The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
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A special meeting of the city
council was held Friday evening
to consider question pertaining
to the fire department. 1t is said
that someone mentioned to the
council that there are too many
short-legged members in the de-
partment, and requested that &C
ton be taken to Gull these out. 1t
was argued that they cannot run
fast enough and always ride on
the wagons, hindering the horses,
and other able-bodied fremen etc
.Messrs. Benjamin Switzer,
and James Langdon spent Sum
day evening basking in the smiles
of fair lady friends at Argos, Z
miles south of this city, Jimmie
says tina they were rained on y
separate and distinct times, twice
going, and once coming. Ben
says he has forgotten whether
they got wet or not. Anyway the
aforementioned smiles were we'll
worth the sacrifice. On the way
back Ben dreamed that the en-
gagement of his old friend Fred
Blubaugh, had been announced
that day.
At least one resident OF Ply
mouth did not care whether Lent
continued or not. Mr.. Edward
Davis, who helps with the jani-
tor work at the Episcopal church,
as one of his duties was required
to build the fires in that church
on the evenings during the Len
ten period, when services were
held. Ed forgot what Easter was
for, and last Wednesday went to
the church, built nice fire and
had all of the lights going. He
was about to ring the bell in the
parish house, when the rector ap>
peared and informed him that
the time of fasting and abstain
ence was over, in fact had been
since the Sunday before. Edward
says that he will bet that he don't
make that mistake next year.
The off hand acts of charity
are SO scarce in this age, that
when one appears, mention must
be made of it. Friday MORN
ing, a carpenter in the employ of
Mrs. ]. n. Wilson, went to the
home OF F. A. Forbes, and motto.
ing that the porch Of that house
needed a little rerhodeling, at
once set to work, replacing
boards in the floor of the porch,
and setting up a couple of new
posts. Later it was discovered
that Mrs. Wilson intended for
the carpenter to make the repairs
on the residence two houses east
of the Presbyterian church, in
stead of the second house south
OF the church. Upon investiga-
ton, it is found that the second
house east of the Presbyterian
church is occupied by l.. G. Har-
ley, and IS the property of Mrs.
Wilson. Funny what a difference
one little word can make, isn't it ,
Mr.. Alden Hill spent Saturday
afternoon rigging up his jointed
pole and fishing tackle for a trip
to Donaldson Sunday. The trip
was made and Alden found a
shady nook on the bank of a near
by creek, where he cast forth his
bait. In two hours the fisherman
had made surprising catch, ac-
cording to his narration. Eleven
OF the finest bass, ranging from
two to six pounds in weight,
were on the stringer. Then he
concluded that enough was
enough, and not seeking to rob
the creek of all of its fish, he pre-,
pared to start for Donaldson. He
reached into the water and Sc,
cured his stringer. There were
all of the nice fish. Just as he
was about to pull them in how
ever. the string slipped from his
hand, and all of the fish iell into
the creek. A monstrous turtle
came up just then, and swallow
ed the whole lot. thus preventing
recapture. And that was why
Alden returned to Plymouth this
morning, with fishing tackle, but
no fish.
Twin Lake Wrinkles.
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