The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-11
LOCAL NEWS


with a fresh coat of paint.
Miss Ida Johnson of Valparaiso is
the guest of Miss Nora Rodgers.
Mrs. c. P. Drummond went to Chi
cago Friday for a visit of three weeks.
Sidney Becker, of Chicago, celebrat-
ed the Fourth with his boyhood
friends here.
John Weireiter and wife, of Chi
cage. spent the Fourth with relatives
in Plymouth.
Mrs. L. Lamson and daughter,
Maud, spent the Fourth in Bourbon
with relatives.
Among the old Plymouth boys who
sought quiet here for the Fcarth was
Eugene Welch.
Frank Nicolay has disposed of his
barber business in Chicago and return
ed TO Plymouth.
Miss Bertha Scott of Peru spent
theFourth in this city with her sister,
Mrs. I'd Hillsman.
Squire Weber is viewing the won
ders and glories of the Pan-American
exposition, Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
Argos andBourbon entertained large
crowds for the Fourth. Several minor
accidents occurred at both places but
nothing serious.
Rev. DR.. Allen and family of Wal
kerton returned home Friday evening
after few days visit with the family
of w. V. Clifford.
Miss Myrtle White. who has been
visiting relatives and friends at South
Bend the past couple of days, returned
home Friday evening,
Mrs. r. A. Chase and daughter
Stella will take trip to the Pacific
coast for about two months, visiting
with relatives en- route.
Sailor James Confer, e. S. N, nut
brown and smartly logged, is home on
leave of absence and is a hero among
his former mates i'm Plymouth.
The barns, granaries and other
outbuilding of the county inirmary
will be painted by Edward Lacher,
whose bid of $50 was the lowest.
Glenn, son of Charles Worthington,
seems 10 be about the only boy in Ply
mouth whose Fourth of July injuries
required surgical attention. He
burned! his hand with a cracker
Married on July md 1901, at La
Peer, Mich, home of the bride, by
Rev. Woodham, of the VI. E. church,
Miss Gertrude VI. Silsbury to Frank
H. Reeve, of Plymouth, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. 5. Reeve, of this city.
Plymouth was by no means depopu-
lated Thursday, nor wa, the day pass
ed as!quietly as rainy Sabbath, but
many OF our people took in the at
fractions offered by Argos. Bourbon.
Maxinkuckee, Winona and elsewhere.
The blind man who has been sery-
ing our citizens with alleged music on
a hand organ during the week has
gone to South Bend. He said on his
departure that Plymouth is a very
generous town and that he will prob
ably come. back.
Among the notable Improvements
under, way or contemplated in the
county may be mentioned the pickle
works at Tyner, the addition to school
number 13 in Center township and
the new schoolhouse at number 2 in
Walnut township.
Misses Anna-I ,ughton and Jessie
Toan will attend the annual meeting
of the National, Educational associa-
ton at Detroit, after which they will
proceed: to Buffalo by boat. Miss
Houghton left Friday for Ligonier and
Miss Toan joined her Tuesday for
the trip.
Promptly at ! O'Clock pm. Thursday
pursuant TO announcement, Hartle,
the shoe man, introduced to the as
sembledICmultitudes his trained ele-
plant, Beelzebub. The huge pachy-
derm was almost human in its exhibi-
ton. The legs and the trainer were
furnished by home talent.
The county commissioners have
contracted with III. S. Fox to build
the two new bridges in German town.
ship, the Sarber bridge to cost s542
and the .Tannery bridge s647. The
stone abutment for each of these
bridges was awarded to the Belle on
tame Bridge Co., the price of tina at
the Sarber bridge to be 1915 and at
the other s475.
J. V. Ashley and son entertained a
jollyIcrowd of young South Blenders
at their Pretty Lake cottage on the