Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26

lilC flNJlIlS. lit lNOVlNCu u F-o''' INV
for his behavior.
\ young II year old boy tried 10
make u coupling al Laporte saturday
and was badly crushed between the
ears.
The BrreanS meet next Friday even
ing with Mrs. Sarah &. Chaplin, South
Michigan street, subject, budding Of
-\aron'S rod
y company of ycung people, friends
of Ward Logan, met AT his home
on last saturday evening 10 assist him
in celebrating his 18th birthday.
Floyd Price was pleasantly surprised
on last Friday, by the appearance at
dinner of a company of little friends
who had been invited To help him enjoy
his 9TH birthday.
The Peoples drug store is giving
sufficient evidence OF the approach Of
| spring. New floor, and repainting and
repapering are the results of the change
of weather, and the result will be very
marked when completed.
y quiet wedding occurred al the /.
&. parsonage, yesterday afternoon,
OBLIGATED by Rev. Lands. The high
parties we're Chem Johnson employed
at the Gem cigar store, and Miss Ida
/ Ifprannan of fbtS city
'Chas \. Whitmer, son of A.C. Whit
mer, OF this city, died in Chicago yester
day OF typhoid fever after a short III
ness. The remains will be taken To
Twin Lakes tomorrow for burial. The
services will occur a , O'Clock.
LoganspOrt has an old drum that mas
seen seyenty-tiye years of existence. It
is quite d historical piece of furniture,
aud has been used upon several inn
portant occasions. The last time used
was saturday last at that place during
the exercises of laying a corner stone.
Charles Baylor, of Laporte, spent
sunday with his parents and friends in
this city. Mr.. Baylor Is an energetic
young man formerly Of this place, but
has in the past year been attending La
port College, taking the study of optics.
We must say that Mr.. Baylor has our
best wishes, having won the honors of
! a.. ,,t;aaI aIaoc - a.
The Telephone Exchange has Just
issued some new cards for the Gus
toners of that institution, and the at
tention of the customers is directed TO
the little notice regarding ringing
OH" If this little essential point is at
tended to, it will say central" a
great deal of annoyance and facilitate
the service. Little courtesies produce
thankful hearts.
The officials of of the College Avenue
church of Gr~eencaStle, Ind, presented
resolutions of sympathy to the afflicted
parents of Pearl Bryan last Sunday
~ III tihh INV hiAOI 5a'O bOhtAi VI
their hearty support and sympathy to
their presiding elder, Rev. ID. NJ. Wood,
the father of VIM. Wood the young
man thought to be implicated in the
murder of the girl. The resolutions
were unanimously concurred In.
In the art of looking after the com
fort of its patrons, a New York City
hotel has adopted "a plan that seems to
have taken the breath of the average
travelling man. The proprietor of the
hotel referred to, places a new tooth
brush in each room every morning
with the name Of the hostelry thereon.
a elegantly designed cord attached mott.
lies the occupant of the room hat he i
to consider the brush as his property
when he leaves the house.
j. Y. Ashley, looked this morning as
though he had been wrestling with 3
severe attack of the grippe. When in
terviewed regarding the matter he
seemed embarrassed. But upon CLOSE
enquiry we learned that he had beer
compelled To arise att O'Clock this morn
ing and cook his own breakfast
lie is elaborate in his praise of the man
ner in which he prepares a meal, but "a.
he is the only one that has the nerve It
partake of his culinary achievements
the evidence to the contrary is not at
tainable.
This morning Mrs. John Clapp was
in the full yigor of a healthful life, anC
this afternoon she lies in the cold EN-
brace OF death. Mrs. Clapp attended Il
her household duties this morning, anC
after attending To some marketing re
turned To her hoi2e and prepared to ge'
the noon day meal. About 1870 it i:
supposed she felt badly, and started III
the stairs to notify her sister. Mrs VIM
Sneck who lived their but fell back OF
the floor unconscious, dying i'll a few