bourbon news (paris, ky. : 1895). (paris, ky) 1897-02-19...

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M Ifl if i I If ar I1- fij r- - IE BODBBON HEWS Se cateenih Year Established 1881 Emei at the Post office at Paris Ky as seco iss mail matter TELEPHONE NO 124 SUBSCRIPTION PH1CE8 Payable in Advance One year 2 00 Six mouths 00 news costs you cant EVEN GET A Kh- - PORT FROM A GUN FREE OF CHARGE Make all CJiecks Money Orders Eld payable to the order of Champ Miilkr FOUND- - office -- A knife Call at The News Monday will be George Washingtons birthday a legal holiday -- - Chas James sacured the table cover raffled by Mrs W H Cox -- - At the county infirmary to the wife of Cecil Eldrigea daughter third born Conductor Ramp of the L N will build a cottage on Convent Heights A daughter was born to Cecil Eld ridge and wife this week at the County Infirmary Third born In another column appears the ad of the Paris Ice Manufacturing Company Read it it is of interest to ice consum- ers ¬ -- - The general merchandise stock of Blacker by Sndduth at Center ville will be sold at auction beginning at ten oclock Feb 25th Miss Bettie Ingels moved yesterday into thb brick residence on corner of Eighth and Main street lately vacated by W L Collins and family The L N has been doing a big freight business lately at this point Large shipments of hemp tobacco blue grass seed and merchandise are being sent out every day Grand piano opening February 28th 1897 full orchestra each evening Free to all R M Sutherlin Mgr 97 East Main Street 2t Lexington Ky Attention is directed to the an- nouncement ¬ on fourth page of Mr Benj F Bedford Jr as a candidate for re election as Surveyor of Bourbon county subject to the action of the Democratic party - A large number of walnut logs are now being shipped from this city over the L N and Kentucky Midland to Norfolk to be exported to Germany The average price of the logs is about twelv6 dollars John Bedford of near Millersburg sold some the other day at 21 each -- - The M H Current farm near Hook town was sold yesterday by the assignee to Jas Arthur and Dr Chas Mathers for 45 per acre The M H Current home place was sold to Wm Payne for 1500 the house and lot adjoining col- lege ¬ was bought by C Arnsparger as trustee for the Edwards heirs price 13507 Messrs G B Alexander and F R Armstrong of this city attended a farewell banquet given Wednesday night to Mr D wight Kinney of Cincin ¬ nati at the Queen City Club in that city Mr Kinney leaves in few days for Philadelphia to take charge of a branch of the Matthew Addy Co iron concern There were about forty gen- tleman ¬ present at the banquet Secretary Gratz Hanly of the Queen City Jockey Club said Wednes- day ¬ that the new stalls being built at Newport by J M Thomas Son of this city would increase the stabling capacity of the track to about 600 stalls Still there was not enough room to ac- commodate ¬ horsemen who desire to bring their horses to the track There are over 1000 applications on file for stable room now Mrs Thos Henry Clay and Miss Emma Scott will leave to morrow for rWnRhirjfrrnn D C to represent the wJ Jemima Johnson Chapter DA R of H r this city in the Continental Congress which convenes Monday in Washington They will be accompanied by Mr T H Clay Jr and will remain until after the inauguration and will visit t MissNannine Clay at National Park j - Seminary near Washington before re ¬ turning to Paris Mr Owens Bill Passed By unanimous consent Congress Wed- nesday ¬ passed Representative W C Owens bill removing the political dis- abilities ¬ from the war record of Colonel W E Simms of this city Col Simms was a member of the Confederate Con gress A Kimball Procession A unique advertising feature seen in Lexington last week was the street parade of the W W Kimball Company Three car loads of pianos were unload- ed ¬ and transferred to the warerooms at 97 East Main street in a procession of wagons headed by Saxtons band A special sale of Kimball pianos will be ¬ gin at once at that place by Mr R M Sutherlin manager 2t iii - t THE iBOOTJBON NEWS FRIDAYSFEBRUARY 19 1897 - in- - Telephone vWires CatXagfc IMght At 1010 last night a telegrairt to The News states that the wires of the- - East Tennessee Telephone Co and the Paris Cynthiana Telephone Co were each cut near Lair and it was rumored that toll gate raiders were at work in Harri ¬ son Telephone messages from Lair Rud ¬ dles Mills and Cynthiana to The News at a late hour said that the wires were cut by two dark complexioned white men The raiders were mounted on good horses and each had a big pistol buckled at his waist and appeared to be otherwise heavily armed They inquired- - par- ticularly ¬ of persons in the neighborhood as to the various telephone connections The raiders climbed tall trees in order to reach the wires at each of the places where they were cut and did their work of destruction about dusk and the dam- aged ¬ lines were not repaired for several hours Nothing more definite had been learn- ed ¬ at the hour of going to press further than is stated above The wire cutting may have been the work of horse thieves or some other brand of criminals al- though ¬ it was most likely the work of t jll gate raiders Turnpike News The Fiscal Court in Nicholas county at its called meeting last Saturday found themselves confronted with so many difficulties in the way of declaring the pikes to be free of toll that thev ad journed until April The Mercury says that the matter of free turnpikes is bound to come slow but it is coming surely We are satisfied that by April Court several roads will be ready to turn over to the county and that as there is no provision now to keep the roads in repair it is necessary to collect toll tor several months to come at least The President and principal owner of one of the turnpikes in Franklin county says that if the county can not protect the property of the company then every bridge aloDg the road will be taken down and the road made impassable Turnpike raiders have been at work in Owen county destroying two culyerts and throwing trees across the road be- sides ¬ compelling the removal of a toll gate The Fiscal Court of Woodford county has decided to condemn all turnpikes not surrendered to the county by March 1st An Indignation Turnpike Meeting In Prospect Squire Jett of the Ruddles Mills precinct has been notified that an indig ¬ nation meeting will be held at Ruddles Mills this afternoon at two oclock to protest against paying toll between that place aud the city of Paris and to protest against paying taxes to maintain and operate free pikes in other parts of the county from which they derived no benefit Squire Jett was informed that some of the most substantial men of that precinct would participate in the meeting -- - Bourbon Land Sales At public sale Tuesday Auctioneer A T Forsyth sold for Perry Jefferson assignee of A C Ball two hundred acres lying near Millersburg to Mrs Frances E Ball at forty nine dollars per acre Also one hundred and one half acres to same pui chaser at 36 75 per acres Also sold yesterday for Master Com Missioner Dickson to Mrs Susie L Current 22 acres at 6250 per acre and 14 acres at 40 per acre The property belonged to Mrs Current and others and was sold for a division Mason Forsyth auctioneer reports a good crowd yesterday at J E Garnetts sale near North Middletown Work horses brought from 75 to 80 calve3 1350 each milch cows 25 to 45 farm implements sold at good prices Frank Co are receiving daily the very latest styles in Spring Dress Goods Judge Cantrills Narrow Escape Tuesday night Circuit Judge J E Cantrill narrowly escaped being run over by a Q C train at Georgetown He was assisting his wife on the Blue grass vestibule when the engine started throwing him under the cars Just as the wheels were about to pass over him the Judge was pulled from the track by James Pnllen the transfer man and Bob Hawkins a colored driver who were standing near Judge Cantrill was not injured Held Over To Circuit Court Speck Helvey and John Carter the negro men charged with holding up a young farmer and robbing him of eighty cents several nights age in Clays ville had their examining trial Tuesday in Judge Webbs court They were held over in 200 bail for trial by the Circuit Court They were unable to give bond and were taken to jail Was The Boy Shot Harry Gunn a five-year-o- ld boy who lives with his grandmother on Vine street is nursing a disabled hand The boy says he was shot by a playmate but it is thought that Harry either mashed his finger or was injured while pound- ing ¬ on a cartridge with a rock -- - 5 PJERSONAL MENTION COMERS AND GOERS OBSERVED BY i THE NEWS MAN Notes Hastily Jotted On The Streets At The Depots In The Hotel Hobbies And Elsewhere Mrs G B Alexander was in Lex ¬ ington yesterday Miss Nannie Clav is vtsiting rela tives in Covington Miss Lake Kern is at home from New York on a visit Mr Ira Taylor of Cincinnati was in the city yesterday Miss Mary Holleran is visiting Mrs Cora Kelley in Lexington i Mrs Grafton Thrasher of Coving- ton ¬ is visiting relatives in the city Miss Mabel Russell is viBiting friends in Covington and Cincinnati Mr Louie Wolford of Cynthiana was a visitor in the city Wednesday Mrs John D Harris of Madison is visiting her daughter Mrs C M Clay Mrs Maggie Waller has returned from a visit to Mrs Edw Gross in Lex- ington ¬ Mr L Frank of this city is regis- - j tered at the Broadway Central Hotel New York Prof A M Gutzeit has been con- fined ¬ to his home for several days with rheumatism Mrs Nannie Howe of Carlisle ar- rived ¬ yesterday to visit Mrs W A Johnson on Third street Miss Bessie Armstrong returned Wednesday from a visit to Miss Lula Smiser in Cynthiana The Educational Club will meet with Mrs OsBian Edwards to morrow afternoon at two oclock Mr and Mrs James W Withers of Cynthiana have gone to Florida on ac- count ¬ of the formers health Miss Cora Robertson arrived last evening to make make a short visit to Mrs Cornay Watson on High street Miss Florence Hudson a much ad- mired ¬ visitor from Lexington who has been visiting in this city returned home Tuesday The handsomest line of lace curtains in the city at Frank Cos SCINTILLATIONS An Interesting Jumble Of Comment News And There are forty cases of mumps in the Frankfort penitentiary Henry Scales was sandbagged Tuesday nightat Lexington - v Mrs Polly Cloud Graves of -- Lexington celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth Morphine and cigarettes caused Jack Woods the son of Mississippis Chief Justice to cut his throat Satnrday March 20 has been fixed as the date for the execution of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling Thirty one persons have joined the Central Christian Church at Lexington during Eld Geo Darsies meeting Official reports show that in Bombay during the week ending February 12 there were 1885 deaths from the plague A Woodford county man bought horses at 1 a head at Georgetown for the purpose of feeding the flesh to hogs The Baroness Von Horn formerly Miss Rose Wimar of Cincinnatis swell set has applied for a divorce on the ground of non support The Convention of distillers at Cincin- nati ¬ adopted resolutions urging a reduc- tion ¬ of the Internal revenue tax from 110 to 70 cents a gallon Dr Arthur Deustrow the St Louis millionaire who shot and killed his wife and child in February 1894 was hanged at Union Mo Wednesday Jackson and Walling were playing checkers when their death warrants reached Covington They heard the news with stolidity and proceeded with faeir game Owney a caninj protege of the postal clerks which has made a trip around the world is again in Kentucky This is rushing the growler to an alarm- ing ¬ degree The Lane murdor trial comes up nex Tuesday at Versailles The cases against Cashier W M Shipp and book keaper C W Stone of the Midway bank also come up at the coming term The remarkable run of the Mayham special train from Chicago to Denver easily beats the record for this country The 1026 miles were covered in 1132 minutes and only three minutes notice of the need of a special was received The following persons have subscrib ¬ ed says the Midway Clipper to the fund to build a monument to May L Collins at her grave in the Lexington cemetery Dr C C Burns Greens burg Ind 20 C C Moore Lexington 10 Josephine K Henry Versailles 25 Hon Moses Kaufman Lexington 20 J A Jackson Culler N C 2 David Clark Springfield Mass 3 A B Bennett Norwalk Conn 1 S S Bryan New Orleans La 10 L B Silver Cleveland Ohio 25 Watch for the new goods at Frank Gos Spring Tirt Sfetel Arrivals Ysterilajv Fordham J T Carson C E Was son Geo Crosley Cincinnati E C Myall Maysville A W Williams DeKalb Ills Geo Bolster Maysville JW Hunter Jr ifashville J D Carey WH Pickens Chicago J F Grant Middles boro Windsor Sam Joseph J F Ahren J C Brown C C Sink J O Fee L H SteedeGJncinnati - Leslie H Peter Pittsburg Frank L Norton M S Martin Georg tow J S Thomason M S Redfield Chicago H C Kehoe Flemingsburg Wm Green Lexington J M Simpson Philadelphia i OBITUARY Respectfully Dedicated To The Memory Of The Bead Miss Jennie Moore aged 19 second daughter of W M Moore ex Speaker of the House of Representatives died near Cynthiana Wednesday afternoon of bronchitis Her mother died from the same disease last Thursday Saxtons full brass band led the Kim- ball ¬ piano street parade in Lexington Feb 11 1897 Three carloads now on sale Save from 100 to 150 by buying at the special sale now Write to R M Sutherlin Manager 97 E Main St Lexington Ky 4h Ready made sheets bolster and pillow cases at Frank Cos Advertised Letter List List of letters remaining unclaimed n Paris Ky postoffice Feb 19 1897 Bramock W M Lynn Aord Breckinridge Wm Marsh Annie Belle Bougers Nutin McGuird A M Carlos Miss MaggieMurray Mrs Annie Curtis Mrs Maiia Parish Henry Drake Jean Penn Mrs Amy Davis Mrs Lizzie Penn Mrs Chas Evans Pauline Pumpelly Mary E French R B Rairden Nathan Flower John Stevenson Mrs Ret Hall H T Smoots Charlie Howard Miss AnnieTrower J T Howard Bettie L Truinbo Mrs Mary Personscalling for aboye letters will please say advertised W la Davis P M Store Room For Rent DESIRABLE store room located A at Hutchison Station Ky is for rent Possession given March 1st Ap ¬ ply or address GEORGE CLAYTON Hutchison Ky Cottage For Sale HAVE a desirable 1 story 3 room I framft cottage on Eighth street neartheGeorgetownpike bridge The lot is feetr l ront Tunning f back 165 feet has big never failing spring rents easy for 6 00 per month Will sell for cashorVOa 6 and 12 months without interest Apply to or address 19feb lmo Ltls LENIHEN Paris Ky ICE ICE THE PATRONS OF THE PARIS TO ICE MFG CO We appreciate your past patronage We are now ready to quote prices for next season and will not be undersold by anybody Remember our ice is of pure distilled water PARIS ICE MFG CO j PHIL NIPPERT 19feb - Manager ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF X jgLHTXCL T By virtue of an order of the Bourbon County Court made and entered Feb 171897 as Administrator with the will annexed of John Shea I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at Millersburg Kj Saturday March 6 1897 the following described property A tract of 15 acres of land lying in the County of Bourbon state of Kentucky on the waters of Hinkston Creek and bounded on the S and W by lands of Alex McCliutock now Caldwells on the N by the land of Jas Wallace now Jas Thorne and on the E by the Mays- ville ¬ and Lexington R R with a right of passway 15 feet wide from said land to the Millersburg Ruddells Mills turnpike and is the same land conveyed to John Shay by Jos Wallace and wife bv deed recorded in Bourbon County Clerks office in deed book 58 page 201 Said sale will be made for cashy or upon a credit of 6 and 12 months for equal parts of the purchase money for which purchaser will be required to ex- ecute ¬ bonds with good and approved security payable to undersigned Admin- istrator ¬ with will annexed and bearing interest at 6 per cent per annum from day bf sale until paid Sale to be made at 2 oclock pm DENIS DUNDON Admr with will annexed of John Shea him in 1 1 in i ii ii mm u ni mil 1 1 1 ir rii nil mil i nil There Are Others Who have larger stores who pay larger rents and have larger expenses but none of them will sell you shoes at as small a profit as RION CLATZ V Look Before You Buy Andemember we guarantee more f or your moitey tbaii ytigag buy elsewhere or your money refund- - ed and you to be the judge of it Buy your shoes of us and get one of the beautiful medallion pictures FREE See them on exhibition at our store DAVISTHOMS0NIISGRIG TULSt Fteoervecl SPRING HAMBURGS LACES WASH DRESS GOODS PERCALES WHITE GOODS ETC All new fresh goods Call and see them 529 Main St Paris Ky CONDONS In order to close out our stock we will sac- rifice everything in our tore at unheard of prices Strictly all wool Dress Goods in novelty and plain styles always 50c for this sale at 25c a yard Choice of our finest Dress patterns formerly 800 for this sale at 400 All our Underwear Blankets and Oomforts will be closed out at 25c on the dollar New and full line of Table Linens Towels and Napkins marked down 50 per cent for this sale to Seamless Hosiery always Cottons ings Calicoes Bleached We still enlarge Portraits free of charge Apply PURE HOME GROWN CLOVER STOCK SEED 0 EDWARDS Wl HAVE EE0EIVED SPLENDID STOCK IMPORTED SUITIM AND TROUSERINGS FOR FALL AND WINTER Our Prices are lower than any house in Central Kentucky wheD quality and style are considered We ask you call FJLNJEl MERCHANT XITOIiS TIPTON Cutter also agents the celebrated Chas Shirt Full line samples FOR RENT BRICK cottage 5 rooms 10 per First class repair Ap ply to BaINGELS f Or O EDWARDS A DESIRABLE 60 ACRE FARM FOR SALE a well situated 60 acre Bour- bon I County farm which I desire to sell It iB well improved For any particulars address J E PLTJMMER 8jan tf Millersburg Ky Notice To The Public I have arranged with Dr John Adair to take charge of my office until I able to resume practice Dr Adair will attend to unfinished work and such other work as patroLS may sir Very respectfully 9feb 2t Dr Sprake 7Vt rjv - Jf- - 4 -- - - - ¬ ¬ - ¬ i GD Corsets our specialtv 50c 75c and 1 00 worth double Ladies and Childrens full 10 and 15c sold at Our Domestics the very best brands in Calicoes and Sheet- - 3 and 5c Cotton good oc Best Cotton made 8c 10 4 Peperell Sheeting 18c Notions of all kinds one half price Paris Ky A OF to give us a S E We are for E Smith of lljant HAVE further am my all my de RA 25c are l9 M H DAILEY 602 MAIN ST - - - - PARIS KY Over Deposit Bank1 Office hours 8 to 12 a m 1 to 6 p m R A SPRAKE 3 SROAEWAY - - - - PARIS KY up stairs Office hours 8 to 12 am 1 to 6 p m JOHN CONNELLY PARIS KENTUCKY Work guaranteed satisfactory Calls promptly answered Your work is solicited Prices reasonable i - S rlAwi - - - A i i - - j N- - - - v r s

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Page 1: Bourbon news (Paris, Ky. : 1895). (Paris, KY) 1897-02-19 ...chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069873/1897-02-19/ed-1/seq-5.pdf · gress A Kimball Procession A unique advertising

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IE BODBBON HEWSSe cateenih Year Established 1881

Emei at the Post office at Paris Ky asseco iss mail matter

TELEPHONE NO 124

SUBSCRIPTION PH1CE8Payable in Advance

One year 2 00 Six mouths 00

news costs you cant EVEN GET A Kh- -PORT FROM A GUN FREE OF CHARGE

Make all CJiecks Money Orders Eldpayable to the order of Champ Miilkr

FOUND- -

office

--A knife Call at The News

Monday will be George Washingtonsbirthday a legal holiday

-- -Chas James sacured the table cover

raffled by Mrs W H Cox-- -

At the county infirmary to the wifeof Cecil Eldrigea daughter third born

Conductor Ramp of the L Nwill build a cottage on Convent Heights

A daughter was born to Cecil Eldridge and wife this week at theCounty Infirmary Third born

In another column appears the ad ofthe Paris Ice Manufacturing CompanyRead it it is of interest to ice consum-ers

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-- -The general merchandise stock of

Blacker by Sndduth at Center villewill be sold at auction beginning atten oclock Feb 25th

Miss Bettie Ingels moved yesterdayinto thb brick residence on corner ofEighth and Main street lately vacatedby W L Collins and family

The L N has been doing a bigfreight business lately at this pointLarge shipments of hemp tobacco bluegrass seed and merchandise are beingsent out every day

Grand piano opening February 28th1897 full orchestra each evening Freeto all R M Sutherlin Mgr

97 East Main Street2t Lexington Ky

Attention is directed to the an-

nouncement¬

on fourth page of Mr BenjF Bedford Jr as a candidate forre election as Surveyor of Bourboncounty subject to the action of theDemocratic party

-A large number of walnut logs are

now being shipped from this city overthe L N and Kentucky Midland toNorfolk to be exported to GermanyThe average price of the logs is abouttwelv6 dollars John Bedford of nearMillersburg sold some the other day at

21 each-- -

The M H Current farm near Hooktown was sold yesterday by the assigneeto Jas Arthur and Dr Chas Mathersfor 45 per acre The M H Currenthome place was sold to Wm Payne for

1500 the house and lot adjoining col-

lege¬

was bought by C Arnsparger astrustee for the Edwards heirs price

13507

Messrs G B Alexander and F RArmstrong of this city attended afarewell banquet given Wednesdaynight to Mr D wight Kinney of Cincin ¬

nati at the Queen City Club in thatcity Mr Kinney leaves in few daysfor Philadelphia to take charge of abranch of the Matthew Addy Co ironconcern There were about forty gen-

tleman¬

present at the banquet

Secretary Gratz Hanly of theQueen City Jockey Club said Wednes-day

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that the new stalls being built atNewport by J M Thomas Son ofthis city would increase the stablingcapacity of the track to about 600 stallsStill there was not enough room to ac-

commodate¬

horsemen who desire tobring their horses to the track Thereare over 1000 applications on file forstable room now

Mrs Thos Henry Clay and MissEmma Scott will leave to morrow for

rWnRhirjfrrnn D C to represent thewJ Jemima Johnson Chapter D A R of

H r this city in the Continental Congresswhich convenes Monday in WashingtonThey will be accompanied by Mr TH Clay Jr and will remain untilafter the inauguration and will visit

t MissNannine Clay at National Parkj

- Seminary near Washington before re¬

turning to Paris

Mr Owens Bill Passed

By unanimous consent Congress Wed-

nesday¬

passed Representative W C

Owens bill removing the political dis-

abilities

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from the war record of ColonelW E Simms of this city Col Simmswas a member of the Confederate Congress

A Kimball Procession

A unique advertising feature seen inLexington last week was the streetparade of the W W Kimball Company

Three car loads of pianos were unload-

ed

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and transferred to the warerooms at97 East Main street in a procession ofwagons headed by Saxtons band Aspecial sale of Kimball pianos will be ¬

gin at once at that place by Mr R M

Sutherlin manager 2t

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THE iBOOTJBON NEWS FRIDAYSFEBRUARY 19 1897-

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Telephone vWires CatXagfc IMght

At 1010 last night a telegrairt to TheNews states that the wires of the-- EastTennessee Telephone Co and the Paris

Cynthiana Telephone Co were eachcut near Lair and it was rumored thattoll gate raiders were at work in Harri¬

sonTelephone messages from Lair Rud ¬

dles Mills and Cynthiana to The Newsat a late hour said thatthe wires were cut by twodark complexioned white men Theraiders were mounted on good horsesand each had a big pistol buckled at hiswaist and appeared to be otherwiseheavily armed They inquired-- par-ticularly

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of persons in the neighborhoodas to the various telephone connectionsThe raiders climbed tall trees in orderto reach the wires at each of the placeswhere they were cut and did their workof destruction about dusk and the dam-aged

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lines were not repaired for severalhours

Nothing more definite had been learn-ed

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at the hour of going to press furtherthan is stated above The wire cuttingmay have been the work of horse thievesor some other brand of criminals al-

though¬

it was most likely the work oft jll gate raiders

Turnpike News

The Fiscal Court in Nicholas countyat its called meeting last Saturday foundthemselves confronted with so manydifficulties in the way of declaring thepikes to be free of toll that thev adjourned until April The Mercury saysthat the matter of free turnpikes isbound to come slow but it is comingsurely We are satisfied that by AprilCourt several roads will be ready toturn over to the county and that asthere is no provision now to keep theroads in repair it is necessary to collecttoll tor several months to come at least

The President and principal owner ofone of the turnpikes in Franklin countysays that if the county can not protectthe property of the company then everybridge aloDg the road will be takendown and the road made impassable

Turnpike raiders have been at work inOwen county destroying two culyertsand throwing trees across the road be-

sides¬

compelling the removal of a tollgate

The Fiscal Court of Woodford countyhas decided to condemn all turnpikesnot surrendered to the county by March1st

An Indignation Turnpike Meeting InProspect

Squire Jett of the Ruddles Millsprecinct has been notified that an indig¬

nation meeting will be held at RuddlesMills this afternoon at two oclock toprotest against paying toll between thatplace aud the city of Paris and to protestagainst paying taxes to maintain andoperate free pikes in other parts of thecounty from which they derived nobenefit Squire Jett was informed thatsome of the most substantial men ofthat precinct would participate in themeeting

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Bourbon Land Sales

At public sale Tuesday Auctioneer AT Forsyth sold for Perry Jeffersonassignee of A C Ball two hundredacres lying near Millersburg to MrsFrances E Ball at forty nine dollars peracre Also one hundred and one halfacres to same pui chaser at 36 75 peracres

Also sold yesterday for Master ComMissioner Dickson to Mrs Susie LCurrent 22 acres at 6250 per acre and14 acres at 40 per acre The propertybelonged to Mrs Current and othersand was sold for a division

Mason Forsyth auctioneer reports agood crowd yesterday at J E Garnettssale near North Middletown Workhorses brought from 75 to 80 calve3

1350 each milch cows 25 to 45 farmimplements sold at good prices

Frank Co are receivingdaily the very latest styles inSpring Dress Goods

Judge Cantrills Narrow Escape

Tuesday night Circuit Judge J ECantrill narrowly escaped being runover by a Q C train at GeorgetownHe was assisting his wife on the Bluegrass vestibule when the engine startedthrowing him under the cars Just asthe wheels were about to pass over himthe Judge was pulled from the track byJames Pnllen the transfer man andBob Hawkins a colored driver whowere standing near Judge Cantrillwas not injured

Held Over To Circuit Court

Speck Helvey and John Carterthe negro men charged with holding upa young farmer and robbing him ofeighty cents several nights age in Claysville had their examining trial Tuesdayin Judge Webbs court They were heldover in 200 bail for trial by the CircuitCourt They were unable to give bondand were taken to jail

Was The Boy Shot

Harry Gunn a five-year-o- ld boy wholives with his grandmother on Vinestreet is nursing a disabled hand Theboy says he was shot by a playmate butit is thought that Harry either mashedhis finger or was injured while pound-ing

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on a cartridge with a rock

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PJERSONAL MENTION

COMERS AND GOERS OBSERVED BY

i THE NEWS MAN

Notes Hastily Jotted On The Streets AtThe Depots In The Hotel Hobbies AndElsewhere

Mrs G B Alexander was in Lex¬

ington yesterdayMiss Nannie Clav is vtsiting rela

tives in CovingtonMiss Lake Kern is at home from

New York on a visitMr Ira Taylor of Cincinnati was

in the city yesterdayMiss Mary Holleran is visiting Mrs

Cora Kelley in Lexington i

Mrs Grafton Thrasher of Coving-ton

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is visiting relatives in the cityMiss Mabel Russell is viBiting

friends in Covington and CincinnatiMr Louie Wolford of Cynthiana

was a visitor in the city Wednesday

Mrs John D Harris of Madison isvisiting her daughter Mrs C M Clay

Mrs Maggie Waller has returnedfrom a visit to Mrs Edw Gross in Lex-

ington¬

Mr L Frank of this city is regis- -j tered at the Broadway Central HotelNew York

Prof A M Gutzeit has been con-

fined¬

to his home for several days withrheumatism

Mrs Nannie Howe of Carlisle ar-

rived¬

yesterday to visit Mrs W AJohnson on Third street

Miss Bessie Armstrong returnedWednesday from a visit to Miss LulaSmiser in Cynthiana

The Educational Club will meetwith Mrs OsBian Edwards to morrowafternoon at two oclock

Mr and Mrs James W Withers ofCynthiana have gone to Florida on ac-

count¬

of the formers healthMiss Cora Robertson arrived last

evening to make make a short visit toMrs Cornay Watson on High street

Miss Florence Hudson a much ad-

mired¬

visitor from Lexington who hasbeen visiting in this city returned homeTuesday

The handsomest line of lacecurtains in the city at FrankCos

SCINTILLATIONS

An Interesting Jumble OfComment

News And

There are forty cases of mumps in theFrankfort penitentiary

Henry Scales was sandbagged Tuesday

nightat Lexington -v

Mrs Polly Cloud Graves of -- Lexington

celebrated the 100th anniversary ofher birth

Morphine and cigarettes caused JackWoods the son of Mississippis ChiefJustice to cut his throat

Satnrday March 20 has been fixed asthe date for the execution of ScottJackson and Alonzo Walling

Thirty one persons have joined theCentral Christian Church at Lexingtonduring Eld Geo Darsies meeting

Official reports show that in Bombayduring the week ending February 12

there were 1885 deaths from the plagueA Woodford county man bought

horses at 1 a head at Georgetown forthe purpose of feeding the flesh to hogs

The Baroness Von Horn formerlyMiss Rose Wimar of Cincinnatis swellset has applied for a divorce on theground of non support

The Convention of distillers at Cincin-nati

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adopted resolutions urging a reduc-tion

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of the Internal revenue tax from110 to 70 cents a gallon

Dr Arthur Deustrow the St Louismillionaire who shot and killed his wifeand child in February 1894 was hangedat Union Mo Wednesday

Jackson and Walling were playingcheckers when their death warrantsreached Covington They heard thenews with stolidity and proceeded withfaeir game

Owney a caninj protege of thepostal clerks which has made a triparound the world is again in KentuckyThis is rushing the growler to an alarm-ing

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degreeThe Lane murdor trial comes up nex

Tuesday at Versailles The casesagainst Cashier W M Shipp and bookkeaper C W Stone of the Midwaybank also come up at the coming term

The remarkable run of the Mayhamspecial train from Chicago to Denvereasily beats the record for this countryThe 1026 miles were covered in 1132minutes and only three minutes noticeof the need of a special was received

The following persons have subscrib ¬

ed says the Midway Clipper to thefund to build a monument to May LCollins at her grave in the Lexingtoncemetery Dr C C Burns Greensburg Ind 20 C C Moore Lexington

10 Josephine K Henry Versailles25 Hon Moses Kaufman Lexington20 J A Jackson Culler N C 2

David Clark Springfield Mass 3 AB Bennett Norwalk Conn 1 S SBryan New Orleans La 10 L BSilver Cleveland Ohio 25

Watch for the newgoods at Frank Gos

Spring

Tirt

Sfetel Arrivals Ysterilajv

Fordham J T Carson C E Wasson Geo Crosley Cincinnati E CMyall Maysville A W WilliamsDeKalb Ills Geo Bolster MaysvilleJW Hunter Jr ifashville J DCarey WH Pickens Chicago J FGrant Middles boro

Windsor Sam Joseph J F AhrenJ C Brown C C Sink J O Fee LH SteedeGJncinnati - Leslie H PeterPittsburg Frank L Norton M SMartin Georg tow J S ThomasonM S Redfield Chicago H C KehoeFlemingsburg Wm Green LexingtonJ M Simpson Philadelphia

i OBITUARY

Respectfully Dedicated To The MemoryOf The Bead

Miss Jennie Moore aged 19 seconddaughter of W M Moore ex Speakerof the House of Representatives diednear Cynthiana Wednesday afternoonof bronchitis Her mother died fromthe same disease last Thursday

Saxtons full brass band led the Kim-ball

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piano street parade in LexingtonFeb 11 1897 Three carloads now onsale Save from 100 to 150 by buyingat the special sale now Write to

R M Sutherlin Manager97 E Main St

Lexington Ky4h

Ready made sheets bolster andpillow cases at Frank Cos

Advertised Letter List

List of letters remaining unclaimedn Paris Ky postoffice Feb 19 1897

Bramock W M Lynn AordBreckinridge Wm Marsh Annie BelleBougers Nutin McGuird A MCarlos Miss MaggieMurray Mrs AnnieCurtis Mrs Maiia Parish HenryDrake Jean Penn Mrs AmyDavis Mrs Lizzie Penn Mrs ChasEvans Pauline Pumpelly Mary EFrench R B Rairden NathanFlower John Stevenson Mrs RetHall H T Smoots CharlieHoward Miss AnnieTrower J THoward Bettie L Truinbo Mrs Mary

Personscalling for aboye letters willplease say advertised

W la Davis P M

Store Room For RentDESIRABLE store room locatedA at Hutchison Station Ky is for

rent Possession given March 1st Ap ¬

ply or address GEORGE CLAYTONHutchison Ky

Cottage For SaleHAVE a desirable 1 story 3 roomI framft cottage on Eighth street

neartheGeorgetownpike bridge Thelot is feetr lront Tunning f back 165feet has big never failing spring rentseasy for 6 00 per month Will sell forcashorVOa 6 and 12 months withoutinterest Apply to or address

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LENIHENParis Ky

ICE ICETHE PATRONS OF THE PARISTO ICE MFG CO

We appreciate your past patronageWe are now ready to quote prices fornext season and will not be undersoldby anybody

Remember our ice is of pure distilledwater

PARIS ICE MFG COj PHIL NIPPERT

19feb - Manager

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By virtue of an order of the BourbonCounty Court made and entered Feb171897 as Administrator with the willannexed of John Shea I will expose atpublic sale to the highest bidder atMillersburg Kj

Saturday March 6 1897

the following described property

A tract of 15 acres of land lying in theCounty of Bourbon state of Kentuckyon the waters of Hinkston Creek andbounded on the S and W by lands ofAlex McCliutock now Caldwells onthe N by the land of Jas Wallace nowJas Thorne and on the E by the Mays-ville

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and Lexington R R with a rightof passway 15 feet wide from said landto the Millersburg Ruddells Millsturnpike and is the same land conveyedto John Shay by Jos Wallace and wifebv deed recorded in Bourbon CountyClerks office in deed book 58 page 201

Said sale will be made for cashy orupon a credit of 6 and 12 months forequal parts of the purchase money forwhich purchaser will be required to ex-

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bonds with good and approvedsecurity payable to undersigned Admin-istrator

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with will annexed and bearinginterest at 6 per cent per annum fromday bf sale until paid

Sale to be made at 2 oclock p m

DENIS DUNDONAdmr with will annexed of John

Shea

him in 1 1 in i ii iimm u ni mil 1 1 1 ir rii nil mil inil

There Are OthersWho have larger stores who pay

larger rents and have larger expensesbut none of them will sell you shoes atas small a profit as

RION CLATZV

Look Before You BuyAndemember we guarantee more for your moiteytbaii ytigag buy elsewhere or your money refund- -ed and you to be the judge of it

Buy your shoes of us and get one of the beautifulmedallion pictures FREE See them on exhibition atour store

DAVISTHOMS0NIISGRIG

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HAMBURGS LACESWASH DRESS GOODSPERCALESWHITE GOODS ETC

All new fresh goods Call and see them

529 Main St Paris Ky

CONDONSIn order to close out our stock we will sac-

rifice everything in our tore at unheard ofpricesStrictly all wool Dress Goods in

novelty and plain styles always 50cfor this sale at 25c a yard

Choice of our finest Dress patternsformerly 800 for this sale at 400

All our Underwear Blankets andOomforts will be closed out at 25c onthe dollar

New and full line of Table LinensTowels and Napkins marked down 50per cent for this sale

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SeamlessHosiery always

Cottonsings

CalicoesBleached

We still enlarge Portraits free of charge

Apply

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Wl HAVE EE0EIVED SPLENDID STOCK

IMPORTED SUITIM AND TROUSERINGS

FOR FALL AND WINTEROur Prices are lower than any house in Central Kentucky wheD

quality and style are considered We ask you call

FJLNJEl MERCHANT XITOIiSTIPTON Cutter

also agents the celebrated Chas Shirt Full line samples

FOR RENTBRICK cottage 5 rooms 10 per

First class repair Apply to BaINGELS

f Or O EDWARDS

A DESIRABLE 60 ACRE FARM

FOR SALEa well situated 60 acre Bour-

bonI County farm which I desire tosell It iB well improved For any

particulars addressJ E PLTJMMER

8jan tf Millersburg Ky

Notice To The Public

I have arranged with Dr John Adairto take charge of my office until Iable to resume practice Dr Adairwill attend to unfinished work andsuch other work as patroLS maysir

Very respectfully9feb 2t Dr Sprake

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Ladies and Childrens full10 and 15c sold at

Our Domestics the very bestbrands in Calicoes and Sheet--

3 and 5cCotton good oc

Best Cotton made 8c10 4 Peperell Sheeting 18c

Notions of all kinds one half price

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M H DAILEY602 MAIN ST - - - - PARIS KY

Over Deposit Bank1

Office hours 8 to 12 a m 1 to 6 p m

R A SPRAKE3 SROAEWAY - - - - PARIS KY

up stairsOffice hours 8 to 12 a m 1 to 6 p m

JOHN CONNELLY

PARIS KENTUCKY

Work guaranteed satisfactory Callspromptly answered Your work issolicited Prices reasonable

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