BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900 Pay your water rent and save the 10 per cent penalty. George WILKINSON, the stock dealer, was in the city Monday. J. T. HENDERSON, of Heltonville, was in the city over Sunday. Postmaster M. L. ROBERTSON, of Oolitic, was the guest of friends in this city over Sunday. Misses Grace and Blanche HOLLOWELL, of Orleans, came up Saturday, to visit Miss Leah GILES. Harry PAYNE, better know as "Fatty" of the Doman House has secured a position at Indianapolis. Charles L. BRAXTAN went to Ellettsville Monday, to attend the funeral of his nephew, Carl HARRIS. Fishing parties are very numerous and the camp outfits could be seen in every direction this morning. Walter JUDAH has been working in the office of the Jung Brewing Company, for the past two weeks. Mrs. Ollia GOINES and two children, of Seymour, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lease LARTER, on 7th and G streets. Have you made reservation for the excursion to Atlantic City on Aug. 2nd, via B. & O. S. W? If not, better do so at once. A small child of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie RIGGIN died at the home of its parents, near 4th and G streets, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bate BROCK, who had been the guest of friends at Heltonville for some time, returned to her home in this city Tuesday. A car load of old junk was loaded here Tuesday. It consisted mostly of old shoes and other like garbage, and the health of the city would no doubt be better if several more carloads were sent out. Washington, Ind., July 20. – Mrs. Peter M. CLARK, wife of a well known Republican politician, today filed suit in the Circuit Court to recover $1,500 from Addie DILLARD, which she alleged her husband lost playing roulette and craps. An expert machinist is here to set up the new oven for RICHARDSON Bros. new bakery, on East 16th street. The oven is known to the trade as a Mibble over, and it is said to be one of the latest and best. Mary MOORE, of Williams, mother of Adolphus MOORE, who was killed at Rockledge April 5th by loose stone from the ledge falling on him after a blast, has sued the Southern Indiana railroad for $10,000 damages by the death of her son. EAST & OWEN are her attorneys. IS THIS THE STEM-WINDER? William BURKE, of Bedford, who says he never gets drunk except when he visits this city, was arrested by Patrolman COURTNEY for intoxication. He will answer this morning in Magistrate RICHARDS' Court. – New Albany Cor. Courier –Journal. The condition of Charles H. OTIS, who has been very ill for several days, was much better Thursday. Miss Minnie FALK, of East 18th street, is suffering with a badly sprained arm, caused by falling off a fence. Joe TURPEN and Miss Pearl LAKE were married at the home of the bride in North Bedford, at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. Rev. C. E. ASBURY officiation. Dr. O. G. PFAFF, a noted specialist of Indianapolis, who was called here to see Mrs. Harry KENT, returned to his home Tuesday. He reports some hope her recovery. The Lawrence County Medical Society will meet in regular session Thursday, Aug. 2, 1900, at Dr. SHORT's office. Besides case reports papers will be read by Drs. FLEELAND, MOLZ and DIERKING. Dr. F. E. STIPP, Secy. E. M. YOUNG, who has opened up a music store in this city for D. W. BALDWIN & Co., has a jewelry store and also a millinery store at Seymour. If business justifies it he will likely move his family to this city. The Brazil white band has been engaged to furnish music for the coming grand lodge meeting of the colored Odd Fellows to be held in Bloomington, August 7th and 8th. A lady elocutionist from Logansport, has also been engaged to give entertainments both evenings. Two COLVIN girls, living on South G street, who were amusing themselves Monday evening, on their way home from a blackberrying trip, by wading in Leatherwood creek, near the B. & O. S. W. bridge, stepped off into a hole 10 or 12 feet deep and come near drowning. A man at work cutting wood a short distance away was attracted by the screams of the girls' companions and got them out with some difficulty. One of them is quite sick as a result of the large amount of creek water she swallowed, together with the fright. Dr. E. E. WRIGHT, of Chicago, who had been visiting his mother, Mrs. D. D. NICHOLSON, in this city, returned to his home Wednesday. It was reported that two young boys of this city would be yanked up before the Kadi for swiping some blackberries from a little boy east of town Monday. Capt. O. P. M. DAVIS, of Acton Camp No. 2, Sons of Veterans, announces that new officers will be elected at the regular meeting next Monday night. All members should be on hand. The opera house was crowded last week to hear the temperance lecture, illustrated by views of the inside of a saloon. Some of the views were very realistic, and as members of the audience asserted, made them thirsty. The exhibition was quite a success. Lightning struck a tree in the Court-house yard at Bloomington Tuesday evening, shattering the tree and tearing a big hole in the ground. The report was like that of a cannon, and startled the natives a good deal.