BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1900 T. H. KNOOP shipped affine horse to Troy, O. W. P MALOTT and wife have returned to Indianapolis. Arthur STIPP, of Cedar Ridge, is visiting his parents in this city. Mrs. M. W. DEY, of Chicago, is visiting her niece, Mrs. J. W. BEARD. George CRITZER, of Seymour, was the guest of William YOUNG Sunday. Miss Hattie DODDS, of Zelma, came down to visit friends in this city, Monday. Mrs. William JULIAN and son, of Muncie, are the guests of Bedford relatives. D. B. GUTHRIE moved into his handsome new house on H and 21st streets Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John HDNDRICKS went to Salem Sunday, to spend two weeks with relatives. Miss Mary RAGSDALE, of the country, is visiting Miss Cora STIPP on West 13th street. Litina ADAMSON, candidate for Representative, went to Gilgal, to attend the reunion Saturday. Miss Viola HARSH, of Seymour, spent Sunday in this city, the guest of John HARSH and family. A. A. SPLITGERBER has been ill with intermittent fever for a week, but is improving slowly. Willis FINE and wife, of Robinson, Ind., were the guests of Mrs. FINE's sister, Mrs. Milton HASKETT, and Mr. And Mrs. Andy FINE, in this city. Virgil LLOYD, of Indianapolis, was the guest of friends in the city a short time Monday noon. He was on his way home from Kings City, where he hade been to visit relatives. Brownstown, Ind., Aug. 20 – Albert WALKER, Henry SMITH, James BLACK and Alexander BROOK broke jail here at eight o'clock this morning. The Sheriff and posse are after them with bloodhounds. The first two were in jail for robbery, the last two for intent to murder. A marriage license has been issued to Jacob GEHRING and Ola KNOTTS. BORN-To Mr. and Mrs. Charles HARBAUGH, of 18th street, Tuesday, a fine son. Miss Ada ALLEN arrived here Wednesday, to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. W. TRAINOR. Mrs. Maria DIXON, of Indianapolis, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. ALLEN. Hugh McCORD, of Loogootee, has returned to his home, after a short visit in this city. Miss Eva CARTER has returned from Stinesville, where she had been visiting for the past week. John KLINE has returned form a circuit of fairs. He has his cracker jack stand at Orleans this week. Mrs. Abe FINEBERG, of Oolitic, who had been at Indianapolis for several days, returned home Wednesday. J. W. COSNER and wife, returned from Trinity Springs, Wednesday, where they had been several days. Miss Carrie ALLEN and Master Madge ALLEN, of Tunnelton, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. ALLEN. The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Christian church will meet with Mrs. Allie MESSICK, Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Mrs. Euphemia R. DUNN returned Monday evening, from New York City, where she had spent the summer with her sister, Mrs. TRACY. George SCOGGAN went to Ellettsville Tuesday to see his niece, Winnie WINDERS, who is very ill. Mr. SCOGGAN is himself in poor health. Seph HALL has traded his transfer wagon and team to Arthur SEARS for a log wagon and team. SEARS will continue to run the transfer wagon, which heretofore has been in charge of R. R. SCHULTZ. Mrs. Ap HATFIELD, who had been stopping with Mr. and Mrs. Ale HATFIELD on her return from a visit to relatives in Greene county, left Wednesday, for her home at Unionville, in Monroe county. George TAPP, Lou WALKER, John LONG and a number of others have left the last few days for Arcola, Ill., and vicinity, to work in the broom corn harvest. This work lasts about a month, the wages being $1.50 per day and board. Mr. and Mrs. Fay S. POTTER, of Portland Mills, Ind., are the guests of Mrs. POTTER's parents, J. S. BAILEY and wife, north of this city. WM. J. MOORE, of Avoca, has purchased the Henry SCHRANTZ property, on Lincoln street. It will be occupied by the family of Dell OWEN. Joe TURNER has taken a position on the editorial staff of the Brazil Miner. Joe's friends in this city are always glad to hear that he is doing well. John JACKSON, of Tunnelton, was in town Tuesday and called on the MAIL. He has been a subscriber to the MAIL and its predecessors since the '70s. George OWENS, of St. Louis, arrived here Sunday to visit his brother T. J. OWENS, for a week or ten days. They are stopping with James CATHER and family. The farmers are already plowing for wheat. The recent rains have made the ground in good condition for the plow and farmers are taking advantage of it. Rev. and Mrs. D. E. FIELDS, who had been visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. A. ROWE, for a week past, left Tuesday evening for their home at Leaksville, N. C. S. A. SNYDER's pension has been increased for $8 to $10; he has also been appointed a member of the Staff of the Department Commandery, G. A. R. of Indiana. A young couple from Marion township attracted much attention in this city, Saturday afternoon. They wanted a marriage license, but Clerk CRIM could not see it that way. James CATHER has completed Will VANSICKLE's residence on North M street and Mr. VANSICKLE and wife will occupy the same soon. Mr. CATHER has also just completed a 6 room cottage on South H street for Daniel B. GUTHRIE. At Dayton, O., Sunday the Dayton ball club defeated Wheeling in the second game 3 to 1. Bob WICKER pitched and struck out six men. The Enquirer says: "WICKER had the Wheelings at his mercy in the second game, and they barely escaped a shut out, scoring their only run in the last inning." Miss Josepha FRANKLIN has returned to her home in this city after an absence of nearly a month. She was kept very busy during her absence, and spoke in the interest of the missionary cause at several of the larger cities in the State and also at several of the campmeetings and other assemblies. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. POTTER, of Indianapolis, are the guests of Mrs. POTTER's father, Capt. Thomas DODD, at Palestine. Rev. S. L. TODD, of Odon, was in the city a short time Monday evening. He had been to Georgetown, to preach a funeral, and was on his way home. Mrs. George LaFORCE has returned from Bloomington, where she had been called on account of the illness of her mother, who she reports as better when she left. Two small parasols, which were accidentally placed in the wrong buggy at the Shawswick reunion, can be had by the owner by calling at ALDENHAGEN & HARTMAN's hardware store. Mrs. John W. COX, of Tunnelton, was in town Tuesday making out the papers in connection with a $1000 life insurance policy held by her husband, who died sometime ago. Isaac KRANCH, wife and daughter, Daisy, of Fayetteville, were guests of James CATHER and wife Saturday night. They were enroute to Orleans to attend the reunion Monday and Tuesday. The Bedford School Board let the contract for next winter's supply of coal for the city school houses, Tuesday, to the Bedford Coal Mining Co. About 10 carloads will be required. Frank STANNARD left last Tuesday for Minnesota, where he will see to the threshing of 700 acres of wheat and then conduct the sale of the land from which it was cut, being an interested party. L. V. M. TOUTJIAN, the Armenian, has rented a house on South H street, and has moved his family there. Mr. T. had a hard time with the Turks, not many years ago, and they tried to murder him and his family. They will in all probability make Bedford their future home.