Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
Mother and Son Reunited.

Mother and Son Reunited.
W. L. Rabbit the wcll-knovn travelling
salesman of Crawfordsvillc. has found
his mother. from whom he was separated
for thrty-tNo years. and for whom no
had been searching for twenty years.
Mr. Rabbits father was a lumber dealer
in Chicago, and an iniidcl. Mrs. Babbiit
obtained Il divorce. and IN" father kid
napod the j-year-olh child His mother
was unable 10 obtain the slightest clew
az t. his whereabouts. and size finally left
Chicago and went 30 live with q sister in
Niles, Mich. Meantime, Babbitt had
also gone Ia lumber town III Michigan,
taking with him his son. The lad, when
Ii years Old attempted To run away and
find his mother. but was oYcrhauled by
his father and given most terrible beat
ing. When. however. ". 4. Iiabbitt cei-
| ebrated bis 2lst birthday ne called his
| father to account and demanded 70 know
| who his mother was and where she lived.
His father laughed him 10 scorn and re-
| fused to give him satisfaction. Then he
went to Chicago. and there interested Il
! wealthy friend. who spent quite sum OF
money in cndeayoring 10 learn of Mrs.
! Babbitts whereabouts. II seems that,
unknown to the searchers. Mrs. Babbitt,
| after divorce. had reassumed her maiden
name, Hattie Davis. In the course of
time the son learned FROM his fathers
brother that his mother had come from
| New England, and had ostensibly left
| Chicago for her old home. The search
was clen conducted chiefly in the East.
Finally. ali except Mr. Babbilt gave Up
the search. He continued ii from the
time he WAS 21 years old until success
| ! L. Il !
course, not having much means his efforts
were hampered. Two weeks ago he wax
in Niles. Mich. and while talking to a
customer named Woods, the story of Bah
bits life came out. An old gentleman
named Hunter was in the room. and, hay
ing heard the story. declared shat his wife
was well acquainted with Rabbits moth
! or. and for the first time Babbitt heard
that his mother had lived for several
years in Niles Tbs was Il clew which
| speedily disclosed that his mother WAS
then residing with her sister. Mrs. j. ).
Bt>ce. at Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. Mr..
! Rabbit proceeded To the telegraph Office
and sent message 10 j. :. Boyce. stating
who he WAS. and asking for Information
| a. to his mother. In 4 short time he re-
ccived an answer. stating that his mother
| was then alive and well. and almost pros
trated with joy AT hearing of him. Mr.
| Rabbit lcfi as soon aS possible Tor Cuya-
hoSa Fails and his reunion with his
mother can he better imagined than de-
scribcd. His mother. now az years old.
he found lady well preserved and highly
intelligent He also found that in tho
same town lived several unce-. auljs and
cousins of whom he had never heard
earn
Tho game and fish wardsnS OF Ohio AID
Indiana unite in pronouncing the Ger
man carp almost useless aS food fish,
and source of great damage 10 other
varieties They say the carp does not
prey up0n other minnows. but he wal
lows about in the mud and makes The
water 80 foul that other fish cannot breed.
| The flesh of the carp IS soft. and as
game fish he is worthless. On the other
hand the Illinois commissioner defends
the carp. 4 few years ago II was quite
the fad for farmers 10 have carp ponds
Freshets CAUSED 0vcrtlows. and then
streams became filled with them: whef-
ever the carp has been transplanted
the breed is wonderfully rrolitic-othcr
varieties Of fish have grown vastly fewer.
One farmer declared that after he had
raised two crops from 4 dricd-up A'nd
bed. when Il frcshct came ana filled the
pond spawn of the carp began To hatch
and has since thriVcd. The general oPiE-
ion seems 10 be that the carp l. 4 regular
hog-the scavcnser of inland waters.
Remarked His Divorced Wife.
Emma Fox has fled her petition fer a
divorce from her husband. George Fox.
and in il sets forth some startling alcgl-
tNonS They were once married and then
divorced She charges that she then
went 10 work in Tin plstc factory 1T
Montpclier and that during last Octo-
Der her ex-hushand drove up iii a buggy
and forced her to get in. After doing
so he told her thai she mus; 80 II Hart
ford City and marry him or he would ki'l
her. She went with him, was married
ly Il Justice of the peace. and lien drove
back to Montpelier. Fox then told her
he had done il to- keep some onc else from
getting her He has never been sNn
since.
Claimed she Household Goods.
George Loucl5s, of Hillsboro, Ill, ship
ped carload of household goods 10
Terre Haute Monday. and Friday arrived
to take them in charge. To his surprise
he found that another man had carted
them away. Detectives have arrested
George Loux. Il mill hand, and the goods
have been found in his possession. The
bill of lading was sent TO him. and he
claims to have believed that the effects
were Il Christmas gift from his parents.
He vii! be prosecuted Oil a charge OF for
gerry. having signed LOuchs name To tho
freight receipt.
All Over the State.
The lIlwood churches have organized
for charity work.
Wilson Lewis, of Lafayette, had his
skull fractured in L runaway accident.
Mrs. Lena Van Capen, of Petersburg.
attempted suicide with poison. assigning
no cause
4 new Presbyterian church at Mont
pelier has been dedicated. The Rev. l..
+. Whitman is pastor.
Lion" Skinner. son of farmer near