Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-06
HERE AND THERE.
Vacation for tI,rce months.


apolis
West Liver Pills cue sick head
ache.
Extra copies OF this weeks Re
PUBLICAN can be had at this Office.
Republican State convention at
indianapolis yesterday, will givespar-
ticulars next week.
The past week has been summer
like, and the heart of the farmer re-
rejoiceth.
Postmaster Keyser, of Bremen,
was in the city Wednesday and made
us a very pleasant call.
j. L. Atkinson started Monday
morning for an extensive tour in
Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado, with
a view Of purchasing lands in those
States.
Prof. ". o. Stauffer, who for six
years has been principal OF the Bre-
men schools, called on US Saturday
and renewed for the REPUBLICAN.
The County Sunday School Con-
vention, which closed last night, was
very interesting, though not so large
ly attended as on some former occa-
sions.
Our thanks are due Chas. An
drews for one OF the incest boxes of
strawberries we ever ate. Who
wouldn't be an editor where such
fellows as Charlie live.
Good natured, genial Harry
Reeves, who makes the Ross House
one of the most popular Hotels in
Indiana, enrolls for the REPUBLICAN
this week.
We understand that our citizens
expect to celebrate the Fourth OF Ju-
ly in Plymouth. 1t is time they
were talking the matter up and
making the preliminary arrange
meuts.
Our public schools and the Demo
cratic convention take up so much
room this week. we have been obliged
to condense our correspondence and
leave out entirely our usual News
Items.
We are authorized by many Of
the friends Of John V. Ashley to say
that IL he will consent to be candi-
date for Sheriff. before the Republi
can convention. He will receive a
hearty support.
There Is great rejoicing among
the small boys and grave old deacons,
who ego only to take the children to
see the animals" but always manage
to get top seat at the circus for the
London menagerie and circus is CON-
ing.
j. d. Williamson has new adj
vertisement in another column. He
knows whereof he speaks in regard
to those bee-hives, and as he has
been for thirty five years a resident
of the county, is just the man to Sc
lect you a farm.
VIM. Holland, proprietor OF Pretty
Lake Nurseries, made all hands re-
ioice last Monday by presenting to
this office two boxes Of Monarch and
Col. CLANCY strawberries. He will
have about twelve hundred boxes OF
the same kind.
John F. Behmer, of Union town
ship, intends to keep posted the COM
ing year, consequently subscribes for
the REPUBLICAN and Inter Ocean.
Who wouldn't keep posted when he
can get so much reading for 50.
Prof. Chase left yesterday morn
ing on the o'clock train, for North
ern Kansas, where he will remain a
short time and then proceed to Colo
RADIO. Everyone in Plymouth anx-
iously hope that he will come back
restored to health.
The following gentlemen from
Rochester, Major Ed. Calkins, Lieut.,
3. Al. Elliott, Q. Conner and A. T.
Bitters, of the Sentinel, as lively a
crew OF boys as it was ever our for
tune to grasp by the hand, gave the
REPUBLICAN Office short call last
Saturday afternoon.
The I. P. & G. Railway shops at
Peru were struck by lightning about
10 o'clobk last Wednesday night and
burned to the ground. 1t was first
thought everything was destroyed,
but Superintendent Wallott reports
that much Of the machinery is in a
condition OF repair, and the loss will
not probably exceed $4,000.
HI j. Macomber, the gentlemanly
druggist, Of Bremen, gave US short
call yesterday, yet long enough to
place his subscription to the REPUB-
LIoAN ahead, and to present US with a
large baking powder can full OF
strawberries. The strawberries are
the largest we ever saw, 1t taking
only ID to I'LL the can.
There Is considerable talk as to
the management of the county poor
farm, and the condition Of the in
mates in the county house under the
management Of its former superin-
tendent. This matter should receive
the attention of the county commits
sioners. Those persons who are so
unfortunate as to have to be support
ed by the county. should be placed
under the care OF persons who will
treat them as human beings. We
understand that the present superin-