Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-03-20
Argos Correspondence.
ARGOS, IND, March 18th, 1878.
BOLIVAR.
BY BIRTHSTONE.

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bly, fresh and green. Although the win
ter has been long and cold, cattle and 9th
er stock have passed through it and come
out in much better condition than COM
mon.
The season for sugar making is at hand
and, although there are many fine sugar
orchards in this vicinity, but little atten-
ton is given to the manufacture of (that
most delicious of all sweets) maple syrup
and sugar: the prospects are that the sup
ply will be unusually short.
Sickness which has been very prevalent
this winter is rapidly abating.
Thr scourge known as spotted fever.
has not made its appearance in our midst
yet number of cases are reported in Full
ton county, few miles southwest of
here, many of them having proved fatal.
Our Representative, Dr. R. B. Eaton,
returned home on Wednesday last, and
has again resumed the practice of his
profession. The Dr., although VOTING
against the new liquor law has been faith
ful to his trust, and endeavored to dis
charge his duties faithfully and conscien-
tiously.
Well yes that hat presented to us by
Atkinson d Co., fits to "t-y-t," and is a
better one than we could buy egseache1a for
$3,5O-two seventy-five however, is all
| they pretend to ask for them.
1t is to hoped that that phosphores-
| cent item from Frank Shutdown" In the
Bourbon AirrOra week or two since, has
not igniled those dry Kewanna chips.
| and consumed them before their mann
facture. This would be serious loss to
the match factory. How is it friend Pills,
are you still there?
If there is any class of persons to be de-
tested above all others, it is the notorious
ilar, sanctmonious hypocrite; but then
we have none such among us? Oh, no,
Mr. J. W Coplin, whose saloon license
expired on the LIST of March, anticipates
moving to Michigan where the LIQUOR
law is more eongenial to his calling.
A good opening here for Silver-smith
who is good workman, and of steady
habits.
The Farmers Club of Walnut and
Green townships, will meet at the usual
place IN Argos, on Saturday, the 18th day
OF April, 1878, at 2 o'clock P. NJ A gen
eral invitation is extended to farmers and
others in the vicinity, whether members
of the Club or not.
Mr.. Franklin Mullen, aged about so
years, died at his residence four miles
southeast ofnere, on Friday, 18th inst
On the evening of the same day, and in
the same neighborhood, Miss Jane Spur
geon, aged II years. Both said to have
died of spotted fever
Mr.. Mullen was gentleman highly es.
teemed among his neighbors and acquain-
tances generally. Besides his family. he
leaves a large circle of relatives and
friends, who sincerity mourn his loss.
On the 18th inst Mrs. Elizabeth Rich
ards, aged 80 years, died of consumption
after a lingering illness of some months.
Funeral services on the 18th inst, by Ell.
der Barnhill.
| Married on the evening of the 10Th,
inst, by Justice Benner, at the residence
OF the brides father one mile north of
Argos, Mr.. Jesse Finney to Miss Sarah
Hut. The parties to this contract, al
though young in years, are more mature
In judgement than many who are their
Seniors.
| We came near having another mar
rage itam to report, and were only pre-
vented by the untimely interference of
the intended brides father, who appeared
upon the scene about the time the cere-
mony was to take plece, and interposed
an objection on the ground Of the minor
ity of his daughter
inns conduct on the part of the "pari-
emf" was looked upon by the young
foiKs as rather sour joke, and made JUS
tlce Body (who by the way was about to
solemnize the first marriage, in his offici-
al career feel as though he had ''got in
70 the wrong pew" The intended bride
groom however, concluded he would
rather forfeit the fee he had advanced
than to have such "tarna ado about
nothing and SO it ended If not to the
entire satifaction of all parties concerned
All quiet on the Potomac" with re-
gard to our corporation affairs; the null
lfiers having abandoned the contest as
hopeless.
Our town council at their stated meet
ing on the 9th ult., made an allowance