The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-21

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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The walls of the new courthouse ar
becoming visible to the naked eye
Clcaveland & Houghton are addin;
largely to their stock of goods.
The August term of the circuit cour
begins one week from next Monday.
Grccn corn in market-not very goo'
but very dear.
The ordinance 10 prohibit fast driyin;
on the Michigan street bridge is VIC
lated nearly every day.
Probably the most rickcty Sidewalk
in town is in front of premises occupied
by a member of the board of trustees
The ADuny Erening Times comes t.
us daily, and is a lively, widc-awak
Democratic paper.
c C. Buck and family have returned
from an extensive visit in Michigan ant
Ohio.
Benson's Hall-not large, Blu: neat
clean and commodious-can be engaged
fer hall purposes. Enquire at this of
flee.
Laporte and South Bend are exer
cised on the question of city water.
works to be constructed on the Holly
system.
We print elsewhere to-day a resume
from IL leading Republican paper, of the
distinguished services of the best first
term congrcssman-the immortal Jap
1t is claimed by some that 1ascall is
n better man than Williams If this
is true, Williams must be worse than
the-old Nick.
The contract has been let for clean
ing Yellow river from the Water mill
70 the lower railroad bridge, and most Of
the work has been done
The editors Of the Republican an
solnee that they have been ''spat" upon,
which shows that somebody correctly
diyines tie purpose f9r which they we're
created.
Judge r. d. Logan has permanently
located in Plymouth, and is prepared to
attend to law business in any OF the
courts of the state. lie is an able and
experienced practitioner.
Corn never before looked so well in
Marshall county at this season of the
year as it does nov. 1t being consid-
crably earlier than usual, but little dan
ger ct injury from tie frost is appre-
heuied.
The author Of the article on the court
house question. published last week, de-
yircs to amend it BY saying that the
contractors wc-e to receive *:'5, 900 IN
material and money: instead Of material
only.
On Saturday next, trotting match
VIII take place at the fair ground be-
tween a number of fast horses. \ slow
race and foot race are also on the pro-
cramme. The horses will undoubtedly
make first-rate time, and the day will
b. interesting to al who enjoy such
sport.
The indecent and impccunious con-
cern up street calls THE DEMOCRAT the
Public Baby" So much wit froD. such
n scarce is astounding, and can only be
accounted for on the ground of the
presence of the divine William We
know of no other such talent in the
country
The storm last Thursday morning
lcycled many fields Of corn, but the
growing weather since has Strengthened
pretty much all Of it up again. The
wheat was not materially injured, al
though fears were entertained that the
heavy rains and damp weather Of a
week ago would cause it to "grow in
the shock"
A correspondent of the South Bend
Union travelled from indianapolis to
South Bend, without seeing any good
wheat, except in Laporte and St Joseph
counties. Guess the said correspondent
must have occupied a sleeping car while
passing through Marshall and Fulton