Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
Argos Correspondence.
BY BIRTHSTONE.
ARGOS, IND, Sept. 3. "

ARGOS, IND, Sept 3, '72.
For want of time, we failed to furnish
any items forlast weeks issue the of Re-
PUBLICAN; concequetly failed to notice
the speeches of Messrs Thayer, Capron,
and Hess, at Argos, on the evening of the
21st, inst where they addressed quite a re-
spectacle sized audience, considering the
brevity of the notice. These speeches
were listened to with marked attention,
and left favorable impression. on the
minds of their hearers. The only excep-
tons taken were to some remarks by Mr.
Hess, wherein he branded the Hon. Tom
Hendricks, as a liar ami referred to the
proofs The bare assertion that Hen
bricks, had lied. might have passed unno-
ticed; but to have the matter proven, was
more than. some of the bastard Demo:
crazy could hear will. equaninlity
The machine shop of the manufdctur-
ing Co. Situated on their grounds about
sixty rods south of the r. r. Depot Will
soon be ready for the machine Y and we
trust will ere long be PVT into success
full operation.
A few farmers in the vicinity have com
menced their seeding, while many others
have their ground in readiness, awaiting
a little further advance of the season.
There has not been for wears more
abundant corn crop than VI arshall County
can bost of this fall
Health in the surrounding country, not
so good as at this time last year; and the
fatality somewhat increased: there hav-
ing Eeon some half dozen funerals in the
past three weeks
Mr.. Frank Moore, who was injured some
weeks since by u boiler explosion, is
again ION his pegs able to walk about,
with the aid of a cane,
A son of VIM. Johnson, of Green Tp. who
has for some time past been suffering Sc
verely from a Phlegmanous Erysipelas,
is slowly recovering.
We are pleased to see our fellow towns
man, j. A Miller, again on the streets, he
having been prostrated for some time
past with severe attack of bilious fever
The Collar do potato bugs seem more
numerous than ever before: but made
their appearance so late in the season that
damage to the potato crop from this pest
is not likely to be so extensive as in
years past
Last weeks issue of the PlymouM Dam
0crdt has another communication from
Argos, signed HI. G. i'll which, after com
pletely annihilating us, for critcizing a
former article, he reitterates the falshood
that Mr.. Atkinson, was DESTROYS of being
nominated by the Democratic Convention
for Trustee &c. This is the last time we
will take the pains TO notice or contradict
this foul sapersion; for where Mr. At
kinson is known, he needs no v;ndica-
ton and the spirit of puppyism from
which these ialsehoods emenate is beneath
the notice of the press or public
Messrs Isaac Fetters, and Richaad
Railsback who have taken the pains to
properly cultivate their vineyards tnow
three years old are now rewarded by an
abundant crop Of grapes for which they
are realizing about Sets per h.
Mr.. Fetters, brought to market. on
Saturday last, some as fine specimens of
the concord grape as we have ever seen.
We noticed last Saturday, the store
room OF Tie Pickerl brothers crowded
during the day with customers, waiting
to be waited upon. These gentlemen are
doing lively business in the grocery
line. In fact, all our merchants are doing
Il thriving business, judging from their
countenances and the crowds of people
about their stores.
We desire to call the attention of mem
hers of the farmers club to the fact that
business ofimportanoe will be presented
for consideration at their next stated
meeting on September, two o'clock p. m.
Let all who feel desiruos of promoting The
Agricultural intrest of the country come
ont and reason together
The Hon. Sidney Keith, of Rochester,
will address the citizens of Walnut, and
vicinity, on the political issues of the day
on Friday evening, the 9th inst All de
sirous of hearing sound logical speech
should turn out and hear him.