Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09
ARGOS CORRESPONDENCE.
BY BRIMsTONE.


Mr.. MILLIKAN:
Last Saturday night and Sunday, old
winter again asserted his supremacy and
treated us with the severest storm of
the season; the Snow Ealing to the depth
of several inches, winding up with rain
aud sleet.
Oar esteemed friend j. l.. Atkinson is
abO 1t 10 remove TO farm near Twin
lakes, where he expects To follow the
pillow for a season. We are sorry to lose
him, as he has been one of our energetic
and useful citizens. May prosperity at
tend him, as will the good wishes of his
many friends.
There are, in this vicinity. few clothes
line shippers, and smoke house thieves,
who, as they are pretty well identified,
had better look little out" or they may
get themselves into hot water
! About seven o'clock last Thursday eve
ming fire broke out ir the upper story
of Mr.. A. Leslie's drug store. which,
when discovered, was making rapid pro
gress toward the destruction of the build
ing and its surroundings. By ii united
anil energetic effort on The part of the
citizens the flames were snbdued with the
loss of only a portion of the roof and
upper ceilings. Some of our citizens are
deserving of great credit for the coolness
and energy displayed in gaining a footing
on the roof of the burning building, where
they could most successfully operate
against the fire.
A communication from our friend Low
~, in last weeks REPUBLICAN, accuses
us, in a correspondence of March eth, of
malicious and intentional falsehood, rela
tive to a statement made by a prominent
Granger, &C. In answer we will say that
there was no malice in the statement GER
tainly; neither was there any Intentional
ialsehood. If the statement was false
our information, which we thought re
liable, was at fault. We heard the matter
publicly discussed and criticised by a
number of citizens whose veracity we had
no reason to doubt; but We are quite
willing to believe, from Mr.. Stairs denial,
that there was some mistake in the mat.
ter
Quite number of persons have united
with the Church here, during protracted
effort by Elder B. l.. Dickson, of the
Christian persuasion.
| The winter term of our schools will
close next Friday. Our teachers, Messrs.
Brook and Atkinson have the thanks OF
the Trustees and patrons of the school for
heir efficiency and zeal in the educational
il ,terests Of their pupils.
Mr.. Jerome Flagg is about completing
the finest, as well as the most commodi-
Gus ,1welling in town.
NINA. Leslie is iu want of bass wood
lightn. ing rod to attach to his new stable.
Quite number Of our citizens have
nantes ed commendable spirit of enter
terprise by transplanting trees from the
forest to our streets. Not too late for
others to follow their example
1t is gen. srally predicted that the crop
of potato b, ,gs will be inferior to thst of
the past thr, ,e years.
Mr.. James Lowry said in his cores
pondence last week, that one motto ofthe
Changers is to make our district schools
the pride of our country" So mote it be.
The resolution passed by the Green Wal
nut Grange and appearing in the same
communication, is eliciting considerable
discussion. This is evidence that the
people are alive to the general interests
of community. and have an eye on the
acts of our officials.