Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-26
BOURBON.


BOURBON.
BOURBON, Oct oath, 1876.
Father Caynah has returned from
his visit TO Ohio.-Mr Banks, OF Gal
weston, was in town last Saturday.
Miss Rosa Garrison, after brief i'll
ness. died last Sunday-Professor
Reubelt and Gibson, Of Leesburg,
were in town last Saturday and Sun
day.-Mrs. Headly, OF Auburn, is Wis
iting with her many relatives in this
place.-Several OF our citizens have
prepared for winter by putting new
roofs ON their houses.-The first
dance of the season will be in Match
cites hall next Friday evening
Porter and Davis will doubtless at
tend the reunion at Plymouth next
Saturday.-Town was well filed with
teams and people from the country
last Saturday.-Peter Disher and Jo-
seph Davis jr. started for the Cen
tennial last Sunday night.-D. o.
Beeman has been in town few days,
but will soon take TO the road again.
Andy Johnson is making a flag and
will soon have it afloat for Hayes and
Wheeler.-Mr Orcutt is giving the
residence OF b. b. Parks few coats
of fresh paint.-The next tony"
wedding on the programme will be
that OF James Matchette and Miss
Alice Bowman. = Bowman & Parks
have put up very neat chandelier
in their drug store, which adds much
to the beauty of things.-Mr. Hughes,
OF Warsaw, was in town last week
and favored Mr.. Orcutt with call
George Baxter has decided to dis
continue the carpenter business and
start shoe shop.-The removal OF
G. j. Slater to North township, leaves
a vacancy in the corporation board.
How is this vacancy to be filled?-
Is not the Mirror Office rather too
public place for young men to en-
gage in card playing OF evenings?
-Messrs. Walmer, FeasteI and
Mendenhalle are at the Centennial,
also Mrs. Slough, Mrs. Acker and
Miss Flora Mendenhalle.
The man from Tippecanoetown
who bet horse against zen dollars
that Snepp would be elected, Was
not very well posted as he has since
admitted.
The best job OF painting in this
county Is being done on Mr.. Stone
hills house. by KILN and Weidner.
Hiram Bowman resigned his
position in Lawrence's store because
they failed to comply with the orig
inal contract.
-One man committed grave err
ror by voting at the State election
before being back from Michigan the
required time.
When quoting other authors.
Major Starr. OF the Mirror staff,
feigns not to comprehend the use Of
quotation marks. r1Jit
DIR. TT. Linn has purchased
fine piano for his daughter. as a re-
ward for her rapid progress in must
cal Attachments.
The corporation authorities have
ceased graveling the streets for this
season, as there is but three hundred
dollars in the treasury at present.
"A tramp stepped into the resi-
dence OF n. Galentine last Sunday
and insisted on spending the Sabbath
with the family, but by the vigorous
application OF boot leather and cob
ble- stones N. w. readily elected him
from the premises.
AT the meeting OF the Farmers
Club last Friday night, committee
was appointed to ascertain where
location can be obtained on
which to hold the fair next season
Our town has been infested dur
ing the past week by several Warsaw
bummers who are here to avoid the
Grand Jury. and this reminds me
that there are several cases
here that need attention of that
kind.
Miss C. f. Beeman has returned
from the south part OF the State,
where she has been stopping for sew
sral months, but contemplates re-
turning soon.
DIR. Matchette's new residence in
the north part of town Is being plas-
tered, but as it has required two
years to complete it thus far, 1 fear
he will not be able to complete it this
season.
"A Mr.. Shirley laid violent hands
cn constable Swank while In the per-
Torrance OF his duty. Although Mr..
Shirley in Dunkard, he acted less
conscientious than most men would
have done under the circumstances.
Joseph Erwin has rented house
near his fathers residence, and will
now settle himself down to domestic
happiness, and with the assistance OF
his young wife will prove useful
member OF society.
The Hayes and Wheeler scalp
ers' paraded the streets on two diff.
ferent occasions during the past
week, and on one evening s. ID. Parks
delivered a brief but pointed address.
which we admired very much.
If Post Masters and their depu-
ties would devote less time to steam
ing letters that do not concern them,
they would be more likely to retain
their positions In the future.