Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-07

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David l.. Pitman, of Walkerton, and
Geo. w. Pitman, of South Bend, trans
acted business in our city today.
Rev. j. L. Vince of Pierceton,
preached at the Salem church, north of
this city yesterday. His text was, THY
word is truth.
North Manchester is Boosting of
corn growing to the height of 16 feet.
This is the largest corn ever seen In
this part of the state.
w. H. Mackey, former citizen of
both Bourbon and Plymouth, died
Sept Goth in Arkansas. The fatal
mslady was paralysis.
Mrs. Frank Taylor and her little
daughter Clara, from Switzerland
county, left this morning after visiting
Benz. Taylor in this vicinity.
Justice Corbin held lively trial this
morning in which the defendant was
accused of hunting on enclosed prop
erty. The defendant was discharged.
a grave sleeper" was in the city to-
day 1t is stated that he will be hyp-
Noticed and buried the first day of the
Bourbon fair and dug up the last day.
The Sunday excursionists who went
to Chicago did not get back until six
o'clock this morning. Their train was
delayed by the wreck between this city
and Chicago.
III. q. Thayer, member of the Odd
Fellows committee for building the
new temple at Indianapolis. left for
that city and Greenburg this morning
on that business.
The Plymouth fruit farm exhibits
pear taken from tree which bore for
the first time this year. The pair
measures fourteen and one half inches
in circumference.
The Free Methodist conference, which
has been in session at Elkhart decided
to hold the annual meeting in the
spring instead of the fall, and the next
one is to be held at DeSotO, Delaware
county, next April.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire
believes the republicans will lose the
House of Representatives this year be-
cause of the broken pledges on the
money question. The army scandals
he thinks will cut an important figure
in the election.
The Child-study club held a vigorous
meeting at the court house last Satur-
day afternoon. The special topic was,
"Study of the Parent and Child" The
chair will assign subjects individually
for the next meeting, which will be
held November 3.
October 10th has been set apart for
the celebration of the peace jubilee
and the day will probably be observed
In every city in the United States.
Sermons and prayers of thanksgiving
for the declaration of peace will 60 up
from the entire clergy of this country.
A wreck at Davis last night on the
Z. f. w. 81 G. ditched five freight cars.
The rails were twisted in zig gag
manner. This morning the Plymouth
section hands and the section men from
the surrounding towns were transferred
thither to assist in clearing away the
wreck.
The local office of the Adams express
company had in its charge yesterday q
cat which had been taken from the
Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon by the
crew of the Oregon. Its destination
was South Bend where it had been for
warded by Captain G. f. Clark to Lloyd
Clark of that city.
The postoflice department has made
an order to the effect that the postmark-
ing and back stamping on letters
must hereafter be made legible. The
postmaster is required to make the inn
preston of every official stamp so dis
tinct that each letter and figure may
not be mistaken, POstmasters hereto
fore have been using stamps of rubber,
lead and iron, many of which were
furnished by the government.
The Congregational Ministerial ssso-
citation of the Michigan City district
was held in Hammond last week. The
meeting was presided over by Modera-
tor Bigelow, of East Chicago, and at
tended by nearly every Congregational
minister in that district. Dinner and
supper were served in the church par.
lors by the Hammond ladies. The con-
vention will be held at Michigan City
] next year.