Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-04
BOURBON.
ROYAL.

Did you get pair of new boots?
Bourbon has a splendid brass band.
A travelling doctor is here raising the
dead.
Mrs. Conrick moves to her farm in a
| few weeks
James Gibson says he has bouncing
boy for its age.
Miss L. cleveland, of Plymouth, is in
town visiting friends.
The Laurence & Matchette room is be-
ing repaired for a drug store.
Don't wear your new boots for a few
days, or people will suspect you.
o. L. Linn sports the only breech load
ing shot gun in town.
Bill Whitaker says that Bill Davis has
ceased to call him uncle.
Some of our blue Ribbonites indulge too
freely in the intoxicating bowl.
Residents of Fulton and Porter coun-
ties voted at our election Monday.
Mr.. Nichols contemplates running a
brick yard east of town this season.
VIM. Erwin will move into his new
residence after boarding few weeks.
Miss Williams and Miss Klinger, of
Plymouth, were visiting in town last
week.
Byron McAlpine has given almost uni
vsrsal satisfaction as principal Of our pub
lie schools.
BY recent developments we are informed
that Lew and Andy have been distanced
by an amateur.
The roads in this vicinity are still intol-
erably bad. Old residents claim they have
never seen them so bad
Judges of the law think that the Asses
sor of 1877 is the man TO attend to the
business this year.
The ladies of the NJ Z. Church gave an
oyster and icc-cream supper in Sears hall
Friday evening. Proceeds $780,
New boxes have been placed in the Post
office, which adds much to the convent
ence, as we'll as the beauty of things.
Protracted meetings are in progress at
l Il
united with the Chruch last Sunday.
Now that our township election is over,
we have commenced looking up few non.
residents to occupy our corporation offices
Josie Bybee has so far recovered from
his recent illness, that he came to town
Monday to vote, and also called on his
| .,,,o.t heart xvh;la hora
Howard Barnably thinks the young
folks of Bourbon could improve theil
morals by way of intellectual and social
improvement. Ditto, fine mind seldom
stoops TO low pursuits
Prof. Chase is decidedly the best must
clan that has ever been in town. He moi
only plays the horn beautifully and with
skill, but discourses excellent strains on
the violin and organ.
Jack Kennedy, after INDUCING too freely
in the contents Of the Democratic "'lec.
pioneering Jug" Monday. was taken to the
calaboose to sober off. Two other lads
who were found drunk in The alley, 1t il
said, got their sups from the same jug.
The election here on Monday was til,
closest ever held in this township. Thu
Republicans elected their Trustee by thre'
majority, and they also elected one JUS
, tice and one Constable. The Democrat
elected two Justices, two Constables ant
Assessor, the latter being elected by onl.
two majority.
"Pio," in the Democrat, made man,
false statements in regard to our truste
incumbent, all for political chicanery
1 Every person who knows Mr.. Wilkin
can truthfully speak of him as an honest
: upright citizen; even the Democrats, ex
cept few political dead beats, speak @
Mr. wilkins as model man.
p, A reading club has been organized i
= this place. The north half Of the room c
Miss Foot's news depotis the place select
ed in which to hold forth, and dailies
weeklies, interesting periodicals and book
/, will be at command This is one of tn
noblest achievements that Bourbon eve
{ attempted. LET the ignorant learn, an
y the learned improve their recollections.