BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 1, 1897 UN-NAMED - MISC INFO. Street Commissioner Loyd RADCLIFFE, has leveled up the numerous holes in the Macadam on the public square, much to the pleasure of drivers of vehicles. MONEY to loan on farm or city real estate. Lowest market rate with privilege for payment before due. Charles F. STEPHENSON. Mrs. Rebecca HAYS, of Campbellsburg, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. LANGE/LAOGE, in this city, for the past month, returned home Tuesday morning. The Temple Quartettes, of Boston Ranks as one of the best in America. Miss RIDGEWAY receives the highest praise from the Boston critics. Opera House Jan. 25. W. N. MATTHEWS purchased a $1,000 piano in Louisville as a Christmas present for his daughters. It arrived Monday and was put up by Jeff HUNT and Will BIVINS. MEETINGS: the United Friends will have meetings every night this week in the Unkel property just off I street west of Court house. All are invited. Mrs. Susan HOUSTON and W. P. WALLHEISER and wife, entertained Judge A. B. CARLTON, of ...... H. V. ELROD, of Mitchell, was in this city Thursday. Uncle Aaron WRIGHT, of Orleans, was in town Thursday. Mrs. Maria BRINEGAR, of Springville was in town Thursday. Prof. A. B. GUTHRIE and wife will arrive here from Muncie Friday evening. Jane KIMBERLY, of Tunnelton, was in Bedford Thursday and called on the Mail. Mrs. C. R. ALEY, who had been spending a few days in Jeffersonville, returned home Wednesday. The Bloomington Foot Ball team will try their luck against Bedford pluck Friday afternoon. What is the matter with Washington? Ruth, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. WEBB is seriously ill with fever. A trained nurse came from Louisville Monday evening to help care for the child, who has a hold on many hearts here. Prof. F. E. CALLAHAN Monday forenoon, for Baltimore, Md., where he will remain during the winter to study, and act as assistant for his brother, Prof. J. M. CALLAHAN, who is a tutor in Johns Hopkins University. John H. JOHNSON, of Worthington, was in town Tuesday. Mr. Johnson is a candidate for United States District of Indiana. He was a gallant Union Soldier, and has served two terms as Sheriff of Greene county. Rev. and Mrs. John WARD, accompanied by their son and wife arrived Friday evening from Quincy. Rev. and Mrs. John S. WARD have the heartiest congratulations of the Mail and all Bedford friends. May peace and happiness be their lot throughout life's journey. By taking an off date the ladies of the Christian Church have secured the Temple Quartette of Boston. Jan 25th, which will take the place of the Schuberts. It is believed this will give better satisfaction than the Schuberts as the latter have been here before. The Street and Alley Committee of the Council Tuesday night let the contract for the foot crossings on the public square to the court-house to Charles Reid for $120 for the two. There were several bids the highest being $165. At last the Court-house will be accessible to the public in all kinds of weather. Harry BROOKS, the Louisville post office thief who broke jail ..... (story cuts off). Engineer Fred HALL says that contracts wore being closed to place stone and steel bridges along the Monon from Lafayette to Chicago. the contracts will be finally placed January 1, and will amount to about $40,000 worth of work. Contracts will also be made to straighten out the track and reduce the grades between the same points. It is probable that similar work will be done on the southern end of the road between Lafayette and Louisville, next spring. The parade of Stetson's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at noon Monday was the best thing of the kind ever seen here. It consisted of two brass bands, a steam calliope drawn by four milk-white horses, blood hounds, donkeys, and a charming golden-haired Eva mounted on a pony. A big crowd assembled at the Grand that night to see this most popular of plays, which, thought it often and excites the sneers of blasé critics, never grows old in the hearts of the people. Bedford Lodge No. 14 F & A. M., met on Dec 26, 1896, and elected the following officers: Newton CROOKE, W. M. L. B. EMMERY, S. W. H. H. EDWARDS, J. W. W. P. HODGE, Treas. H. CONKLIN, Sec'y. Jas. B. WILDER, S. D. M. F. HANNERS, J. D. F. P. VANCE, Tyler. Hiram MALLOTT, Chaplain. Jordan OWENS. Public Installation and supper at Hall Jan. 6 1897 H. CONKLIN, Sec'y At a meeting of the Bedford Fair and Trotting Association Tuesday, all of the old officers were re-elected, as follows: T. O. DAGGY, president. James McCLELLAND, Treasurer. Thorn ZOLLMAN, Secretary. Geo. W. McDANIEL, Superintendent. Supt. McDANIEL, will go to Indianapolis Monday to make arrangements for a date in the circuit next season. The association, expects an unusually successful Fair next season, there being no political canvass to divert public attention. W. J. BROWNING's barn 2 miles northwest of Heltonville, burned Sunday at 10 a. m. with the following contents: 150 bushels threshed oats, 60 bushels wheat, 100 bushels oats in sheaf, 100 shocks fodder, 2 buggies, 1 wagon, 1 binder, 1 mowing machine, 1 dropper, cultivator, 7 sets harness, plows and many other smaller articles; also 1 hay stack near the barn. No one was at home except his daughter. Origin of the fire is unknown. There was a small insurance in the Farmers Cooperative Insurance Association. FOOT BALL TO-DAY Bedford and Bloomington Will Meet On the Glory Field At the Fairground. A great game of Foot Ball will take place at the Fairgrounds to-day at 2 p. m. Bedford vs. Bloomington. the line up of the Bedford team is as follows: A. LOWDER, right end. E. FILLION, right tackle. M MESSICK, right guard. E. OWENS, cutter. F. COSNER, left guard. C. LOWDER, left tackle. John LEWIS, left end. T. WALLACE, quarterback. W. MALOTT, right half back. O. McDOWELL, left half back. C. GAUSSIN, full back. Washington failed to respond to the dare promulgated by our mop-headed heroes. there's lots of sand at the Shops city, but no of it in the craws of her foot-ball players. The Bloomington Telephone says: "the grand jury completed its work this morning and was formally discharged by Judge Martin. the jury returned a few indictments which will not be made public until after the necessary arrest have been made. the grand jury made a through investigation of the case against John CARSON, charged with forging the tally sheets in the county assessors contest, and to Mr. CARSON's justice it should be stated that there was no evidence whatever pointing to him as the guilty party, and it is not likely that Mr. CARSON will be made a party to further prosecution." RAINEY and wife, Charley ADAMSON and wife; Misses Blan* SEARS, Hattie RAINEY, Alice *, Rose MALOTT, Hattie ADAMS*, MESSRS. , Luther RAINEY, Willi* T. KERN and Edward MALO*. Between 4 and 5 o'clock, they wended their way home, feeling that the day had been spend happy, and trusting that they would all meet together on next Christmas. We thank Mr. and Mrs. KERN for their good entertainment which they had given. ONE WHO WAS THERE. A many by the name of RIPP* was killed near Salem Monday night by United States Marshall Sexton and another officer from Louisville. The officers were after a post office robber and had been reported that the man they wanted was working on a farm in the vicinity of Salem. the officers went to the place and after watching for a short time saw a man come out of a out-building carrying a shotgun. they called upon him to surrender, but the man refused to obey and attempted to use his gun when the officers drew their revolvers and fired. the man fell and died almost instantly. Afterward it was learned that the dead man's name was Rippey and that he was not the man wanted. It seems that he had seen the officers and thinking that they were robbers, was preparing to give them a warm reception. John GIGERISH, of this city shot Cecil MURRAY, of the Monon* Restaurant at Mitchell, with a revolver about 6:30 pm. Friday. Volunteer: Janie