Paris, Kentucky - History (part 2 of 2)

The gas works, that so brilliantly light our streets and illuminate our residences and business houses were established in 1S6S, and were the result of the energy and industry of S. Salomon. Although he met with the most persistent opposition in getting up the enterprise, he lives to see the day in which his work is looked hpon with pride by all his fellow-citizens. B. F. Pullen is President of the Gas Company, with Jas. Paton, Secretary and Treasurer.

The Adams Express Company, while not strictly a Paris instituj tion, yet its convenience to our people and the genera! utilits of : its business, demands a space in these sketches. Its business, which at first was small, has grown to such proportions as to demand the : attention of Jas. H. Short, Agent, Geo. W. Xippeit, Clerk, and a colored porter and driver. Its wagon is always going, and our

The post-office was established in 1795; and the letter given below will throw some light on the early history of this place. While this letter says that Hopewell nowhere appears on the books at Washington andthe post-office was known as Bourbonton until 1S26,

; we have to say that the name of Bourbonton nowhere appears on the records here, bat Hopewell does from the beginning. The following is the official letter from the Auditor of the Treasurv:

James Paton, Jr., third, appointed April 28, 1826; Otho Hughes, i fourth, appointed March 14th, 1837: Joseph H. Holt, fifth, appointed March 10, 1S48: H. II. Rankin, sixth, appointed October 24, 1849; Tohn V. Lovely, seventh, appointed February 4, 1853; Selbv Lilies- i ton, eighth, appointed June 1S61; Will. H. Polk, ninth, appointed July 25, 1S68; Elliott Kelly, tenth, appointed December 1 6th , 1S75.

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Reserving for some future time, the further sketches of Paris and her many noted men, we must draw these few disconnected facts to , a close, but not, however, until we make due acknowledgement to , those who have placed us under obligations. We are especially ! grateful to County Clerk J. Ml Hughes; Circuit Clerk Jas. E. Patou, and Deputy Circuit Clerk P. M Miller; City Clerk James Paton, the ministers of the various churches, J. G. Craddock, E. O. Fotticrgill and J. W. Hite of the True Kentuckia?i\ John McCarney, Esq., E. T. Porter and II. I). Alexander, of the Saturday Night; Judge Hawes, W. II. McMillan, Col. Wm. Wright, John Hildroth, Elds. Jno. A. Gano and Aylett Raines, Mrs. B. E. Knapp. Wm. Allison, Sr., Messrs. McChesnev A Johnson, A. Shire, II. F. Logan, A. J. Lovely. Mrs. Kittv Brown, B. F. Harris, Geo. W. Davis, Grav Smith, R. J. Brown, C.T. Dolling.

! To James McCann, Esq., we are more than indebted, not only for the "Sketch of Paris in 1S05," but for a great many other of the most valuable facts contained in this pamphlet. Mr. McCann is now in his 76th year, has lived in Paris since he was six months old, and being a man of close observation, he has a vivid recollection of the greater part of Paris* history. 1 1 is memory is astonishinglv good, and he is very fond of discoursing upon the events of the past. He was born near this city, December 20th, 1S00.