The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-02

Miss Grace Tanning entertained a
number of her lady and gentlemen
friends Sunday evening In honor of
Miss Laura Clary of Rochester who
was visiting here.
Elder A. F. Lee and wife, from
Zion City, will hold services in Bur-
kett's Hall, Saturday, June 4, at 2:30
and 1880 p. m. Everybody cordially
invited to these meetings.
Frank Orr came down from South
Bend Saturday evening and spentSun-
day and Decoration day with friends
in this city. He and his wife are keep
ing select boarding house and sleep
ing rooms and are doing we'll.
David Liggett who was called here
by the death of his brother, Jerry Lig-
gett, returned to his home at Shreve,
o., Tuesday. He says corn planting
is more backward than here owing to
the heavy clay soil and excessive rains.
A New York man tried to Danish
cholera from his hogs through Girls
tian Science. Instead of denying the
existence of the disease, why did he
not deny the existence of the hogs?
He had to do SO in short time anyhow.
The Gillespie jury at Rising Sun
could not agree. 1t is said that the
jury stood five for conviction and sew
en- for acquittal. 1t does not now
seem probable that the murderer of
Elizabeth Gillespie will ever be pun
iShed.
1t was in Chicago that a gang of
bandits walked into one of the big
shoe stores In the center of the city,
held up all the shoppers and clerks at
the revolver's muzzle and got away
with the cash drawer. Shopping in
Chicago must be a rather thrilling
amusement.
Bev. DR.. Brooke preached an excel
lent baccalaureate sermon to the SEN
for high school class Sunday evening.
Many Of them will no doubt be helped
by the earnest practical advice given
them and there was much in the SER
mon that ought to be helpful to all
who head it.
Mr.. Fred G.. jacobson of Chicago
and Miss Maude Reddick of near In
wood, were married Tuesday morning
by Rev. G. A Brooke at the Methodist
parsonage in this city. They left for
Chicago on the afternoon train car
rying with them the best wishes of
many friends.
The first band concert of the sea-
son was given Monday evening by the
Plymouth band and it attracted the
attention of very large crowd for
more than an hour although the eve-
ming was damp and cool. Plymouth
now has one of the best bands it has
ever had and it is being constantly
enlarged and improved.
The four apple peddlers who took
other goods besides their apples, from
Pennsyl 1ania car in this city about
six weeks ago and were sent to Jail,
appeared before Judge Bernetha Tues
day and were allowed to plead guilty
to petit larcencJ. They were fined
five dollars each, disfranchiSed for one
year and sentenced to remain in Jail
five days.
The house on the John w. Cleaye.
land farm just south of the city limits,
was burned to the ground about three
O'Clock Tuesday morning. One end
of the house was ON fire before the
family awoke and only part of the
household goods were saved. The
building was occupied by Webster,
the drayman, and his loss is severe as
he had no insurance. Mrs. Cleveland
had some insurance on the house, but
we have not learned the amount.
Joseph b. Cheadle, who spent sey-
eral weeks in Plymouth in 1896, died
suddenly at his home in Frankfort
last Sunday. He had been engaged
to make the Decoration Day address
at Delphi Monday, and had prepared
his speech just before his death. At
the request of the Grand Army at
Delphi this address was forwarded
there and was read at the services.
Mr.. Cheadle was prominent Grand
Army man and served two terms in
Congress.
Hon. A. L Brick and wife stopped
in Plymouth Saturday evening on
their way to Annapolis, M. D. Mr..
Brick is one of three members of the
house appointed by Speaker Cannon to
Investigate the national naval acad-
envy In Annapolis. The committee
consists of three representatives, two
senators and a number Of presidents
of leading American universities and
colleges. This committee will devote
week to the investigation Of the