The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-23
NEW REPLACES THE Old
Another of the Links in the Chaiz
That Binds Us to the Earlier
Days is Broken, Bringing Mem
cries of By-gone Times.

Time was. Time is. We hear the
expression often declaring that the
speaker will be true and faithful
''while time shall last intimatine
that there may come period when
time shall cease. Observation teach
es us that a stage is reached in the
career of every man when he Is
stricken down, and death ends Time
for him. But as one passes off the
scene of activity, another takes up
the tasks and duties he relinquishes,
and Time goes on. When one young
in years falls out by the wayside
there is grief and mourning for the
seeming untimely ending of a life,
but when a man reaches the three
score and ten, and there is added
the other ten. and the fourscore is
reached, we are made to realize that
the Psalmist David knew whereof
he spoke when he sad. 'EThe DAYS
of our years are threescore years
and ten; and if by reason of strength
labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut
off. and we fly away"
With the ending of Time for one
who reaches the fourscore mark,
comes a season of enthusiastically
life of the departed is reviewed and
fitting words spoken. This is prop
err, and the mantle of charity is
spread over his faults, and the good
deeds and words are dwelt upon,
that what has been well may serve
as an example for those who follow,
the best in that life be initiated, and
as Dryden says, ga noble emulation
heat the breast
In keeping with the custom of
Choking Backward when the aged
one dies, when an old landmark is
taken away the same feeling comes
over the observer. and the mind
turns to the persons and surround
ings that caused the existence of the
ching that the ruthless tooth of
Time now says must end its period
of existence.
Back In the early history of Mar
shall county and of Plymouth. there
lived man, many of whose des-
cendants are still among us. His
name was John Houghton, and he is
described as being ga rare old Eng
lish gentleman. His wife was
Rachel Logan, whose brother
Thomas, was the father of Mrs.
Amanda Thompson, who moved from
Plymouth to Chicago last August
The children of John Houghton were
Ema, Zenobia, Thomas, Elizabeth,
Rachel, John Catherine and James
The only one now living is the old.
est, Aunt Emma Dickson. who lives
with her daughter, Mrs. Jasper Hess
in Dayton. Ohio. The history of
Marshall county gives the informal
ton that John Houghton was the
first Treasurer of the county, and
served from May 3, 1886 to August
), 1850.
On the south part of lot No. So
Original Plat of the IOWA of Plym-
outh, corner of Walnut aud GarrC
streets. stands the old Houghtor
home, now occupied by Mr.. Barnes
| the tailor. On the north half OF
the lot there was standing last Sat
| urday morning barn that had serv
ed to stable the horses of those
eefiy days, and had come on dowr
to this date. becoming an eyesor.
to the neighborhood. The barn wa
owned by Grin Hoover, who solo
the building to John R. Losey, Mr.
Losey had built new house jus
, across the alley to the east, AM
wished the old barn removed, 81
sold it to Harry HamTeon. A fore
of men commenced to wreck tn
building Saturday morning, and b.
sunset it was fat to the ground, AM
the lumber will be used by MI
Hampton in building his new hous
on South street. Much of the ma
terial in the old building is tina
good poplar for which this count
was noted, and is as sound as th
day it was first sawed
The passtrbv last Saturday simpl
saw some men tearing down an oil
barn. How long had it stood there
No one could tell exactly, and non
can remember when 1t did not stan
there. James Golfer who passe
Through Plymouth going from Obi