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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
3
Frank Young reports a busy social slate with guests from Bedford Lawrenceport Stonington Leesville and Livonia. Farmers gear up to plant corn this week while several travelers and relatives spent Sunday with family and friends across Brownstown Mitchell Liberty and nearby communities. A Gen McCintock find adds a rare 16 grain pearl valued at 390.60.
Carvie Fisher ill with la grippe, Willis Sowder at Crawfordsville, visitors from Bedford. The Midget Amusement Co. performed at the schoolhouse, then headed to Guthrie. Emma Loews funeral at M I church drew a large crowd with the Rebecca lodge ceremony following. Fred Bartlett tears down old houses as rebuilding proceeds.
J E Haws visited Chas Crawford Sunday. Chas E R Crawford went to Bedford on business Saturday. Robert Bundy visited home folks at Tunnelton Sunday. Rain Saturday night did a lot of good. Miss Lela Crawford visited Miss Lizzie Ingle Sunday. Miss Blanche Mathis visited Miss Goldie Mitchell Sunday.
The Little Salt column records numerous domestic visits and travel for business, illness notes for A J Clark Gladys Crockett Aunt Martha Oliver Aunt Susie Christenberry and Nancy McPike, churchgoing by Moses Wray James Fleetwood and others, and a sudden heart trouble incident ending in a critical state for Nancy McPike.
Mrs. Otho Bowden reports on Sumier time with John Mundy of Judah visiting and churchgoing at Mt. Olive. Rex Hendrickson attends to business at Terre Haute while Noble Craig works on Hubert Ferguson’s project. Mrs. Howard Hill visits Bedford for dental care. Immett Feltner of Bloomington visits home folks. Betty Johnson visits her daughter in Huron. Cora James of Bedford visits Freeman family. Mary Roberts and children plan a week with relatives in Martin County. G. W. Hendrickson and Everett Reuler travel to Lawrenceport. A Williams and Fay deliver hogs to A. K. Sears. Wendell McClung returns from Greene County. Ethel Wells and others attend the Bedford show. G. Hilderbran catches two fine sturgeon. Everett Reuter plans to move. Howard Barnes to occupy Reuter’s old house. Mrs. Isverett Snell, formerly Mabel Freeman, visits from Indianapolis.
Walter Armstrong buys a new five passenger Ford. Carl Short, F O Stannard, and Rev Knnesley travel for business to Bedford Bloomington and Owensburg. Mrs Anita Dean attends a quarterly meeting. Several others visit Bedford for events. Miss Mary Short visits relatives. Rev John Williams fills appointments in Bedford. Families Loyally share news of trips, illnesses, and social calls.
The Bedford County Orchestra presents a second concert at the Christian Church Friday evening April 16 with a varied program including overtures The Golden Sceptre Apple Blossoms and The Eagle's Nest and featuring soloists and a large instrumental lineup. The orchestra is directed by J. Franklin with concert master W Piggs and includes a roster of local musicians. Also noted are travel and personnel updates including Frank Farmer leaving for Pikeville and Lou Taylor Foreman leading a Southeastern extra gang to Cortland for a switch project.
A report from Martinsville notes Commissioner Taggart met Captain Welch near Gosport to discuss a proposed cross county highway. Taggart urges Martinsville Bloomington Bedford Paoli routes, pledging support and even offering to fund segment work if routed via Paoli. Officials plan a May 26 deadline for county input as crews prepare to survey and smooth the Gosport area road.
Corben Kern of Areka was in Loxton on business and Miss Sviva Fountain traveled to Fayetteville for business. Miss Blanche Philipps of Orleans visits Walter Adamson this week. Miss Eulalia Meadows guests of Miss Wilma Adamson. The Scherschell Brothers shipped a carload of cattle. Miss Elizabeth Sellars and Miss Ruby Beaman were in Bedford. Pauline Adamson went to Bedford to have tonsils removed. Mrs. Ernest Adamson returned home after visiting relatives in Bedford. Miss Sivanson of Stinesville, guest of Mrs. Wesley Thompson, returned home. Harley Struble suffers from jaw abcess after an ulcerated tooth. Miss Carrie Erwin returns from two months in Atlanta with a stop in New Harmony on the way home.
Harry V. Elrod of Lawrence County near Mitchell visited the city today. He expects a fair fruit crop, though bloom on older trees is uneven while young orchards show good bloom.
Mrs T. Brooks, delegate from John Wallace Chapter D A R, attended the National Convention in Washington, D C, with a side trip to Annapolis and Baltimore, and returned home yesterday. She was joined from Baltimore by Miss Agnes Joyner who is suffering from appendicitis and will undergo an operation at City Hospital Saturday morning.
Ralph Hamer of Rivervale and brother of County Assessor Albert Hamer and Frank Hamer owned a prized horse that died Thursday after a sudden illness. Dr Dobbins, the veterinarian, could not reach in time as the animal suffered a brain blood clot. Victor Neal sold his three year old filly to Harvey Dixon at St Ritner.
CoArrAR bE OLY Al Prosser fell twelve feet from a rock bracket while repairing a house for Mitchell Guthrie on the politic road. He escaped serious injury. Miss Bertha Walters of Indianapolis visits in the city with sister Mrs. Chase Whitted on Jast 18th street.
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