The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-02

THE DEMOCRAT.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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the DEMOCRAT
The President of the United States and
the Queen of England have exchanged
notes of congratulation over the Atlantic
Telegraph. The dispatches will be found
in another column.
The Delphi Times comes to us in new
dress and considerably enlar ged. We con-
graduate Bro. O'Brien on this tangible
evidence of prosperity.
Persons DESTROYS Of making good in
vestment of their greenbaeks will read the
new advertisements in to-day's paper.
We are informed that the row Of new
brick buildings under process of construc-
ton on Michigan street, are all rented and
will be occupied as soon as completed,
which will be in few weeks.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks arrived
at his home on Monday last, and will soon
address the people of the State, reviewing
the action of the radical Congress.
Flying kites in the streets Of our town
where horses are standing htched, is be-
coming an intolerable nuisance. Several
teams have been frightened in this way
recently, and the result would have been
a runaway in nearly every instance, had
they not been caught by persons who hap
pened to be passing at the time.
tice of the retirement Of Mr.. Brown from
the Fl. Wayne Democrat as one of the
editors of that paper. lie was the busi-
ness manager, and had o connection with
it as editor Mr. Zimmerman has been,
and is yet, editor of that excellent journal
CHANGE-The Livery Stable formerly
owned by Messrs Potter & We.ch has
been purchased by Vim. Scofeld Esq.
who proposes putting in some new carria>
ges and increasing the stock somewhat
Dir. s. is an enterprising and aceommo-
dating gentleman, aud we are glad to see
him engaged in business in Plymouth.
We publish in another column the re-
marks of L. j. Ham, democratic candidate
for State Senator from the counties of St
Joseph and Marshall, on receiving the
nomination at La Porte on the 10Th nit,
and commend them to honest men O. all
parties for their consideration.
Our neighbor is going to enlarge, he
says. We are glad of it; he should make
some effort to give value received for Ii
subscription price, and perhaps he can
make up in quantity his deficiency in
quality if he will enlarge every few weeks.
An enlargement of ideas is suggested, but
we fear is impracticable. The "old gen.
.leman" has but one idea---the African
and is too old dog to learn new tricks
VIM. Williams of Warsaw, has been nom
mated for Congress By the radicals of the
10th District. "Bily" is about the right
c'lor politically to walk the abolition
chalk-line. He was candidate for Lieuten :
ant Governor against Gov. Willard in 1852
and was defeated; during the war he fig
ured in the paymaster's department, and it
is said, made nice thing out of it,
During the severe thunder storm last
Friday morning, locust tree standing on
the opposite side of the street from Per
shing's drug store was struck by lightning
and one of the limbs thrown across the
street against the window of the store,
doing considerable damage to the glass
1t so happened that no one was near the
tree at the time, consequently nobody was
hurt"
Are We TO have an Agricultural Fair
this year? This question has been fire.
.guently asked of late, and nobody seems
prepared to answer. We do hope, for the
good of the county, that the officers Of the
society will make arrangements for fine
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