BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Mr. and Mrs. John SEARS, who had been visiting their son, James D. SEARS, returned to their home in Bloomington Saturday. Mrs. A. ASHCRAFT and little daughter, who had been visiting relatives at Dresden, have returned to their home in this city. The campaign cap is now in evidence and the small boy must have one or be ostracized from the up-to-date set of coming voters. Mrs. George OWENS and son Stanley, who had been visiting the family of S. T. ZOLLMAN, have returned to their home in Jackson county. Deputy Postmaster Ralph DALE, of Mitchell, was in town Monday looking jubilant over the recent arrival of a son at his home. Eld. David M. BROWN was in town Monday, enroute to his home at Medora. He had been to Burns City, where he preached over Sunday. Miss Ella HENDERSON, of Chicago, who has been in Denver, Colorado, for the past year, is visiting the family of her uncle, W. H. BORUFF, West 14th street. Mrs. W. V. MILLER, who had been visiting the family of Thomas HARRIS in this city, left Friday, for Indianapolis to visit the family of F. R. LITTON. ESTRAYED. A pale read heifer calf between four and five months old from my Pleasant Run farm. Reward for its return. MAC SELBY. Miss Ida DUNCAN, aged about 15 years, died at her home at Oolitic Sunday evening, of malarial fever. She had only recently moved to Oolitic with her parents. The west traveler at the P. M. B. mill broke a frame last week, and was shut down for repairs, which may take a week or ten days. This also caused the planers to shut down. Mrs. T. N. COLLINS went over to Bedford last Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. E. FISHER, while John is making a visit to his brother in the State of Washington. – Orleans Progress. The P. M. B. quarry last week laid off indefinitely 62 men, as follows: Eight machine crews, 24 men; 14 scabblers; 15 strippers; and three derrick crews, nine men. About 200 men are left at work in this quarry. Ernest ROBERTS, who was a nigh operator at Greencastle, came home ill about two weeks ago, and has since been confined to the home of his father, William ROBERTS, with malarial fever and bronchitis. He is improving now, however. Uncle Jim RAY, of tobacco fame, from Greene county, was in Bedford was(last?) week, supplying his numerous friends with the home grown weed. Uncle Jim is nearly eighty years of age and can recall many reminiscences of early times in this part of the State. Miss J. ALCORN and Miss Lizzie FRAZIER went to Terre Haute to attend the Pentecost meetings Saturday. The Bedford Hardware Company have put up a handsome new awning in front of their place of business. Charles DOUTHITT went to Bloomington Tuesday forenoon, to work on a machine for the Consolidated Stone Co. J. HARRINGTON, a well known Horticulturist of Green county was in the city Tuesday enroute to Bloomington. Miss Mary DAY returned Friday, from Bowling Green, Ky., accompanied by Mrs. R. C. DUNCAN and children. Misses Myrtle, Maud and Lizzie HAYS arrived here Tuesday from Columbus, Ohio, to visit Mrs. E. E. DAVIS. Miss Fannie LANE, who had been the guest of friends in this city, returned to her home at Heltonville, Saturday. Jess GEORGE, who had been visiting the family of J. B. MALOTT, returned to his home at Norman Station Saturday. Miss Lizzie DENSON is having her lot on 13th street, between N and O, filled with earth from the excavation for the new Christian church. E. M. YOUNG went to Bedford yesterday where he has rented a room and will fill it with musical instruments at once. - Seymour Republican. Eld. Addison PICKRILL, of Edgewood, Ill., was the guest of Judge CHRISLER a short time Tuesday. He was on his way to Bloomington. S. M. WILLIAMS, a leading merchant of Shoals, who had been visiting friends in Bedford since Sunday, returned home Tuesday morning. Miss Molly K. HOGUE, of Louisville, who had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Billy VORIS for some time, left Saturday for Martinsville. Rev. C. E. ASBURY and family will leave this week for Chatauqua, to spend their vacation, which will be of several weeks duration. Edward, Amos and Albert STONE went to Bedford this morning to join a party of friends for a week's "camping out" at the Big Eel club house on White river. – Bloomington Telephone. B. V. WOLFE arrived here Friday from Washington, D. C., where he is employed in the Government Printing Office, to join his family who have been visiting O. S. Wolfe and sister for a month past. TAKE NOTICE. All accounts due the last firm of HOGAN & PITMAN must be paid by Aug. 15th.