Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-04
Argos Items.
BY "BRIMsToNE. !"
Sick list on the increase.

-Protracted meeting still going on
with good attendance and attentive audi
ence.
MIR Geo. Brockus, Jr. has traded his
town property to his father, for a small
farm three miles east of here.
Mr.. II. Atkinson has sold his house
and lot on Michigan ST., to Mr.. Hoham,
of Plymouth.
There was preaching several evenings
of last week, at the Christian church.
by Rev. of the John Littlejohn style
He succeeded in amusing his audience, at
least, if not in arousing their christian
zeal.
If there is any truth in the addage,
that March coming in like a lion, will
go out like lamb" we may look for
some balmy spring days by the close of
| the month.
| Mr.. a. North, who has been teaching
school in Tyner, during the fall and win
ter has returned to Argos, and contracted
with Mr.. Atkinson, CTruetee,) To- teach a
three months term at the Boyse school
house. He enters upon his duties this
morning.
Mr. A. J. Lewis, for a number o f
years past resident of this county, and
late of Argos, died on the morning of the
18th uIt., after lingering illness ofsever-
al weeks. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren, besides numerous other relatives,
who mourn his loss. By his kind fore
thought, the family have been provided
against want by a life policy of few
thousand dollars.
MIR. L. Book of the firm of Book &
Zehner, has for several days past been
absent, visiting Baltimore and other
points in the east, in behalf of the inter
ests of the firm. Their 81 ipments of
flour, for the past year, (which have been
quite large) have been princi 9ally made
TO the above named place.
Mr. Jacob Wolf and lady, of Lisonier
ale visiting relatives here.
Quite number of our citizens arc
making preparations tor sleigh ride this
evening, and intend before returning. to
give Mr. BENZ. Taylor and lady an agreea
BILE surprise.
Frank Sundown" says he has fire.
quently heard the quotation that 1.-THE
wicked stand on slippery places" but it
was more than he could do the other day
when attempting to stand in front of the
post Office, his feet flew from under him
like creased lightning and he fetched ~
on the lower extremity of his spine with
such jerk as To seriously test his chris
tian piciy, as well as the strength of his
spinal column He saws he never
sat down easier in his life but he stopped
so suddenly that he saw myriads of stars :
ard was thoroughly convinced that the
sun had actually gol down.
Some of our citizens, one day last
week, concluded to try their luck fishing.
and accordingly hired pair of long cared
horses and driver, 10 take themto Max
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." (who was one of
The party,) says. that with one exception.
they were all well provided with the nee
essary fixtures, even to holes To fish in :
so that when they arrived at the lake,
they would have nothing to do but drive
the holes down through the ice and 60 to
work. The party however, who had not
taken this precaution procured an ak,
and chopped hole through the ice, when
10. the water arose TO the top of it. His
next act was 10 get bucket and attempt
to bail it out; failing in this, he chopped
another hole, and another with the same
result: when becoming disguised with
his i'll success, he left with the remark,
that he preferred catching his share of the
fish on dry land. We hold T. s. respons-
IDLE for the above