The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

lnSOn, and Clarence Clark, of Shirley,
are at st. Vincent's hospital, in Indi
annapolis, suffering from injuries re-
ceived near Wilkinson. when buggy
in which they were riding was struck
by Big Four train.
Grace Vincent, of Sullivan, has filed
suit against the Terre Haute, Indiana
polls & Eastern Traction Company for
$4,000, alleging that the conductor did
not assist her in alighting from an in
terurban car and that she fell on an
icy pavement and broke her leg.
David futile, a driver for the High
Street Milling Company of Muncie,
died from injuries received in a run
away accident. When the horses he
was driving took fright futile wa
dragged over the pavement by the
team. Six hours after he was removed
to a hospital Tuttle died He is sur
vived by widow.
Isaac Lowe, a farmer near Terre
Haute, after receiving a delinquent tax
notice, learned at the county treasur-
e.'s Office that when he paid his taxes
some time ago he went to a window
used by residents of a distant town.
ship and giving his name paid the
taxes of farmer of the same name
living in Honey Creek Township by
mistake.
Asher R. Clugston has sold his 100
acre farm west of Columbia City, bet
ter known as the Scheulthels farm, to
John Lynch for $4,000 and sum has
been paid down on the sale. The new
owner will be given possession March
1st. Mr.. Clugston just recently sold
his other farm adjoining this one, bet
ter known as the Mosher farm, to Den
mis- Gallivan.
Miss Kate Merrifield, one of the old.
est teachers in the Middle West, hav-
ing instructed the young in South
Bend and Mishawaka for fifty-five
years, died last week, aged II years.
She began teaching in Mishawaka in
1852. In 1876 she began teaching in
| South Bend, and for twenty-five con-
tinuous years she never missed a day
in the classroom.
DR.. o. E. Metsger, of South Whit
ley, was called upon recently to re-
move a leaden pellet from the right
cheek of Ed Edmonds, living mile
north of South Whitley, ON the ALT.
Hathaway farm, which had lodged
j there from the gun of Freeman
Bunch while out hunting. Bunch took
shot at rabbit when he was too
close to Edmonds.
Laura Currans, who had just re-
ceived the prize for the prettiest girl
in the school district" Alma Utter
back, her chum, and William Johnson,
the girls school teacher, were drowned
near Bedford as they were trying to
reach their homes after a social by
crossing Indian creek in a rowboat.
The boat upset and they were unable
20 reach the bank through the icy
water.
Much comment has been aroused at
Greencastle by the action of Ralph T.
Moss, who represents the Fifth Indiana
district in Congress, in attacking the
custom of distributing free seed pack
ages to farmers. Representative Moss,
who is himself farmer, declares that
it costs the Government 40 cents to
purchase and send out a package of
seeds, which any one can buy at cross
roads store for 5 cents.
Oliver Elliott sold to John Graves, a
stock buyer of Carmel, what is said to
be the largest hog raised in the State
this year. /. N. Beeson, butcher,
bought the hog of Graves. paying
s60.75. 1t weighed $40 pounds and sold
for more than an ordinary steer at S.
hundred would bring. 1t was so large
it had to be quartered before it could
be taken through the door of the but
cher shop. One shoulder weighed 103
pounds.
brated the sixty-second anniversary of
their wedding in quiet way at their
home in Plainfield. They were both
born In North Carolina In the early
life they came to Indiana, and were
married December Is, 1S47, in the old
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cording to the custom of Friends, as
both are birthright members of that
church. Mr.. Carter has been preaching
for more than forty years and has tray
cled extensively He is 81 and she is
SO years old. Only two persons are
now living who attended the wedding
sixty-two years ago.
|, A common house dog, or no partic-
ular breed, saved a human life near
Union City. While Jacob Miller was
out at the barn he heard the dog bark
SO vociferously that he went to the
house to see what was the matter. On
opening the door the Cog sprang at
him and then dashed itself against the
door. On opening this door Miller dis
covered his wife hanging by rope
around her neck. He cut her down and
she revived in an hour. Mrs. Miller,
who is 60 years old, is in i'll health.
She has attempted to hang, herself be-
fore, and this is the second time her
husband has cut her down in the nick
of time.
Orville Horn was sent to prison for
from one to eight years because he
kept a purse containing $65 which he
found in a Terre Haute restaurant,
where he was a waiter, and knew
whose 1t was.
The Rev. F. l.. Hardly, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Columbus, has
recovered from an attack of hiccough-
ing which continued for forty-eight
hours. His friends were alarmed but
a physician finally succeeded in stop
ping the hiccoughs.
Little Maude Bollinger, aged 10, and
daughter of Henry Bollinger, of Hen
ryville, found a dynamite cap, and
while Playing with it, the cap exploded.
Her thumb and two fingers were later
amputatsd.
John Downing, commissioner of
Jackson county, has in his possession