute to the late
Col. C. M. Best. who passed to his
reward Tuesday at his home in
Pennsylvania. Following Mr.. Lam
casters remarks, at his suggestion,
the school sat with bowed heads
for the space of a few moments, as