Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-15

There is no particular need of a col.
ored church in Plynouth at present.
To whom was the school house con-
tract let and when will it be commenced.
Mr.. Alderman
If "Jim" Lamson, os the Democrat
office isn't a contributor of the Dan6ury
Ns1cs it is not his fault.
There is serious talk, among some,
of the publication of another paper in
this city.
Mrs. Emma V. Kelley, of South
Bend, was visiting in and near this citv
last week.
We heard Prof Chase remark that
our public schools were never supplied
with more competent corps of teachers
than they are now.
We are doing rather an unusual
amount of job work at the present time.
Our presses were kept running until IL
O'Clock Saturday evening.
Valparaiso has pin factory, War.
saw bung factory, Laporte an ice pack.
cry, Plymouth a tight barrel factory.
Rochester an elevator, and South Bend
stand-pipe.
Kern, the man who shot the dray-
man, Lower, in this city. about eighteen
months ago. is in South Bend, and keeps
auction store with his brother, on Michi.
gan street.
What did the committee on bridges
do after returning from their tour of in.
spection? We need four new bridges in
this city, and pretty soon, too, or we shall
expect a couple OF first-class items.
Since last weeks news items were
put in type, 4. II. Halsey returned to
Plymouth, his first love, and spent the
past week. He leaves for his school
again to day.
The smoke-stack of the Tight Bar.
rel Company's works resembles the
South Bend stand-pipe to those living in
the extreme western part of town,-ex-
cept that tie stand-pipe is little over
five times as high.
We were told last week by a small
boy, that another boy who had ventured
on the ice on the lake at Lakeville, had
broken through-a week before-and be-
fore any assistance could be rendered
him he was drowned.
We are led to inquire, in behalf of the
citizens of this city and county, what is
to become of the Plymouth, Kankakee &
Pacific Railroad? We would be pleased
to publish communication from any of.
ficer of the company, setting forth to our
readers a clear and comprehensive view
of the case. j. c. can you favor us.
in South Bend, on Washington ST.,
the new Washington block, is
a building built from manufactured ma
terial, which has been standing about
thirty years, we believe. Also, on Wayne
street, is side walk made from the same
material, and laid In large square blocks,
each alternate block being highly colored.
This building and pavement has with
stood the frosts and storms of many sea-
sons, and we believe them to be as firm
and sound to-day as the day they were
laid. The material is manufactured by
II. B. Pershing, of this city, who las we
understand iD has sold an interest to Mr..
Huey, of South Bend.
South Benders seem to understand
that we are pestered with smallpox, to
an alarming degree, down here in PLY.
mouth. We are glad to inform our neigh
bors that there is not, nor has there been
a single case of smallpox. in this city,
to our knowledge, since the woman and
child were put off from the P. Fl. W. e.
c. tram at this station, little over year
ago; and who ran away from our author
ities and turned up next day in South
Bend, where she had been put off the i.
s. i NJ. S. train going east. 1t will be
remembered by those acquainted with the
circumstance, that she also Jumped"
that town to avoid the officers who were
detailed by the board Of health to care for
her and the child. Taking her child she
went on foot down the railroad track.
and when about midway between South
Bend and Mishawaka, she forced the hos
pitaliiy Of farmer ior time, and after
wards (by what means is not known 20
us) turned up in Mishawaka, where The
child died from exposure and disease.
The authorities there bired negro to
bury the child, and in q short time after
he was discovered to have the small-pox
and he, too. died. What finally became
of the woman we cannot say. South
Bend is as much troubled with small pox
as sny place we know of; but whether
there is case OF it there now or not We
are unable TO say. However, there were
few cases there last winter, TO our posi-
tive knowledge, and for nearly four
months the red jsag swung from different
houses on Franklin street. There is no