BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 The women of Bedford clubs and other female societies have petitioned the stores of that burg to close at 6 o'clock each evening except Saturdays. The reason given by the newspapers is, 'the town wants to be "progressive" like the large cities.' There is probably not a city in America where all the stores close at 6 o'clock. In Indianapolis the leading stores on Washington street close at 6, but their patrons are principally of the class of people who have the time to do their shopping in the day times. On other streets of that city stores of all kinds will be found open until 8 or 9 o'clock and these stores are patronized largely by people who are required to work until 6 o'clock, so in that city the laboring class is not shut out of the stores in the evenings, as Bedford proposes to do. Here in Bloomington the dry goods, shoes and clothing stores close at 8 o'clock, which is satisfactory to everybody. If the 6 o'clock movement is started in Bedford it will not last long as the merchants will soon realize that they will have somebody else to please as well as members of women's clubs. – Bloomington Star. Sunday evening at the German M. E. church, Rev. HILLER, of Louisville, gave a very interesting talk on the Deaconists' work in that city. During the evening about 23 probationers were taken up into full membership of the church, and extended the right hand of fellowship. It was an interesting meeting. Copies of the Anderson Herald received by friends in this city show that Miss Josepha FRANKLIN has held several meetings at the churches in that city. She will go from that place to Bethany Park where she remains for a week, after which she will return to her home in this city. John BELL, of Bedford, has been employed as Superintendent of the Hoosier Telephone lines, and came here last Monday to work over the lines. He states that the lines are in bad condition, connections bad, and that it will require considerable change made before the service is improved. A new and larger cable and new terminal head and lightning arrestors will be put in. – Orleans Progress. Mitchell has a blind tiger in full operation on the second floor of one of the principal business buildings. An effort will be made to squelch it this week in the Justice's Court of that place. David HAMILTON and family, Jesse HAMILTON and family, and Martin JETMORE and family, all of Fayette county, Indiana, passed through town Thursday in six wagons and buggies, bound for Wayne county, Missouri to engage in hauling timber. They had good outfits. Two or three weeks will be occupied in the trip.