BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1900 W. A. Watson, the Indian Springs barber, was in the city Friday. Mrs. J. B. STRONG, of Tunnelton, was visiting the family of Lou UTTERBACK. Mrs. Minnie BENNETT and little son, returned to their home at Avoca Tuesday. Oliver HAMER, of Terre Haute, spent Sunday in this city, the guest of his family. Charlie PORTER, of Terre Haute, spent Sunday in this city visiting his parents. Elijah McGINNIS, of Indian Springs, spent Sunday with his family in this city. Mrs. Ida BARLOW and children arrived here Tuesday evening to visit Wallace QUEEN and family. Arthur DRAKE, who has been sick for several weeks with typhoid fever, is able to be up again. Mrs. Henry HIRSCHER went to Salem Wednesday, to visit her sister, Mrs. Erdman SMITH and family. William H. TATOM, who has just bought G. C. SMITH's store at Coxton, was in town Friday buying goods. Rev. H. A. SEVERINGHAUS preached a very strong temperance sermon Sunday, the subject being "Wine." Hiram HENDERSON, President of the Lawrence County Farmers' Institute, was in town Tuesday on business. J. B. THAYER, of Peerless, was in town Monday. He is canvassing agent for religious books and tracts. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Will SEARS, who lives one mile from town, are very sick with whooping cough. Milton O. REEVES, of Columbus, will visit James SMALL next Sunday and will sing in the services morning and evening. Brown county, Indiana, has been "opened up" by telephone. But no railroad or telegraph has yet disturbed its peaceful territory. Misses Mamie and Helen MASTEN returned to their home at Loogootee Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with Miss Cora SEARS, of this city. Miss Josepha FRANKLIN will lecture at Bloomington in Kirkwood Avenue Christian church next Sunday night. Subject "Idol Worship In India." Mr. and Mrs. Kerr TAYLOR, of Jasper, are in the city, the guest of Frank CROOKE and family. Mr. TAYLOR is Prosecuting Attorney of that district. Leslie CRANDALL, a Terre Haute boiler-maker who had been repairing the smaller boilers at the Hoosier quarry for two days, returned home Tuesday night. Judge CHRISLER received a letter several days ago from an old schoolmate, J. R. KITTRELL, of Fresno, Cal., whom he went to school with at Spring Ridge, Miss., about sixty years ago, and of whom he had not seen or heard since then. Mr. KITTRELL is seventy-two years of age. Tilghman H. WILLIAMS, of Williams, was in the Stone City Friday morning. W. L. SLINKARD, a prominent attorney of Bloomfield, was in town today. Jeptha NEWKIRK, a prominent citizen of Heltonville, was in this city Friday. Julius HEITGER is beginning to erect a brick cottage on his lot on South H street. Morris LEEHEY, who had a light stroke of paralysis several days ago, is improving. Henry BROOKING has returned from Tunnelton where he had been visiting his old home for a week. W. B. CHRISLER has gathered his crop of cotton. The plants produced a good sized basketful of the fiber. Mrs. MARONEY is having a new kitchen built to her house, on South H street. Tom MEDARIS is doing the work. Mrs. Susan CRAWFORD, who had been visiting the family of Henry BROOKING, has returned to her home near Pinhook. Emmett PATTON, who had been visiting his uncle, Enoch PATTON, at Oolitic, returned to his home in Bloomington Wednesday. J. W. CARR, of Anderson, Superintendent of the City Schools, was in the city Wednesday. He went to Owensburg this morning, to visit the scenes of his boyhood days for a few days. Pat CULLEN, of Chicago, came down Wednesday afternoon, to spend Thanksgiving with his many friends in this city. Mr. CULLEN was formerly bookkeeper for the PERRY-MATTHEWS-BUSKIRK quarry. The State vs. Thomas FREEMAN, of REED's Station, charged with selling liquor to a minor, was on trial this afternoon.