Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-12
CITY NEWS.
Plymouth and Vicinity.


Rev. Charles Little of Wabash,
will preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
DIR. T. A. Borton and family ex-
peet soon to start for the Centennial,
so soon as the sickness will allow.
Miss Lilly Dial, who has been
spending the summer in Ohio, has re-
turned considerably improved in
health
Mr.. Ben. Linkenhelt and wife
have returned from their wedding
trip and have settled down to house
keeping.
Mr.. s. A. Hogan and wife started
for the Centennial after voting on
Tuesday. They will be gone month
or more visiting friends.
The Jefferson street bridge is fast
getting into shape for the iron frame
work. The piles have been driven
by Mr.. Knoblock of Bremen.
Z. p. Fairly. of Crown Point, after
being nearly blind for many years,
has had the sight OF one eye entirely
restored by surgical operation.
Shakes & Edwards bought up
the bulletin privilege Of the press
dispatches which would be received
here concerning the election returns.
The Rev. G.. A. Little goes to Lo-
gansport the last Of the week to at
tend meeting of the Presbytery, and
from there he makes trip to Indian
apolis.
Both parties had some extra
teams out on election day to gather
up the old and disabled voters. They
were all busy until the going down Of
the sun.
Mr.. James Easton of South Bend
has just come to Plymouth to engage
in the sale OF the Studebaker wagons
and buggies, and agricultural i'm
plements.
The Lake County Herald thus
speaks of the fair at Crown Point:
With the exception Of a fine display
of stock the fair may be said to have
been. failure.
-Stnde baker Bros, of South Bend,
Indiana, received the gold medal and
the highest award of merit over all
other competitors on freight, farm
and spring wagons.
Mr.. W. j. Adams new brick resi-
dence on South Michigan street is
rapidly approaching completion. 1t
gives promise already Of being one Of
the finest dwellings in Plymouth.
The new iron bridge Of the p.
Fl & c. r. r. across Yellow river is
gradually approaching completion.
1t will be ready to put into position
probably within the coming week.
David Barber. fireman on the
gravel train at this place, died on
Tuesday morning at about a. m, of
typhoid fever. He was about %
years old and leaves a wife but no
children.
The Plymouth Democrat don't
have much 10 say about the Blaine
demonstration that came of in that
place last Wednesday a week. It's
too radical and jealous to praise an
affair worthy of notice-Breme,s Ga
zette.
The Literary at Washington
School House in Union Township,
commences the second Thursday
night in October. So says our cor
respondent, John Mackey." He also
says that DIR. o. P. Sepery rides now
in new buggy behind his black
ponies.
Mr.. John Lowery is now at La
Porte attending the wedding Of Miss
Florilla Nichols and Mr.. Henry White,
The card OF invitation was the neat
est we have lately seen. 1t is barely
possible that Johns ayowed bache-
lor proclivities may be finally over
come.
The new dry goods firm of Kloep-
fer & Co., have opened fine front in
the new Centennial Block. They
come from Michigan city. Every
thing is new, Hastily arranged and
attractive. Such firms speak well
for the prosperity OF Plymouth Give
them call.
On Monday night as partially
drunken Irishman was attempting to
cross the railroad bridge Of the p. FIT
q c. r. r., he was knocked off by q
passing train an ] fell upon the bank
below, rolling down toward the wa.
ter, but he managed to grasp a plank
and save himself from a cold bath.
Mr.. George Deacon Of this Town.
ship brougt to our Office on Friday
last, some OF the finest specimens 0l
native fruit that we have ever seen
They included the King Northern
Spy" Russell" etc. Specimens oil
the King" were the monsters, and
very fine looking and of good flavor
Many thanks for such remembrances
The South Bend Register OF Oct
4th says: Mrs. Emma r. Cotton, o.
Walkerton, wife of John Cotton, dice
on the morning of Sept. 38th, 1876
She had been an invalid for some Il
years past Of nervous affection, bu
of later years fell a victim to con
sumption. She was a member Of thu
first NJ E. church, Of this place, Will
a resident here, and with it held he
membership until death. She
passed away at an unexpected mo
mnt, Saturday morning. while alone
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