The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
NeighbOrhOOd News.


Mrs. EMMA F. MALLoY, of the
South Bend Union, lectured at Laporte
on Monday evening of last week; sub
ject, woman" The Argus and Her
AID speak in complimentary terms OF
her effort. An incipient fire in the
house of Ira Barber. F. New Masonic
hall carpet cost S400....A Philhar-
monte society is fully organized, and
is under the tutorship of Dr. Peribeau
The young gentlemen have organ
lied "a Young Mems Literary Associ-
ation,' known as the Lodge Of Hobah.
1.-THE Argus says: An uniort mate
criminal case recently caused some ez-
element in our city. A gay Lothario
reluctantly walked up to the captain 5
Office" and squared accounts by rescu-
ing child from the unpleasant predic-
nment of being without father. Calls
we'll that ends wel'
MICHIGAN CITY.
Preparations for completing the new
Catholic church are progressing The
beautiful windows of stained glass, said
to be unequrlled by any in this section
of the state, are nearly ready to be put
up. The Lutheran church is to have a
frst-class organ with twenty-five stops
1t is already contracted for, and will be
ready by the 18th OF May next. Herr
Wolfram, of Chicago, is the contractor
Price, $4,000.
COLUMBIA CITY
The Post discourses as follows:
So extensive was the lot of public
documents franked to this postofice one
day last week, by our pay-triotic con-
gresham from this district, that it was
found necessary for the p NJ. to hire
dray to haul the matter to the post of
fee. We understand the lot was prin-
cipally composed of old patent Office re-
ports, and huge lot of thread-bare rad
zeal speeches. No wonder the cry comes
up from all parts of the country for the
abolition of law, which entails upon
the mail scrvicea an endless task of trans
porting dead matter for the benefit Of
some aspirant for congress. The law
is a swindle, and should be repealed.
The protracted meeting at the Luthe-
ran church still continues. Many are
being added to the church.
WANTED IN COLUMBIA CITY
Some man or men with capital to
erect 6rst-class hotel.
More manufacturing establishments
More men with capital, who are viii
ling to build up the town.
Men of capital, who, instead of hoard
ing up their money, will build up
number of first-rate brick business
houses.
Fewer fault finders and more work
ers.
Men who will work for the interests
of the town and not against it.
More concert of action on all ques-
tions of welfare to the town.
Preachers who do not continually
misrepresent us.
More frank, open-faced honesty, and
less sneaking hypocrisy.
The Whitley County Commercial
says:
Con Monday night the house of Mrs.
Pompey, an old colored lady living in
Smith township, was entirely destroyed
by fire, and the old lady, who lived by
herself, was consumed III the flames. As
to how the fire originated, we did not
learn. The unfortunate lady was said
to be 1O4 years old. Coroner Swiggart
held an inquest over the charred remains
on Tuesday; but as to th5verdict of the
jury we are not apprised.'
From the Miami County Sentinel we
clip the following:
A serious accident occurred on the
Valley road last Sunday night, about 9
o'clock. near the farm of James Tillet,
about three miles west of Peru. AS a
stock tram, running east, was passing
over it. a broken rail threw two cars and
the caboose off the track. 1t was close to
bridge where the accident occurred.
The ears which were thrown off the
track ran along the track into tie
bridge, tearing it all to pieces, and ma
king general wreck of the cars. Twen-
ty-two head of fine, fat cattle were killed
by the accident, and considerable other
damage was done to the tain, but no
body was seriously injured The cattle
killed were Immediately shipped to La
fayette, and dressed for the meat mar
ket No blame can be attached to the
employees of the road.
There was slide on the G. c. & L.
r. r.. at the Hiner cut, two miles north
of Peru, on last Sunday night, which
stopped the running of the trains over
it, until yesterday. Workmen were set
to work removing the earth, but the
slide being decidedly large one,
and the ground in a sloppy condition, it
was impossible to sooner remove the OBJ
struction. The trains are all regular
again. A special train was run out
from Peru to the slide, so that travel on
the road was uninterrupted.
KNOX.
The Stark County Ledger publishes
the following, in relation to the Plym-
outh, Kankakee & Pacific railway. The
article is signed, w. c. Boylcs, Solic-
itor:
Now that the railroad is fully organ
lied, and the terms defined upon which
we can get the road, We earnestly advise
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