TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.Items of Interest Taken from the Files of The Democrat of 1885.Auditor Landgroaver lost a valuable Jersey cow last week.Finley Nicholson has been appointed postmaster at Bristol.Hon. Joseph H. Defrees will attend a meeting of the members ol the constitutional convention of 1831.The United Order of Honor installed the following officers: J. A. Beane, president; W. W. Scher-ling, vice president: SamuelI-etherman, secretary; O. F.Dewey .chaplain; H. Baldwin, treasurer; Levi Croop, conductor.The Albion New Era looks asbright as a new dollar after ISyears wear and tear in the hands of J. P. Prlckett. Jake is a kind of natural editor. All he wants is plenty of room for his gestures.Jacob Miller died at Wolf Lake Wednesday at the age of 92 years and was burled at Forest Grove, this county. Mr. Miller was a soldier In the war of 1812. He was an uncle of Mrs. John Hazel of Goshen.fn the early times 12 steamers plied between St. Joseph and Constantine, Mich. A steamer on that river now would be a curiosity.Solomon Pearman and wife spent a few days in this vicinity this week and attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. BenJ. Scalf of Millershurg.Marriage licenses were issued to John B. Koontz and Mary Cracknel!; William W. Watts and Lillie Swlhard: Adolph Ha-berstick and Lizette Heek; Wilhelm Vesey and Anna M. Hass: Adam Strine and Mary E. Vance: Charles Hindon and Laura M. Fultz: W. F. Wahl and Viola Landon.Personal: Miss Cherry Milleri9 visiting in Leesburg.—F. J. Ir-wir. attended the Marion fair today—Hon. J. A. S. Mitchell is now chief Justice of the Indiana supreme court —Mr. and Mrs. C. C. No*e have gone to St. liOUls. —Mrs. J. B. P.owe is visiting in Lagrange. *************4 A