Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
Bourbon Items.
By TATTLER.
BOURBON IND. Jan god. '72.

BOURBON IND, Jan god, '72.
We received the second copy of the i'm
proved and enlarged Plymouth hEPUB-
LIe'AN last Friday. We welcome it with
an involuntary broad grin on our visage
The Yong people Of our city have nne
time, since this snow has fallen. The
81 eigh bells have kept up perpetu al jim
lie, and the moving masses of the merry
larties OF bright and sparkling girls, and
frank and generous boys, are constantly
passing before our visual orgars
Bourbon can show larger number of
/ healthy children, Than any other town of
| its size, in the Northern part of the state.
| Here Is where The rising generation origi-
mated. We have commenced the New
ear with about twenty five new babies :;
| and of-tbe old stock on hand, we had in
| our inventory about | kindred wee ones.
Last Friday the Trustees of Salem
| College were favored. by the receipt of
l.he entire working plans of their new
0uilding-from the hand of their archi-
tect of Chicago Mr.. Geo. o. Gernsev, for
| their inspection, which Was duly exam
ined by them and many of our citizens,
who were we'll pleased with them. They
will be returned to the Architect in Chi
cago for the inspection Of contractors, I'M
| I'll the 18th day Of February, when they
will again be sent to Bourbon, for exam
nation OF any person in this vicinity who
may be disposed to make a bid for the
erection OF said building. until the 26th
day of February 1872, when all the sealed
proposals VIII be opened by the College
ru stees ana A chIlect, and the contract
awarded TO the lowest and best bidder
su bject to the decision OF the Trustees
ard Architect.
Is thele Balm in Gilead: Can man
be found in Marshall county Tho is vii
ling to open up large brick ya.d al
ourbon: The manufacture OF brick viii
p " the heaviest OF any business in Thu,
C, immunity We have the best If CLAY.
a Id abundance OF wood this is fact thai
c Al be demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
ny applicant, as the brick in the church
i'll prove.
The health of this town is most ex
client. Scarcely case OF sickness in
town, and about all the inirmi,ies com
| lained Of, are the etfec,s Of sol old or
hionic complaints, which were entailed
tpon the sufferers from hereditary causes.
We have no small poX in this place, al d
nut one case il the Town OF Plymouth;
Ind, from hat we can learn, that one will
aot ba likely TO have any new cases, with
all the prudence and caution they DOS
sess.
l am informed that Drs Matchett and
France, vacclndted betw cen nve and six
bundled persons last week, adults and
children. They made no charge for those
who came to their office We no, e that
even II that horrible disease should make
lis APP ca ance in our City, that We a.e
! pretty well fortified.
Air II,.. L.. -,
on Us Saturday, lie is iookingsfnely and
reports health III Warsaw good, and buai-
ness lively. He is live man and outd
De llkely to keep the hall rolling; lie is
the nerve and bone OF the {adiaulln. Nav
prosperity ever attend his smiling coun-
Ienance, and the people ever receive a
rich rev ard in the reception OF their pa
per, as II comes greeting them week after
week, with its bouniiful supply OF so,
revivlnc newsstand NAV he make us
many visits when he can STAY longer.
Pretty soon there is to be meeting of
all the Teachers in this county. in bonn
bon. Let all come then, and let us see
who are the-persons entrusted in training
the future great men OF this nation Come
and see neither Bourbon don't have a
warm side for you.
We have no flrst class accident to re-
port this week; but there was number
Of very narrow escapes. One man While
driving at full speed, and his wagon was
well hlled with innocent girls and boys,
finally approached a bridge built up high
with an abutment on both ends, and it
appeared that just as the horses We're fair
ly upon this bridge, some demon like
spirit must have infused itself into the
fine and glossy steeds, for just then they
clamped the bits in their mouths, and
With quickend movement almost before
the driver realized the situation they had
passed over and were jogging along in
quiet manner several hundred yards from
the bridge, and nobody hurt.