The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-16

Ncighborl,ood Notes.


Ncighborhood Notes.
Little Nina Blair fell into a
bucket Of boiling water at Peru, Mon
day OF last week, and was scalded co
severely that she died L Tuesday.
The Peru Democrat OF last week
boasts that the legislative contest OF
Miami county has gone where figures
can have no effect.
plenty In Kosciusko county this win
ter, and it is taking considerable
money to pay the bJunty on scalps
brought in.
The managers of the FIT. Wayne
gift enterprise say their driving
has not been postponed, only delayed,
and will take place by the 20.h OF
this month.
a are. "Wednesday night DESTROYED
the barn, with contents, OF George
Method, in Jackson township. Elk
hart county. Insured for $1,000 in
the American of Chicago.
Joseph Bragg, a saloonkeeper Of
Lebanon, Was bonnd over To court in
the sum OF 81 600 fJr attempting To
commit an outrage on the daughter
OF Andy Lawless, aged fourteen years.
The store of Jacob Rupprecht at
LaPorte was entered by burglars one
night last week, and from one to two
hundred dollars worth OF jewelry,
pen knives. under clothing and o,her
light goods carried of.
AT Peru, about o'clock last Thurs
day evening frame dwelling house
owned by George Rettig, and occu
pied by John, L. Moore was totally
destroyed by fire. Loss, $500; no In
surance. Cause, defective fiue.
The South Bend Tribune says: "A
gentleman direct from Indianapolis
last evening informs US that not a
lobbyist, hummer, or seeker-aiter-
petty office from st. Joe county, is to
be found around the state legisla-
tive halls this year."
The Oliver Chilled Plow Company,
OF South Bend. gave a reception to
their Ohio and Michigan agents, on
Wednesday, to tho number OF $50,
Mr.. Colfax made the reception
speech, and large number of repre-
sentatiyes OF the press were present
About twenty persons. many OF
them prominent men OF Lagro Wa
bash county, have been arrested on
the charge Of gambling. John d
Campbell has turned States evidence
and number have been convicted
Tho matter is causing considerable
excitement in the vicinity.
There seems to have been a young
war out at the poor farm last week
and Billy Gait seemed to be the de-
feated army, at any rate he sought
the aid OF the law to place himself
right in his harrassed feelings. We
do not know anything II who was to
blame or who was not.-Stdrke C0urs-
fy Enterprise.
A tramp was found in the barn OF
VIM. S. Stockton, a short distance
west of Lafayette, Wednesday. He
had bid himself in the hay several
days ago to escape the severe cold
He had nothing to eat, and was near
ly frozen to death, and Is in an un-
conscious state. His condition is
critical.
No. on the l.. s. & NJ. s. railway
due here at 4:4l p. M, met with an
acciden: a few miles east OF here
Thursday night, which narrowly es-
capped very serious one. A heavy
iron bar over the forward wheels OF
the mail car was displaced, and after
dragging along the track for several
miles finally caught in the plankine
Of crossway, and threw the coach
from the track, at the same time
driving the iron up through the cal
where the mail agent-one of the old
est agents on the road, and in his
S0th year-was standing, bouncing
him to the top Of the car, but fortu-
nately not injuring him. The train