The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-02


, The big boiler for the new electric
light plant rolled off the wagon OF
Laporte street this forenoon. NJ
damage was done except the smashing
of few brick in the pavement.
Some of the old residents say TIT
gathering together of the blackbird'
indicate an early winter, but other ole
observers say that while we may have
have some cold weather soon the win
ter will be very mild.
The electric light plant was shut
down at l O'Clock Sunday and Monday
mornings on account of shortage Of
coal; the railroad companies have
so much business they cannot furnish
gondolas sufficient to supply the great
demand for soft coal.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Johnson have
returned to their home in Williams
county, Ohio. after visit of Severa,
days with the family of G. w. Carpen.
ter. They reside within few rods OF
the corner of Ohio, Indiana and Mich.
igan.
The Rev. A. A. Ewing, of Mich.
gan City, preached at the Episcopal
church Sunday in the interest of the
diocese and will sperd a few days TAX.
ing subscriptions for that purpose
He and Mrs. Ewing are the guests OF
the pastor Rev. w. S. Howard.
Hon. Charles w. Miller made agood
speech to a small audience at the
opera house Saturday evening. The
rain no doubt kept many away; but
most of those present were voters and
among them were some tolerably in
telIlgent democrats who ought to have
been converted by such speech as
Mr.. Miller made.
The statement that over 100 bodies
have been stolen from one cemetery at
indianapolis within the past three
months by gang of negro ghouls
under the chaperonage and pay of a
demonstration of anatomy in a medical
college is horrifying in the extreme.
The punishment cannot be made toe
severe for crimes of this class.
Census statistics show that about
IS per cent of the population of the
United States is found in the married
state. The number of married males
is little over 30 per cent. and of the
married females 81 per cent. More
men are married between the ages of
% and 30 than at any other age, and
more women between 20 and %.
Fifty-five Italians arrived here from
the HockingValley branch of thePenn-
sylvania and when they learned that
they were only 81 miles from Chicago,
forty of them who reside there decid-
ed that they would not go to work un-
til they had a visit at their homes.
They were a pretty tough looking
gang but were good natured and jolly.
The body of man perfectly petri-
fed was found in the Ohio river at
Evansville, Tuesday. The man had
evidently been murdered many years
ago and thrown into the river where
the body sunk into the sand. The
body was just like stone. Every part
of it was perfect and there was gold
band ring on the little finger of the
left hand.
There was large crowd in town
Saturday but the rain spoiled the
street show. Everybody seemed in
good humor and made the best Of it,
declaring that it was good day after
all all. The restaurants did big
business and all the merchants did
we'll. One of the largest stores in the
city sold more goods than any previous
day in its history.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Dillman, of
Kenneth, Mo-, have been visiting a
few days at d. c, Coles in this city,
Mr.. Dillman has spent most of his life
building mills. He resided in Plym-
Fouth almost ffty-years ago and in
1858 built what is known as thu old
NuSSbaum house on East CAIRO
street near the Blain bridge. Only "a
few persons who resided here then are
living now.
The Hebrews will observe two
prominent holidays within the next
two weeks. Rosh Hashonah, the
Jewish new year, takes place on Oct
2, commencing at o'clock on the
evening of the 1st and continuing un-
til O'Clock on the evening of the I'd.
Yom Kippur, the day of atonement,
falls on Saturday, Oct. IL. 1t also be-
gins at O'Clock the evening before.
The atonement is day of fasting and
penitence.