BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 1900 Misses Bertha UNKEL, Lulu HOOPENGARNER, Hattie WALLS, Maud ACOAM; Frank ROWE; C. E. ASBURY and wife, and son Taylor, and Dr. HECKMAN and family, left Friday afternoon over he B. & O. S. W. for Chatuaqua, N.Y. Dr. HECKMAN and family will visit relatives at Greenville, Pa., before returning. C. E. HINSHAW, of Mt. Olive, was in the city Friday on business. John Clark RIDPATH, the historian, died in New York Tuesday after an illness of three months from a complication of diseases. WANTED – To buy or trade for 100 Lawrence county farms. Farm loans 5 per cent. B. B. MARLEY, North Side. Noble OWEN and Frank JUDAH, who went on the Big Four excursion from Indianapolis to Niagara from Indianapolis a week ago arrived home Tuesday. They visited Toronto and other places of interest besides the Falls. Bina BOYD, aged about 12 years, son of A. L. BOYD, of the BYERS & BOYD store, had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday about 11 o'clock. He drives a delivery wagon for the firm and together with a comrade, Elmer CORBIN, drove down to the Waterworks pump house to deliver some goods. After completing their errand the two boys went in bathing off the old boat at the pump house. Both could swim, but when they got in swift water five to seven feet deep Bina went under a time or two, strangled, and becoming frightened tried to grasp hold of Elmer. The latter saw the danger to both and swam back to the boat, while Bina lost his presence of mind and struck out toward the middle of the river. B. W. DYE, Clarence DYE and E. HINDMAN, men who live in this city, were bathing a considerable distance up the river, and hearing the boys' cries, hurried to the rescue, and by strong efforts were able to reach Bina and get him ashore before he became exhausted. They say he had a very narrow escape from drowning. Clarence QUACKENBUSH left last night for Mattoon, Ill., where he will accept a position in the Big 4 Car Shops. Conductor Marshall STEELE went to Elnora Thursday, to take charge of the second gravel train which will go on today. W. C. WHITNEY, a B. & O. S. W. Contractor, was in the city on business Thursday. Genuine regret is expressed over the dismissal from the service of Monon Conductor Pat FERGUSON and Engineer William TAYLOR, in charge of the freight train which failed to get in the siding in time to avoid a wreck with the Air Line passenger train at Cedar Lake two weeks ago. FERGUSON had only been employed on the Monon four years, but at the time of the accident he had risen in the service so rapidly that he was an extra passenger conductor.