Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-05-15
/ am h~ideously,
GRINNING SKELE
Argos Correspondence
BY ~BRIMSTONE.
ARGOS, IND, May IS, 1878

Mr.. MlLLIKAN:
The Ag icultural Society, which me-
here last Saturday, elected The follow ing
officers Tor the ensuing year:
President, JAMES LowERY,
Nice-P. esicdent, WV. DUDGEAN.
Treasurer, MERRIL WILLIAMS,
Secretary, ). w. GOULD.
THOMAS SUMNER,
Directors, VIM. JOHNSON.
merrill WILLIAMS.
The meeting was addressed by Col
Sumner, Merrill Williams, and others. All
in attendance seemed to manifest a com
mendaole interest in the affairs OF the
Society.
Col. Sumner was selected for Bepresen-
taiive to the Agricultural Congress, to be
holden at indianai oils, on The 18th inst.
On Monday night OF last week, a lady
with til ee smlii children, who had been
dese.ted by ii Drult OF a husband III -ilchI
gan, was e~ndeavoIing To make her way To
some friends in The south part o1 This
State. Arriving at Plymouth, she iound
her finances reduced 10 twenty-five
this she gave 10 The conductor OF the
southN aId ba uhd train, on the /. I. ~ 4.
Road, informing him OF her destitute con
dition, and deol.e To reach her destination.
+ ailing 10 awake any sNm .)aty III INN,
She was, o. arriving at Argos, labout IT, o
o'clock at night elected IRON The train
a Stranger III Il STANCE place, and IN the
dark, not knowing Where to go. She nnal-
ly succeeded in hudlng The Argos House,
WheIe she as taken IN and cared tor IN
til the next day, hen the citiZeLs msstte
up money. and sent her on her journey
We were not aDle to learn who tho con
duclor was, or We should lake pleasure IL
giving his name To The public. Pity thai
such generosity should go unrew rded
Let those who iavor taxation for building
Railroads. set this down as a sample ol
the accommodations they may expect, i'll
Ieturn Ion their money.
There is some question, whether the eX
IRENE wet Weather Is not making 1t very
unhealthy for The potato bugs. 1t is TO DC
hoped they may conclude to seek a more
consenial climate.
Farmers are laboring under considera
Die encouragement, iii consequence OF We
weather. Corn planting winch Is usual,
advanced at this season OF The Year, la;
not yet been commenced; neither ha:
there teen much ploughins done for com
The Argos House. for some time pas
under the control of Mr. Jacob 0lcklZer
Is 10 have a new proprietor. MIR. hm
Alleman takes POSSESSION to-day, Mh'
will make IL III the future, " hat IL nls beel
in the past, a pleasant and comfortable
place Tor The We AIRY Traveller 10 lest, ant
re1Iesh himself. Success TO you, billy.
The Lecture at the NJ. E. Church, las
Sunday evening, by hev. j. l.. Atkinson
drew out The largest congregation tina
has assembled there Tor some months, ant
was do .btless as enteriaI ing and lnstruc
tive, as has ever been delivered III tn
place. Although some dItcr III opinion
flom Mr.. A, they arc Tree To confess Ina
| his Reasoning was profound, and deduc
t lions logical. dis discourse, based upol
: a portion ut the 4ln verse ot the OH
t psalm, CIV hat is Man. Was the stronges
argument that we ever heard advanced il
opposition to the Darwiuian theory OF Tin
oilsin of man.
/ We understand that Mr.. A. will, b.
5 special request, deliver a lecture on TIL
! same subject at Bourbon, and elsewher
{ in tile vicinity, during the sulLnler. Ii
: should be heard TO be properly apprecia
led.
. Married, on Sunday last, at Antiocl
, Church, Centre township, by Rev. MI
Chaplin, ef pierceton, Alr. e. +. Pontins
$ of Peru, to Miss Nina Lawson, OF Mai
shall County, Indiana.
Our schools. under the management o
Messrs North u Qdivy, are progressln
I finely. These gentlemen have the repu
tation Of first class teachers.