Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-12

again, having done" the Centennial
Mr.. W. W. Hill and family intent
starting for the Centennial next
week.
Miss Jennie Millikan is HON,
again after an absence of foul
months.
Mr.. G. w. Palmer has just re-
turned from visit to Chicago ano
LaPorte
Miss Lanta Fife is visiting the
family of her brother, DR.. Fife, Of
Tyner City.
Mr.. Simeon Hammond OF Nunda
Y. Y, is visiting the family Of Mr.. ii
Hervey. Mr.. II. is a brotherin-law oil
Mrs. Hervey.
MIR. Richard Thompson had q
very valuable cow killed on Wednes-
day night last, on the Peru railroad
just south Of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wheeler and
Mrs. Alice vanValkenburg returned
last Saturday eve., after quite an ex-
tended trip, taking in the Centennial,
New York. Washington. and also a
trip up the Hudson.
The quarterly meeting at the Nj.
E. church will be held next Satur-
day and Sunday. The first service
will be at 2:30 p. m, on Saturday,
the Rev. G. NJ. Boyd, presiding elder,
officiating. The public are invited
to attend.
On last Saturday Mr.. Shaffer had
a very narrow escape from a serious
accident. The neck yoke came of
his wagon and the team ran down the
bank just at the north end OF Michi-
gan street bridge and almost into Mr..
Sears building. but by presence OF
mind he averted this possible acct
dent.
Mr. John Alters, foreman OF the
keystone Bridge Company Of Pitts
burg, fell through the new iron bridge
over Yellow river on the P. Fl. & G.
c. R. r. tracks, on Friday morning
last. The distance is about fifty feet
and the fall broke his right arm and
injured him somewhat internally
He was treated by DR.. Bowers and
has improved so fast that he is about
again.
The wedding at the NJ. E. Church
on Thursday evening, Oct. 9Th, was a
pleasant affair. Mr. Horace M. Collins
of Stryker, Ohio. was the bridegroom
while the daughter OF Mr.. 81. Hervey,
Miss Julia, was the bride. The Rev.
J. c. Stephens Of South Bend. former
ly of this place, was the officiating
clergyman. The cake" was varied
and the Republican came in for a
liberal taste. The happy couple have
returned to Stryker, intending to
make it their future home.
"A good way to keep apples one
year-A layer Of dry sawdust sprink-
led at the bottom Of a square wood
box, and then layer Of apples
placed in, sc that they do not touch
each other. Upon this place a layer
of sawdust, and so on till the box Is
filed. The boxes, after being packed
in'tbis way, are placed on the wall in
the cellar. up from the ground, where
they keep perfectly, retaining their
freshness and flavor until brought
out.-NeU York Herald
"A special to the Inter Ocean from
Fort Wayne, Oct, 10th, says: Daniel
Souder, brakeman, while jumping
of passenger train at o'clock this
morning. slipped, and his feet flew
under the wheels, both being cut on.
A little 5-year old daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Phelps, while playing, around
the house to-day, drank a large,
quantity Of carbolic acid, and the
poison at once began taking effect,
blistering the tongue, lips, throat and
palate in a fearful manner, turning
them white. Her pulse is now very
weak.
The Indiana Farmer OF last week
contains the following:
MARSHALL COUNTY, Sept. 26th-
Crops in this part OF the county (eas-
term are fair to good. Corn has
suffered on low land from too much
rain, the last OF June. The apple crop
is simply enormous. Peaches are
scarce, both in trees and fruit There
has not been quite as large breadth
| Of wheat sown this fall as usual In
this locality; too uncertain a crop
1 think the Gypsy is the leading va
riety here now. The nudge does not
affect it as much as the others. Clo-
yer seed is not pannine out well.
think the hot weather damaged It.
Pastures are splendid; never better
at this season within the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant Potatoes are
about half crop, compared with last
year. Bugs and wet weather did it
J. w. CALDWELL.
The young men OF this place con-
template establishing a reading room
which certainly would, IL supplied
with library, periodicals., and jour
nails prove not only an interesting re-
sort to pass away the evening, but
also Walkerton Visitor
One Democrat, and acting JUS
tice OF Marshall county says he does
not like to support Tilton, for Presi-
dent because he was so mixed up in
that Beecher affair. WdlkertOn Visi.
tor.
The latest law in regard to the col
lection OF delinquent taxes reads
"The several county treasurers be
and are hereby required, immediate.
ly after their April settlement with
the county auditor. either in person
or by deputy, to call upon every de-
iinquent tax payer In their respective
counties, and il necessary to destrair
property for the collection OF sucf
| deIinouent fax tooether with ten No,