BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 FAYETTEVILLE Died, at her home near here, October 5th, Mrs. Phoebe SEARS, aged 80 years. . Mr. and Mrs. Jesse KERN visited relatives at Springville, last week. . Miss Mirth KERN, of Bedford, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home Tuesday . Wm. COKENOUR, of near Bryantsville, spent Thursday at this place, the guest of his sister. . It is reported that Mrs. Susan SEARS is very sick. . H. C. KERN went to Bedford, Monday. .. Mrs. Edd McGINNIS, of Bedford, is visiting her sister of this place. . Miss Lillie DAUGHERTY, of Dark Hollow, was here, Tuesday. . Miss Addie BOONE, of near Silverville, passed through here Tuesday, enroute to Bedford. . E. A. KERN went to Linville, Wednesday. . Hon. Q. E. BLANKENSHIP will speak at the Town Hall, Wednesday night.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 FORT RITNER. Joseph CRAWFORD, of Pinhook, was on the streets of this place Monday. . C. O. ROBERTS, of Washington, was here Monday. . John REYNOLDS, of Tunnelton, was here Monday. .. The Democrat speaking at Tunnelton was considered poor. . Reports say that there was a shooting scrape here Thursday night. . Floyd ALLEN, of Tunnelton, was here on business, Tuesday. .. A gentleman from Franklin, Ind., was here Thursday. . Lawson HARRIS moved from here to Pinhook Friday. . Wm. CONSALUS and Col. MATSON, of Bedford, were here Friday. . Moses B. LEE was at Bedford Friday. . W. M. LEE made a business trip to Salem Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. Lewis BEAVER went to Sparksville Sunday to stay with their son awhile. . Some of our citizens attend the Bryan speaking at Mitchell Saturday . L. FOSTER, of Leesville was here Saturday.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 COXTON Alex ADAMSON, one of our staunchest Republicans, made a business call here Tuesday last. . Uncle Jack KERNS has deeded a portion of his land to his son Alkanah. . Oscar FISHER, the representative of the Farmers Cooperative Insurance Co., drove some fine young cattle to his home, on Tuesday. He purchased them from Leonard BOYD. . John P. FOSTER and wife are visiting friends in Bedford. . Fred McGINNIS and wife, G. CHESNUT and wife, took in the Street Fair at Terre Haute Wednesday. . An effort is being made to run a telephone from Coxton to Bedford. . Mr. Jonce COLEMAN, of Mitchell, as begun work on the Old Salt Creek wooden bridge. At first it was supposed that only a few new sleepers were needed with a new floor. On close inspection they found the sills badly rotted, and it will require a general overhauling. . Coxton Democrats were mostly all present to give Mr. W. J. Bryan a royal welcome at Mitchell, Saturday last. . Most of our Republicans will visit Linton Friday next in order to show this candidate that we are on the alert. . Mr. John GREEN and wife, of Buddha, were the guests of their daughter here Saturday and Sunday. .. The death of Mrs. Phoebe SEARS at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John D. McCAIN, occurred on Friday, Oct. 5th. Mrs. SEARS was one of the oldest citizens in Indian Creek township. She was born near the present site of Williams in 1821. She was married to Wm. SEARS in 1838. Nine children blessed the union of which only four survived her: John, Malinea, Minervia and Anna Beca. She joined the Christian church early in life, and has been a stanch member up to death. She was loved by all who knew her. A loving wife, a kind mother, and a dear neighbor. Services were held at the Old Union church and presided over by Rev. WILLIAMS. A host of friend and relatives were present to pay their last token.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Manager F. X. JOHNSON has given the Republican and Democratic committees the use of his billboards free of charge when they are not occupied with show advertising. The Street Fair at Washington wiped out the old time jealousy existing between that town and Vincennes. The latter city sent 1000 visitors to Washington during the Fair. Seymour Democrat. N. R. WILLIAMS of Marion township, went to Odon Wednesday morning, to visit his mother, Mrs. Rebecca WILLIAMS, who is 81 years of age; and also to be present at the family reunion which was held there Wednesday. Pink EAST, a well known citizen of Greene county, while making a Bryan speech at the Lincoln school house, fell unconscious, and did not recover consciousness for 24 hours. He is now recovering. Just after Joseph McBRIDE, who lives four miles north of this city, had started to town, Saturday, his horse began kicking and smashed the buggy. Mr. McBRIDE was thrown out, and had his shoulder broke and a big gash cut in his forehead. He was quite seriously hurt. John R. WALSH has made it very plain in a telegram to our local contemporary that he is for McKinley and will vote for his reelection. That is what the far sighted business men all over the country will do. Seymour Republican. The new steel bridge which will connect Spion Kop or East Oolitic with Oolitic is to have a capacity of 75 lbs. to cu. ft. which guarantees it strength to carry an ordinary locomotive across. The Vincennes Bridge Co., who have been awarded the contract for the bridge across Salt Creek, say they will put up a structure that we can be proud of. It is their first bridge in this county and they have an object in making it show up. Oolitic News. James HANDY has moved from Red Cross to Evansville. F. G. DAVIS, Postmaster at Red Cross, was in town Friday. Walter WICKER, who had been visiting relatives at Bono, has returned home. His rheumatic troubles are abating. The Bedford Plumbing Co. is building a fine acetylene gas machine, to be placed in Mike WALLNER's residence. Mrs. Jane PITMAN, who had been the guest of relatives in this city, returned to her home at Williams, Friday afternoon. Judge CHRISLER's five cotton plants have developed seven fine bolls of cotton, and will produce many more before frost. Mrs. Levie McFADDEN, who had been visiting the BLACKBURN relatives at Oolitic, left Friday noon for her home at Louisville, Ill. Geo. HAYES, Robert GAZAWAY and Robert HUFFMAN, good Republicans of Bono township, were in town Friday, to attend the Committee meeting. Joe DURHAM is boxing up his household goods, and will move to Jeffersonville. The house where he has lived on the corner of 13th and K streets, will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. VORIS. William M. MUNSON, Geo. Z. WOOD, Anselum WOOD, Horace G. CURRY and Howard C. CHITTY, faithful Republicans from over the Rhine, were in town, Friday, to attend the Durbin meeting of the Central Committee. A. J. HAYWARD, the barber on I street, makes it a point to interview every stranger who drops into his shop, regarding the political situation. His record for the past 30 days shows only one man who even thought of voting for Bryan, while the balance all thought McKinley would win. When the Chief of the Washington Fire Department met the Chief of the Vincennes Fire Department today at the Street Fair the greeting that passed between them was the same as that historic greeting when the Governor of North Carolina met the Governor of South Carolina. Washington Herald. George CHARLES, of the Progress, put his six young foxes in a box behind the store Tuesday night, and placed an old rooster in with them, for food; but the rooster was so old the foxes were too foxy to fool with him. Instead they broke out during the night; and scattered over town, selecting choice fryers from convenient chicken coops wherever they found them. One of them was killed by a man who found it in his chicken yard. The old rooster escaped at the same time, and is still at large, roosting at night in Wint FOOTE's papaw tree. E. STARR, who had been working on a stone job for Peter FILION all summer, on the Wabash river, at Perryville, in Vermillion county, came home about a month ago, very ill of malaria. He has recovered and left Wednesday, for Perryville, to resume work. The Terre Haute Express has just issued a very handsome illustrated industrial edition; one part being devoted to the Southern Indiana Railway, with many views along the line, several of which are in Bedford. It is one of the finest things of the kind we have ever seen. Jack HUGHES, the stone cutter, has begun the erection of a handsome stone cottage on South O street, doing most of the work himself when not otherwise employed. When it is completed, which will probably not be for several months, Mr. HUGHES will occupy it with his family. John CHAMBERS, a well known carpenter of Harrodsburg, met with a serious accident Wednesday morning. He had been at work shingling a building and had just left the roof and had reached the ground when the hatchet left on top of the building fell, and struck him on the head. The sharp part of the instrument plowed into Mr. CHAMBER's head, making a serious wound. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Madison HENDERSON, of Englewood, which had been very sick, is better. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Grace May FISHER to Mr. Jessie Lemuel PACE, on Wednesday, October 17th, at 8 o'clock p.m., at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John FISHER, on South H street. Eld. W. B. CHRISLER received a copy of "The Daily HERALD" of Vicksburg, Miss., containing the following wedding notice of his niece, Miss Josephine CRISLER: "Edwards, Miss., Oct. 4. Prof. O. H. WINGFIELD, of Burnside, Ky., and Miss Josephine CRISLER, of Edwards, were married in the Methodist church here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, Revs. J. W. and C. W. CRISLER, brothers of the bride, officiating. The groom is president of a collage at Burnside, Ky. The bride, who has lived here since childhood, is a daughter of Mrs. J. F. CHRISLER." Twenty-dollar gold pieces to the value of $3,000 are to be used in the floor tiling of a gorgeous saloon now being fitted up at South Bend, Ind. The tiles are especially made to contain $20 gold pieces; the depression for their reception allowing the coin to sink one thirty-second of an inch below the surface, thus avoiding friction. Each gold eagle will be soldered to a wire, which will run down through an ordinary floor, thus securing the coin in place.
On Sunday May 22, 2005 2-4 p.m. we are celebrating the 90th Birthday of my grandmother Anna Ada (Strunk) Conner, All family members and Friends are invited to join us at the Springville Pentecost Mission Fellowship Hall in Springville, Indiana Anna Ada Strunk Conner was born May 21, 1915 in Burnside, Pulaski County, Kentucky, the daughter of Thomas Fount and Mary Emma (Hardwick) Strunk. For directions please email me at Treva_Bean@msn.com<mailto:Treva_Bean@msn.com> If you will not be able to attend but would like to send a birthday greeting to Anna please mail it to: Anna Conner 9149 South Rockport Rd. Springville, Indiana 47462
Does anyone have access to obituaries and could possibly do a lookup for me? I have several family members in the Mitchell area and I would like to find their obituaries. Thanks for any help G. Swoik gds@springnet1.com
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Luther OWENS has begun the erection of a 7 room house for John ALLEN, near the B. & O. bridge over Columbus Avenue. Rev. A. M. IRVINE went to Crawfordville last Monday, to be present at the meeting of the Indiana Synod of the Presbyterian church. Thomas MITCHELL, who had been holding a religious meeting at Guthrie's Creek, returned to his home in Freeman, Owen county, Monday. DUCKS and GEESE. We want every one who has ducks and geese to sell to call at the Bedford Produce House at once. J. W. HARVEY, Mf'g. The painter and paperhanger completed the finishing touches on Wm. BRIDGE's house, corner of 7th and G streets last week. W. E. MYERS is doing the work. Archdeacon COOK, of the Episcopal church, made his last regular trip to this city Monday. In the future, the minister of that denomination, of Bloomington will look after their interests in this city. Doyle W. GRAHAM, who represents a large eastern cloak manufacture in the State of Iowa, left Tuesday to be gone until Dec. 1st. Mr. GRAHAM is having a modern cottage built for his parents at the corner of 14th and P streets. Henry SNOW is ill with asthma at his home on West 13th street. Mrs. Alex BIVINS is ill of malarial fever at her home on North H street. August UNKEL has put a stone hitching post in front of his residence on South I street. Will BRYANT, of Bryantsville, who had been at Mitchell, returned this Wednesday. Will GREAR went to Indianapolis Tuesday, where he will remain in the Soldier's Home. Ralph MURRAY and wife, of Mitchell, went to Terre Haute Wednesday to take in the Street Fair. E. E. RAY, who is attending Medical College at Louisville, came up this morning, for a short stay. Miss Delia SULFRIDGE, daughter of Tom SULFRIDGE, has had malaria for some time and is now threatened with typhoid. Will SEARS, of the country, was in town Tuesday, the guest of his father, Emanuel SEARS, on West 13th street. O. P. M. DAVIS has his new barber shop fixed up in fine shape, and is ready for business. It is unique as well as neat and comfortable, and well worth a visit. Mrs. Mary COOK returned to her home at Mitchell Wednesday. She had been visiting her brother and sister at Dugger, Greene county. Wm. E. CALLAHAN, wife and two children, of Odon, arrived in the city Wednesday forenoon and will be the guests of Elder Elisha LEE of Fort Ritner. J. C. HILLSBECK, wife and daughter, who had been the guests of Taylor BYERS, went to Terre Haute Wednesday, to attend the Street Fair, for a few days, and then will return to their home at Fairberry, Ill. J. B. MOORE went to Indian Springs Wednesday to buy stock. Isaac KRAUCH has taken charge of the large farm of Ned MOORE near Avoca. James LAKE has been appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Rough Rider Club, to fill a vacancy. William JONES, who shot Ed HAWKINS at Bloomington Wednesday night, has fled to parts unknown. S. J. HENNON has commenced the erection of a fine new 8 room cottage for Geo. W. McDANIEL, on East 16th street. Eld. Z. T. SWEENEY, of Columbus, Ind., will lay the corner stone of the new First Christian church next Saturday, Oct. 13th, at 4 p.m. Ned MOORE has moved from near Avoca into his handsome residence on 13th and L streets, just completed by James CATHER, the contractor. Rev. C. A. WARD, M. E. Minister of Tunnelton, was in the city a short time Wednesday, on his way to Martinsville, to attend the wedding of a cousin. George GASTINEAU, who had been the guest of his brother-in-law, George HOLMES, of this city, for a few days, returned to his home in Owensburg, Wednesday morning. A farmer in town Friday from Bryantsville said that McKinley's picture adorned every house between that place and Bedford, with but a single exception. F. T. SHERWOOD, who has had malarial fever for some time, recently developed typhoid, and was very low Tuesday and that night, his life being despaired of at one time. George SEARIGHT, who lives east of town, has raised a sweet potato two feet and four inches long. It is on exhibition at McKINNEY's store on the north side of the square. Mrs. Margaret C. FERRIER, who has been the guest of friends in this city, left this morning for her home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Bedford, but has not visited here for over 30 years. Miss Sue BORLAND accompanied her as far as Crawfordsville and will remain for a few days.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Here's Another. "Dad" Fields, of North Bedford, is another old line Republican and wants everybody to know it. He voted for Lincoln and has kept up the good work ever since, and will vote for McKinley and Pete Wadsworth and the entire Republican ticket this fall.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 The Bryan Meeting At Mitchell. About 3,000 people were in town to see Bryan, and not one third of the number heard him. The special train was more than an hour late and the crowd stood out in the rain waiting patiently to see the great apostle of calamity. Bryan wore a self satisfied smile and a white collar a size too small for him, judging from the way he used his neck from time to time. His opening remarks were to the effect that he would rather have folks believe in his sincerity as a citizen desiring the highest good of his country than to be considered desiring the presidency. He also said, "My father was a lawyer. I am a lawyer, but several years ago I quit prosecuting for petit larceny and have been after the Republicans on a charge of grand larceny." He also expressed much fear lest 75,000,000 people of this country be put in chains by McKinley's great army of 100,000 men. He closed his harangue by saying: "If you want a government of the people for the people and by the people send Congressman Miers back, elect Kern Governor and myself President, but if you want a government of the syndicates for the syndicates and by the syndicates then vote the Republican ticket." His solution of trusts was free trade overlooking the fact that most of the great trust articles are on the free list. His whole speech was full of egotistical insincerity that anyone who was not a blind partisan could easily see.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 List of Letters. Remaining in the Bedford Post Office unclaimed, advertised for week ending Oct. 6, 1900: LADIES. BRIDGES, Mrs. Allace. BYERS, Miss Lillian. CRAIG, Miss Bessie. ELKINS, Miss Cora. HUDDLESON, Miss Nannie. RING, Mrs. Johnnie. GENTLEMEN: ALLEN, J. G. BRINE, John. HENDRICKSON, John F. KENNEDY, P. LOGAN, S. G. BRINE, John. HENDRICKSON, John F. KENNEDY, P. LOGAN, S. J. McHENRY, John C. MITCHELL, C. E. MILLER, Frank. MILLER, J. M. MORGAN, Willie J. PHIPPS, James. ROYSTON, Thomas. STEPHENS, C. A. LEIDL, Louis. WAKEFIELD, Dennis. POSTAL CARDS: ANDERSON, Mrs. Robert. HAMILE, M. C. Persons calling for above letters, please say advertised. VINSON V. WILLIAMS, P. M. (Above is given as was written. There is a duplication of some of the names.)
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Corner Stone Laying. The Corner Stone of the 1st Christian church will be laid Saturday, Oct. 13th, at 4 o'clock p.m. PROGRAM. Ringing of Old Church Bell 1 hour before services. Music. Scripture Reading. Prayer. Music. Short Address. Music. Historical Statement of Deposits of Souvenirs. Placing of Stone. Benediction.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Twelve New Monkeys In Bloomington. Twelve new monkeys arrived on the noon train today direct from Hamburg, Germany, after a journey of three weeks. They were housed in a long box, and their first freedom in America was at one o'clock this afternoon when H. B. Gentry knocked the boards from the wooden cage and allowed them to jump out into the menagerie cage at the engine house. The monks were only too glad to be released after their long confinement and hopped about the wire screening with as much agility as squirrels. Mr. Gentry will take them to the Gentry farm tomorrow to be trained for the shows. The total cost of the bunch was $180.00. - World
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 Another Old Timer. F. B. Sutherland, one of Springville's old and highly respected citizens, was in the city Friday, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. I. E. Grigsby, on Lincoln Avenue. When asked about politics, he said to a MAIL reporter: "I cast my first vote for Wm. Henry Harrison in 1840, and I have voted for every Republican candidate since that time and am stronger in the faith today then I ever was. I shall vote for McKinley and continued Prosperity.
Lawrence Fiddler called on Bill Duncan Sunday night...Ben Cupps called at John Hawkins Sunday evening on important business...Miss Zella Thomas and Miss Anna Crawford were the guest of Mrs. Tom Shirley Sunday...Mrs. Rose Brown, visited at Ed Rogers Sunday afternoon...John Greeneway and family visited Tommy Skinner Saturday night and Sunday.. Little Earl Davis returned home Sunday after an extended visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mason.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1902 Marriages licenses have been issued to Felix M. Smithers and Pearl Scoggan also Thomas H. Allen and Ethel L. Lewis. LOST--Small linked log chain about 18 feet long, between Bedford and Leatherwood bridge. east of Bedford. Finder pleased return to John Knight, J.D. Knight place, 1 mile east of Bedford. MARRIED-- At the Baptist parsonage, Dec. 18, 1902 by the pastor, Reve. Wilson Whitney was Robert C. McLaughlin and Miss Lucy Neely.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902 A marriage license has been issued to James Cassidy and Viola Robins. Mrs. Lew Wease, who lives north of the city, has been sick for several days. Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Taylor have gone to Louisville to visit friends for a few days. Miss Lula Suffridge has recovered from a recent illness and is able to be back at work. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dobson returned home Monday a.m. from a visit to friends at Orleans. Miss Emma Wilder and Lizzie Kimbrel have accepted positions at Livington Bros. as sales ladies. Mrs. Lycurgus Duncan and two daughters, Kate and Ruth, arrived home Tuesday from a visit to relatives in Paoli. The Williams Milling Co., are having a good sized building erected at Heltonville, preparatory to putting in an exchange at that place. Evangelist Senteny Adamson, of Springville, preached at the Church of Christ at Pekin, Washington county, Sunday, whence he goes to Alabama to evangelize during the winter. Mr Adamson hopes to be benefited in his health by a trip south. Attorney A.W. Jones of Mitchell, has received notice that the pension of Minerva S. Quigley, widow of James Quigley of Bedford, has been allowed at the rate of $8 per month, and additional $2 per month for each child, dating from May 24, 1902. Edward Sohn, foreman of the machine shops of the New Albany Manufacturing Company for several years, has resigned his position. He has formed a partnership with Charles Gondon, and they will open a machine shop and brass foundry at Bedford next month. In the State vs. Ambrose Nickless, for petit larceny, the jury was out all day Friday, all that night and up to 8:30 Saturday.m. when they reported that they could not agree and were discharged. The jury stood nine for conviction and three fore acquittal. Nickless was taken back to jail. Never before has as much work been done in the engine department of the Monon shops at Lafayette as at present. Almost every day an engine is turned out completely rebuilt. The company has an excellent force of skilled mechanics and engines are turned out in the best of order. Sam Porter cut his foot quite painfully with a hatchet this morning, while packing stone on a car at the Hoosier quarry. The Delta Kappa Club, who formerly occupied rooms in the new Smith building on South I street, have been consolidated with the Hoosier Club and have removed their club room belongings to those of the latter over the postoffice. he name of the club has not yet been announced. We the undersigned, desire to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and friends an the the O.A.P. for the kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our companion, son, and brother, also for the handsome flowers. Mrs. Emma J Ennis, William N Ennis, and Miss Flora A. Sargent.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 MITCHELL NEWS Lou TIREY is new night man at the Monon office. H. M. STEELE, of Shoals, is working on the BATES' building as a brick layer. Miss Shirley SNYDER, of Greencastle, was the guest of friends here Saturday. W. T. MOORE & Co. sold every umbrella they had in the house except a few high priced ones. Miss Ruth MURRAY lost her handsome gold watch Saturday, but whether it was stolen or not she is unable to say. Uncle Tom DODD and daughter, Gertie, were over attending the Bryan rally. Uncle Tom is more of a Republican, if possible, than before. It is humiliating to think that a candidate for President should put Indians, Filipinos and Chinese, on a level with American citizens. That's what Bryan did in his speech here. Tom TOLIVER's body was brought to this place Sunday from Washington and buried at the Burton grave yard. His sister, Mrs. Lee JONES and other relatives attended the funeral. Also a number of friends from Seymour and Washington. H. A. TRUEDLEY, Special Agent of the B. & O. S. W. railroad, was in town Saturday. He said he had been in the gas belt towns recently and found very few Bryan men on his travels. The man who works with his hands and thinks with his head is well satisfied with present conditions. The man who works his jaw and doesn't think at all is in favor of a change.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 New Stone Lathes. The Furst Kerber Stone Co. have just added two new stone lathes, from Chicago, to the old mill. The new machines are in a new building west of the main building, which is still uncompleted. The larger one will turn a column 23 feet long, and the smaller a column eight feet long. Pete Withman is in charge of the machines.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 SHOOTING AFFRAY Lew Rudder Dangerously Wounded At Tunnelton Last Week. A report reached this city Friday of a shooting scrape at Tunnelton Thursday, in which Lew Rubber, a B. & O. section boss, was shot above the heart, receiving a wound which will probably prove fatal. The row occurred in Fountain's saloon about 11 o'clock, and Barny Clark, well known here, is said to have fired the shot. Clark has been railroading all summer, but was tending bar for Fountain that night. He was still at Tunnelton next forenoon, and had not been placed under arrest. The cause of the trouble is not known.
BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1900 The Registering Clock. The new registering clock at the post office, for the regulation of the Mail Carriers, has been set up and put in running order. It is wound every eight days, and keeps time in the ordinary way. In addition it has a registering device, which is operated by a number of large keys, one for each year, one for each month, one for each day in the month, and four for each Carrier. The Postmaster inserts the key for the year and gives it a turn, then the key for the month, then the key for the day. The turning of each key prints a record on a strip of paper in the clock. Carrier No. 1 arrives in the morning, inserts his arrival key and gives it a turn, which puts his number and the time on the strip of paper under the record of the year, month and day made by the Postmaster. When No. 1 leaves on his first trip over his route he puts in his first route key and gives it a turn, which records the time of starting, and when he gets back he uses the second route key to record his return. When he goes away at night he uses the leaving key to record the fact. Each of the other Carriers does likewise with his own set of keys. After closing hours the Postmaster tears off the strip of paper and pastes it in a book, where it serves as a perfect record of the work of each Carrier, for the inspection of the Department.