Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-28
Bourbon Items.
BY TATTLER.
BOURBON IND. Dec 25th II

BOURBON IND, Dec 25th II |
Editor Of Republican,:
Saturday morning we woke up and
found the snow all gone, and our antici-
pated sleigh ride spoiled as we'll as the
snow.
Now is the expected time, for two at
least of our beautiful widows to be won,
as they have been wooed, and will be like
ly to have their names changed yet this
week 1 hope they will send the printer
a token to remember them by. Fifty dol
lars apiece would cause the printer to re
member them always. We are not jeal
Gus, for there are number yet in Bour-
bon, and our particular favorite looks so
sweet and she never bites US when she
has to help MS hold the gate on the
hinges like they do in Goshen-so BILLY
Bean says"
The interesting lady that has invented
the new fashioned patent fence building
apparatus, spoken of by Pope Plus in the
Indianidn a few weeks ago, will probably
avail herself of the Bourbon Mirrors list
of bachelors to select agents from, as /
understand that gentlemen are better cal
culated for the work than ladies, for when
they act as agents or contractors the
fence has to be put up very often. In
fact, suppose they can't compete with
the opposite sex, for it is in that, as well
as everything else, the longest pole
knocks the persimmon."
Rev. Mr.. Pershing, from the northwest,
was in town few days ago. He is buoy
ant and lively How lovely his theology
harmonizes with the natural sciences
For instance: How natural it is to sup
pose, that in that country where Sampson
took three hundred Foxes and turned
their tails together, &c, that Fox meant
Sheaf! and tail meant Bandit
will risk Bourbon against any town of
the same number of inhabitants in the
State for energy and enterprise. The
"Hedrick" water works will succeed vet
without a doubt. We have standing of
fer to furnish US the piping for two hun
dred and fifty dollars for a mile, which
will be more than is necessary.
A friend of mine, who is engaged in
the wagon mandatory business, intends
to open up a joint stock arrangement
; which will enable him to put up large
number of wagons and carriages for home
and foreign use, which will help to keel
life in our energetic young bloods. From
eighteen to twenty wagons week will bt
put us ap soon as the necessary machinery
can be brought to bear The timber i
here, and the mechanics will come, TO
compensated labor VIII bring them an(
keep them.
The enterprising Grain and Produc
Warehouse firm are getting their timbe
and material on the ground for.the cree
ticn OF the buildings as soon as possibl
I in the Spring; the want of this has bee
great draw back to our city.
We now have very neat passcnge
house, which will add very greatly to til
c comfort of the travelling public stoppin
If here
l. l understand that the City Mar hal il
q tends to make all the street crossip.
e good, and mend all the broken boards
o the side walks, even on Main street,
n the expense of property owners.
5, Saturday evening the Christmas tr
Or was picked in this city, and of all Il
re fruit | ever saw this is the best variet
e, 1t yielded such fruit as | never thong
n grew on any tree; but | am very certa
s. that if the little girls and boys ae co
ne suited before an orchard is set out, tn
i'll would advise the selection of dozen
h. two Christmas trees.
es Mr. George Keller's house burned Ia
ne Friday in this town, leaving him in o
ed hour, with his wife and family, out in t
90 snow, without a covering. A pecunia
nj loss of some twelve or fifteen hundred d.
to lars, probably without insurance.
ay The trustees of the Dunkard Cole
IL feel much encouraged with the gene
he prospect of liberality manifested by
members of the church. The archit
Dol wants thousand loads of stone deliver
on the ground, such as are plenty in a {
hat Gle of one or two miles. The trustees,
ing an agent, will visit the members and
go friends of the educational movement V,
led soon, to sell scholarships and solicit flr
for the erection of the new college edit