The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
REVIEW OF INDIANA

107 years. Hays and his wife had been
married fifty years and were both born
in Kentucky.
Byron Frazier, a wealthy retired
farmer and capitalist of Hillsboro, and
Miss Clara Pugh, a nurse of Indianola,
Ill., were married last week, and left
Immediately for Jacksonville. Fla.
where they will spend the remainder OF
the winter.
William H Alkire aged so, was in
stsntly killed when thirty tons of slate
in a slope mine which he had been OPP
Grating in Coxville, fell on him. Lewis
Norris and son Of Alkire, who were
assisting in the work, were caught, but
were able to extricate themselves and
give the alarm. Both were slightly in
jured. Alkire is survived by several
grown children. Coroner Overpeck re
turned verdict of accidental death.
Joseph Revilee, aged SO. of Corners
vile, is dead of pneumonia He was
widely known because of his unusual
physical strength. During his life he
had been in several accidents which
might have killed an ordinary man.
Once he was struck by a moving train
and the bones of his forehead were
broken. Later he fell forty feet in a
barn. alighting on harrow, and once
he was accidentally shot, the bullet
touching the tissues of his heart
Because he wished to see the car
get bigger and bigger" as 1t ap-
preached him. 3-year-old William Tuck
er, son of Harrison Tucker, stood on a
street car lack near his home on
Connersyille, and would have been
| ground to pieces beneath the wheels OF
q rapidly moving traction car had not
the motorman applied the emergency
brakes suddenly. The child had been
paying on the tracks and vas unaware
of danger until the interurban car was
brought to a standstill few feet from
Kim.
The necessary amount has been
raised by stock subscriptions among
citizens for the drilling of an oil and
gas well less than mile east or
Princeton, on the Welborn farm. to test
that territory. 1t is thought the con-
Erection between the Bridgeport, H.,
field and the Oakland City neld will be
tapped. Heretofore all oil work in the
Princeton field has been TO the west
end northwest, drilling seven hundred
10 nine hundred feet. 1t is expected to
go several hundred feet deeper east of
the city and get the Bridgeport sand
A. a roe,,1t IF tba c,,n~a,,,a rou,t's
decision steps will be taken at once to
convert that part of the old National
road west of Richmond into fine
stone road Earlham college campus
and many beautiful suburban homes
are along the National road. There is
much rejoicing as a result of the new
decision. According to Richmond
bankers there is nearly s500.O0o worth
Of gravel road bonds held by Rich
inond people, many OF whom failed 10
draw their last installment of interest
because of the decision. The sum OF
s., 900 due H. F. Burke, contractor for
road constructed in Wayne County,
will now be paid.
Mrs. William II. Everroad. Mrs. Lide
Price and Miss Vida Newsom, mem
bers of the Associated Charities In Co
lumbus, have obtained possession of
The City Council chamber for three
afternoons each week, where they will
establish a sewing club. Ii is their in
tention to teach the women and girls
of the poorer classes of the city how to
sew and to provide a place where sew
ing may be done. Sewing machines
have already been donated for the use
o; the club. The women will lot only
De taught and helped in the work of al
tering and remodeling old clothing. but
new cloth will be donated and instruc-
lions and suggestions Will be given in
The work of garment making. There
will also be social features in connec-
ton with the new organization
Within less than three days after the
death of his wife from measles, George
V. Myers, a wealthy farmer. living in
Ripley Township. near Alamo. died
fsom the same affection after being i'll
nine days Mrs. Myers, who preceded
him in death, was i'll seven DAYS. They
contracted measles from their 24-year-
Old son, Homer Myers. who became i'll
ABOUT three weeks ago. He has suf-
fered a relapse and is in critical con-
dition. Their only other child. Mrs.
Una Sweeney. of Charlottesville. is
J suffering from shock caused by her
mothers death. ard she, too is in
serious condition. Neither son nor
daughter was appraised of the deaths,
and the children will not be told until
their condition is improved. The body
of Myers was placed in a vault Al Oak
Hill cemetery. TO remain there until
the son and daughter. If they recover,
are able to attend the funeral Myers
owned one of the largest farms in the
county. He was one of the original
stockholders in the Ben Hur Traction
Company, and also in the Covington &
Southwestern Traction Company. in
course of COZ, truction. He was 55
years old, and his wife was 81
Mrs. Lizzie Riddle, aged 90, died at
her home in Westport as result of
whooping cough. She was Ill only
short time. and physicians say it is I'M
usual for one of her advanced years to
be victim of that disease
In order to meet the increased cost
of living physicians of Button at
meeting last week decided TO Increase
} the fees which are now charged. The
members of the society did not decide
on a price list, but stated that there
would be a substantial increase.
} TO Helmsburg found a United States
mail sack lying in the middle of the
road. The sack contained second
class mail, and was promptly turned
) over to the postal authorities.
Before he had completed his first
round trip as a brakeman on the Penn