Paris
C Brown
Kentucky Post, Monday, 1 July 1895, page 5
GUESS-The latest guess at candidates for Mayor is: Republicans-D R Lock, Ed Biltz or Al Wendt. Democratic-Paris C Brown or Michael Donelan.
***********
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 8 August 1895, page 7
BROWN RESIGNS-Mayor Paris C Brown of Newport, has resigned from the Fifth Street Christian Church of Newport. He did this on account of some statements made by the pastor, Rev Mr. Taubman in his sermon last Tuesday, which Mr. Brown considered personal. The reverend gentleman, in dwelling on the evils of the Sunday saloon, remarked that the people had it in their power two years ago to elect a man who would have closed the saloons. He referred to Brown's opponent.
**********
Kentucky Post, Friday, 16 August 1895, page 6
RIVERMEN-There was a convention of the men connected with the local river interests at No 4 Public Landing Thursday. Paris C Brown, was made chairman, with S S Dana, secretary.
**********
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 7 September 1895, page 7
UNFAIR TAX-Mayor Paris C Brown forwarded a communication to the Board of Legislation of Cincinnati, which was read last night, in which he scores the Cincinnati authorities severely for taxing vehicles entering that city.
**********
Kentucky Post, Monday, 30 September 1895, page 4
QUESTION-The question of whom the Democrats will nominate at their forthcoming convention is still a hard one. For Mayor, the following are mentioned: Michael Donelan, William Johnston, Charles Klein, John C Draddy, Colonel R W Nelson, George P Wilshire and Mayor Paris C Brown, if the salary is made large enough.
***********
Kentucky Post, Friday, 13 November 1896, page 3
END TO END-Captain James D Parker, Paris C Brown, George W Neare, Samuel Bailey Jr. Val P Collins and E P Wilson, the Cincinnati delegates t the annual meeting at Pittsburg of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association arrived home Thursday. Paris C Brown said; "The work of improving the Ohio will go right along, beginning at Pittsburg and proceeding down. Locks and dams will be built on the upper Ohio, which will benefit us here. Congress has appropriated $7,000,000 for the work and the entire river interest from Pittsburg to Cairo will be benefited, no matter in what locality the improvements may be made."
********
Kentucky Post, Friday, 21 July 1899, page 1
NEW DIRECTORS-The sale of the Newport Light Company to the Covington Gas Company was a surprise to residents of Newport and Covington. It is announced the new Directors chosen are ex-Mayor Paris C Brown, George P Wilshire, James Southgate and W H Harton.
**********
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 27 August 1903, page 7
BITS OF NEWS-Capt. Paris Brown is expected in Cincinnati Friday from his vacation trip. Busy times will soon be in evidence at the boat store and Capt. Brown is anxious to be on hand.
********
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 13 October 1903, page 5
TIME ASKED BY GRAND JURY-The grand jury in session in Newport will not make a report until next Saturday. Upon request of the foreman, Paris C Brown, Judge Hodge granted them another week's time.
*********
Kentucky Post, Friday, 30 June 1905, page 11
BITS OF NEWS-Paris Brown of the Consolidated Boat Store, was married to Miss Pearl Hart of Hyde Park Thursday night.
*********
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 5 September 1911,
page 3
BROWN ILL-Capt. Paris C Brown, former Mayor of Newport and for many years
prominently identified with the river interests in and about Cincinnati, is
critically ill at his home on Third st. near Saratoga. He has been suffering
from asthma about three years and it has now taken an acute form. He was
unconscious yesterday and is getting very weak.
**********
Kentucky Post, Friday, 8 September 1911, page 10
PASSES OVER-After a life filled with usefulness and in the midst of the Fernbank Dam celebration, which he had largely made possible, Capt. Paris C Brown, known as the "best mayor Newport ever had." died at the age of 72 at 9 o'clock last night at the residence, 130 East Third st. Newport.
Death was due to asthma from which Capt. Brown had been a sufferer for the past three years. He had been confined to his home by sickness for the past 11 weeks. Capt. Brown's life was a story of public service which endeared him to all who came in contact with him.
He was born in Concord, Ky. and at the age of 16 started out as a cook on a flatboat plying between Maysville Ky. and New Orleans. From this early introduction to the life of the river, he rose to clerk and was later Captain on several large steamboats on the waters of the Ohio and Mississippi. He later became an owner in the river trade and was probably the best known river man on the Ohio or Mississippi.
Shortly after the close of the Civil War, Capt. Brown left active service on the Ohio and became one of the principal stockholders and manager of the Cincinnati Consolidated Boat Stores Co in which capacity he had been engaged for the past 47 years. Capt. Brown's great ambition was to see the Ohio River improved and made navigable the year round.
Twenty years ago he met with two other prominent river men at Louisville, and the three formed the Ohio River Improvement Association, now a large and powerful organization. It was greatly through his persistent efforts that Dam 27, at Fernbank, was built and the movement started for a navigable river. When the Fernbank Dam Association was first organized Paris C Brown was elected President, but illness prevented him from taking the office and at the time, he remarked in his modest way that "too many honors had been conferred upon him."
For several terms Capt. Brown was a director of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. In 1894 and 1895, he was Mayor of Newport and administrated that office so impartially and with only the great public good in mind, regardless of politics, that he had generally referred to since that time as "the best Mayor Newport ever had." During his administration streets were improved, the city's accounts were put on a thorough business basis and the Newport City Park property was acquired by the city. Capt. Brown was a member of Noah's Dove Lodge, IOOF.
The funeral will be private and will be held at 2 o'clock from the late residence, Dr. I G Shaw officiating. Interment in the Brown lot, Evergreen Cemetery.