The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24


closed broken rib and mashed kid
ney AID Lennon is in critical con-
dition.
DR.. Marion Goss, aged e. years, for
many years one of the best-known ply
sicians of Parke County, died at his
home in Rockville last week. He had
been in failing health for more than
year, and for months had been unable
to practice. His death had been ex-
pected for some time. He is survived
by his widow and one son.
Charles Johnson, alias Charles
Smith, of Indianapolis, charged with
the theft of horse and buggy belong
ing to Evan Thomas, farmer, was
turned over to the authorities at the
Jacksonville. Reformatory for violat-
Ing his parole. He was paroled from
the Reformatory last July after serv-
ing three years for forgery.
The Christian church of Martinsville
has just closed successful revival
service, under the leadership of Evan
gelist John w. Marshall, of Chicago.
TWENTY-FIVE members were added to
the church roll as a result of the meet
ings, and of this number seventy-six
were by profession of faith. The con-
gregation was well pleased with the
work of Evangelist Marshall.
While fighting fire which had brok-
en- out in meat shop in Crawfords-
vi oil To-
members of the fire department, mar
rowly escaped death when they
stepped upon live wire on top of the
building. Both men were knocked
down and were rescued with difficulty.
At the time of their perilous position
the men had fire hose in their hands,
directing a stream of water on the
| flames.
James T. Stipp, Of Bedford, who
thought he was dying slowly from con-
sumption, recently took a violent at
tack of coughing, and feeling some
| thing give way, examined a clot of
blood, finding a pin imbedded in 1t.
He has heen happily relieved since the
Incident from any pains. He remem-
| bers swallowing the pin ten years ago
and had forgotten about the occur
renee until reminded of it when the
pin made its appearance after having
been coughed up.
Many burglaries have been reported
in Shelbyville in the last few days. A
burglar entered the Big Four passen-
ger depot and obtained 1857, which
was in the ticket drawer. The agent
was at supper at the time. At the
home of Leo Morgan burglar gained
entrance during the absence of the
members of the family and stole 81
from drawer. He overlooked $40 in
another drawer A burglar also en-
tered the cellar at the home OF w. j.
Clark and stole several cans of fruit
Grandma" Phillips, southeast of
Morocco. uses this test for ascertain
ing the age of eggs, which she asserts
is absolutely reliable: Dissolve six
ounces of common salt in a large glass
full of water, and drop in the eggs one
| at time. An egg one day old will
sink to the bottom, but if older it
will not reach the bottom. If three
days old, it will sink only just below
the surface; If five days old and o.er,
it will float, and the older il is the
more it will protrude from the water"
Mrs. Emma Branson has brought
suit against Jacob Clark, saloon-keep-
er of Muncie, and against his bonds
men for $4,000 damages, charging that
Clark sold her husband liquor after
he had been warned not to do so, and
that as a result of this Branson, on
November % of this year, came home
drunk, terribly beat her and then de-
| serted her. Drink caused Branson to
lose a good-paying position as con-
ductor on the Central Indiana railway,
she AYERS, and she blames the saloon
keeper.
Orville Stevens, II years old, and
son of Mrs. Anna Stevens, drowned
within sight of his own home. In COM
pany with number of companions he
was skating on the Mississinewa river,
which is partly covered with thin fee.
He was skating close to the open water
when suddenly the ice gave way and
he sank from view. Homer Miller, a
companion, jumped into the water in
an effort to save his friend. but the
Stevens boy had been carried under
the ice by the current Miller regained
a place of safety only after a great
struggle.
The large quantity of sugar" and
| fruits" of various kinds being shipped
to private consumers in New Castle is
a revelation to the temperance people.
Barrels of sugar" have been shipped
in during the first week of the dry"
| period Of the city. Agents for outside
dealers are in the city taking orders
for goods" of all description which
are shipped direct to the consumer,
and in plain boxes and barrels. In one
week it is estimated that $50 barrels
of beer for private consumption were
shipped in, and nearly half this many
boxes of whisky.
| Leroy Deeds, a veteran of the Sol
diers' Home, who was recently fined
and received Jail sentence for as
saulting a comrade, Jacob Lii, has
been dishonorably discharged from the
! Marion home.
A dog thought to have been suffer
ing from rabies was killed at Bedford
after it had bitten Mark Coulter. 1t
is thought that twenty-five or thirty
dogs were bitten, and many have been
killed. The dogs head has been sent
to Bloomington for examination.
The Rev. Ray o. Miller, pastor of
West Jefferson Street Christian church
Fort Wayne. has announced his resig-
nation, owing to i'll health. He is a
Southerner AMI can not stand this eli
mate.
To prevent the pollution of streams
by factories is the object of a move
ment started at Fort Wayne by the