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    1. Local News - November 28, 1902
    2. Judy Jefferson
    3. Bedford Weekly Mail, Friday, November 28, 1902 While Lindsey BAUGH and Lon OWENS, two well known carpenters,were at work on Elmer McKNIGHT's house at 8th and I streets, about 8 o'clock Wednesday a.m., the scaffold on which they were standing broke down and let them fall about 15 feet. Mr. BAUGH was injured in the back and hip, and Mr. Owens had one arm broken near the wrist. In addition both were badly jarred by the fall. "The good old times"--in the year 1818, Akillus VAWTER was licensed to keep tavern in his own house in the village of Vernon, Ind. for one year, and allowed to charge patrons as follow: Dinner 37c; supper and breakfast cash 25c; lodging per night 12 1/2c; whiskey per half pint 12 1/2c; brandy per half pint 18 1/2c; wine, rum and french brandy 50c; corn and oats per gallon 12 1/1c; stabling and hay per night 37 1/2c-- Rising Sun Recorder. Ed JOHNSON, who recently bought the home of Dick RICHARDS on North L street, has moved him family from West 12th street to that place. Roy McDANIEL, a student at Heebe's Business College at Indianapolis, was home to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McDANIEL Smallpox has again made its appearance in Washington, Ind. Ben BRUNER, 321 South street has the disease; Dale and Eva and Mrs. Samuel ROGERS, of 904 Washington street are afflicted, and Clyde REDDICK, corner of Meridian and Van Tress streets, has the disease. The foot ball eleven from the High School left Thursday for Washington via the Southern Indiana where they will play the final game of the season this afternoon. The following is the line up: center, Voris NORTON; right guard, PATTON; right end, Robert BAILEY; right tackle, Bina BOYD; full back, John MURPHY; quarter back, Orin MITCHELL; left half, Warren RUNNELS; right half; Captain Lee BAILEY; left end, Will BURKE; left guard, Claud BUCHANAN; left tackle, George BRIDWELL. Sub. Kelsy MILLER

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