Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

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Marriage licenses for August %:
Moses Morris, jr, Francis Zellette
Queer.
Mrs. Amelia Wright is very i'll at the
residence of her daughter Mrs. Noah
Graves.
is. Baxter has curiosity in the way
of tomato vine which stands eight
feet high.
Miss Kate Ebert of West Lsporte
street who has been seriously i'll for the
past week is improving.
Mrs. C. A. Francisco left for Toledo,
Ohio, this morning to inspect millinery
goods for the coming season.
W. w. Sponsler who has been con-
fined to the house with sickness for the
past week is able to be around.
Thomas Buckley and wife are rejoic-
ing over daughter which arrived this
morning to be one of the family.
Peter Leer, living one mile west of
the city, obtained at single picking 81
bushels of pickles from one acre OF
vines.
The infant child of Mark Fetters
died last Sunday and was buried yester-
day afternoon in the Fsirmont GENE
terry north of this city.
The Big Four department store of
Wabash has been sold to Miller & Bar
ley of Marion. The stock is valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The peaceful atmosphere of Tyner
was rent Sunday evening by'a terrific
belling. The occasion was the mar
riage of Charles Harper.
The youngest child Cf Mrs. Kate
Anderson on North Center street that
has been lowering betw cen life and
death for the last ten days, is growing
better.
The X. O. Il. NJ. will attend services
at the u. B. church next Sunday. All
l.. o. T. M. and the general public are
also cordially invited TO attend. Text
for the discourse: l. Maccabee, 2:66.
The social at the home of Milton G.
Cook, near Twin lake, on last Saturday
evening for the purpose of raising
money for the Plymouth band to play
for the Twin lake picnic, was grand
success.
Yesterday was by far the greatest
day of the season for pickles. Over
300 bushels were received at the salt
ing works last night The last wagon
rumbled away at five o'clock this
morning.
An attempted robbery was prevented
last night by one of our citizens. The
affair took place in the neighborhood of
the Pittsburg and Vandalia tracks. A
hot scrap ensued in which the robber
was worsted
The Novelty has placed in new
machine for turning out rim slaves it
Is ingenius, interesting and practical.
Geo. Marble is its inventor and con-
structor. A large number of people
hsve inspected it.
The chicken coop of Joseph Bender,
who resides seven miles southwest, has
lately been visited by robbers. The
roober, however. proved not to be of
the human variety, but simply knav-
ish, villsinous mink.
Elkhart is worked up over allega-
tiOns that West End woman of that
place gave the four tramps who died
there recently poisoned hand-out
The Goshen Democrat sensationally
calls for an investigation.
The Twin Lake Sabbath-school will
picnic in the grove at Nichols club
house at Twin lake, Thursday, Aug
18th. A good time is expected. The
Plymouth Cornet band will furnish
music for the occasion. Come every
body. Bring well-filled baskets and
enjoy the day.
Some one tells of disgraceful scene
enacted in Plymouth this morning, in
which father mercilessly beat his
grown daughter. The motives may
not be fully understood but such an act
can not be warranted under any cir
cumstances. Certain parties are indig
nsnt and will not permit REPETITION.
An epidemic Is raging among hogs
and chickens in the country around
Argos. The disease attacks the animals
In the head, and to all intents, is a sort
of leprosy. David Van Lue, south OF
Argos, has had large number of hogs