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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
MARCH NOT FOR THEM.
But the Newly Married Couple Thought
Their Secret Was Out.

But the Newly Married Couple Thought
Their Secret Was Out.
Bardsley hated pomp and fuss of ev-
cry sort connected with the marriage
ceremony and his fiancee disliked what
he did. and they were we'll pleased
with their plan of eluding the vigil
lance of their friends by marrying
without notice and going off to little
country town where they knew no one
and no one knew them, says the New
York Press. The day after their ar
rival being Sunday. they went to
church, appearing, they fOndly be-
lieved, like staid, long-wedded folk.
But as soon as the benediction was
pronounced they were startled by
hearing the jubilant strains Of the
Wedding March" The owner of the
pew in which they sat, noticing their
surprise. explained. with what they in
terpreted as significant look, that the
organist always played the Wedding
March when there was bridal couple
in church, and there is today" he add
ed. Their self-consciousness BETRAYED
the Bardsleys into asking, But how
did he know?" and then it came out
that the performance had been not for
their benefit. but for that of the son of
a pillar of the church and his bride.
AT any rate. it's a most absurd GUS
TOM" growled the bridegroom. who
had sought to hide his torch under a
bushel and had failed, just as ordinary
bridegrOons do.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
TANK i Flown Id bx Ca.

he new continuous flint tank lust
completed al the Muncie Glass works
was completely demolished by an expo
sion OF gas while being fired Gen
eraI Manager Jacob Waymire. VINO
applied the torch. was seriously
burned. Gas is supposed TO have es-
capped inside the tank. causing the ex-
plosioh. Bricks were hurled through the
roof Of the building Had the plant
been Operating several persons would
have been killed. The loss is S3.000
Work OF rebuilding began at once in
order 10 start the factory on time.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

Clarence Fryer a promising young
man of Ft Wayne is dead. mt Green
River. Wyo. He went there recently
TO take a position rs civil engineer
He was a recent graduate OF Indiana
University.
Charles Henderson and c. =. Morgan
made the "trip from Salt Lake City 10
Muncie on their Bicycles in twerty
days. covering 2.GGo miles. They oX-
pect 10 lower the worlds record on lie
return.
Rural free delivery Will lie eStab-
hshed at Martinsville on the 2oth inst.
running to Exchange via Cope and
Chetwynd. Albert Guley has been
appointed carrier.
Jacob Steinard. an aged resident az
Brookville. complained OF the heat.
and he laid down under tree I'm his
dooryard. Soon after MS wife found
him dead
Capt c. W. Metcaif. of Dale. Who
served in the Forty-second Indiana
during the civil war. ard also IN The
Legislature from Spencer county. is
dead
in the marriage of Roscoe Dunlap
and Miss Ophelia Henderson. Of
Franklin. the Rev. J. T. Henderson.
brother OF the bride. Oflicia;ed
Thomas Gray. of Union City. was
arrested for chicken stealing. and V
eral hundred fowls were found con-
cealed about his premises.
Many Mennonites are attending the
annual convention at Dunlap this
week. The convention Will continue
throughout the week
John Newport. eighteen years old.
Of Spencer. was saved from drowning
in White river by Herman Layman.
only twelve
Lightning caused the destruction of
Barney Reddington's barn near An
derson. and Mr.. Reddington was badly
shocked.
The synod OF the Cumberland Pres
byterian church will meet at Washing
ton October ,. continuing in session
several days.
John Bear. colored. of Richmond. dis
abled in the Cuban war. has been
granted $17 month pension and $3.50
back pay
circus tent was wrecked. shade
trees were uprooted and buildings
were damaged in windstorm at Sui
Ivan.
Miss Willie Wilkes of West. Miss.
and the son of o. A. Somers of Ko-
komo have been united in marriage.
Mrs. Sarah Walton. a pioneer OF
Adams county, Il years old, is dead.
She lived near Monroe.
Thomas Dodd. IS years old. and A
well-known building contractor of Ris-
ing Sun, is dead
Frank Muchhoff, a young business
man of Anderson, has been stricken
with paralysis
H. l.. Hicks of Frankfort is heading
| company to establish a brick plant
1t Clay City.
A large steam forge will be erected
It New Albany by the Ohio Falls Iron
company.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Crickef's Wane IN EnGIond.

Cricket is said to he losing its popu-
larity in England. In several of the
British newspapers this is discussed
as an established fact. and il is said to
be due to somewhat the same reasons
that have led 10 the decadence OF
baseball in the United States Just
as here professionalism has ruined the
national game, so the same evil seems
to have arisen in England. 1t seems
that the best cricket clubs are made up
OF professionals and alleged amateurs
who are really professionals and do
little else than play the game and reap
financial benefit thereby more or less
surreptitiOusly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

Arrangements have nearly been
completed 10 move the Toledo. ST
Louis & Western railroad shops and
division headquarters from Frankfort
70 Marion. The road was formerly
the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas CITY.
put was recently sold and the name
changed The purchasers are The
owners OF the Chicago & Erie and the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas. The OBJ
Ject OF the company is to make trunk
line from New York TO San Francisco.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Automobile Gun Returns.


Maj. Davidson and his party Of
cadets, who left Chicago a month ago
on a trip to Washington with a gun
carrying automobile, reaching La Porte
Tuesday after many vexatious delays.
nave decided TO abandon the trip COR
the present, and the quartet returned
10 Chicago, the machine being shipped
back by rail. The expectation is TO
give the automobile a thorough over
hauling at Chicago, remedy all the de-
ieets and then make another start with
In two weeks. The object of the trip
is to discover the possibilities OF use
fuiness Of the automobile battery in
war and incidentally TO carry a mes
sage from Naj.Gen. Joseph Wheeler.
commando Of the department OF tie
lakes
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

The Indianapolis association of fire
insurance agents met to consider the
proposed advance on rates. \ com
mlttee was appointed TO present 10
chicago managers a protest against
the raise. which the agents claim will
work havoc with their business. They
fear policies will not be renewed at
higher rates or may so outside Agents
are quoted as saying that there i no
Justification for the advance in rates in
Indianapolis.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

The remains of Morgan Hatton ar
rived at Muncie from Newport. Ky.
On Sunday the young man died sud
denly The coroner's inquest revealed
that Hatton swallowed paris green.
After swallowing the poison he re-
GREETED the act, and told his friends.
but they only laughed at him. refus-
ing to believe what he said until TOO
late. HattOn leaves a widow and ore
child in Muncie.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
IoS0a'S Temple of Labor.

.ook when built at Des Moines is pre-
cented herewith 1t will be an insti-
tuition which will give to the toilers
what the Y. Nj. G. A. now affords to
:he salaried citizen. The labor unions
will own and control it.
The teMpie e planned viii be 6Gx132
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

A hard putty and suitable for car
riage painters use is made as follows:
Boil four pounds of brown lumber and
several pounds of linseed oil for two
hours; stir In two ounces OF beeswax;
take from the fire and mix in five and
half pounds of chalk and eleven
pounds of white lead. The mixing
must be done very thoroughly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Oldest Honorary Degree Holder.

The oldest living recipient of an
honorary degree from Harvard is
former Governor George S. Boutwell,
of Massachusetts, who received the
LII. ID. degree in 1851. when it was the
custom to so honor the Governor of
the State, custom which stopped
with the election of Benjamin y.
Butler
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

the boys of various regiments had left
camp she had gained between $4,000
and $4,000 by loans, always without
security. and by the sale of jeWelry
and various trinkets. Through it all
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
IOWA LABOR TEMPLE.

an the ground and four stories above
the basement.
In ease the grand lodge of Loco
motive Firemen decide to remove
their Headquarters to Des MOines an
other story will be added for their ex-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24

Lord Roberts is afraid of about only
one thing i'll the world, and that is Il
eat. He cannot bear one Of those
animals to come near him.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Makes Fortune Vnasded.

elusive use. There is good reason to
believe the removal will be made.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
A WEEK IN INDIANA.
RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR
SEVEN DAYS.

Automobile Gun Party Abandons Trip
for the Present-M Magazine at Muncie
Demolished by ExpIosion-New
Trunk Line TO san Francisco
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Power of the soul.


You cannot test the full power of the
soul for happiness in this world. How
much power the soul has here to find
enjoyment in friendships but, oh, the
grander friendships for the soul in the
skies, How sweet the flowers here
but how much sweeter they will be
there, | do not think that when
flowers die on earth they die forever
In the sunny valleys of heaven shall
not the marigold creep? On the hills
OF heaven will not the amaranth
bloom? On the amethystine walls of
heaven will not the jessamne climb?
my beloved is come down into his
garden to gather lilies" No flowers
in heaven? Where, then, do they get
their garlands for the brows of the
righteous?
Christ is glorious to our souls now.
but how much grander our apprecia-
ton after awhile, A conqueror comes
back after the battle. He has been
fighting for us. He comes upon the
platform. He has one arm in sling.
and the other arm holds crutch. AS
he mounts the platform, oh. the en-
thusiasm of the audience, They say,
THAT man fought for us and imperil-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
Gaining the World,

Oh, yes, he had trouble with it, and
so did Napoleon. After conquering ma
tions by force of the sword the victor
lies down to die, his entire possession
the military boots that he insisted on
having upon his feet while he was dy-
ing. So it has been with men who had
better ambition. Thackeray, one of
the most genial and lovable souls after
he had won the applause of all intelli-
gent lands through his wonderful
genius, sits down in a restaurant in
Paris. looks to the other end of the
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
JETTiES AT SONGO.
Legislature WIN BE Asked for Another
Appropriation This Year.

"A uetition is in circulation which is
to be presented to the next legislature OF
Maine. which is being literally signed
and reads as follows:
We, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of Cumberland county, respeoolul-
" petition the members OF the senate
and House OF Representatives OF l9Jl,
to appropriate the sum OF $500, 60 De
used and expended In completing tine con-
struction OF jetties at the mouth OF tne
Soppo river, in the town OF NAMES, and
for dredging and deepening the onannei
of said river ut Songo lock, az well as
tine channel or Chute's river in said
Naples. SO that the waterways may %
nayiQable throughout the entire summer
saa son. the money to be exnendea unuef
the direction of the county commissioners
of Cumberland county.
IL will be remembered that tbs legisla-
ture OF 1862 appropriated $500, which
added to the contributions OF the Songo
Look company. SIS; knights and
Bracket, $50; Sehago Lake Steamboat
Co 1915, and residents of the lake the
balance, 500, to make up the sum OF $500,
was expended in building ] 244O
feet of the present jetty. BY the aid OF
the lefty the channel averages from IL to
30 feet in depth, where in previous years
at this ssaso the depth of the river has
only been from two to three feet,
At the time the legislature was petit
toned two years ago, the sum of $1,000
was asked for the purpose of construct
ing the jetty, but the Estate onlys gave
$500, and the balancs to complete this
jstty, about $500, was subscribed by res
idents of this vicinity Of Sebago and
Naples. The work was not completed and
the $500 10 be asked for will just finish
the work.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
BURNED TO DEATH.
Horrible Fatality on
Carleton Street.
Mrs. Mary A. Lane The Victim Of the
Terrible Accident.
Lamp Exploded and
Clothing Took Fire.
Unfortunate Woman Was Alone
in the House at the Time.

Mrs. Mary Abbie Lane, wife OF Alvin
A. Lane, died about two O'Clock yester-
day morning at her home So Carleton
street, after suffering nearly seven hours
from burns, caused by the explosion OF q
kerosene lamp.
She was left alone In the house during
the evening. Soon after eight O'Clock
Mrs. Lane had occasion to light a kero-
sene lamp in the sitting room. She put
the lamp on the mantel piece, and
started to go away, when the lamp, not
having been properly placed, fell to tho
floor. A mcmsnt later the lamp had ex-
ploded and MRS. Lane In trying to pre-
vent O conhagration got her clothes on
fire. Then ensued most shocking ana
aronizsd effort of Mrs. Lane to get help.
She ran for the bath room at the end OF
the haIlw ay to get some water. wrapping
herself in rugs. All along the way par
ticles of the burning garments fell on the
carpets kindling small fires. Upon reach
ing the bath room Mrs. Lane tried to put
out the fire with little water that was
in the set bowl, but failed to extinguish
the fire. She went back again through
the hall down over the back stairs and
out of doors. When once out Of doors she
fell Id the snow rolling about to extin-
guish the flames, and at the same time
screaming for aid. She cried out for some
time before anyone heard her. Finally
Miss Nelson, a pookkeeper at Eastman
Bros. 81 Bancroft who lives In the next
house, and her mother were aroused and
fastened to he yard from whence the
cries cams. They extinguished the flames
and Mrs. Lane was taken back into the
house. Medical aid was summoned aud
everything possible was done to alleviate
the sutferings of the unfortunate woman.
Ointments were applied and the wounds
bound up by the two attending
physicians, but the flames had 50 burne d
into the flesh, after consuming every ar
ticle of clothing that relief was only
temporary, and after several long hours
OF suffering Mrs. Lane passed away at a
little past two O'Clock yesterday morning,
After the cries were ones heard ne igh-
bors, including Col. ana Mrs. McQuiilaD.
II. N. Pinkhsm, Llewellyn Barton and
many others gave assistance in caring for
the injured woman ana putting out the
flames that were in progress In many
parts OF the house. 1t was due to the
efforts of these neighbors that the house
was saved from the flames.
Mrs. Lane who was IS years OF age.
leaves q husband and three sons, Clarence
H., Merton A., and Urban ID. Merton
A. who 10 married and lives In the Deer
ing district knew nothing of the death OF
his mother until he reached the store yes
terday morning.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday afternoon from her late residence
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13

A DV Err IT'S G YOUR
w : MT S In the DAILY
PRESS, and get best re-
suits. The PRESS goes
into more homes than
any otherpaper. % cents
a week for 40 words.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
HARBOR NEWS.
Interesting Notes Gathered Along the
Water Front.

The Buenos Ayrsan of the Allan line
sailed yesterday afternoon for Glasgow,
taking full cargo.
The Cervona of the Thomson line sailed
in the morning for London. She took a
full cargo and 449 head of cattle.
The Tunisian OF the Allan line is ex-
pected to sail for Liverpool this morning.
The schooner Clara Goodwin arrived
with cargo of coal as did the schooner
Charles A. Campbell. The schooner
Fanny Reed brought in q lot Of fish.
In the afternoon the steamer State OF
Maine arrived from Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
PERSONALS.

Miss HiIda Anderson left Tuesday for
San Diego, where she win spend the
winter.
Miss Isabel Pemroy, who has been
the guest OF her grandfather for year
and half, left at noon yesterday for
her home in Oakland, Call. Miss Precy
Is making the Journey in company
with the Misses MoCobb, who ara going
TO Southern California for the winter.
Miss Foss entertained the CONNIE II
Faut whist club at her home yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Mary Emery and Miss Sallle
Moore of steep Falls are guests for few
days of Mrs. George W. True OF Thomas
street
MIR. Horacs NJ. Barrett OF this city
was stricken with a pAralytio shock at
Wilmington, Del, about two weeks ago,
and is now confined to the hospital at
that place.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
REAL EsrATE TRANSFERS.

Harry o. Chamberlain OF South Port :
land to Adolphus ID. Fessenden ct al, OF
Denmark, for 81, land In Bridgton.
Melville w. Marston OF Washington, ID.
O., to SaIome II. Biokrord, of Westbrook,
for 81. land and buildings In westbrook
GamalleI Bradford. Jr., of Wellesley,
Mass. to Gsnden S. Howe OF Haverhill.
Mass for 81, land and buildings In
Westbrook.
Charles e. Phenix of Portland to Clara
Bradford WEIGH OF Portland, for 81, land
a nd buildings on Lamb street, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

Next Wednesday evening the basket
hall team OF the Y. III. g. A will meet
the team of Dartmouth College. Dart
mouth is slIito have very strong club,
and fine game should result.
The Samaritan Association win meet
with Mrs. Augusts ). Thayer, SO Free
street, Thursday afternoon
The St, Lawrence Musical and Litera-
~ club met at the home of Miss May
Bracket, AZ st. Lawrence street, last
evening.
At the stated convention OF Bramhall
lodge, No. 8, X. of p, this evening at
Castle hall, the RANK of esquire will be
conferred ON four candidates. All
knights are cordially invited.
The committee on judicial proceedings
and claims met at City hall yesterday
afternoon at clook to consider several
claims against the city, including one
for about $500 from the Thomas Laugh
lin company for damages dcns In their
Fore street cellar through sewer package.
There are also several smaller flowage
cases from the Dsering district.
A case OF dipbtheria at No. no Walton
street, has been reported to the board OF
health.
There is a marked scarcity OF kerosene
oil here, due to the non-arrival OF the
tank steamer.
The family OF William Kemp, No. 8
India street, had narrow escape from
asphy xiation Tuesday morning, through
gas escaping from coal stove in their
kitchen. Kemp awoke early in the morn
ing and found the tenement SO full OF gas
that he had difficulty in awakening his
family, which did not fully recover from
it's effects for several hours.
Taxidermist John A. Lord has just
secured genuine curiosity in the shape
of red-tnroated loon that Is pure
white. As nearly as can be ascertained
there is no other record of an albino
loon of this variety having been taken.
1t was shot last week few miles down
the bay. The red throated loon is what
Casco bay fishermen call the peg In
awl."
There was O still alarm of fire yester-
day morning caused by a pile OF soft
coal catching fire in the cellar OF Mr..
]. 1. Libby, $40 Congress street. 1t Is
probable that spontaneous combustion
caused the blaze. The chemical engin 9
went up and put out the fire without
damage to the house.
The first Of the special programmes
to be given by the RossinI club will take
place at Kotzsnhmar hall today at II
O'Clock. A brilliant programme OF
operatio music has been prepared.
1t is predicted that pressure Will be
exerted 10 secure report from the war
department concerning the installation
OF an electric motor on Tukey's bridge,
upon which Major Roessler gave hear
ing some time ago. The slowness OF the
draw was frequently the Gauss OF consid-
cradle delay to the Yarmouth electrios
last summer, disarranging the road
SO heduie.
Ths recent run Of phenominally high
tides have washed away q goodly per-
tion OF the drawtender's stable at
Tukey's bridge, taking some 10 feet of
SAND anu laying bare tbs poles of the
New England Telephone company.
AT times the waves have broken over
the pier by the draw,
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
HOW no SAVE A DOLLAR.

Take your family to the st. Stephens
turkey supper which will be served in
the vestry, Thursday evening. December
18th, at fifty cents per plate and you
viii get meal which at home would
cost twice that amount Of money. you
will at the same time know that you
are helping along some worthy charity
and while we cannot all devote our
whole time to such work we can each OF
us contribute bit which will bring hap
piness to many homes at Christmas tide.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
Children's Rockers.

Christmas presents of sub
stantial and useful kind at F. p.
Tibbetts g. Cos, are attracting
many buyers. One of the good
gifts may be selected from a splen-
did line of Children's Rattan
Rockers, the famous Wakefield
make. $3.50 to $500.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
CIVIC CLUB.

The second guest meeting" Of the
club occurs this evening at 8 O'Clock, at
the Falmouth hotel, in the room next the
Maine room. Calvin t. Woodside will
actress the club on "Taxaticn In
Msine." Members may invite two
gue srs each. to be admitted by the visit
Ing card OF the member who invites.
Members must present membership tick-
cts.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
-. THIS WEEK..
A SPECIAL SALE,
MEMS
FINE FURNISHINGS

At the right moment for Holiday Shoppers to
make substantial saving on their purchases.
Another chance to get bargains from the
stock of March Bros. & Pierce, a la. . .noIesaIe
house in Boston, now going out of business.
The warm season made slow selling, the aver
age dealer is overstocked; our early Fall pur-
chases were small, we had little Ieft.-We recent
y bought the choicest wares of above firm,
AWAY UNDER PRICE, all
New Winter Styles Made for Tho Holiday Trade and we are
selling the entire purchase Is par cent to SO per cent be-
low prevailing sale prices Every article warranted.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13

UNDERWEAR, all kinds and sizes,
SOC, SOC, 75c, sl.O0
Fer Boys at 25c and SOC.
HOSIERY, great assortment at
&c to Toe pr.
NIGHT ROBES. The finest quail
ty Domet Flannel, SLIGO
Good ones. SOC
PAJAMAs. New and handsome
styles, $l.50, 2.5O, $50
SWEATERS. Mems and Boys in
great variety. DOC to $3.50
BLUE FLANNEL SHIRTS.
made from the regular army goods,
single and double breasted, all wool, fast
color. Usual price $3.50. Our price,
s1.25
DRESS SUIT CASES. Tho new.
est styles and fresh stock at ''way-be-
low" prices.
HATS. Still selling our famous
STANDARD Special Derbies in black,
guaranteed equal to the best $500 and
2. so qualities of any make. Only S1G9
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
INSPECTED FREEpoRr's CAMP. +,

Junior Vice Commander E. A. Merritt
Of this city, who is major Of the Maine
division, Sons or Veterans, Inspected Phil
Sheridan camp of FIeeport on Monday
of this week. He found the camp while
laboring under hard conditions at the
present time, yet with brighter pres
poets for the future,