BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 1900 A. R. VANSICKLE and daughter Mary went to Chicago Monday. Claud RICHARDS has taken a job with the Electric Light Co. Miss Maud STIPP, of Erie, was visiting friends and relatives in the city. Mrs. Henry SCHAFFER is seriously ill at her home on West 15th street. George MOSS, of this city, was visiting friends and relatives in the country. Alva EVANS, who has been sick for several days, is able to go to work again. Miss Florence CORBIN, who has been sick for several weeks, is able to be out again. Mrs. M. J. HUDSON has bought Charley KNIGHT's residence property on West 12th street. John KINDER, of Mt. Olive, was in the city Saturday. He wants to buy a small farm near town. Elder Isaac C. ROSS, of Charleston, Ill., is among his old friends on a visit of a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac HOLMES, of Short, were in this city Monday forenoon, enroute to the Encampment at Chicago. Fred STROUT, of the Bedford U. R. K. of P. and Major of the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Regiment, will left Saturday for Detroit, to attend the National Encampment. N. E. STROUT & Co. have opened up their new grocery store on 5th and K streets. Frank PENNINGTON, of New Albany, and Albert STROUT will look after the interest of the customers. Following a personal encounter between H. C. WHITING and Charles SANDEFUR at the Bedford Liquor Co.'s saloon on the west side one day last week, SANDEFUR removed the license in his name, under which the place had been running; and WHITING Friday resumed business under a license issued to himself by the County Board in July. William DODD, of Indianapolis, is the guest of his father, Capt. Thomas DODD, at Palestine. Miss Ruth HICKMAN, who had been visiting Bedford relatives, returned to St. Louis Monday. Mrs. Opal DAVIS went to Chicago Sunday, to visit an aunt, whom she had not seen for over 20 years. Z. T. STOVALL took possession of the KNOTT meat market Monday, having purchased it a few days ago. A handsome new sawed stone walk is being put in on the north side of the New Deckard, along 14th street. Oscar EDWARDS, who is traveling for the Educational Supply Co., came home Sunday to visit his parents. Mrs. W. P. MALOTT, who had been in the city for several days, returned to her home at Indianapolis, Monday. Miss Alma SCHMIZER, of Peerless, is the guest of her grandparents, Rev. John WILLIAMS and wife, in North Bedford. Eld. P. B. MAY returned from Norman Station Monday where he had been to conduct religious services over Sunday. C. Z. LOYD, Manager of the Central Union Telephone Company at Vincennes, was the guest of Joe SCHEEFERS, in this city, Sunday. CALEY & Son are building a new delivery wagon for N. E. STROUT & CO., the new grocery firm. It will be one of the finest wagons of the kind in the city. BORN-Friday, to Mr. and Mrs. D. RAY, a daughter. James PICKARD and family, of North Bedford, left Saturday for Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Tom GARDNER went to Springville Saturday, to visit relatives over Sunday. Litina ADAMSON went to Bloomington Saturday, to hear Gov. TAYLOR speak. Geo. C. KOSTENBADER, of Ellettsville, is visiting Mrs. Mary RAGSDALE and Mrs. W. STEPHENSON. Joe EVANS, who had been living near the little tunnel, has moved his family back to this city. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. SNYDER have gone to French Lick Springs to spend a couple of weeks. Pearce OSBORNE, a farmer of near Owensburg, had six head of cattle killed by lightning a few days ago. Fred ADAMSON and wife, of Williams, arrived last Saturday to visit C. A. KNIGHT and family, on 5th street. Miss Pearl WITHMAN left last Saturday, for Cincinnati, on a two weeks' visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. A. S. McFARLAND is dangerously ill with typhoid fever at her home near the corner of 7th and H streets. Miss Ella BOTTORFF, of Courtland, arrived Saturday, to visit her mother, Mrs. E. J. WHITTED, east of town. Mrs. W. B. HILL and children, who had been visiting relatives at Paoli and Unionville for two weeks past, returned home Saturday forenoon. Squire W. P. EVANS, who is canvassing for some famous New York nurseries, has shown us some fine apples of the "sheep-nose" variety. Miss Helen STELLTER went to Seymour Sunday, to visit her uncle, George W. MYERS, and other relatives. Master Wesley RHODA accompanied her.