BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1900 WILLIAMS Miss Stella SHORT, of Worthington, is visiting relatives here. . Lou BEATY, of Bedford, was here several days last week. . Mrs. Mary SWANGO, of Oolitic, visited her parents here last week. . Preston MAVITY had his hand mashed while making cider Thursday. . B. C. WILSON returned home from Centerville one day last week. . Dr. McFARLAN is able to be out again, after being sick for several weeks. . During the storm Wednesday Theodore SHORT's house was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. .. T. N. PIERCE and wife visited friends near Heltonville Saturday and Sunday. . Miss Jessie WILLIAMS returned from Odon Sunday afternoon after spending several days visiting friends. . Miss Edna GORE, of Burns City, left here Monday, for Silverville, where she will visit relatives. . Herschel MOORE, of Bedford, was in town Monday. . Misses Pearl BAKER, Bessie PIERCE, Nellie ETCHINSON and Ina HENDRICKSON, Mrssrs. Opal and Luther PIERCE and Bart WILLIAMS were the guests of Joe and Laura CHAPMAN Saturday night. . John and Jacob GEHRING were at Bedford Monday. . Bert SHORT went to Grammar last week, where he has a position in Wm. LEWIS' store at that place. . The protracted meeting here closed last Friday night with fourteen additions. .. Jacob BOSSERT had two cows killed by lightning one day last week. . Opal ARMSTRONG, of Silverville, was in town Monday. . Miss Stella SHORT went to Bedford Sunday to visit relatives. . Nelson HENDRICKSON returned from Indianapolis Friday, where he had been working in the insane asylum at that place. . George MYERS, of Seymour, was in town Tuesday. . Mrs. C. B. WILLIAMS visited at Bedford Saturday and Sunday. . Ollie MYERS, a traveling salesman was in town Tuesday. . Miss Mollie WEIR, of Oolitic, is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. C. WILSON. . Miss Elsie Sims, of Bedford, is here the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leota ADAMSON. . Married-Tuesday, August 21st, 1900 at 2 p.m. at the home of Wilker WRIGHT, north of town Miss Ola KNOTT to Jacob GEHRING, both of this place. Rev. T. W. MURPHY officiating. They have our congratulations and best wishes for the future.