The Bourbon News, 1922-12-29

Roy Vansant, formerly of Paris, was arraigned in the County Court at Carlisle Wednesday afternoon . berore Judge A. B. Tilton, on two I charges, one of transporting spirit- 0us liquor, the other with having liquor in his possession. The maxi maximum - mum maximum penalty, $300 fine and sixty days in jail, was given him in each case. Vansant announced his inten intention - tion intention of taking an appeal to the higher court. Vansant was placed under arrest following the finding of about twen twenty - ty twenty gallons of moonshine liquor at I the home of Mrs. Bessie Dunn, in Carlisle, about two weeks ago. , The case against Mrs. Dunn, charged with having liquor in her posses possession, - sion, possession, was continued when called in the County Court, Wednesday, on account of illness of the defendant. June Tutter and Charles, alias "Scuffles" Clark, colored, were ar arrested - rested arrested by Chief of Police Link and Patrolman George M. Hill, charged with an assault on George Evans, colored farm hand, and robbing him of $14. The hold-up took place on Sycamore street. Evans alleged the men held him up at the point of a revolver, and dragged him into an alley between two buildings, and after beating him severely took his money. They were given a' hearing in the County Court Wednesday af afternoon - ternoon afternoon before Judge George Bat Bat-terton, - terton, Bat-terton, and held to the grand jury at the March term of the Bourbon Circuit Court, Tutter's bond was fixed at $750, and Clark's at $300. Both were sent to jail in default of the requisite bond being furnished. Tutter, French "Sook" Clay, Henry Spencer and Frank Scott, all colored were arrested charged with attempting to 10b Parker Barnhill and Walter Leeds, two white men, about eleven o'clock, Christmas night, as the men were driving their car into the garage of the Kenney Motor Co., at the corner of Main and Eighth streets. The evi evidence - dence evidence stated that Tutter had pulled Barnhill out of his car and told one of the other negroes to choke off the engine while they got the dri driver, - ver, driver, An employe of the garage heard the commotion and came to the rescue, with a revolver, dis dispersing - persing dispersing the negroes before the 10b 10b-bery - bery 10b-bery was completed. The men were given a hearing Wednesday af afternoon - ternoon afternoon before County Judge George Batterton, in the County Court, and held to the grand jury, Tutter un under - der under $500 bond, Spencer under $500, Scott under $250, and Clay under $150. All were remanded to jail. Sheriff M. Peale Collier, Deputy Sheriffs James Gibson and Douglas Thomas and Patrolman Roy Turner, made a descent on he home of Bob Collier, colored, in Claysville, and after a close search, found one quart of moonshine, in concealment, and a number of empty bottles, that had previously contained liquor. Col Collier - lier Collier was placed under arrest and when brought before County Judge George Batterton could not remem remember - ber remember where he got the liquor. He was sent back to jail to try out a memory course, until such time as his memory should be 4n better condition to serve him. 0 ' , NOTICE, DOG OWNERS ALL DOGS MUST BE LICENSED FOR 1923 AND MUST WEAR, THE TAG. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO OWN OR HARBOR ANT DOG W'THOUT COMPLYING WITH THIS LAW. M. PEALE COLLIER, SHERIFF. FIRE THREATENS GARAGE Only the quick and efficient work rendered by the Paris fire depart department - ment department prevented what threatened to be a serious fireMonday night when they were called to the Franklin garage at the corner of Main and Second streets, by an alarm from Box 41. A colored man passing by saw smoke coming from a window in the rear of the garage and promptly sent in the alarm. When the fire- men arrived they found a big tour tour-I - I tour-I ing car in the machine shop in the .rear of the garage in flames. j Breaking in a side window tney soon I had two streams of water playing on the machineand on the ceiling of the machine shop, which was blaz blazing - ing blazing freely. j The fire was supposed to have 'originated in the ignition system of the machine. Three other machines in the garage were damaged. A machine shop in the basement! suf suffered - fered suffered considerable loss from water. The garage is operated vby Clay Costigan. Hiss loss is partly cover covered - ed covered by insurance. The building is owned by Mrs. Henry Butler. It has been the scene of three serious fires in the past twenty-five years. THOMAS. WOODFORD & BRYAN

With the opening of the City Schools next Tuesday many activi activities - ties activities will begin. The week's vaca vacation - tion vacation will put new life and enthusi enthusiasm - asm enthusiasm into both teachers and pupils. The basket ball season for both toys and girls will open January 5. Prof. Shaw has arranged most in interesting - teresting interesting schedules, and the First National Bank had these schedules printed in very attractive form and gave them to the school, for which gift we thank the bank very much. Miss Robins and Mr. Dawes will have their teams in excellent con condition - dition condition f"or the opening games. This year's vocational guidance couis of lectures will open Janu January - ary January 28; and will consist of twenty twenty-four - four twenty-four leptures. A number of Paris speakers will appear on their pro program. - gram. program. Several new evening classes will open with the next semester. The University Extension Course will start again next week and will be open to new sfludents. One of the most interesting events of the new semester- will be the starting of the new Freshman class. ProL Shaw, who is succeeding so well ;with his work in the High School, will have charge of this new class. Three of the most interesting numbers in our lyceum course are yet to be given. Rehearsals on the Sophomore play will start soon after the mid-year examinations are over. I Work on the v1923 annual is well under way now, and is in charge of Prof. Scott, which insures its suc success. - cess. success. Miss Bramblett will start the Senior Class play in February and will train two complete casts. Miss Lockhart will start train training - ing training the debating team January 22 for the State contest. Miss Harbold and the Latin Club will soon start work on the State Latin Tournament, which will be held in Paris in May. "The Paris Parisian - ian Parisian Oracle," the Latin club paper, will be mailed in February to every Latin teacher in Kentucky, giving the plans for the tournament. Miss Butler will have the science laboratories restocked ready for tshe new semester. Miss Woodruff plans the organi organization - zation organization of a romance language club for the High School next semester. The English teachers in the High School are planning the orga organization - nization organization of a State association pf English teachers, i Early in January the High School, with the aid of Mr. Humphries, of the Bourbon County Y. M. C. A., will begin preparations for the Bible study contest. Paris won two State cups last. year and will try to win both cups again. Mr. H. M. Clay will prepare an exhibit of work done by the stu students - dents students in manual training - Since the opening of school in September we have had, more par parents, - ents, parents, visit the school than v we have ever had. We enjoy this very much, and we hope from now on to have visitofrs in every room every day. It encourages both pupils and teachers. Miss Br&nnan, in the fourth. grade, has, I oelieve, had a visitor-every day Since September, ,'land number of other teachers 4 Xvre nearly averaged one a, day. Come when ever you can, you are always welcome 7 " SUJ LEE TtciKPATRXCK, Supk - Iq REEL FOOT LATE FISH . JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF REEL FOOT LAKE FISH. THEY ARE FINE., PHONE US YOUR ORDER. LOGAN HOWARD. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Paris Public Library, which closed on December 22 for the holi holidays - days holidays will be open at .the usual hours on Tuesday, January 2. The Librarian thanks the reading public for courtesies and appreciation dur during - ing during the year now closing. o MONDAY, NEW YEAR'S DAY A LEGAL HOLIDAY - Next Monday, January 1, being New Year's Day, is a legal holiday, and as such will be observed by the banks and the postoflice, which -will be closed for the day. The usual 'opening regulations will be observ observed - ed observed at the postoflice. No rural mail deliveries will be made that, day, and but one collection and one de delivery - livery delivery in the business district. The day will be made a holiday in other ways, most of the business houses closing for the day. It will also be Court Day, but hardly likely to be a brisk one, on account of he presence of the universal bill-collectors and other considerations. Attend to matters of finance and postage to-day and to-morrow, if

Plans are being made for a big time at the Paris Y. M. C. A. on New Year's Day. Starting at 9:30 a. m. the young younger - er younger boys gym class will put on an exhibition in the gymnasium led by Harry Lancaster. The boys have been working hard to make this in teresting, and parents and friends are urged not to miss this part of the program. At 11 o'clock two races have been arranged for. A half-mile race for boys under 14 years, with two silver medals as prizes, will interest the younger boys. For boys over four teen, a three-mile race has been ar ranged, with silver and bronze med als as prizes. At 2:00 p. m. the midget team of last year is scheduled to battle against this year's team in basket ball. At 3:00 p. m., the social. commit committee - tee committee has arranged a musical pro program, - gram, program, consisting of vocal and in strumental selections, followed by refreshments. The wind-up of the day will con sist of a basket ball game between the Paris Senior team and the Law Law-renceburg - renceburg Law-renceburg five. The Paris boys met defeat at the hands of Lawrence Lawrence-burg - burg Lawrence-burg last week, so they are out to win this game on their own floor. The game will start at eight p. m. The building will be open for in inspection - spection inspection all day and the public is cordially invited to come and spend the day. -o - AGED MAN STRUCK BY AUTO Capt. F. E. Nelson, contractor, and former business iftan of Paris, is confined to his bed att his home on Seventh street, as the result of an accident which occurred on Eighth street Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Nelson was passing the Kenney Motor 'Co.'s garage on Eighth street, when a car, said to have been driven by Everett Eng English, - lish, English, backed rapidly out, striking Capt. Nelson, who did not see the machine in time to get out of the way. He was thrown down, the car striking him in the left groin, in inflicting - flicting inflicting a deep gash. He was other otherwise - wise otherwise injured, but the extent had not been determined yesterday by his physicians, who were fearful of in internal - ternal internal injury having been sustain sustained. - ed. sustained. On account of his advanced age, he being now in his eightieth, year, it is feared the accident may prove fatal.

Information has been received liere from New York City that Fred A. Wallis, of Paris and New York, has been appointed by Mayor Hylan to the important position in his cab cabinet - inet cabinet of commissioner of charities and corrections, carrying with it a salary of $10,000 per year. Mr. "Wallis is eminently qualified for this position. His efforts during the past years for the moral uplift of humanity will be given added zest and his opportunities in his new position will be unlimited. He will have control of every charita charitable - ble charitable and penal institution in Greater New York. Mr. Wallis, who was until re recently - cently recently commissioner of immigration at the port of New York, has taken a profound interest in the immigra immigration - tion immigration question, and his experience .gained while holding that position will add greatly to his usefulness in his new position. Mr. Wallis is the second Bourbon county man to hold this responsible charities position, John W. Keller, of Ruddles Mills, Bourbon county, Tiaving filled the position under Mayor Van Wyck several years ago. OUR PRINTING OUR STAR SALES SALES-HAN - HAN SALES-HAN When THE NEWS job rooms re receives - ceives receives an order for printing, we do not go to work on the theory that the customer merely wants some something - thing something "set up." The personal intimate touch which is dominant in our establish establishment - ment establishment is assurance that your sales ideas will not be wasted in the pro process - cess process of printing. Printing, to be useful, must have compelling qualities. If it carries those qualities, it becomes an indis indispensable - pensable indispensable business asset. You will make no mistake by placing your orders for printing in the hands of THE NEWS job men, for like a famous breakfast food, "There's a reason," and "We know how." Work done when promised. Cheap work done good; good work done cheap. NEW HOUSE FOR SALE NEW 7-R00M HOUSE COM COMPLETE, - PLETE, COMPLETE, HAS BATH, GAS, ELEC ELEC-TRIC - TRIC ELEC-TRIC LIGHTS, LOCATED ON NORTH CLIFTON AVENUE. BOURBON LUMBER CO. (nov25-tn "THE PRIDE

With all its joys and sorrows, the old year of 1922 is fast drawing to a close and its dying breath fills the air in tones mighty like a dirge. Those who have tasted the bitter! cup of . disappointment should wash their hands of the old year, and all that it leaves behind, and try to make the coming year a much better one. This is a pretty good old world af after - ter after all, and our lot is just about what we make it. So let us all try to live as nearly to the Golden Rule as we can, and give proper thanks to Him who makes it possible for us to enjoy the blessings of the land of liberty. To each of our readers and to each of our business patrons, to all our friends, and even our enemies, if we have many, we wish a Hap Happy - py Happy New Year, and thus it must be if you will only know that true happiness comes from within. Bring wha;t the New Year may, to ourselves, our friends, our city, our county, our State and our'Na- tion, there will be genuine joy, when its days are numbered, in the realization that we havedone what we could, to alleviate suffering, to soothe sorrow, to promote peace and happiness and justice, and to diffuse the blessed gospel of love, charity and tolerance. Our opportunities for service may not be brilliant, but they exist. We may never be known far outside our little circle of fam family - ily family and friends, but no such circum circumscribed - scribed circumscribed field limits our usefulness or our possibilities of service to the city and county, since there are so many ways in which it can be done. And one of these will be to publish the best county paper in Central Kentucky. THE NEWS will endeavor in the new year to maintain the same high standard and merit the approval of all, that it has during the year now closing To one and all, then, A Happy New Year ! GOOD PRICES FOR TURKEYS Thirty-two turkeys averaging 17 pounds, raised by Miss Nancy Lou Owens, daughter of Clay Owens, at her home on the Ford Mill pike, near Paris, brought the sum of $203.20, in a Winchester market. The young lady feels proud of her success in raising turkeys for a profitable price. OF PARIS i W ew

The holiday trade in Paris is said by merchants to have been the heaviest in recent years. All tke merchants report a rushing busi business, - ness, business, especially in the last days, or on Monday. Saturday was one of the busiest days of the year. People this year made their purchases of a more substantial nature than here tofore, and gave gifts that really had some substantial value. Many merchants reported selling out their stosks completely, and some had to replenish certain lines at the very last moment. At the postoflice the business transacted was a of large volume than the year before. Postmaster Payne and his force were up to their eyes in packages, etc., from the very start of the holiday season, but an efficient system enabled them to get everything away in ship shape and the general public had no com complaints - plaints complaints to make. CHILD BADLY INJURED Jimmie Craven, little son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Craven was, seri seriously - ously seriously injured Tuesday by being thrown from a bicycle he was riding on Eighth streeti. The little fellow fellow-was - was fellow-was trying to avoid striking a little girl who was riding on a wheel ap approaching - proaching approaching him, when his wheel swerved, throwing him to the street. He sustained serious inju injuries - ries injuries about the head and body, and was rendered unconscious for a long time. He was picked up and taken to his home, where he was given medical attention. REAL ESTATE DEALS The Blue Grass Realty Company sold for John Richards, his five-room cottage, located on Lilleston ave ave-avenue, - avenue, ave-avenue, to Ollie Wilson, for a price not given out for publication. William Hall sold to Arris Overgy a brick cottage located on High street, between Fifteenth and Six Sixteenth - teenth Sixteenth streets, for a private price. The property has a nice garage at attached. - tached. attached. NOTICE ALL TAXES NOT PAD) BY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY .3, WILL BE ADVERTISED FOR SALE. M. PEALE COLLIER, SHERIFF. Call - .; ri 4 COST to move