Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
Gbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1899.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From fridays Daily.

The paving and sewerage question is
the main topic at present.
Geo. Jones has assumed control of
the Pittsburgh depot restaurant.
Delmar CooDfare left today for Knox.
From thence he will go TO North Da-
kota.
Nat Lee and wife are rejoicing over
the arrival of a nice big boy in their
family last night.
st. Patrick's day comes on the 18th of
this month. So far no arrangements
for observing the day in this city have
been learned of.
III. A. Cherrier, northern passenger
agent for the Missouri, Kansas u Texas
Ry., was in the city today and was the
guests of j. E. Hanes.
Mrs. Jessie Lemming arrived this
morning from Nentone. Mr.. Lemming
arrived yesterday. They will become
permanent residents of Plymouth.
John Paschall and wife of Rochester
have made arrangements with Fred
Shoemaker 10 work in the latter's res
taurant and will move here shortly.
Mrs. George Cox entertained about
twenty of her neighbors at a rag sew
ing yesterday. A wholesome dinner was
served. The occasion was q delightful
one.
Miss Mary Burt, who has been visit
ing the family of j. A. Gilmore for
some time, lett today for her home in
Pavilion, n. Y. Mrs. Gilmore accom-
panied her to South Bend.
The Wide Awake Hive were enter
tanned by Mrs. Charles Miles yesterday
afternoon. A delicious repast was one
of the memorable features of the oc-
casion The ladies enjoyed themselves
hugely.
Mr.. Samuel Mitchell, a guest at the
Windsor House, this afternoon enter
tanned party of gentlemen by mould
ing out of soap in few minutes re-
msrksbly fine cast of Admiral Dewey's
classic features.
An artist, for want of a better name
called soap moulder, was an attrac.
tion In Kloepfer's window today. This
gentleman used soap to work with and
mt ulded all kinds of curious faces
while the crowd outside, stood and
wondered.
Judge Capron will have the appoint
ment of seven members of the advisory
council for Marshall county who will
serve until their successors are elected
at the general election in November
1900. Both parties are to be represent
ed in this council
1t is possible that the big room in the
Stuck school house will be divided by q
curtain. Each apartment thus formed
will be occupied by separate teacher
In such manner large number OF
the pupils who attended the Fertip
school may thus be accommodated.
While Horace Thompson and Ira
Lower were working on the Kendall
building this morning, the scaffOldinQ
on which they stood gave way and each
received hard fall. Ira Lower escaped
injury but Horace Thompson's hanC
was badly lacerated on piece of tin
L. Bell of the Plymouth schools at
tended the teachers institute at ArgO:
today. Among those found upon the
program for today and tomorrow will
be found Prof. Leslie Bell, Prof. I'll. b
Brown, Daniel Hahn and Rev. j. S
Brandt. Rev. Brandt will speak this
evening on the topic, "Great events OF
the nineteenth century"
1t is positively asserted that the late
fire at the Fertig school house was mo-
caused by incendiarles. The calamit,
has teen traced directly to the furnace
1t is thought that kindling was left OF
or near the furnace and that the sparl
was fret started from that One of tb,
farmers In the neighbOrhood saw
light in the building about 10 o'clock a
night. He noticed that it flickered ant
seemed to be uncertain but gave tn,
matter no further thought other thar
supposing that the teacher or someOn,