BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 1900 Mr. AND Mrs. Thomas STIPP were in Mitchell Tuesday night, the guests of their son, Prof. W. E. STIPP and family. They left there next morning for Cincinnati and Covington, Ky., on an extended visit to relatives. The Christian church people will meet next Sunday and during the winter months in the Court House. Let all friends and members of the church please take notice. Services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 9 o'clock. Miss Sallie PAGE, who had been the guest of Marcus BAKER and family here for a few days, returned to her home at Robinson, Greene county, Monday morning. James BATMAN and wife, and son, Gordon, and Eb WALKER and wife, and son, Robert, were entertained at dinner, Sunday, by Robert DUNCAN and wife, at their home at Palestine, south of Bedford. Miss Cora DUSSARD went to Seymour Saturday to visit friends for a week, and to attend the wedding of Miss Maud JEFFERS of that city, to Mr. O. M. SIETZ, of Mt. Carmel, Ills. Miss JEFFERS formerly resided in this city and has a host of friends here. Capt. T. J. BOX was called to Indianapolis Wednesday, by a telegram announcing the serious illness of his wife. Mrs. BOX has been in attendance at the bedside of their daughter, Mrs. John RUSH, who has been very sick, but is improving. Some outbuildings belonging to the house occupied by A. J. FINE, on 17th street and owned by Mrs. C. E. IKERD, were set afire late Tuesday afternoon by a crowd of boys, of the neighborhood, playing with matches. Owing to the prompt arrival of the Fire Department a disastrous conflagration was averted. Loss about $25. William HAWKINS, a well-known citizen of the neighborhood of Shawswick, was stricken with paralysis Sunday morning, while hitching a horse to his buggy. His entire right side from the face down on a line with the center of his forehead and nose is useless and almost devoid of feeling. Mr. HAWKINS is 57 years of age. A surprise birthday dinner was given at the home of Henry McBRIDE, Tuesday, it being his 41st birthday. Those present were: Hiram BATMAN and wife, Eld. James SMALL, Mrs. Samuel McBRIDE, Mrs. Howard FOX, Mrs. Caroline BROWN, Mrs. John KNIGHT; Misses Carrie McBRIDE, Gracie HARTMAN; William McBRIDE and wife. An enjoyable time was had by all. Col. L. T. DICKASON, of Chicago, was in the city Wednesday night. L. A. KEITHLEY went to Heltonville Thursday on business. Herschel MOORE went to Williams Thursday to buy some hogs. Mrs. George MOSS, who has been ill for several days, is improving. Jennings LARTER went to Paoli Thursday as a witness in the GRAYSON trial. Frank, son of Henry McBRIDE, has the typhoid fever at his home north of town. Mrs. Clara HAWKINS, of Heltonville, was in town Thursday, the guest of friends. Gene FRANCIS has moved from 16th street near L, into the house recently vacated by Robt. GYGER on West 15th street. Hon. J. B. WILSON, a prominent attorney of Bloomington, was in the city Thursday, on professional business. Miss Della GREEN, of Buddha, was in the city Thursday, on her way to Springville to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. BURBANS, of Kansas City, Mo., who had been visiting relatives in this city, has gone to Williams on a short visit. Curg DAGLEY, of Cincinnati, Greene county, is the guest of his brother, O. E. DAGLEY, and family, of South I street. A. M. FARIS, wife and three children, of Indian Springs, were in town Thursday on their way to Tunnelton to visit relatives. R. A. WEIR, who is attending college at Bloomington, was in the city Thursday for short time on his way home in Scottsburg. Joseph TRAINOR was in the city Wednesday night on business. He returned to his home at Pekin, Washington county next morning. Little Mary BRAXTAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph BRAXTAN, who has been very sick for several weeks with scarlet fever, is reported better. Thomas MOORE, a tailor who is working for W. C. LATTIMER, fell the other night at his boarding house on South I street and sprained his left ankle quite severely. Thos. W. BOX is residing his livery barn on West 16th street with galvanized sheet iron; and when finished it will bear a resemblance to a stone building on the outside. F. M. KERN, of near Springville, was in the city Wednesday. He went to Paoli this morning, to join his wife, who is one of the contestants in the GRAYSON will case. Charles BEATLEY has gone to Houston, Texas, to take charge of the paintings for show Nov. 3 of H. B. GENTRY. Every year all the cars and fixtures are repaired and newly decorated. – Bloomington Telephone. Elder James SMALL has been appointed President of the Missionary Work in the county, by the District Convention at Washington. Mrs. John TATE, who had been visiting in Chicago for a few days, returned Friday evening. She went to Avoca this morning. Mrs. Mary CROSSLAND, who had been visiting her son, D. L. CROSSLAND, in this city, returned to her home at Newberry Friday morning. C. B. GARRETT, who had been here for a few days in the interest of the Scotland Nursery Co., of Scotland, In., returned to his home at that place Saturday morning.