Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-14
BOURBON.
EQUINOX.
BOURBON, Sep. 18th, 1870

The middle men demand thirty
cents per gallon for coal oil.
DIR. J. P. Parks, of Atwood, was in
town last Saturday.
The boys found Bybee's melon
patch the other night and report them
to be of a superior quality.
"A large number OF Bourbonites
talk of going to Plymouth to hear
Williams and Voorhees, on the 18th.
Robert Spencer has been hunting
and reports two ducks slain. He
says they cost him but five dollars.
The Bourbon cornet band is COM
plete, and will finnish music for both
parties reasonably.
Our public schools opened this
morning as before stated, but the at
tendance was very slim.
Mrs. Senior moved to her farm
last week, and Mr.. Dillon who was
farming for her, came to town and
will try city life for few months.
Mr.. Lew Whitaker has been en-
ployed as clerk in j. X. Lawrence's
dry goods store, to take the place Of
James Matchette, who lately stepped
down and out"
If lady has two lovers, one liv-
ing near and the other at a distance,
would it not be good logic for her to
instruct them and prevent them from
calling at the same time?
Senator T. o. Howe, OF Wisco n
sin, and l.. Il. Miller, candidate for re-
porter OF the Supreme court, will
speak in Bourbon Friday evening.
Many persons in this vicinity
have the ague, or as we heard a fell
low term it the other day, wabash
Valley gig"
On the 9Th, 9th and 7th OF Octo-
Der the Bourbon fair will be held at
the usual place, two miles east OF
town.
Matthew Erwin and wife, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bowman and her
daughter, Mrs. Alexander, will start
for the centennial Friday.
Edwin Martin and wife. OF Wash
ington county, are here visiting Mrs.
Martins father, Stephen Sharp, and
her old acquaintances. whom she has
not seen for some time. ineaflE
Prof. Yocum is working manfuIly
in the interest OF the college, and is
succeeding better than most persons
expected, as he came only few days
before the school opened.
"A wedding in high life was re-
ported to have come off last Sunday
at the M. f. church. but from SO me
cause unknow to Browning it did
not come to pass as predicted.
"A few very INSCRIPTIONS Demo-
Gratis stand around the corners with
a Cleveland Plain Dealer in their
pockets, shouting "perjuryl perjury
Hayes has periured himself, quoted
from that asIanderous, untruthful
Democratic "Ploin Dealer"
The United Brethren of this place
gladly accept Elder Snepp as their
minister for the next year.at the hands
OF their conference, which met at
Ligonier, and We hope the people of
this county will show themselves wise
by sending him to the Legislature
this winter.
Mr.. George Keller's new butcher
has learned him trick to the tune
of twenty eight dollars end fifty
cents. Mr.. X. trusted him with the
amount stated to go into the country
and buy hogs, but thinking he had a
nice think, he failed to put in an ap-
pearance, and left for parts unknown.
Another suspicious looking fell
low in possession Of bay horse was
arrested in Argos last Friday and
brought to Bourbon, but as the horse
did not fill the description Of any that
had been stolen, and there was moth
ing to pro We that the fellow had sto-
len the horse. he was released.
Quite sensation was caused
Sunday evening by the capsizing Of a
buggy in the north part of town.
James Matchette, Flora Alexander
and Miss Alice Bowman were the oc-
cupants Of the vehicle, but none were
in the least injured. hrtH
Frank Wren and Miss Tina Cald-
well were married last week, and
started for the centennial at Phils-
delphia on wedding tour. There
Were also two other weddings in this
vicinity during the past week: Mr..
George Moore TO Miss Eliza Rough
and stranger, whose name we could
not learn, to Miss Jennie Goodman.
TO person who never lived In
or near about Bourbon, it might APP
pear roysiTt to read snch an article as
the bremen Garettc.of last week con-
4 tanned about the Democratic candi-
! date for representative, but on the
contrary, the people about here were
so thunderstrach when they heard
I that he had been placed in nomin-
ton by the Democrats, that they, ir-
respective OF party, felt Disguised
and as the English language fails to
contain the proper words to express
our ideas, we silently await the Oc-
q tober election, when this township
4 will show its preference as unmistak