BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1900 The A. M. E. Conference which has just closed at Mt. Vernon was well attended by the preachers throughout the district, and much work was done for the church. Bishop GRANT, of Baltimore, presided. Rev. W. C. IRWIN was assigned to Seymour, and Rev. J. L. THOMAS to Bloomington. The Bedford charge has not yet been supplied. ******************************* LINCOLN LEAGUE Fremont And Lincoln Voters To Be Enrolled In Special Classes. In compliance with a request from Grant MICHENER, State Secretary of the Lincoln League of Indiana, I desire to receive the names and addresses of all voters in Lawrence county who cast their first votes for John C. Fremont in 1856, and who will vote for McKinley this year; and also all who voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 or 1864, and who will vote for McKinley this year. These voters will be enrolled in two special classes, those who voted for Fremont in Co. A, and those who voted for Lincoln in Co. B. These voters should send their names to me, giving ages and addresses and for whom they cast their first votes, whether for Fremont in 1856, or for Lincoln in 1860 or 1864. These names will be enrolled as above stated, in two companies of the Lincoln League, of special distinction. The names will be published in the Republican papers. Be prompt in sending names, as the campaign will soon be over. J. HICKSON SMITH, County Organizer Lincoln League. ************************************** Farmer's Institute. A Farmers' Institute will be held at Fayetteville, Ind., Sept. 29, 1900. The following program has been arranged: FORENOON SESSION. 9 a.m. "Fruit" – J. A. BURTON, M. F. DUNN, Daniel SHERWOOD and others. "Clover, Its Utility as a Fertilizer and Feed" – Jacob BOSSERT, Cole DUNCAN and William EMBREE. AFTERNOON SESSION. 1 p.m. "The Most Profitable Way to Handle Corn and Corn Fodder" – Robert DUNCAN, George HAMER and others. "The Growing of Sorghum Cane As a Forage Crop" – V. E. KERN and J. A. BURTON. "Wheat Growing" – W. C. PITMAN and Reuben SCOTT. The farmers are requested to bring specimens of their fruit, vegetables, grain, etc. and their dinners and enjoy a pleasant and profitable day. E. F. ALLEN, M. D., WM. C. PITMAN, V. E. KERN. *********************************** LIST OF LETTERS. Remaining in the Bedford Post Office unclaimed, advertised for week ending Sept. 15, 1900: LADIES: CANNON, Mrs. Rhoda. COBB, Mrs. Virindia. DAY, Mrs. Hattie. GREEN, Mrs. Effie. SEARS, Mrs. Marie. WILLHAM, Mrs. Susie. GENTLEMEN: ALLEN, Otis. DODD, William. GROSSBACK, Fred. MARRITT, Billie. McLAHLAN, Oliver M. D. REYNOLDS, Omer. SEARS, Claude. STEELE, James W. THOMPSON, Austin. WHITE, Johnson. POSTAL CARDS. SKAGGS, Melvin. Persons calling for above letters, please say advertised. VINSON V. WILLIAMS, P. M. ************************************ A fine collection of Central American curios, brought home from Nicaragua by Alva B. TRESSLAR, is one on exhibition at J. B. STIPP's shoe store. The collection includes the following articles: Rope vine planted in trees by birds and descents to ground; mahogany boat paddle; bowl cut from cedar root with ax; canvas apron covered with raw native rubber; shot pouch made from the skin of a "night-walk"; two heads of bill-birds; cocoanut as it fell from the tree; calabash; South American rabbit skin; monkey comb; skin of alligator; cassava root; shells from Fortune Island; block of rose wood; bill of small sawfish; chocolate beans in pod and shelled; bamboo water-jug; native rubber; monkey ladder vine; a fine $15 Panama hat; coarse Panama hat; palm leaves, sea moss, nuts; feathers, teeth of various creatures, etc.