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Show HC'8 THE WHOLE THINO. (Darbourvtlle. Ky . Letter.) Mayor William Anderson ot Uar-bourvlllo Uar-bourvlllo Is perhaps the mast Interesting Interest-ing man In tbe Blue grass common wealth He Is well known to St. Louis traveling men as 'Boss' Anderson. He was born at Darbourvllle 78 years sgo and never lived anywhere elte. He never used eeglasaes. never tasted alcoholic stimulant! of any kind, never smoked, chewed, or iimxI tobacco In any form He own and operate ths only street car line In the town. Ho Is proprietor of the only hotel In the city and personally meets nil day and night trains with bis street cor, looking look-ing for patrons ot the hotel. He It leader of the choir ot tho Christian (From the only photograph ho ovor had made Taken before the war.) church and Is superintendent of the Sunday cchoot He haa been choir leader for twenty-eight years, and has not missed sen Ice during that time. Ho baa not been absent from Wednesday Wednes-day night prayer meeting but onco In twenty-three years when he, as ma) or, had to preside, over h special meeting of the council to consider the question of local option Mr Anderson knew Lincoln, who appointed him postmaster postmas-ter at Uarbourvllle. Ho nttended both conventions whkh nominated Lln-cola. Lln-cola. William Anderson waa the first mayor ot bis native town many years ago, and few others have held the office. For thirty-seven years he haa been trustee of the Jury fund, and not once have hla accounts been examined or questioned. Although he la 0 feet and 2 Inchea tall, hla appearance Is graceful and pleasing |
