BEDFORD MAIL BEDFORD INDIANA FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 1898 Charles Blackburn is ill of heart trouble Miss Emma Tresslar is at home from St Louis. Mrs. George Melnzer came home from Bloomington Monday Evening. W. S. Saterfield of the Odon Schools was visiting friends in the city. Moore Hobson has moved into one the Zahn cottages on South I street. Mr. Jeffer and family of South H street are preparing to move to Seymour. J. W. Wallheiser & Son are putting new springs on the Fire Department wagon. Geo W. Hamer and son Ralph of River Vale, are visiting Bedford friends. Rev. E. R. Vest and family left Wednesday for their new home at Rushville, Ind. Schuyler Wray of Norman Station was in town Wednesday. He is preparing to start a traveling photo gallery. John Allen of the 2d Arkansas Infantry is here on a 15 days furlough visiting friends. his regiment is at Anniston. Ala. Mrs. John Peters and son Adam Neff of Lebanon, Penn, are here visiting their son and brother, H. G. Neff and family of this city. John McLean who played the old man parts in Wild West Show Tuesday is a native of Bedford and is related to many people here. his home is in Antonio, Texas. Marriage licenses, been been issued to William D. McIntire and Minnie Ribble; Nelson F. May and Iba Steele; Homer Dowden and Lillian Parham; Ross Terrell and Chloe Box.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 FORT RITNER Moses WORTHUN, of Cincinnati, was here Tuesday night the guest of F. M. DIXON and family. . M. B. and W. M. LEE made a business trip to Bedford Wednesday. . Arthur LEE transacted business at Sparksville Wednesday. . Joseph DIXON and family, of Elizabethtown, is visiting friends here . J. H. BEAVER has resumed the work of hauling gravel for the Sparksville and Fort Ritner road. It will soon be finished. Silas BEAN, of Bono, was here Saturday milling. G. McCLINTOCK, of Washington county, was over the river Saturday. . Harry SMITH, of Rivervale, was here Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. C. W. BOYLES transacted business at Bedford Saturday. . E. B. DIXON and sons, Arthur and Frank, were at Bedford Saturday. . L. MORRIS, of Pinhook, was here Saturday. . Mrs. Iola ROBERTSON, of Washington county, visited her father, E. B. DIXON, Saturday. . Jacob MATHES, of Bono, visited friends here Sunday. . John HOMER and family visited his brother in Washington county Sunday. . Mrs. William WALHEISER and children, of Bedford, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. DIXON, here Saturday night and Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Lewis BEAVERS, who have been visiting in Jackson county the past two weeks, returned home Sunday. . Miss Emily FLINN, ho has been lingering so long with consumption, is very low and her death is expected daily. . Elisha LEE has been confined to his home with sickness. . Henry BAILEY and children visited on Ditney Saturday and Sunday.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 LEESVILLE Misses Ressie and Ida BROCK and Mrs. Mollie CURRY and Mrs. Cinda WRAY visited Heltonville last Sunday, the guests of Dr. BUTLER and family. . Misses Myrtle BELL and Ella CONSALUS and Messrs. Friedley WILSON and Jessie BARROW were out driving last Sunday. . Dr. S. W. SMITH is very ill with fever. . W. C. HUNT and W. H. CONSALUS made a business trip to Bedford Saturday. . Dr. W. H. SMITH, of Bedford, was called here Friday, to see his nephew, Dr. S. SMITH, who is very ill. . Eldridge BROCK went to Heltonville Friday. . Miss Alice BASTER, of Bedford, visited here Saturday. . Miss Nellie SWENGEL has returned from a visit to Reddington. . Our ice cream supper was a success. We cleared $18.64 for Rev. C. A. WARD. . Next Saturday night at Fairview an ice cream supper will be given; all are invited.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 Applications have been made by a number of fruit distillers of Harrison, Washington and Orange counties to Deputy Internal Revenue Collector F. D. CONNER for authority to begin operations distilling fruit brandies. There will be but little apple brandy produced on account of the short fruit crop, but a large quantity of peach brandy will be made. We are in receipt of the catalogue of Indiana University for the year just closed. For the third time in the history of the institution the attendance exceeded one thousand. Every county in Indiana was represented. Those in attendance from this county were: From Bedford: Fred H. BATMAN, Edwina E. DAY, Mary M. DAY, Joseph D. HEITGER, Alis B. LOWDER, Anna M. OWEN, John E. POOR, Eithel R. RAY, David H. ROBERTS; From River Vale: William H. ANDREWS; From Heltonville: Olin B. NORMAN; From Mitchell: George W. REED. Oliver THOMASSON, who was brought to the Reformatory for safe keeping, charged with the murder of Frank LANTZ, near Bedford, spends most of his time in writing letters to his father, who is heart-broken over his son's predicament. In every letter young THOMASSON asserts that he is innocent and says he is confident of being acquitted. THOMASSON has not retained an attorney and will await the action of the Grand Jury in Lawrence county before doing so. Jeffersonville Cor. Courier Journal. A party consisting of Misses Fannie OVERMAN, Bessie MITCHELL, Maude CAMPBELL, May and Lizzie MARTIN, Grace DODD; Mesdames J. F. HAMER, Allie MESSICK, Carrie PRIEST, J. B. STIPP, James SMALL, Julia WALLHEISER; and Messrs, James SMALL and Joe CAMPBELL; left Monday, over the Southern Indiana, via Elnora and Worthington, for Bethany Park, to attend the General Assembly of the Christian church. James A. SALLEE, Trustee, has appointed the following teachers for the schools of Guthrie township, for the school term beginning Sept. 3rd, 1900: No. 1, Miss Mary M. BROWN and Miss Lina V. JEFFERS, No. 2, Miss Goldie SIMPSON, No. 3, John W. HARRIS and Miss Nellie GUTHRIE; No. 4, O. E. DIXON; No. 5, R. C. WHITTED; No. 6, J. S. GODWIN; No. 7, Miss Daisy SPEER, No. 8, M. E. ALLEN. The case of the State vs. Dr. LIVINGTON, charged with practicing medicine and surgery without a license, came up before Squire CHRISLER last Monday, on change of venue from Judge STEPHENSON's Court. As some of the papers were defective His Honor ruled that there was no case in Court. Prosecutor ZARING will re-file the case. The beautiful M. E. church of Ellettsville which was dedicated Sunday by Bishop W. X. NINDE, is a substantial stone structure, modern in all of its appointments. The stone is from Ellettsville quarries, largely donated by Mrs. G. K. PERRY and Mrs. A. N. ELROD. The church is 76 feet long and 54 feet wide, with a seating capacity of about 400. Up stairs is the main auditorium and Epworth League and class rooms. In the basement are three rooms that may be used for Sunday school work. The church will be heated by a furnace and lighted by gas. The beautiful gothic windows are all memorial windows, bearing the names of the old families, many of whom built up Methodism and are well known in the county. The present elegant structure a gem of architecture and honor to the county displaces the old frame that has stood for more than a generation. It stands on the old site adjoining the parsonage. The old church is moved north adjoining the parsonage to be used as a town hall.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 Misses Bertha UNKEL, Lulu HOOPENGARNER, Hattie WALLS, Maud ACOAM; Frank ROWE; C. E. ASBURY and wife, and son Taylor, and Dr. HECKMAN and family, left Friday afternoon over he B. & O. S. W. for Chatuaqua, N.Y. Dr. HECKMAN and family will visit relatives at Greenville, Pa., before returning. C. E. HINSHAW, of Mt. Olive, was in the city Friday on business. John Clark RIDPATH, the historian, died in New York Tuesday after an illness of three months from a complication of diseases. WANTED To buy or trade for 100 Lawrence county farms. Farm loans 5 per cent. B. B. MARLEY, North Side. Noble OWEN and Frank JUDAH, who went on the Big Four excursion from Indianapolis to Niagara from Indianapolis a week ago arrived home Tuesday. They visited Toronto and other places of interest besides the Falls. Bina BOYD, aged about 12 years, son of A. L. BOYD, of the BYERS & BOYD store, had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday about 11 o'clock. He drives a delivery wagon for the firm and together with a comrade, Elmer CORBIN, drove down to the Waterworks pump house to deliver some goods. After completing their errand the two boys went in bathing off the old boat at the pump house. Both could swim, but when they got in swift water five to seven feet deep Bina went under a time or two, strangled, and becoming frightened tried to grasp hold of Elmer. The latter saw the danger to both and swam back to the boat, while Bina lost his presence of mind and struck out toward the middle of the river. B. W. DYE, Clarence DYE and E. HINDMAN, men who live in this city, were bathing a considerable distance up the river, and hearing the boys' cries, hurried to the rescue, and by strong efforts were able to reach Bina and get him ashore before he became exhausted. They say he had a very narrow escape from drowning. Clarence QUACKENBUSH left last night for Mattoon, Ill., where he will accept a position in the Big 4 Car Shops. Conductor Marshall STEELE went to Elnora Thursday, to take charge of the second gravel train which will go on today. W. C. WHITNEY, a B. & O. S. W. Contractor, was in the city on business Thursday. Genuine regret is expressed over the dismissal from the service of Monon Conductor Pat FERGUSON and Engineer William TAYLOR, in charge of the freight train which failed to get in the siding in time to avoid a wreck with the Air Line passenger train at Cedar Lake two weeks ago. FERGUSON had only been employed on the Monon four years, but at the time of the accident he had risen in the service so rapidly that he was an extra passenger conductor.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 The commencement of the Southern Indiana National College will take place at College Hall in Mitchell Aug. 3rd. The address of the occasion will be given by H. Spillman RIGGS, of Covington, Ky., a very forcible lecturer and entertainer, and it is promised that the exercises will excel all previous efforts of the college in the same line. The Mitchell Band will help to give music.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 The heirs of the late Alfred WILLIAMS, of Bogard township, are richer now by $500 than they thought they were. Recently one of them found in a granary on the farm a can containing $500 in gold which had been placed there by Mr. WILLIAMS before his death. The money was buried deep in the wheat. There was no note in the can or any other evidence by which it could be learned as to when or why it was placed there. Mr. WILLIAMS evidently hid it for temporary safe keeping, little thinking that death would claim him before he would find occasion to use the money. Washington Herald.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Pay your water rent and save the 10 per cent penalty. George WILKINSON, the stock dealer, was in the city Monday. J. T. HENDERSON, of Heltonville, was in the city over Sunday. Postmaster M. L. ROBERTSON, of Oolitic, was the guest of friends in this city over Sunday. Misses Grace and Blanche HOLLOWELL, of Orleans, came up Saturday, to visit Miss Leah GILES. Harry PAYNE, better know as "Fatty" of the Doman House has secured a position at Indianapolis. Charles L. BRAXTAN went to Ellettsville Monday, to attend the funeral of his nephew, Carl HARRIS. Fishing parties are very numerous and the camp outfits could be seen in every direction this morning. Walter JUDAH has been working in the office of the Jung Brewing Company, for the past two weeks. Mrs. Ollia GOINES and two children, of Seymour, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lease LARTER, on 7th and G streets. Have you made reservation for the excursion to Atlantic City on Aug. 2nd, via B. & O. S. W? If not, better do so at once. A small child of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie RIGGIN died at the home of its parents, near 4th and G streets, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bate BROCK, who had been the guest of friends at Heltonville for some time, returned to her home in this city Tuesday. A car load of old junk was loaded here Tuesday. It consisted mostly of old shoes and other like garbage, and the health of the city would no doubt be better if several more carloads were sent out. Washington, Ind., July 20. Mrs. Peter M. CLARK, wife of a well known Republican politician, today filed suit in the Circuit Court to recover $1,500 from Addie DILLARD, which she alleged her husband lost playing roulette and craps. An expert machinist is here to set up the new oven for RICHARDSON Bros. new bakery, on East 16th street. The oven is known to the trade as a Mibble over, and it is said to be one of the latest and best. Mary MOORE, of Williams, mother of Adolphus MOORE, who was killed at Rockledge April 5th by loose stone from the ledge falling on him after a blast, has sued the Southern Indiana railroad for $10,000 damages by the death of her son. EAST & OWEN are her attorneys. IS THIS THE STEM-WINDER? William BURKE, of Bedford, who says he never gets drunk except when he visits this city, was arrested by Patrolman COURTNEY for intoxication. He will answer this morning in Magistrate RICHARDS' Court. New Albany Cor. Courier Journal. The condition of Charles H. OTIS, who has been very ill for several days, was much better Thursday. Miss Minnie FALK, of East 18th street, is suffering with a badly sprained arm, caused by falling off a fence. Joe TURPEN and Miss Pearl LAKE were married at the home of the bride in North Bedford, at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. Rev. C. E. ASBURY officiation. Dr. O. G. PFAFF, a noted specialist of Indianapolis, who was called here to see Mrs. Harry KENT, returned to his home Tuesday. He reports some hope her recovery. The Lawrence County Medical Society will meet in regular session Thursday, Aug. 2, 1900, at Dr. SHORT's office. Besides case reports papers will be read by Drs. FLEELAND, MOLZ and DIERKING. Dr. F. E. STIPP, Secy. E. M. YOUNG, who has opened up a music store in this city for D. W. BALDWIN & Co., has a jewelry store and also a millinery store at Seymour. If business justifies it he will likely move his family to this city. The Brazil white band has been engaged to furnish music for the coming grand lodge meeting of the colored Odd Fellows to be held in Bloomington, August 7th and 8th. A lady elocutionist from Logansport, has also been engaged to give entertainments both evenings. Two COLVIN girls, living on South G street, who were amusing themselves Monday evening, on their way home from a blackberrying trip, by wading in Leatherwood creek, near the B. & O. S. W. bridge, stepped off into a hole 10 or 12 feet deep and come near drowning. A man at work cutting wood a short distance away was attracted by the screams of the girls' companions and got them out with some difficulty. One of them is quite sick as a result of the large amount of creek water she swallowed, together with the fright. Dr. E. E. WRIGHT, of Chicago, who had been visiting his mother, Mrs. D. D. NICHOLSON, in this city, returned to his home Wednesday. It was reported that two young boys of this city would be yanked up before the Kadi for swiping some blackberries from a little boy east of town Monday. Capt. O. P. M. DAVIS, of Acton Camp No. 2, Sons of Veterans, announces that new officers will be elected at the regular meeting next Monday night. All members should be on hand. The opera house was crowded last week to hear the temperance lecture, illustrated by views of the inside of a saloon. Some of the views were very realistic, and as members of the audience asserted, made them thirsty. The exhibition was quite a success. Lightning struck a tree in the Court-house yard at Bloomington Tuesday evening, shattering the tree and tearing a big hole in the ground. The report was like that of a cannon, and startled the natives a good deal.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Mr. and Mrs. John SEARS, who had been visiting their son, James D. SEARS, returned to their home in Bloomington Saturday. Mrs. A. ASHCRAFT and little daughter, who had been visiting relatives at Dresden, have returned to their home in this city. The campaign cap is now in evidence and the small boy must have one or be ostracized from the up-to-date set of coming voters. Mrs. George OWENS and son Stanley, who had been visiting the family of S. T. ZOLLMAN, have returned to their home in Jackson county. Deputy Postmaster Ralph DALE, of Mitchell, was in town Monday looking jubilant over the recent arrival of a son at his home. Eld. David M. BROWN was in town Monday, enroute to his home at Medora. He had been to Burns City, where he preached over Sunday. Miss Ella HENDERSON, of Chicago, who has been in Denver, Colorado, for the past year, is visiting the family of her uncle, W. H. BORUFF, West 14th street. Mrs. W. V. MILLER, who had been visiting the family of Thomas HARRIS in this city, left Friday, for Indianapolis to visit the family of F. R. LITTON. ESTRAYED. A pale read heifer calf between four and five months old from my Pleasant Run farm. Reward for its return. MAC SELBY. Miss Ida DUNCAN, aged about 15 years, died at her home at Oolitic Sunday evening, of malarial fever. She had only recently moved to Oolitic with her parents. The west traveler at the P. M. B. mill broke a frame last week, and was shut down for repairs, which may take a week or ten days. This also caused the planers to shut down. Mrs. T. N. COLLINS went over to Bedford last Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. E. FISHER, while John is making a visit to his brother in the State of Washington. Orleans Progress. The P. M. B. quarry last week laid off indefinitely 62 men, as follows: Eight machine crews, 24 men; 14 scabblers; 15 strippers; and three derrick crews, nine men. About 200 men are left at work in this quarry. Ernest ROBERTS, who was a nigh operator at Greencastle, came home ill about two weeks ago, and has since been confined to the home of his father, William ROBERTS, with malarial fever and bronchitis. He is improving now, however. Uncle Jim RAY, of tobacco fame, from Greene county, was in Bedford was(last?) week, supplying his numerous friends with the home grown weed. Uncle Jim is nearly eighty years of age and can recall many reminiscences of early times in this part of the State. Miss J. ALCORN and Miss Lizzie FRAZIER went to Terre Haute to attend the Pentecost meetings Saturday. The Bedford Hardware Company have put up a handsome new awning in front of their place of business. Charles DOUTHITT went to Bloomington Tuesday forenoon, to work on a machine for the Consolidated Stone Co. J. HARRINGTON, a well known Horticulturist of Green county was in the city Tuesday enroute to Bloomington. Miss Mary DAY returned Friday, from Bowling Green, Ky., accompanied by Mrs. R. C. DUNCAN and children. Misses Myrtle, Maud and Lizzie HAYS arrived here Tuesday from Columbus, Ohio, to visit Mrs. E. E. DAVIS. Miss Fannie LANE, who had been the guest of friends in this city, returned to her home at Heltonville, Saturday. Jess GEORGE, who had been visiting the family of J. B. MALOTT, returned to his home at Norman Station Saturday. Miss Lizzie DENSON is having her lot on 13th street, between N and O, filled with earth from the excavation for the new Christian church. E. M. YOUNG went to Bedford yesterday where he has rented a room and will fill it with musical instruments at once. - Seymour Republican. Eld. Addison PICKRILL, of Edgewood, Ill., was the guest of Judge CHRISLER a short time Tuesday. He was on his way to Bloomington. S. M. WILLIAMS, a leading merchant of Shoals, who had been visiting friends in Bedford since Sunday, returned home Tuesday morning. Miss Molly K. HOGUE, of Louisville, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Billy VORIS for some time, left Saturday for Martinsville. Rev. C. E. ASBURY and family will leave this week for Chatauqua, to spend their vacation, which will be of several weeks duration. Edward, Amos and Albert STONE went to Bedford this morning to join a party of friends for a week's "camping out" at the Big Eel club house on White river. Bloomington Telephone. B. V. WOLFE arrived here Friday from Washington, D. C., where he is employed in the Government Printing Office, to join his family who have been visiting O. S. Wolfe and sister for a month past. TAKE NOTICE. All accounts due the last firm of HOGAN & PITMAN must be paid by Aug. 15th.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 LEESVILLE Dr. S. W. SMITH is very sick this week with fever. . The festival was well attended here last Saturday night. . Miss Flo FOWLER, of Indianapolis, is visiting her uncle and aunt, James NEWKIRK and wife, at this place. . Mrs. Thos. WILSON and daughter, Mrs. Claude SHERRILL, visited the family of H. H. CHESS last Monday. . Geo. B. JACKSON is on the sick list this week. . Julius BEAVERS, wife and two daughters, Elsie and Emma, of Pinhook, visited the family of J. HILL Sunday. . Henry C. PETERS was married last Thursday, the bride being Mrs. Emma HARDY, of Indianapolis. . Norman STARR and wife, of Sparksville, visited his father and mother at this place last Sunday. . R. D. ALLEN and family, H. H. CHESS and family, were guests of the family of W. D. McHARGUE Sunday afternoon. . John WILLIAMS of this place preached at Greasy Creek school house last Sunday. . Mrs. John WILLIAMS and two little sons, and Mrs. Jesse HILL and little daughter, were guests of the family of W. D. McHARGUE, Sunday afternoon. . Eld. Elisha LEE, of Ft. Ritner, was not able to attend the Church of Christ last Sunday, on account of failing health. . There has been so much rain the past week that the wheat is sprouting and hay moulding in the shock.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 WEDDLEVILLE Miss Nora HUNSUCKER and Mrs. Adeline SUMMERS, of Vallonia, visited John SUMMERS and family, also the family of Mrs. W. S. PLUMMER Saturday and Sunday. . Misses Nora PECK and Rosa McKINLEY, of Medora, spent Sunday with Misses Anna WOOLERY and Nellie BEEM. . Miss Jessie HARDY, of Medora, is visiting Miss Straussie SULLIVAN. . Mr. HINKLE, of Clear Springs, has moved his sawmill from Medora to this place to saw out a nice lot of timber for B. F. HENDERSON. Elmer HENDERSON and family, of Greasy Creek, visited the former's parents, Wm. P. HENDERSON and family Sunday. . Claybourne WEDDLE and wife, of Medora, visited the family of Mrs. Nancy McHARGUE Sunday. . R. M. HENDERSON has the contract for hauling logs for the HINKLE's sawmill. . Mrs. Ida BARNETT, who has been visiting relatives in Washington county, returned home last Saturday. . Horace PAYNE and Perry RICHARDS, of Clear Springs, made a business trip here Monday. . Fred RICHEY, of Scott county, was here last week, selling books. . Wm. PERSINGER, who has been employed at Elwood for the past summer, returned home Thursday. . Mrs. Henry ZOLLMAN, of this place, and daughter, Mrs. G. W. OWEN, of Medora, visited Thornt ZOLLMAN and wife, of Bedford, last week. . Miss Dellia McKINLEY, of Medora, is visiting David WRIGHT and family.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Harry SMITH, who had been visiting the family of A. A. LISTER, returned to Ellettsville Wednesday. His wife and children will remain the balance of the week. The Fire Department has the hose wagon at WALLHEISER's today to have the axles lined up. Miss Ella MITCHELL, daughter of W. T. MITCHELL, has been very ill for two weeks with typhoid. Aaron BROWN, who had been the guest of friends at Indianapolis, returned home this Monday. August BENZEL has returned home from Seymour, where he had been visiting for the past week. Revs. SEVERINGHAUS and SMITH left Monday, for Guthrie, Ky., to hold a campmeeting for two weeks. Rev. BAKER, of Bloomington, will fill the M. E. pulpit in this city during the absence of C. E. ASBURY. Chas. F. STEPHENSON has accepted a position with DOBBINS Bros. wholesale grocery as head bookkeeper. Henry CAMPBELL, of COADY's drug store, has been confined to his bed for several days with a bilious attack. Dr. W. H. SMITH was called to Leesville Monday, to see his brother, Dr. Spencer SMITH, who is seriously ill. Ale HATFIELD has returned from a visit with relatives at Linton. Mrs. HATFIELD will remain there several days yet. Mrs. George OWENS and son, Master Stanley, of Jackson county, were the guests of Thornt ZOLLMAN and family in this city. Miss Jennie SUMMERS has returned from Loogootee after a few weeks visit among friends and relatives. Lloyd LAWYER arrived here Friday, from Poplar Bluff, Mo., to visit his grandfather, William QUACKENBUSH. Still JUDAH has recovered from a recent sickness, and is able to go back to work in the American Express office. The NORTON & REED mill at REED's Station has been shut down for about a week on account of lack of work. RICHARDSON Bros. will move from the West Side to their new building on East 16th street the first of next week. Mr. and Mrs. Mort VESTAL, who had been visiting Bedford relatives, returned to their home in Chicago Monday. Mrs. Mary ZOLLMAN, who had been the guest of her son, Thornt ZOLLMAN, has returned to her home at Medora. Mrs. Marcus SPAULDING, of Oolitic, was in the city, the guest of her son, who recently had a leg broken in an accident. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. WEED, of this city, will probably move to Cambridge City, where they think of engaging in business. MARRIED At his office Saturday night, by Squire CHRISLER, William B. DAVIS, of Williams, and Mellie J. MURPHY, of Huron. Mrs. Frances BUNDY, of Salem, and Mrs. Rosa WEDDLE, of Medora, visited friends in Bedford Saturday, returning home Monday. William BAILEY, the painter, has moved his household goods form East Bedford to part of John FISHER's house, on South H street. Amzi BROCK and family, who had been the guests of friends and relatives at Muncie and other points in the gas belt, returned home Monday. Trustee Homer WEST has the new school house at Limestone completed. It has four rooms and four teachers will be employed at that place the coming season. Prof. B. P. ALEXANDER, of Heltonville, was in town a short time Monday, on his way to Terre Haute. He is looking after the principalship of the Youngtown school. A party consisting of Louis HEITGER, Charley DRAKE, Will DAY, Dan BROWN, Roy TRUEBLOOD, Clem HEITGER and Frank OWEN left Monday to spend a week camping at DUNCAN's Bend, on White River.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 LETTER FROM LOUIE FIDLER Supt. James BELL, of the Bedford Electric Light Works, for whom Louie Fidler formerly worked, received a letter from him Monday dated Manila, June 13th, the day before Louie was killed. The letter received by Marshal RUSSELL, announcing Louie's death was dated June 17th. We make the following extracts from the letter received by Mr. BELL: "As I have nothing else to do I thought I would write you a few lines and let you know how I like a soldier's life in the Philippines. It isn't what a man might think it is. A soldier has a very easy time for awhile, and again he has a pretty hard time. I have been in the Army nine months and have got 12 more to serve, but the time goes fast. I come over here to see the country, and our regiment has seen more of the islands than any other regiment. I have been in 18 fights and we have had but 15 men killed out of our regiment, and several wounded; but we killed plenty of niggers. They are something like the Indians, and fight with bows and arrows and the bolo. We have got them about whipped out. We are quartered in an old church - churches are about the only buildings over here that are any account. This is a nice country, but not like the States. It rains six months of the year here. The people live in bamboo houses that look worse than stables. They are about six feet off the ground. One class of them raise children and sell them at $20 to $50." FIDLER belonged to Co. H, 40th regiment.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 MITCHELL NEWS William DUFFNER is getting better. Mrs. Geo. W. REED and little children are visiting relatives at Ladoga. Thieves tried to make a raid on Rev. JORDAN's house the other night. Mrs. Mabel PROSSER HALL came up from Auburn, Ky., Wednesday, to attend the funeral of her brother Harry. If the Bedford base ball team is not afraid to meet our College Club, why don't they accept the challenge? A nine that can win over west Baden as easily as they did, is to be feared. That's what troubles Bedford. Millred, oldest daughter of Editor CHITTY, is recovering from a clearly defined case of appendicitis. A specialist came up from Louisville to perform a surgical operation on the little patient but she was too weak and now that she is getting better it has been indefinitely postponed. It is to be regretted that every lawyer in Lawrence county did not hear Colonel Eli RITTER's masterly address the other evening. He took the ground that the law of public necessity is greater than statutory law and that inasmuch as the courts have frequently held the saloon business as immoral business it followed that we had law enough on the liquor question if properly applied to wipe out every saloon in the State. He spoke from a legal stand point, as a lawyer and a man who has had a great deal of experience on the question of the liquor traffic. The funeral of Harry PROSSER, oldest son of Ralph H. PROSSER, the well known traveling salesman, was held from the family residence Thursday, conducted by Rev. I. N. KIMBROUGH, pastor of the Baptist church. Harry, who met his death Tuesday at Vincennes while on his run as brakeman, was well known, and leaves many friends to mourn his sudden removal from life. We can get no particulars as to how he met his death except that while on train No. 51 making a coupling in the Vincennes yards he was caught between the bumpers or deadwood and given the death hug, expiring instantly. Few if any bones were broken.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 The women of Bedford clubs and other female societies have petitioned the stores of that burg to close at 6 o'clock each evening except Saturdays. The reason given by the newspapers is, 'the town wants to be "progressive" like the large cities.' There is probably not a city in America where all the stores close at 6 o'clock. In Indianapolis the leading stores on Washington street close at 6, but their patrons are principally of the class of people who have the time to do their shopping in the day times. On other streets of that city stores of all kinds will be found open until 8 or 9 o'clock and these stores are patronized largely by people who are required to work until 6 o'clock, so in that city the laboring class is not shut out of the stores in the evenings, as Bedford proposes to do. Here in Bloomington the dry goods, shoes and clothing stores close at 8 o'clock, which is satisfactory to everybody. If the 6 o'clock movement is started in Bedford it will not last long as the merchants will soon realize that they will have somebody else to please as well as members of women's clubs. Bloomington Star. Sunday evening at the German M. E. church, Rev. HILLER, of Louisville, gave a very interesting talk on the Deaconists' work in that city. During the evening about 23 probationers were taken up into full membership of the church, and extended the right hand of fellowship. It was an interesting meeting. Copies of the Anderson Herald received by friends in this city show that Miss Josepha FRANKLIN has held several meetings at the churches in that city. She will go from that place to Bethany Park where she remains for a week, after which she will return to her home in this city. John BELL, of Bedford, has been employed as Superintendent of the Hoosier Telephone lines, and came here last Monday to work over the lines. He states that the lines are in bad condition, connections bad, and that it will require considerable change made before the service is improved. A new and larger cable and new terminal head and lightning arrestors will be put in. Orleans Progress. Mitchell has a blind tiger in full operation on the second floor of one of the principal business buildings. An effort will be made to squelch it this week in the Justice's Court of that place. David HAMILTON and family, Jesse HAMILTON and family, and Martin JETMORE and family, all of Fayette county, Indiana, passed through town Thursday in six wagons and buggies, bound for Wayne county, Missouri to engage in hauling timber. They had good outfits. Two or three weeks will be occupied in the trip.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Deputy Marshall HOLMES Saturday arrested Dr. LIVINGSTONE, an old man who lives in the north part of town, for practicing medicine and surgery without a license. He was taken before Judge STEPHENSON and his trail set for July 30th. A three months old child of Mrs. McCLELLAND, widow of Chas. McCLELLAND, died at Oolitic, Monday evening, of cholera infantum. Undertaker Perry BLACKBURN brought the remains to this city Tuesday and they were taken to Campbellsburg on the early train for interment. If there is honor in politics or the right of suffrage, it surely will be a bright spot in one's memory in after years to know that they voted for Hon. P. R. WADSWORTH, for Congressman from the Second District. He's a true gentleman if measured by a true standard and will be the next Representative in the National Congress from this District as sure as the election day arrives. Washington, Ind., July 19. It comes from a reliable source that as soon as the work of reconstructing the roadbed between Cincinnati and St. Louis is completed the Baltimore and Ohio South western will remove the freight division now maintained at Seymour to this city, where the company's shops and division officers are now located. This change will increase Washington's population nearly 1,000. Sheriff DOBBINS called at the Reformatory yesterday to see Oliver THOMASSON, the alleged slayer of Frank LANTZ, who is there for safe keeping. THOMASSON, who has not retained a lawyer, informed the Sheriff that he would waive preliminary examination. His case will be investigated by the Lawrence County Grand Jury in September. Jeffersonville Cor. Courier-Journal. Mace HITCHCOCK and Homer DILLMAN got into a difficulty Monday night and had things pretty lively on the street until some one went after City Marshal RUSSELL, and he placed HITCHCOCK in jail. According to accounts the fight occurred about midnight and the two night police were unable to arrest HITCHCOCK, who seemed to be the aggressor, and they went out and woke up Chief RUSSELL, who got up out of bed and promptly arrested him and took him to jail. The honey producing industry of Evansville, Ind., has reached such magnitude that the city council is considering an ordinance declaring the bees a nuisance and requiring the owners of hives to move outside the city limits. It is said that seventy-five persons have colonies of bees in the city, and the bees produce $10,000 worth of honey a year. Persons who want the bees taken out ask that it be done by Sept. 1. The bee owners have engaged a lawyer, who has represented to the city council there is not a city in the State that forbids people to have beehives. $15.50 to Atlantic City on Aug. 2nd via B. & O. S. W.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Marshall HUFF, who has been acting as Quarantine Guard at Tunnelton, has returned home, all the smallpox cases having been discharged. Mrs. L. W. CLEVENGER, of Delaware county, who had been visiting the family of L. R. DAUGHERTY, in this city, returned to her home Saturday. Luce PAYNE went to Indianapolis Wednesday to bring Everett TODD home from the Insane Asylum. The authorities there pronounced him incurable. Mrs. J. M. HORNADAY and daughter, Miss Carrie, of Linton, who had been visiting friends at Seymour, arrived Friday to visit relatives in this city. Mrs. N. E. DAUGHERTY, who had been the guest of her son, L. R. DAUGHERTY, on South Lincoln street, returned to her home at Muncie, this forenoon. Morris MAYER received a fine shipment of pigeons by express Wednesday. He also received a fine Newfoundland pup. The pup is for a friend in Seymour. L. H. ROSENBAUM, of Indianapolis, Special Inspector of W. O. Electric Clocks, was in the city Saturday replacing the Southern Indiana clock burned out by lightning Wednesday night. Mrs. L. C. MATHERS and daughter, Florence, of Bloomington, arrived Monday to visit the family of Mrs. M.'s brother, S. L. KEACH, at the corner of I street and Summit Lane. Miss Rachel MALOTT, of Topeka, Kansas, who had been the guest of friends in this city for some time, left Wednesday for Indianapolis, where she will visit friends before returning to her home. The workmen have the concrete all down on the 14th street improvement, ready for the brick. One square of brick, between I and J street, and a small portion on the west side of J street, and the work will be completed. Will DUNCAN, who is working with the civil engineers on a new railroad in Canada, was in the city a short time Wednesday on his way to Campbellsburg to see his wife, who is seriously sick. Mrs. R. R. SCHULTZ and Mrs. Sam JUDAH visited the family of James WATSON in the country, Wednesday. While coming home their horse ran away, tearing up the harness and scaring the ladies pretty badly, but doing little damage. In the case of Maggie DRAPER vs. Alonza WEAVER and the Bedford National Bank, garnishee, tried before Squire CHRISLER, Thursday, and taken under advisement, as to the garnishee, His Honor decided Saturday that the bank cannot be held as garnishee. Mrs. Rosa RIBBLE is visiting the family of Sam WIRES in North Bedford.
near the end of a very tumultuous year, it is time to reflect on our successes and our tribulations. in the new year, may we all have more of the latter and fewer of the former and welcome 2005 with a passion. my wish for all is that we find everyone for who we seek as well as many others. they are all out there--all we have to do is connect all the dots. god bless each and every one, support our troops in their time of trial, may the sun always shine on our back and may we all find great joy in our work! happy new year to you and yours! allen murray, list administrator
Bishop Roberts Memorial ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Goettel Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: January 2005 5th Sunday Bishop Roberts Memorial Lawrenceport, Indiana The Bishop Roberts Memorial will have Kenneth Fisher speaking at the January Fifth Sunday Service of 2005. The service will start at two o’ clock Sunday, January 30, at the Bishop Roberts Memorial in Lawrenceport. This will be a return appearance for Kenneth Fisher, who is a retired minister and school teacher from the Bedford area. The sermons at the Fifth Sunday Services are based on the composition and delivery of the circuit riders of Bishop Roberts’ time and have proven popular with the Memorials guests. There will be a display about Lawrenceport, Bishop Roberts and the circuit riders.Refreshments will be served. The May Fifth Sunday will be a Home Coming and Memorial service and will be on May 29th. Details for this service will be announced later. The public is invited to all the Fifth Sunday services and for additional information contact the Memorial at 812-849-2805 or write Bishop Roberts Memorial -3036 Lawrenceport Road-Mitchell, Indiana 47446. Visit the Bishop Robert R Roberts Web Site http://www.hpcisp.com/~jsend/
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Carl SHORT and Thornt ZOLLMAN have field suit for $500 damages against the Monon railroad, for failure to deliver a carload of mules and a horse at Richmond, Va., last January at the time agreed upon. They claim that the railroad agreed to bill them via the Chesapeake and Ohio but instead sent them by another route, in consequence of which they failed to arrive until after the close of the horse sale to which they were sent. EAST & OWEN are attorneys for plaintiffs.