The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-08-07

have determined to make the fair the
best ever held in the county, and
everybody can rest assured that
premiums will be paid promptly.
John Edwards, whose legs were
taken off by railroad train in this
city few weeks since. is now visiting
in Green township. His rapid recov-
cry is remarkable, as physicians
thought at the time that chances
were ten to one against his ever re-
covering.
-Wilhelmina, Youngest child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Linkenhelt,
aged about nine months, died last
Friday OF brain fever after suffering
intensely for several days. 1t was
buried Sunday, the funeral services
being conducted by Rev. G.. W.
Bower.
The Warsaw Republican says
Mrs. Wilhelm, who lives on the Leedy
farm, north OF town, lave birth to
twins a few days ago. There is
nothing v ~ remarkable about it.
only that it is the fourth time, and
she now has seven children living
from four births.
Charles W. Dollar, son of james
Dollar, who resides near this city,
died last Thursday after lingering
illness OF consumption. He was u
young man of steady habits. honest.
genial, and kind hearted. He passed
away in the bloom OF youth victim
OF disease that spares neither age
nor sex.
The premium list for the fair at
Plymouth, October 2. and 4, will
soon be ready. Messrs. SeltenIight
ard Scofield have determined to
make the fair the best ever held in
the county. and everybody can rest
assured that premiums will be paid
promptly.
The County Commissioners hold
a special session Saturday toconsider
the bond of Fred Tescher, whose
term of Office commences on that day.
Why this has not been done at the
regular meetings would be hard TO
tell, unless the Commissioners wish
10 meet as often as possible to put
money in their pockets.
We were shown yesterday tape
worm about sixty feet in length taken
from Peter Pfender OF this city Tues
day 10y Col. Poe, of the Peoples Drug
Store. The Colonel pronounces this
the broadcast, largest sized tape worm
that he ever saw; and he has removed
twenty-five from as many different
persons within few years.
As DR.. Burkett in company with
his wife. his brother in law and some
other friends from Warsaw, was re-
turning from Maxenkuckee a few
evenings since, one wheel Of the
buggy ran into a chuck hole throwing
Mrs. BuIket and and another lady
out. The horses then attempted to
III but the men held to them and
turning them into a fence succeeded
ia stopping them, but not until the
buggy was torn to pieces.
Mrs. Jockey sent TO this Office
last Friday morning an egg that we
challenge any hep in the United
States TO beat. The egg was eight
and one fourth inches in circumfer-
ence and enclosed within the shell
we're the yoIks of three eggs. each
separate and complete, aud when
placed in IA plate no one would have
guessed that they had hot been con
tanned in three shells instead Of one
1t was by far the largest hens egg
that We ever saw.
The LaPorte Herald says: "The
people OF the west side OF the county
are excited. Their wheat crop has
yielded far more than they expected
and they do not know what to dc
about it. Fields that they had put al
twenty-five bushels to the acre, have
turned thirty live, and other fields
have yielded proportionately. SheT
Crumpacke, always fortunate, is al
the head OF the heap down there, a
twenty five acre field turning Out
over forty-six bushels to the acre BY
weight. Lucius Crumpacker, Sen.
brother of Shep, has thirty-nInt
bushels to the acre, and a mucl
larger field than Shep. Over forty
thousand bushels were sold at Alida
previous to last Tuesday, and tn,
farmers we're rushing 1t in as fast a.
they could get 1t thrashed. We un
derstand that farmers all over tn,
country are intending to sell as soor
as they can get 1t to market.