The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10

causing the death of both. Imme-
diately after their marriage, 60 years
ago, they moved into the house they
died in and never lived in any other
place. They are survived by IL chill
dren.
Edward Holder, of Richmond, wide
Iy known as an animal trainer and
circus man, has sold his holding in
Richmond, to become head trainer
for the Barnum & Bailey Circus at
Bridgeport, Conn. Mr.. Holder will
not accompany the circus, but will
train the animals for their acts and
then turn them over to others.
Henry Dickman, truant officer, says
that many children in Evansville are
being forced out of the schools be-
cause OF the increase in the cost of
living and are going into the factories
and workshops. He says many men
with large families find they can not
make living for them and that it is
up to the children to help win bread.
Albert Holly, of Wabash, who mar
ried before the Civil war, and en-
listed, was reported killed in battle.
MRS. Holly afterward married JsAes
Stull, of Wabash, and lived happily
with him for 40 years. Stull was
killed in fall from a car 10 months
ago. Holly returned last week and
found his former widow They will
resume married life.
Flossie the fourteen-year-old daugh-
ter of joan w. Thurston, is dead of
grief at her home in Columbus. Her
sister, Mrs. Nancy Thurston Knots.
died of tuberculosis and the shock
of her death caused her younger sis
ter to collapse from nervous prostra-
ton at the graveside. The mother is
in such a critical condition that her
death is also expected.
Seventeen boys at Washington are
under arrest, charged with stealing
chickens Systematically from farm
ers. The plan of the boys was novel.
Two or three of the gang would hire
horse and buoy, and in broad day
light go into the country and catch
chickens along the road or in the
fields. They would run the chickens
down or hit them with stones.
While on their way to church, in
Hortonsville, the buggy containing
Jesse Timmons, age twenty-six, and
| Miss Cox, daughter of Joseph Cox was
struck by Monon accommodation
train, just north of Sheridan. The
young mans neck was broken and he
died instantly. Miss Cox was serious
ly hurt and her recovery is doubtful.
The horse Timmons was driving was
killed.
Stanley, the nine-year-old son of
George Coons, district manager of the
Indianapolis Insurance Company, was
drowned at the plant of the Central
stone mill in Bloomington. The boy
was playing on the edge OF a quarry
hole, which was filled with water, and
slipped and fell in. 1t was ten min
utes before the body was taken from
the water and every effort to revive
the boy failed.
The maple sugar and maple syrup
season will open in Bartholomew
county on February Is, if the weather
permits. John S. Crump. owner of
the largest sugar camp in the county,
says the weather for the last few
days has been ideal for sugar water
and that the sap will be running free
If a few more thawing days come.
Practically all of the camps in the
county are arranging to open for bus
mess as early in February as pos
sible.
George Muck, a farmer living near
Shelbyville, has inclosed several acres
of ground On which he is raising wild
| geese. He has built several sheds
and at the entrance of each has ar
ranged a trap door with a long rope
attached. In this manner he can op-
crate each door while some distance
away. The birds that are already in
the corral attract other wild geese
and when the geese enter the shed,
Muck drops the door. He then en-
tiers the shed, catches the wild geese,
clips their wings and leaves them to
become domesticated. Recently Muck
| captured six wild fowls in this man
| ner.
With clothing on fire six-year-old
Verna Rogers crawled under the bed
at Ter home in Jackson township,
Brown county, when she hear her
fathers footsteps approaching. At.
tracted by cries and the blazing cloth
ing of his little girl Rogers dragged
the child from her hiding place and
smothered the flames with blanket,
but not until the little girl was badly
burned. During the absence of her
parents the child set fire to a celluloid
comb which she held over a lamp. Ac-
cidentally she set fire to her dress and
fearing that she would be scolded for
what she had done the child sought
a place of refuge. The little girl is
daughter of Walter Rogers, a far
| mer.
Relatives of Harry Ferguson, aged
eighteen, received word that he was
killed near Rexyille, Ripley county,
when a tree fell on him. The unfor.
tunate young man was a son of Viii
liam Ferguson, of Madison.
Mrs. James Cavanaugh went to
bed able to see as well as any one
and when she awoke she was totally
blind She has been i'll at her home
in Columbus for several weeks and
it is thought that her illness pro
duced blindness.
Violin players from all parts of the
state are expected to attend the old
folders contest that is to be held in
Muncie under the auspices of the
Red Mems lodges. Only old tunes
will be played, and the contestants
will be aged men.
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