Bedford Weekly Mail, Bedford, Indiana, Friday, May 26, 1899 Wm. DOBBINS went to Owensburg, Tuesday afternoon to look after a flour exchange that he has at that place. Marriage licenses have been issued to James K. DOWNEY and Emma J. LUTZ; Allie SEWARD and Fannie BURK. Sterling R. HOLT of Indianapolis a leading capitalist and Democratic politician was in the city buying stock. Thos. SHARP of Paoli has accepted a position with the McLean Milles and will have charge of the veneer saws. Frank SHARR and family north Lincoln Avenue went to Freetown, Saturday to visit relatives over Sunday. Mr. And Mrs. WATSON, of Joliet, Ill., have come to Bedford to reside, and are staying with Mr. And Mrs. Fred DUNIHUE. A handsome new awning graces the front if the General Office of the S I and Belt railways, on South I street. Marriage licenses have been issued to Charles C. LOVE and Adah E. HODGES; Charles W. PATE and Laura B. McCOY. Chas. EBERT is improving the appearance of his house, in East Bedford, by remodeling it and building an additional room. Joe EVANS reports that he has a lot of men already at work on his contract, cutting through the tunnel on the B & O S W Cyrus BLACKBURN is adding to the appearance of his property on North M street by placing a new stone sidewalk in front. Homer SEARS who has been staying in North Bedford for several weeks spent Sunday at Heltonville with his parents. Miss Lou PARHAM and her guest Mrs. Meade BRYANT went to the country Saturday to visit the family of Wesley PARHAM. Mrs. E. M. WALKER of Petersburg who has been visiting her niece Miss Georgia DUNCAN the past few weeks, returned to her home Saturday. Rev. John WILLIAMS has purchased the Jesse TURPEN property on North L street and will move his family here to make their future home. Dr. A. W. BARE and Elijah COLEMAN of Bryantsville, were in the city Mondaym on their way to Indianapolis, to attend the Masonic Grand Lodge. J. E. EVANS is having some machinery moved from the Brown - Bodenschats quarry to be used in cutting down the little tunnel near Rivervale. John HENNON and O. W. PORTER are placing the shelving and remodeling the building on the corner of Lincoln avenue and 7th street. It will be used for a store. Sam HAYDEN, colored, of the Quaker Medicine Company was assessed a fine and costs of $9.20 by Squire CHRISTLER, Wednesday, for intoxication. He paid the same. It is the purpose of those in charge of the matter to make the Fourth of July celebration this year of especial interest and benefit to the business men of Bedford. Miss Fannie BURK and Albert STEWART were united in marriage at the home of Nelson HENDERSON, South H Street, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, Elder W. B. CHRISTLER officiating. A total eclipse of the sun is scheduled for Monday, May 29th. It will be visible in nearly all parts of the United States from the Gulf of Mexico to the 49th parallel, north latitude. The route to shorten the B & O S W railway from Pierceville to Osgood has been decided upon and the deal closed. The road will run south and will be shortened by one mile between Osgood and Pierceville. The suits for damages and rights of way have all been settled, and work will commence at once. Virgil SHERRILL, of Hickory, N. C., is visiting relatives in Bedford and vicinity. He is a son of Uncle Billy SHERRILL, who moved from this county in North Carolina 16 years ago. Elder Enos TURNER, evangelist of the Church of Christ of Big Springs, Washington county, was in town Saturday, enroute to Williams where he had an appointment over Sunday. Herbert MCDOWELL, was in the city from Dark Hollow, Tuesday morning. He is engaged in the general merchandising business, having purchased the store recently owned by James GEORGE. The annual all day basket meeting will be held at the Leatherwood church next Sunday. These meetings are held yearly on the 4th Sunday in May and are always attended by large crowds. Morris MAYER, the poultry fancier, has just received a fine little Spaniel pup, direct from the kennels at Toledo, O. It is a throughbred and is registered and Morris is very proud of the little fellow. James O'CONNELL is putting up two monuments in the Ikerd cemetery east of town a barre granite stone over the grave of Newton L. IKERD and a Bedford rustic stone over the grave of a child of Mrs. Elizabeth IKERD. Miss Dora MADDOX who has been staying with her aunt, Mrs. John MASSEY, since the death of her grandmother, has gone to Avoca and will make her future home at that place with the family of Lon MADDUX. Jas. O'CONNELL left Wednesday for Crown Point, Ind., to erect monuments. He says he sold a car load of Scotch and Sweds work last spring to the most prominent people there. Work arrived in this country last week