The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-05-23
Plymouth, Ind. May %. 1901.
LOCAL --lN ,.


Miss Jessie Toan visited her par
eits in this city last week.
Miss Edith Wyland. Of Grovertown
is visiting her aunt Mrs. H. B. Allen.
Jasper Lake. justice of the peace. of
Green township, was in town Thursday.
Miss Fay Edwards of Weedsport.
n. Y. is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Henry
Foglesong.
Mrs. II. j. Tyrrell, of Vaudeville.
Mich. is visiting her mother. Mrs. Caro-
line Tibbetts.
james McMilien, of Rutland, has
gone to Mishawaka to make his home
with his sister.
j. e. Bunr ell was attending the state
meeting of funeral directors at Indian
apolis last week.
e D. Wooley, of Jackson. Michigan
will move his family to Plymouth and
establish law Office here.
The Indiana university ball team
defeated the Culver Military Academy
ball team at Culver Wednesday, 10 to 8.
Henry Hand of Green township,
who was confined to his room for three
months with rheumatism. is able to get
around again.
Miss Winnie Wunderlich went to
Marietta, Ohio, this week to take posi-
ton as stenographer with the American
Wood Rim &c.
The Edgerton Basket factory of this
city, is taxed to its full capacity to fill
its orders for baskets. 1t now employs
nearly hundred hands.
"A daughter of Dr.. and Mrs. Scott
Rannells, at Argos, is said to be serious
ly afflicted with physical ills that the
doctors do not fully understand.
MIR. and Mrs. John Rowan. of Bour-
bon, called at this Office on their way TO
South Bend, Ekhart and Kendallville
where they make an annual visit.
Ed Kepler went through here Thurs
day OF his way from South Bend to In
djanapolis. where he is a witness in the
case Of Frank Supple vs the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co., for damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Goddard Of
Warsaw visited Capt. Amasa johnson
OF their way home from Logansport. Mr..
Goddard belonged 20 the old Ninth Ind
lana and was member Of Captain john
sons company.
-Ex-Marshal George W. Foulke and
wife celebrated the fftieth anniversary
o1their marriage at South Bend We'd
nesday. They have resided there all the
time. and Mr.. Foulke helped to construct
the Lake Shore railroad through the
city in 1851.
An attempt was made Monday night
May Ii. to wreck passenger train on
the Wabash railroad near Wyatt. north
east of Bremen. by placing pile OF ties
across the track A slow freight uDex-
pectedly preceded the flyer aud the OBJ
struction was discovered in time to avert
disaster. Special officers are at Wyatt
making an investigation.
Booker Washington says that during
the earlier days of freedom almost every
negro who learned to read would receive
"a call to preach" within few days af-
ter he began reading. He tells OF COL
ored man in Alabama who one hot day
In July, while he was at work in cotton
field. suddenly stopped, and looking to-
ward the skies, said: - Lawd, de cot
ton ON 80 grassy, de work am so hard
and the sun am 80 hot. 1 believe dis
darky am called to preach
Mayor Berghoff of Fort Wayne who
was elected last week has issued mes
sage declaring that wine rooms. gamb-
ling rooms and every thing contrary to
law must be banished from the city
Mayor Berghoff plainly tells the council
and the people that common honesty is
expected from public servants: that
meaningless and uncomfortable laws
should not burden the statute books;
that buncombe should have no place in
the municipal lexicon; that economy il
expenditure. advance in improvements
and sensible enforcement of laws calcu-
lated to conserve the public welfare, mo
rality and health. should go hand il
hand.