The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-12

old, Is dead at Fort Wayne She was
member of a prominent family.
The handsome Christian Science
church at WARSAW has been dedicat-
ed. The congregation is out of debt
Clarence Daniels, near Boggstown.
contributed a finger and thumb on his
right hand while operating corn
| shredder.
A new fire whistle has been installed
at the Columbus water-works plant
which can be heard thirteen miles
away when the wind is favorable.
State Senator George d. Forkner.
confined to his home at Newcastle by
trouble with his heart, and for time
in an alarming condition, is conval-
escing.
While quartering bolts for the steam
watts at the Milton Stave factory, one
bolt flew out and c. c. Ellis and Mr.
Case were both hurt: Mr. Ellis Sc
verely.
John Hupp, veteran of the War OF
the Rebellion. and a well-known resi-
dent of Lakeville. is dead. He was IL
years old. He served in the Twenty
second Indiana Infantry.
Moses Pruitt, living near Shelby
vile, is dead of paralysis. He was 81 .
years old and was well known among
horsemen, having been the owner OF
George patchen, noted PAGER.
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Jesse Sawyer, IA years old, son OF
Daniel Sawyer, living near Decker.
while hunting, slipped on a log and
the gun he was carrying was dis
charged, tearing off his right arm at
the elbow.
| David Rooms, aged 81 years, is dead
| at his home southeast of Mooreland.
death being due to the infirmities of
age. Mr. Rooms had lived in the COM
munity where he died for many years.
and was well known.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crull, an early resi-
dent of Upton, is dead. She was 7s
years old. She came here with her
parents in 1885, at that time settling
near what is known as Undertook.
in almost wilderness.
Mrs. Mary Kolb, aged 60 years, was
found dead in bed at her home in
Princeton. Heart trouble is supposed
to have been the cause of death. She
was the widow of Louis Kolb and one
of Princeton's best known women.
Mrs. Casper Hartman, of Anderson.
SO years old. undertook to assist her
husband in driving several horses
| through gate. The animals stamped
ed ard ran over her; the hoof of one
horse being planted squarely in her
face, breaking both jawbones and cut
ting her about the head. She was rem
dered unconscious, and did not rally
for several hours. Mrs. Hartman is a
pioneer of Madison County.
Richard Lee. miller who is en-
ployed at the Columbus Milling Com
pany's Touring mill, has declined an
offer of $4,000 a year to take charge
of mill at Hong Kong. China. The
offer was made to Mr.. Lee by an In
dianapolis company which is building
a mill to be shipped to Hong Kong
Some time ago Mr.. Lee declined a sim
liar offer to go to Australia and take
charge of a new American Touring
mill.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Bertha Irene Chap
man, daughter of the Rev. j. Wilbur
Chapman, the noted evangelist, and
the Rev. c. P. Goodson. pastor of the
Kingsleigh Presbyterian church, ST.
Louis, Mo-. the wedding to take place
at the Chapman home. Bungalow villa.
Winona Lake, in the near future. Miss
Chapman is a singer of ability and she
is now with her father, who is con-
Quoting religious services in the east.
William o. Baker, AZ years old.
farmer near Royerton, shot himself
through the heart, and was dead when
members of his family reached his
side. Too constant attendance at re-
ligious services caused his friends to
regard him as mentally deranged A
short time ago he sold his sixty-acre
farm and bought another one OF eighty
acres. Then he offered to buy back
the original farm at price greater
than it was sold for, but William
Chitty, who is now the owner, re-
fused to sell 1t back After eating his
breakfast, Baker went upstairs and
shot himself
| After thirty-two years continuous
service as sexton of the city GENE
teries at Princeton. dxring which time
he buried more bodies than there
were people in the town when he be-
gan service. James Little has laid
aside his grave-digging tools and taken
service with Uncle Sam as transfer
mail agent. When Mr.. Little took
charge of the cemeteries, the city had
population of about $500 persons:
he has buried nearly 5000. Nearly
all OF the graves were dug by himself.
although of late years he has been as
sisted by George Pritchett, who sue
ceeds him as city sexton.
Mrs. Jane Fifer, 80 years old, has
completed quilt for Mrs. John Smith.
of New Washington, which contains
1,046 distinct pieces All the sewing
was done by hand, and the piecing is
both accurate and fine.
William Winans, assistant engineer
at the Indiana and Michigan electric
plant at Elkhart, was electrocuted
while at work on TOP. of a boiler. He
came in contact with live wire. He
was 38 years of age and leaves his
wife and three children.
Charles Brandenburg, near Silver
Lake, has been arrested on a charge
of obstructing the public highway 1t
is claimed he dragged log across the
roadway near his home and thus
wrecked an automobile owned by
North Manchester man.
While Mrs H Love of Terre Haufe