BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 1898 WILLIAMS A. D. HINSHAW was in town Tuesday. Morton TERRELL and wife were in town Monday. Absolem WILLIAMS and wife were in town Monday, trading. Eld. Richard BEX held services at Port Williams on Sunday. MOORE & SEARS shipped some cattle and hogs from here Monday. Albert MARTIN, of Bedford, visited his father's family this week. Miss Winnie SEARS, who has been sick with typhoid fever is better. Herschell MOORE and wife visited Ambrose SEARS and family, Sunday. The young people have had a fine time coasting on the hill near Preston MAVITY'S. Samuel NICHOLAS and wife, of near Mt. Olive, were in town visiting and trading, Tuesday. Walter JONES, of Florida, Ind., returned to his home after a very pleasant visit with friends here. Owing to the bad weather business and general travel has been very quiet, consequently there is not much news to report. As soon as the gravel road is finished John SMITH will start his saw mill near here. He will also attach a corn crusher to it. Guthrie township now pays more tax on the hundred than any other township in the county and four more roads to be voted on. Ray is somewhat of a Napoleon, he was hauling ballast regardless of the snow on the 3rd. About 800 feet more will complete the road. There was to be an oyster supper at Sam HUBBARD'S last Saturday night, but as Beasley was out of oysters they had potato soup and candy.

BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 1898 TUNNELTON Miss Ida NEWBY is number with the sick. Bill LOCKMON is the boss duck hunter of this place. Jno. LINK and Dow DANDRIDGE made a business trip to Mitchell Saturday. Homer ALLEN and wife visited at Mrs. Martha SIMPSON'S New Year's day. Mr A. GUTHRIE in the last few days, has had two nice pigs killed by the train. U. R. LEE, of this place was married a few days ago to a young lady of Hope. A Miss GIBBER, of Mitchell; visited Miss Florence FIELDS several days last week. School at this place under the management of J. W. HARRIS, is progressing very nicely.

BEDFORD MAIL JANUARY 7, 1898 RIVER VALE Two of Mrs. BULLITT'S sons from Louisville, were visiting her last week. Miss Daisy SPEERS gave a party to the little folks on Wednesday evening last. Mrs. Ellen SMITH, of Orleans, was the guest of Mrs. Joab STROUD last week. There will be prayer service at the church here at 10 o'clock a.m. every day this week. Rev. BECK, of New Albany, spent the Holidays here. Suffice it to say he is not married. Miss Jessie ANDREWS gave a party last week that was very much enjoyed by the young folks. Joseph WOODWARD, treasurer of Monroe county, with his family, spent the Holidays with Dr. BERRY and wife. For the next months Rev. HUDDLESON'S hour for preaching here will be 10:30 a.m. instead of 6:30 p.m. We learn that Geo. HAYS will soon send in his announcement for Commissioner of third district. He would make a good one. The boys that skipped during the last grand jury, have returned. Boys, conceal your guns at home and it will save you trouble. Our church and school bells began ringing a short time before midnight on New Year's Eve, and continued to peal forth their chimes in the midnight air until '98 was fully installed. Miss Jessie ANDREWS, Carrie REID, Rena LEWIS, Blanche STROUD, Millie TOOMBS and Daisy WOODWARD, conducted a musicale at the residence of Dr. BERRY a few evenings since, assisted by Messrs. John FITZGIBBON, Wm and Alfred ANDREWS. It was a very creditable affair.

BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 1898 FORT RITNER Our school is now more than half out and is getting along nicely and reflects much credit on the teachers, Prof. BAKER and Miss Effie TODD who are efficient educators. Trustee CHESS met with quite a painful accident last week. He fell on the frozen ground and broke a finger, but it is improving now and in a fair way to complete recovery. O. W. O. HARDMAN, when Sheriff of Tyler county, W. Va., was at one time, almost prostrated with a cold. He used CHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy and was so much pleased with the quick relief and cure it afforded him, that he gave the following unsolicited testimonial: "To all who may be interested, I wish to say, that I have used CHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy and find it invaluable for coughs and colds." For sale by O. M. AKERS.

BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 1898 BRYANTSVILLE School is progressing nicely. The Christmas tree was a success. J. E. McNABB is hauling logs for D. W. SHERWOOD. SPROULL Bros have drilled a well for John PEARSON. Wm. A. PITMAN has moved on Charley TURLEY's place. Wm. JAMES has put up a windmill for D. W. SHERWOOD.

First Colored Girl in Indiana University Miss Carrie PARKER is the first colored girl to enter Indiana University, and so far as reported, is the first to enter any Indiana college with the expectation of graduating. She comes from Clinton, Indiana, where she was raised, and where she attended the graded schools and finally graduated from the high school. She is 19 years old and a comely looking miss, and Dr. SWAIN states comes with good recommendations. Her father is living, but her mother has been dead several years. Miss PARKER is compelled to work to pay her expenses while in college and is now with the family of Prof. E. E. GRIFFITH. She enters the freshman class and enrolled yesterday. There were six colored gentlemen students in the institution last term.

ONCE WAS ENOUGH Farmer ALLEN, Of Near Salem, Will Never Again Travel On A Railroad. In the Blue River valley, near Salem, Ind., lives a wealthy old farmer, named William ALLEN. He is an intelligent man, a great reader and posted on the affairs of the day, but he is an oddity in his way. Mr. ALLEN has never seen an electric street car nor the bridges across the Ohio river. He has been a passenger on a train only once in his life, although he lives very close to the Monon. That one ride, which he took about fifty years ago, was enough for him. He has not visited the Falls cities for forty years, but intends to do so soon to take a look at the improvements which have been taken place. In reference to his only railroad ride, he says: "I was in New Albany when the Monon railroad was built, and tried to enjoy the ride on the first train which ever went from Salem to the Ohio. To my dying day I will never forget it. The road was mode of wooden stringers, upon which the iron straps had been fastened; and the cars were clumsy boxes with the rough boards for seats. W! e were jostled about in a manner that was truly surprising. We had started at noon, but it was after nightfall when we reached our destination, and I said to my neighbor that hereafter we would drive through if we had business to transact at the falls, and we did, for we can easily make it in a day with a good team. I understand that riding on a railroad is different now, but I intend to drive through when I go down."

BEDFORD WEEKLY NEWS BEDFORD, INDIANA JANUARY 24, 1902 WEDDLEVILLE ANDREW HOLMES is very sick with pneumonia fever. His wife is visiting their son EDWARD in Missour and a message has been sent for her to come home at once as his recovery is doubtful. ELD. D.M.BROWN preached at the Church of Christ Sunday morning and there was one addition to the church. WM. SPEER and family, WM.C. CARR and WIFE of Greasy Creek attended church here Sunday T. R. HUFINES representing the granite and marble monument works of Bedford was here last Wednesday and said a monument to the PLUMMER BROS. for their father and mother. SHERMAN HOLMES of Bedford was here Monday and Tuesday looking after the farming interest and visited THOMAS RICHARDS and family. WM. SIMS met with quite a painful accident last Saturday. He and his brother were peeling tele- phone poles and his brother accidently struck him on the hip with an ax. DR. VERMILYA was called to dress the wound. Quite a number from here attended the GOSS sale at Heighton Hill Thursday, Friday and Saturday. FREELAND TRUEBLOOD and daughter, MISS MATTIE of Illinois are visting relatives in this vicinity. MORTON ELLIOT and son ARTHUR who have been sick for some time are convalesent. MRS. BESSIE DORSEY, of Kossuth, Washington Co., was called here last Tuesday on the account of the serious illness of her father, ANDREW HOLMES. CURG FLEETWOOD and wife of Freetown are making their farewell visit among relatives in this vicinity as they will go to California soon. MARSHALL GOEN and mother of Heighton Hill, visited in the family of NANCY MCHARGUE last week. MISS ANNA WOOLERY entertained quite a number of young people from Medora and Brownstown last Sunday. FAYETTEVILLE G. C. DAVIS and ELBRIDGE DICKEY are building a residence for the latter. LULA ADAMSON of Bedford spend Saturday with her grandmother at this place. I. R. SMITH transacted business in Bedford Saturday. CANA BOYD went to Bedford Saturday. DANIEL JONES and wife spent Saturday night with MR. AND MRS FRANK JONES of Limestone. MISSES CORA and WINNIE KERN of Coxton visited their aunt, MRS. W, A, SEARS of this place Sunday.

TwigsNTX@aol.com <TwigsNTX@aol.com Wrote : "The following census would show that Ellsworth is son of "another" Isaac/Florence? Deckard in Lawrence Co IN. Can anyone Identify Florence? 1880 Census Place: Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana Source: FHL Film 1254292 National Archives Film T9-0292 Page 500B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Isaac DECKARD Self M M W 21 IN Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: KY Florence DECKARD Wife F M W 19 IN Occ: Keep House Fa: IN Mo: IN Ellsworth DECKARD Son M S W 6M IN Fa: IN Mo: IN (6 mos old b 1880) Sarah Alice DECKARD Cousin F M W 19 IN Occ: Servant Fa: IN Mo: IL Levi COVEY Nephew M S W 17 IN Occ: Work On Farm Fa: IN Mo: IL *later the Vol 2 marriage book has Nellie Deckard <b 1884>: remarks: Isaac & Florence (?) Deckard, m Thomas Hillenburg 14 Jun 1902, BK L:105. Thomas is 20 b Law Co, s/o John H & Izella (Todd) Hillenburg" Florence was Florence Deckard ,daughter of Wesley Deckard and Mary Hansen. Ellsworth was their second (of ten) children. Nellie was the 5th Joe Weber Bedford, IN

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1900 Capt. T. J. BOX and daughter went to Indianapolis Tuesday a.m. Capt. BOX will attend a reunion of his old regiment the 27th, while in that city. Mrs. Flora FOWLER, who had been the guest of Bedford relatives for two months past, returned to her home at Indianapolis Tuesday forenoon. Mrs. Melvina WOODRUFF, who had been visiting her old home near Knoxville, Tenn., which she had not seen before for over 40 years, returned home Friday. W. J. COOK has exhibited some very fine specimens of peaches of the White Heath variety. One among the samples shown us measured 10 ½ inches in circumference. W. W. MITCHELL, of Borden, was in town last Friday. He owns a hoop factory and was on his way to Williams. He spent several days in this locality looking for whoop pole timber. The street mail boxes have arrived and will be placed at the various stations throughout the city between this and the first of October. They are of the very latest pattern and are very handsome. A watch is the first prize and a revolver the second prize in the weekly shooting match at FODDRILL's gallery this week. The match closes Saturday night, and ties will be shot off Monday. MARSHALL TOWNSHIP PRIMARY. The Republicans of Marshall township will meet at Gullett's Creek School-house at 1 o'clock p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29th, for the purpose of nominating a township ticket. D. F. CHAMBERS, Chairman. J. M. ANDERSON, Committeeman. Rev. H. C. MOORMAN and wife left Wednesday for their new home at Lyle Station, near Princeton, on the Air Line Ry., where Mr. MOORMAN will have charge of the A. M. E. church for the coming year. During the two years Mr. MOORMAN preached here he built up the church membership wonderfully, and also succeeded in building a handsome new church building on the corner of 7th and H streets. He proved to be a gentleman in every respect and has made many lasting friends here who will always be glad to have him return at any time. Miss Ona INGALLS is clerking at the Chicago Branch. Dr. Perry WOOLERY, of Heltonville, is in the city Thursday. Walter GARTEN, of Odon, was in town on business Thursday. New Fall Dress Goods. W. M. DOBBINS & CO. John M. HENDERSON came up from Paoli Thursday. His health is very poor. Robert HANCOCK, of New Albany, was in the city on business Thursday. Henry COX and Jacob BOSSERT came up from Williams Thursday morning, on business. Dave KERN, one of the progressive farmers of near Williams, was in town Thursday. Joe SCHEEFERS has moved from South J street into the new GUNN residence on North I street. Morris MAYER is working in the Chicago Branch. Obed LAMB, of Williams, was in the Stone City Thursday. New Fall Carpets and Mattings. W. M. DOBBINS & CO. John ALLEN, of Louisville, is moving from Louisville to this city. Rev. C. W. CHADWICK has returned to this city from Louisville. Harry KRENKE and Len OWENS are seeing the State Fair at Indianapolis. Oscar DENNISTON will move his family to St. Louis soon, where he has accepted a position. Miss Addie WOOD will go to St. Louis soon, where she will remain during the winter. Mrs. Mary LOWDER and daughter, of Bloomfield, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. HOLMES. Elwood TRUEBLOOD got $9.50 in Judge STEPHENSON's Court for intoxication. He stayed the amount. Miss J. GILLMORE, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank FARQUAR, has returned to her home in Muncie. Frank CROWE will move his Second Hand Store from the old CROSS Opera House into one room of the HODGE & WALLS new building, on I street. Fred BROWN took up a subscription and bought a handsome banner with oil paintings of McKinley and Roosevelt on each side, and the legend, "Four More Years Of Prosperity," which he has hung over the street on the east side of the public square.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1900 CIRCUIT COURT NOTES. Emma JACKSON was granted a divorce from Arista JACKSON. The suite of Frank DORSEY vs. the City of Bedford, for damages, was compromised Wednesday, the city paying DORSEY $100. The suit of JACKSON vs. FELTNER, to reform a deed, was continued till the first day of the November term on account of the absence of witnesses. In the suit of Solomon BASS vs. Mary BASS, for divorce, a compromise was affected, by which a divorce was given to defendant, plaintiff paying her $500 alimony. The Howard LACKEY suit against Miss Ida LINDLEY which was postponed in Court Thursday will prove to be a rather costly affair. The witness fees Thursday amounted to over $50, and that is but a small part of the total expense. A number of the persons from which a struck jury to try the LACKEY-LINDLEY case, was to have been selected appeared in Court Thursday and were excused, the case having been continued. The costs already exceed the amount at issue. In the suit of D. W. McDANIEL vs. William RAGSDALE, over the ownership of some land, the parties Friday decided, after the jury had been empaneled, to leave the matter to Judge CAVINS, without trial, who found for plaintiff, and entered a decree of foreclosure. William CAMPBELL and Ed YORK, who had been in jail, were brought into Court Saturday noon, charged with burglarizing LAGLE's store at Mitchell, and the trial of their case was set for Tuesday, Sept. 25th. CAMPBELL is represented by J. H. UNDERWOOD and YORK by John H. EDWARDS. The Grand Jury came into Court Saturday and returned nine indictments. The first charged William CAMPBELL and Ed YORK with breaking into W. F. LAGLE's store at Mitchell some time ago and stealing about $25 worth of hams and other smoked meats. The names of the accused in the other indictments will not be made public till the parties are arrested, but it is known that all are for felonies. Miranda GLOVER, an orphan girl, was in court Saturday, charged by her brother, Lawrence GLOVER, a small boy, with having received stolen goods. No case was made against the girl and she was discharged by Judge MARTIN. Afterward the boy acknowledged he had told a falsehood in accusing his sister.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1900 Harry ALDENHAGEN was the guest of friends at Heltonville, Sunday. Wesley BEESLEY, of Coxton, was in the city on business Saturday forenoon. H. B. EMBREE, of Bryantsville, is attending the High School in this city. C. B. HARRELL, of Pleasant Run township, was in this city Saturday afternoon. Park McDOWELL, the Oolitic merchant, went to Indianapolis on business Monday. Orlando S. WAGNER, of Vernon, is in the city to put in a furnace for George TOVEY. The carpenters have the frame work up for Charley KNIGHT's new house on North I street. Nathan LANE, of Heltonville, was in the city Sunday, the guest of friends and relatives. W. B. CHRISLER and A. W. JONES have had a nice sign painted on their office door. William T. EMBREE, a well known farmer of near Bryantsville, was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John HELMS, of Springville, were visiting Mrs. HELM's parents on West 12th street. William T. CLOUD, an old soldier and good citizen of Blankenship, was in the city on business Saturday. Dennis CALHAN, who had been visiting at his old home near Kurtz, has returned to his home in this city. Miss Daisy HANNERS, of Heltonville, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ernest Schultz. H. E. PITMAN, wife and son left Monday for Indianapolis to attend the State Fair and to visit friends for a few days. "I saw a nice building in Waco, Texas, built of Bedford stone" said a traveling man at the depot Friday afternoon. Mrs. E. W. POINDEXTER and three little children, of Topeka, Kansas, are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ale HATFIELD, Mrs. POINDEXTER's parents. At the Annual M. E. Conference at Connersville Friday at 2 p.m., Rev. C. E. ASBURY, of this city, presided over the anniversary meeting of the Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational Society. Several prominent Red Men from Oolitic were in town Saturday, on their way to Tunnelton, to attend the pow wow given by the Tunnelton Indians. The Church Record, published by Elder Peter B. MAY, of the Church of Christ, of this city, for the past two years, has ceased publication here. The mail list has been sold to a Texas paper of the same denomination. New bracket oil lamps have been placed in the postoffice, to facilitate the reading of the numbers on the box combinations. J. T. STIPP, of Ft. Ritner, was in the city Sunday.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1900 CANNEDY Bros. have bought the HENDRICKS barber shop on the south side of the square, and are now in possession. John HENDRICKS will be employed by the new firm and continue to hold the first chair. The CANNEDYS are good business men and excellent barbers, and will no doubt achieve increased success in their new and better location. The lack of energy you feel, the backaches and a run down condition generally, all means kidneys disorder. Foley's Kidney Cure will restore your strength and vigor by making the kidneys well. Take no substitute. W. C. Elliott. The North End Busters and the West End Nine played a match game of ball Sunday. Score stood 47 to 14 in favor of North Bedford, and the boys say that the West End nine had four different pitchers. The dread of people with weak lungs who suffer with stubborn cough is consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar, if taken in time, will cure the cold, heals the lungs and always cures incipient Consumption. W. C. Elliott. William HENDERSON and family, of Vincennes, are the guests of relatives in this city. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible, Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all skin Eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25 cts a box, Cure guaranteed. Sold by MESSICK & DODD, Druggists. SQUIRREL STORY. A West Side young man, while recently hunting squirrels just north of Purdue, saw a big fox squirrel make for a hickory sapling and he made a mad rush for his bushy tail prize, when he tripped and fell over a root. He regained his feet and pursued Mr. Squirrel, at last "treeing" it in the hickory sapling. He took a dead aim, and to his surprise had nothing in his hand but the stock of the gun, the barrels having fallen off when he fell. With a plaintive look at the squirrel about 20 feet above him, he said: "Wait, squirrel, wait," and retreated. He secured his gun barrels, spent half an hour with trembling hands adjusting the barrels to the stock, banged away and captured the squirrel. – Lafayette Call.

Bedford Weekly Mail Bedford, Indiana Friday, January 17, 1902 The Brooks Oil Company shipped over two hundred barrels of oil out from this point in two days, to different parts of Indiana and Illinois. It kept Miss Edith COGSWELL, the bookkeeper, and a lady assistant busy making out statements and shipping tags. ================== The merchants held their regular semi-monthly meeting last week at BURTON & VANCE's office. The merchants are determined to put a stop to the endless chain of dead beating in Bedford. The meeting was well attended and very enthusiastic. ================== Mrs. Nancy FISH, who is visiting at the home of Col. ALEXANDER, east of town, has been ill with something like pneumonia, is now able to sit up and her attending physician states that she is entirely out of danger.---Bloomington Telephone. ================== HOSTETLER & COLEMAN, of Mitchell, have closed a deal with the Portland Cement Company for 200,000 feet of framing timber. They are to deliver the timber within the next 60 days. The timber will be used in erecting a wareroom 60x500 feet at the cement mills there. ================== JOHNSON-BATTERTON Mr. Walter S. JOHNSON and Miss Sadie BATTERTON were married Sunday evening, at the home of the Misses JOHNSON, 17th and J streets. Rev. Father BOGEMAN performing the ceremony. The wedding was a pleasant surprise to the many friends of both young people. The Mail joins with them in congratulations and well wishes for the future prosperity and happiness ... ================== BORN---To Mr. and Mrs. Homer DENNISTON, a son. ================== Miss Lillian WIRES is ill at her home on North I street......Newton ENNIS has returned from a visit at Martinsville......William DOBSON, of Indian Springs, was in town Friday......Mrs. Henry BENKE who has been sick for some time is much improved......J. M. POTTER, Ex Trustee of Indian Creek, is in town Monday on business......C. H. STRUPE, of the Daily Democrat, will probably be a Democratic candidate for Mayor......Mr. and Mrs. George GOLDBACK are the proud grandparents of an eleven and a half pound baby boy......Edith and Grace PORTER, of North I street, who have been on the sick list, are reported much better......Miss Jennie PENNINGTON and her neice, of New Albany, are the guests of Brooks BISHOP and family, of North Bedford. ================== I will sell all or part of 120 ft. of store shelving including 40 drawers at a bargain if at once. W. A. WEBB. ================== Frank TRUEBLOOD and family arrived here Friday a.m. from Indianapolis to remain. Mr. TRUEBLOOD and wife are both in poor health. ================== Marriage licenses have been issued to Jeremiah McBRIDE and Lora GUTHRIE; Noble TURPIN and Dessie M. SWANGO; Walter R. McDOWELL and Nora McDONALD. ================== Mrs. Polly CROTTS, mother of Mrs. Frank M. RUSSELL, is quite ill with abscess of the throat, at the residence of Mrs. John MARTIN, where she is making her home. ================== $10,000 STONE RESIDENCE. Carl FURST, the stone contractor, has begun work on a 13-room stone residence for himself at 14th and O streets which will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 when completed. It will be a valuable improvement, and an ornament to the city. ================== Mrs. C. W. QUACKENBUSH, Mrs. W. W. QUACKENBUSH, Mrs. Frank QUACKENBUSH and Mrs. August SPLITGERBER went to Orleans Sunday to visit Mrs. John W. LINGLE and Miss Bessie LINGLE. The latter is in a very serious condition mentally as a result of nervous prostration from overwork in a telephone exchange. ================== John R. HUGHES has a force of men at work on his residence on O street between 17th and 18th streets, which he began some months ago and abandoned for a time. The building, which is well under way will be a handsome two story stone modern building with inside walls of brick, and basement underneath the entire building. ================== Henry WOOLERY, of Leesville, was in this city Friday......Mrs. Rett TODD, of Leesville, was in the city Friday......Rollie NUGENT, who has been seriously ill, is slowly improving......Mrs. James MATTHEWS is sick with fever at her home on North M street......Leland WICKER, son of Walter WICKER, who has been ill of pneumonia, is improving......Mrs. Dave FISHER who has been very sick at her home on East 16th street is slowly improving. ================== BORN---To Newton ENNIS, the South J street photographer, and wife, Friday night, a 10-pound girl. ================== B. B. MARLEY loans money. ================== Mrs. George SMITH will go to Salem Saturday, to visit relatives and friends for a week......W. R. BAKER, a young man of near Cale, Martin county, was in the city Thursday, on business......Al CONNER has bought the J. W. TRAINOR property on West 16th street and moved into it Wednesday......Mrs. M. C. ATCHISON and Miss Minnie ATCHISON, of Zionsville, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. ATCHISON, have returned to their home. ================== H. H. WALLS is prepared to loan Money on Farms in Southern Indiana. If you want money he can supply you with any amount. Volunteer: Velma Walker

Bedford Weekly Mail Bedford, Indiana Friday, January 10, 1902 FAIRGROUND TO BE SOLD. Frank PITMAN has been appointed Receiver of the Lawrence County Agricultural Society, and will sell all property and wind up its affairs. The Society was first organized 35 years ago, with 127 shares of stock, owned by about 100 persons, probably over half of whom are now dead. There has not been a full meeting of stockholders for many years, and the effort made two years ago to get some of them together for business purposes met with few responses. The 18 acres of land owned by the society, together with two acres owned by other parties, were leased to the Bedford Fair and Trotting Association, another organization, for several years. The fact that the land owned by the society, formerly worth little, is now quite valuable may bring to light some of the original stockholders or their heirs. LEESVILLE Jackson YOUNGER and W. T. REYNOLDS and wife, of Erie, were here Wednesday, to attend the Newkirk sale......Mrs. Minnie WHITTED, of Indianapolis, and her husband, visited the family of H. H. CHESS here the first part of this week......James RINK of Plainville, Ind., was visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity last week.....Jud GLOVER of Indianapolis is visiting relatives here this week Volunteer: Velma Walker

Bedford Weekly Mail Bedford, Indiana Friday, January 3, 1902 Seymour, Ind. Dec. 27. ----A. H. HARBAUGH has leased the tripoli deposits discovered in the hills on his farm near Freetown, this county, to a Terre Haute syndicate. The work of developing the find will begin at once. A Chicago firm has contracted to take all the output. Experts say the deposit appears very extensive. _______________________________________________________________________ Evangelist S. D. BAKER and Oliver M. DAVIS, of the Church of Christ, were in city Monday, en route to their homes, respectively, at Mountain Spring and Trinity Springs. Mr. DAVIS has lately returned from Missouri, where he held a number of successful meetings with a large number of additions. _______________________________________________________________________ Married, at the home of the bride's father, John STEWART, in east Campbellsburg, Monday evening, Dec. 23, Miss Mabel STEWART and Jasper N. MEDLOCK, Rev. FALLOW, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. MEDLOCK will make their home in Bedford, where the best wishes of their many friends back here will attend them.---Campbellsburg Graphic. _______________________________________________________________________ Shoals, Ind., Dec. 30. -- While sitting with the family in the home, north of this city, last evening and surrounded by the luxuries that wealth could procure, Miss Maud WILDMAN, aged 21, daughter of Jesse WILDMAN, a wealthy farmer, drank the contents of an ounce bottle of carbolic acid, and in less than 30 minutes was dead. Miss WILDMAN had many admirers, but the one whom she saw fit to lavish her affections upon after years of courtship jilted her and cast his lot with another, and for several days the relatives of the young woman noticed she was despondent, but little dreamed that she was contemplating self destruction. _______________________________________________________________________ Gideon PAFFORD, a good citizen of Avoca, was in town Monday and called on us. Mr. PAFFORD is not only a regular subscriber to the Mail himself, but has at different times subscribed for it for members of his family who live in other places. _______________________________________________________________________ Misses Leona CASTELLA and Shirley SNIDER have gone to Greencastle to visit Miss SNIDER's parents and friends. Several of their friends accompanied them to the depot .... Volunteer: Velma Walker

Bedford Weekly Mail Bedford, Indiana Friday, January 3, 1902 TUNNELTON Miss Mary FIELD returned home from Flora, Ill., Saturday, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank EVANS......Miss Oda McINTIRE came home Saturday to spend the Holidays......Miss Addie GUTHRIE, of Bedford, spent Xmas with relatives and friends here......Mr. and Mrs. Mausel GUTHRIE visited Mrs. Marion BROWN Tuesday night and Wednesday......Mr. and Mrs. Arthur GUTHRIE spent Xmas with Mrs. J. H. BROOKING......Mrs. Anna STRONG, of Washington, is visiting relatives and friends at this place......Harve REED, Mrs. Ella KETCHAM and Miss Ode McINTIRE went to Bedford Wednesday......Mr. and Mrs. Harve BROOKING, of Peerless, is visiting relatives and friends at this place......Mrs. Mary GUTHRIE visited her parents at Palestine Saturday and Sunday......Miss Jessie REYNOLDS went to Bedford Saturday......John C. GUTHRIE of Ditney, had a stroke of paralysis while here Friday evening He was taken home by Noble REYNOLDS and is now in a critical condition. This is his second stroke! ......Mr. and Mrs. Ed DIXON, A. S. WILCOX, and Mrs. Susie WILCOX went to Bedford Tuesday......Mrs. Ertie EKER and Mrs. Maud CHILDERS went to Elwood, Tuesday, to visit their sister, Mrs. Isaac PLUMMER......Will HUDDLESTON went to Cincinnati Thursday with a load of stock......Rev. L. N. JONES visited his family at Indianapolis this week......Mrs. Will ALDRIDGE, who has been visiting home folks at this place, returned to her home at Ft. Ritner, Friday......M. T. WHITE of Zelma, who has been visiting Norman WEDDLE, went home Saturday......Miss Lena LEE of Bono, visited here Saturday......Mrs. Ella KETCHAM, Miss Martha REYNOLDS, Miss Mabel CLARK and Ed IKERD went to Bedford Sunday......O. E. DIXON and C. E. FARIS went to Bedford Sunday......Misses Dema INGLE and Cora STIPP, of Pinhook, visited friends here Friday......Miss Mary DAY went to Bedford Tuesday......Misses Eva and Ora STRAIN, of Ft. Ritner, visited Miss Clara STAPP Tuesday......Noble MALOTTE visited home folks at Indianapolis d! uring the Holidays......O. E. DIXON went to Ft. Ritner Wednesday......Ezra ALLEN of Coxton, was in town Saturday......Katie WORTHINGTON, of Mitchell, is visiting home folks this week......Marshall GUTHRIE, of Bedford, was in town Tuesday......Miss Rose FLINN went to Indian Springs Wednesday to visit her sisters, Mesdames ALLEN and FARIS......Miss Mary DAY spent Sunday with Miss Ella WILCOX......Mr. CAMPBELL, the timberman, had his foot mashed by a log Friday evening......Miss Florence FIELDS went to Flora, Ill., Monday to spend the winter. Volunteer: Velma Walker

BEDFORD WEEKLY NEWS BEDFORD, INDIANA JANUARY 24, 1902 ZELMA WILLIAM TODD and MRS. LEONA MARK, of the west neighborhood spent Sunday with JOHN DODD's folks. REV. W. F, RUSSELL of Gosport, has conducted a sucessful series of meetings at DePawl M. E. church the past two weeks with seven additions to the church. The meetings were largely attended and much good was affected. After arrangements are made for a date the Heltonville minister will preach regular at this place. The boys, the gray whiskered ones, indulged in a wood chopping for the De Pawl church Wednesday. The other boys stayed at home with two or three exceptions. MRS. MARTHA WHITTED is suffering with muscular rheumatism HORATIO FOSTER of Bedford, and family visited relatives here over Sunday. JESSE MICTHELL, of Shawswick, was here Tuesday, and bought some choice calves of MACIR DODDS. AYLATTE WHITTED, a promiment farmer of near Erie, was a business visitor here Wednesday.

BEDFORD WEEKLY NEWS BEDFORD, INDIANA January 24, 1902 FORT RITNER Dr. L. G. BOYD of Tunnelton was here Monday. .. BURT MCKINLEY was in Jackson County Sunday night returning Monday. JOHN W. MATHIS of Shilo was here Tuesday. FRANCIS M. DIXON was called at ELISHA LEES Tuesday. The Standard Oil man of Bedford was here Tuesday. MRS. KATE WILLIAMS of Ditney was here Wednesday the guest of her daughter MRS. CARRA BOYLES. RICHARD BRITE of Buddha was here Thursday doing some milling, DANIEL A. LEE was visiting his father, EHSHA LEE Thursday. LAFAYETTE WILLIAMS of Bono was here Thursday. PINBOOK AMBROSE CRAWFORD was on our streets Friday night. THOMAS ROOT made a business trip to Cedar Ridge Thursday and to Bedford Friday. R. N. DIXON, our merchant, has been out of torwn on a vacation this week. MRS. NANCY and DELLA BROOKING were in our village Wednesday on business. We now have our cemetery fenced anew and the committee deserves the highest honors for their faithful performance of duties. BONO EDITH STEWART, little daughter of JOHN L. STEWART, has scarlet fever. JOHN BLOUCHER is our early fisherman having caught a find string the first of the week. ED RILEY was the guest of JOHN KNIGHT for supper last Thursday night. JOHN is always glad to meet his old friend. A. L. FREED has a contract for four new building at Stonington. Eleven buildings are now under headway at that point. The stone masons are getting along fine with their work on the stone mill. JESSE PETERS, of Paoli, was in the vicinity last week. EPHRAIM EDWARDS went to Tunnelton Monday. JAMES MCINTIRE, our photographer, made a business trip to Tunnelton Saturday. The report that MRS. OTE MCINTIRE had smallpox was false. Candidaates are bobbing up occasionally, tryiing to keep their heads above water.

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