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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1902

Page

3

Bedford items of local interest and movements

Local news from Bedford notes visitors and moves including David McNabb visiting relatives in Huron and W. E. Allen of Tunselton in town Monday. Norman residents Mr. and Mrs. Lowery Fish visited Wednesday. Agnes Spaulding improves from typhoid. Doyle Dodds returns from Indianapolis. S. K. Hogan to open a meat market on J street. Bedford Fair to feature a first grand balloon ascent Wednesday. Sol McBride moves into Sisco house. telephone line expansion from French Lick to Bedford. John Maddux to move family to North M street. Wiley Smith returns from near Terre Haute. Wm. Harrison returns from Sparksville. Bedford’s cement mill at Mitchell runs day and night employing ~200. Merry-go-rounds promised at the fair. Large crowd attends First Christian services for Simpson’s grave at Shanswick. Hugh Bruce promoted to Engineer on coal train No. 28. Mrs. George Stone and child to relocate to Indianapolis. Mr. Stone secures machinist post there. Clarence Lowder to Bedford Light Heat & Power Company.

Local notices and society updates from Bedford and surroundings

Miss Jessie Johnson is on the sick list and Mrs Jennings Larter is improving. A marriage license issued to Carl Hert and No Kirk man. Mr and Mrs Jud Bridgell visited Harrodsburg. Misses Jessie and Ella Russell visit Popcorn Friday. Mrs North Landgraf visiting Bedford relatives. The 38th Indiana Regiment reunion set for Sept 16 1902 at Marengo Crawford Co. Miss Elsie Sims returned home from Williams. Attorney S B Peugh recovering from typhoid. Fannie Charlotte Dusard and Eddie Lister back from the East. Mrs Wm Day and Kitty Day leave for Princeton Kansas to visit Mrs John Wright. Southern Indiana Railway builds stone platform at new deep well depot. E S Brown becomes head Ticket Agent for the Big Four at Terre Haute. Bloomington and Bedford organize brick factory. seeking location. Mrs E C Kentner and child arrive from Akron to live. Kentner forms partnership with Charles G Malott. Conductor Lockwood whipped three unruly men on train between Elnora and Irene. Mrs M Judah and Miss Nellie moving to Indianapolis. Arthur Drake and Miss Noah Hannah wed in Elnora. Near fire at cement plant. boxings in the drying room started but extinguished. Bedford fair will feature races with many horses daily and free acrobatics and vaudeville between heats. The slide for life feat with a 300-foot high hair suspension will be performed.

Community Happenings and Visits Across Town

Mort Lane spent Sunday in Trinity George Hollers spent Sunday in politic the guest of friends Mrs Virginia Bailey is some better Mrs Malinda Bivins of North H street is having a new kitchen built Miss Mary Quill has returned from Orleans Mr and Mrs Noah Inman of Anderson Ind are in the city the guests of friends and relatives Mr and Mrs Fred Kern of near Bird school house were guests of Newt Sears and family Mrs Favanna Pope and Miss Nora Rayburn of Mitchell were in town visiting relatives Elder Joseph Franklin delivered An Address To Preachers at Bethany Park last Friday Dr Paynter of Salem has bought the Hendricks house and will move his family here soon Mrs Mary Speer and daughter Anna have returned to Masco tah Kansas after visiting M Allen and family A party including Callie Williams Homer Dunkin Ira and Noah Emery Zeno Bailey and several others spent the day at a grove with dinner and late ramble, chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Wm Emery.

Dr. Paynter Salem Hendricks Capt. Wm. Day Peter Fillion Callie Williams Homer Dunkin Ira Noah Emery Zeno Bailey Mabel Emery Ora Dunkin Don Rutledge Carrie Halliman Wm. Emery

Local society notes and town developments in Orleans

Engineer Fred Hodge of Monon is seriously ill at home on Lincoln Avenue. Prof. J. M. Callahan of Johns Hopkins visits relatives here. John F. Whiteside marries Emma R. Duvall in Mitchell. Engine 59 at Monon overhaul completed. Water works and electric lighting debate roils Orleans with a likely election. Pension for Coleman Romaine raised to $72 monthly for blindness. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. Real estate transfers logged at Marley’s office.

Fred Hodge The Monon Lincoln Avenue Coleman Romaine Orleans

Picnic at Pinhook Promises Singing School Fun

A picnic at Pinhook on August 28, 1902 will entertain Leonard Crawford’s grove near the schoolhouse with singing and activities. Water, shade and arrangements will ensure a pleasant day with Hon. J. B. Wilson as a guest and W. H. Gregor as teacher. The Cincinnati and St. Louis express timings noted as record fast runs between Cincinnati and St. Louis.

Singing Pinhook Leonard Crawford J. B. Wilson W. H. Grecor

Local Notes On Residents And Trade In The City

Mrs. John Frill has recovered enough to be out again. Chas Schooner of Hardinburg visits relatives in the city. Peter W Sears of Marceline Missouri comes to see brother A K Sears. A Vigo county farmer has shipped 50 car loads of nutmeg melons to Chicago this year. Mr and Mrs A Knight return from Williams where they visited relatives.

John Frill Vigo County Chicago

Younger Family Reunion and Local Notices

A Younger family reunion is planned at W P Youngers six miles east of town near Shanewick today. Mrs Ellen Johnson and two children Caletta and Edward will return from Jeffersonville Saturday. Miss Iva Jordan hosted guests Mr John Shockmiller and Miss Rose Shockmiller of Vincennes. John Shockmiller returns to Vincennes. Rose will stay longer. Bennie Brown visits Jeffersonville for the carnival. his grandmother Mrs Potter plans a short stay there. Attorney A W Jones of Mitchell secured a pension for Sarah E Bilyew widow of John S Bilyew of Campbell sburg dating back to June 1901. A Baltimore coroner’s verdict linked a train death to a brakeman eating dinner. Mr and Mrs J A Rogers of Greensburg and Mrs Dr Lucy Cardner of Bloomington visited M W Hunter. Mrs Rogers will stay several days. Orleans Postmaster Fred Kimbley and ex Postmaster Lou Black, rivals in local papers, fought on the public square. Kimbley knocked Black down and Black drew a gun but was disarmed. R M Smock reports 285 Indiana veterans seek free quarters in Washington for the October encampment. applications due by September 1. Monon freight house contract looms for Bedford. W S Stilwell of Lafayette will build larger facility at old site. passenger depot plans undecided. General Agent Radley pushes for a larger station. old structure may be rebuilt from the foundation.

Washington EB. J. Stalker Fred Kimbley The Orleans Progress Lou Black Orleans Herald Public Square Orleans Ind Kimbley Black Bedford W. S. Stilwell Henry Taylor Lumber Co Lafayette Radley

Bedford citizen David Gray dies after six week illness

David Gross Gray a longtime Bedford resident died Tuesday night at 10 35 o clock from Brights disease after a six week illness. Born March 21 1826 in Monroe County Indiana he was 76. He learned tanning and currying and moved to Bedford in 1844. He formed a partnership with David R LaForce in 1849 which lasted until LaForce died in 1873. He married Elizabeth Long February 2 1854 and she survives. Funeral was Thursday at 2 PM from the First Christian church with Elder J W Newland and Rev E Richard Edwards officiating. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery.

David Gross Gray Bedford Bright Mr. Gray Monroe County Indiana David R. LaForce LaForce Mr.Gray Elizabeth Long Gray First Christian Church David Campbell J. W. Newland E Richard Edwards Green Hill Cemetery

Suit against Mayer denied in city court case

The suit over 8100 worth of scrap iron, filed by Abe Beovitz against Julius Mayer, was denied from Judge Fletcher and will be heard again before Judge Chrisler Friday at 9 a.m. Mayer says he bought the iron from a man named Dean without knowledge of Beovitz’s claim.

Julius Mayer Abe Beovitz Fletcher Mr. Mayer Chrisler Mayer Dean Beovitz

Rural Free Delivery to Start in Lawrence County

Senator Fairbanks has recommended a full rural free mail delivery system for Lawrence county to begin before year end. A special agent aims to start by Sept 15 and complete the service in about six weeks, with Postmaster W V Williams pressing for the county to gain full rural benefits.

Fairbanks Lawrence County W. V. Williams

Shanswick Township Announces Teaching Assignments

The Erie-Eeith Fish list names teachers for grades across Shanswick Township schools including Holliman, Allen, Chapman, Mas on, Simpson, McNabb, Scoggan, Dalton, Ellison, Ma lott, France, Day, Porter and others. Schools resume Sept 22 with a preliminary institute Sept 6. The County Board requires beginning teachers to complete at least twenty weeks of work in an incorporated school before teaching eligibility.

Audrey France Lottie Day Stella Porter Mollie, Box County’ Board of Education

Obituary: Albert T. Sheplar 1876 1902

Albert T. Sheplar, born November 12 1876, died August 14 1902 at his sister’s home near Lawrenceport after four months of illness. He was the son of George and Ann Sheplar, the only son among six children, and a member of the M E church since 1896. Funeral held at Lawrenceport M E church, Rev. E C Jordan officiating, interment at Talbott’s cemetery. He left family and friends with a strong faith in Christ and comfort for the bereaved mother and four sisters.

Albert T. Sheplar Lawrenceport George Ann. Sheplar M. EB. Church E. C. Jordan Christ M. E Jordan Talbott’s

Twelfth Lawrence Monroe Soldiers Reunion at Chapel Hill

The 12th annual reunion of Lawrence and Monroe county soldiers will be at Chapel Hill on Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30. A camp fire Friday night features notable speakers Robt Miers John C Chaney and J B Wilson. Grounds are controlled by James P Hawkins and Alonzo Smith with emphasis on water music and no gambling or intoxicants allowed. Joan N Ross presiding M Woollery secretary.

Lawrence Monroe Chapel Hill Robt. Miers John C. Chaney J. B. Wilson James P. Hawkins Alonzo Smith

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