The Plymouth Republican., 1879-05-29
CITT AND COUNTY.

Last Saturday was a lively day
in town.
Decoration day, to-morrow-let
everybody come.
The streets and roads are In fine
condition for driving.
The club house at Maxenkuckee
will be completed next week.
Strawberries are increasing in
quantity and declining in price.
Rev. J. B. Henry retdrned home,
Saturday. from a two weeks visit in
Ohio.
Mrs. Henry, of West Alexandria,
Ohio, Is visiting her son. Rev. j. b.
Henry, in this city.
Frank OJell / t the light of his
contehance beam on our citizens lor
few days this week.
1t Is said the algebra class exam
ination, Monday afternoon. was the
most proficient and interesting OF any
previous.
John 8. Bender has generously
remembered the public by bran new
aud substantial sidewalk in front Of
his residence.
Mr.. l.. Nussbaum, of the firm of
Nussbaum s. Mayer left several days
ago for an extensive visit among old
friends in Michigan.
-McKelvy is building a new barn,
Montgomery's livery stable has been
repainred, and that corner will soon
look a great deal better.
The protracted drouth closed last
Sunday with one OF the biggest rains
on record. Sunday Was broiling hot
and Monday cool enough for an over
coat.
Our Washington correspondent
gives the most important sections
of the electoral bill now before Con-
gress, in his letter this week. Read
them.
The gross earnings OF the Pitts
burg, FIT. Wayne & Chicago railroad
for 1878 amounted to $3.50. .109. an
increase OF 1901, ,253 over the preced-
ing year.
The Marshall county medical So
ciety will meet in Plymouth one
week from to day. at o'clock p. M.
All physicians throughout the county
are invited to attend.
David Hull, OF Inwooi, and ID.
Mcdonald, of Plymouth, left on the
1885 train Monday night for Indian
apolis, to attend the session OF the
Masofic Grand Lodge.
-Oa account OF the inclement
state OF the wea her. the Union Bible
meeting or services, at the NJ. E.
Church. were but lightly attended.
R,v. G.. A. Little preached the dis
course.
--McKslvy and Speyer have re-
moved the stock of goods recently
purch sed by them. from this place
To Marmont. where they will keep a
general store. Mr.. Spcyer will be the
salesman.
"a 443 muskraf. 1896 mink, 1888
Raccoon, 1867 skunk. 103 fox. $50
a'possom, 3 otters. andS wolf pelts. all
caught in this section OF the country,
were bought during the past season
by Nussbaum & Mayer.
Presbyterian social next week on
Thursday ev ming. June 5th, at the
residence OF Mr.. L. X. Houghton.
Admission 10 cents. Ice-cream and
cake will be served to those who wish
them. ALI are cordially invited.
"A drunken tramp went into Mrs.
Bakers millinery store Tuesday eve-
ming, between eight and nine o'clock
and conducted himself in such a man.
ner that officer MiIner was called, and
arrested him. He was taken to Jail.
Charlie Corbin while trying to
trade a revolver to another boy Sat-
urday, succeeded without any trouble
90 get the thing to shoot, and the ba-l
vent through the second finger OF his
left hand. The boys thought the re-
volver was not loaded.
Henry Zekind. OF the clothing de-
partment of the firm OF Becker &
Wolf, and one OF the liveliest and
most enterprising business men evel
engaged In this city departed for War
saw, this week. His place will be filled
by q brother Of Mr.. Wolf
Our Tyner City correspondent
gives an account of the killing o
Erastus Myers by lightning near Tee
garden. Sunday morning. We learI
that Mrs. Myers discovered the barr
on fire aud succeeded 10 extinguish
ing 1t before she found her husband
dead.
The iightuing-rod men are doing
a smashing business in Polk township
Our advice IL TO all our readers sigI
no contracts for ishtning-rods D
anything else 10 the hands o
strangers. III you want anything
buy and pay for 1t. Don't let sharp
ers swindle you. Don't sign an.
contract presented by stranger.