BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 1900 Route Agent E. C. BURTON, of the American Express Co., is here today, and checked in E. L. RINEHART, the new Bedford agent, Wednesday. Mr. RINEHART had been employed by the company at Greencastle some time before coming here. Mrs. Robert GASAWAY, of Tunnelton, was in the city. Brownstown, Ind., Oct. 19. – Charles HANCOCK fractured Lee FINK's skull with a coal shovel in LAHEMAN's saloon last night. The doctor removed several pieces of skull. FINK is lying at the point of death. The trouble arose over a game of craps Former Secretary of State John SHERMAN died at Washington Monday morning after an illness of more than a year. The funeral will take place at his residence Wednesday afternoon and his body will be taken to Mansfield, O., for burial. There is a systematic effort on the part of the Democratic State Committee to induce Republicans to move out of their precincts and lose their votes. A number of Republican votes have been lost in Bedford the last few days, from this cause. Geo. C. SMITH, of Coxton, Ind., has two valuable relics in a copy of the Western Almanac of 1819, printed at Cincinnati; and a copy of the Franklin Almanac of 1863, printed at the same place. Christopher SMITH, his grandfather, was a regular subscriber to these almanacs for many years, and took the Franklin Almanac till 1865. Uncle Wylie G. BURTON, just added to the Veteran Voters Roll Of Honor, was born in 1818, and is 82 years of age. He cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison and was a Whig till 1856, when he voted for John C. Fremont, and has voted for every Republican candidate for President since. Uncle Wylie will be one of the early voters for McKinley on the morning of Nov. 6th. Family Reunion. The members of Hon. Alfred GUTHRIE's family met together at his home at Tunnelton Sunday, for the first time in 10 years. Those present were: M. T. GUTHRIE, of Indianapolis; Mrs. J. H. MALOTT, of Indianapolis; Mrs. F. A. COLLIER, of Washington, Ind.; Mrs. L. A. CRIM, of Indianapolis; Mrs. John D. MOOREHEAD, of Robinson, Ill., and Homer GUTHRIE, wife and baby of Bedford. A fine dinner was served. All report an enjoyable time. In its article on the Bedford-Washington foot ball game here last Saturday, the Washington Gazette Says: "ISEMINGER, EDWARDS, CROOKE and OWEN played a good game for Bedford. JUDAH, Bedford's star fullback and one of the best High School players in the State, was out of the game on account of illness. This greatly weakened the Bedford team. Bedford will play a return game in this city on Thanksgiving Day." Miss Nannie YOUNGER is working in the millinery department of the Chicago Bargain store. Mrs. Alex BIVINS has been sick for several weeks, at her home on North H street. She is improving slowly. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church paid $500 towards the building of the new church a few days ago. Will SEARS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel SEARS, who lives one mile west of this city, is very sick with typhoid fever. Robert COLGLAZIER, a prominent farmer of Washington county, was the guest of Levi NAUGLE and family in this city, Sunday. Mrs. Ella HENDERSON, who had spent the last three months very pleasantly here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. BORUFF, left Monday for her home in Chicago. Hon. J. B. WILSON, Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Central Committee, was in town Monday, on his way to Pike county, to make several speeches. Elder Albert OGLE, Superintendent of Baptist Missions, who dedicated the new White River Mission Church at Buddha Sunday, left this morning, for Scotland, Greene county. The young ladies of the Methodist church and other friends also if they wish, 14 years of age and over, will meet at the home of Mrs. T. J. BROOKS, Friday afternoon, to organize a Queen Esther society. Good audiences greeted Rev. SMALL Sunday at the Opera House. There were three additions, two by relation and one by conversion. The church gave the pastor a hearty and unanimous call to remain another year as pastor, which he accepted. C. A. KNIGHT, Sr., who was recently added to our Veteran Voters Roll Of Honor, was born in Henry county, Kentucky, in 1818, and came to Lawrence county on the 7th day of July, (Rest of article was cut off.)