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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1900

Page

3

Local People and Visits Highlight Bedford Community Notes

Virgil Boone from Silverville visits. Mrs. Charles Asbury ill but improving. Dr. Martin of Indian Springs in town. Dan Iseminger returns from Bloomington trip. Trinity church forms a choir. Miss Maude Needham visits Bloomington. Lem Harbaugh drills core in Newton Holmes fields. Mrs. Carl Hayes of Louisville visiting Capt. J. D. Alexander. Rev. John Breck of Mt. Olive guest of friends. J. A. Buzarth buys a North N Street residence near the Fair Ground. City Treasurer W. W. Ferguson and wife visit Erie to see daughter Mrs. George Glover. Frank Dobbins leaves Elk Drug Store for Detroit. Deckard House grounds being beautified. Thurnt Zullman and others attend Bart Armstrong stock sale in Harrodsburg. Joseph King, old soldier of Huron, in town on business. Newton Sears leaves Buchanan's. travels for Bedford Candy Co. Ed Dagley to replace Sears at Harrodsburg. H. W. Ingie subscribes for Weekly Mail for brother Homer Ingie in Manila, P I. Quarterly M E conference at Bedford circuit Trinity April 7. officers and members urged to attend.

Local Notables Visit Bedford Amid Various Activities

Dr L A Crim of Washington and Harley Fox of Lyons visited Bedford along with Emery Clampitt Heltonville and Homer Rawlins from Kansas City. The town welcomed pension upgrades for John Emery and a marriage of William Achhes to Nancy Carmichael. Reed of Mitchell tackled carpentry and a bicycle track project gains momentum as April events shape up.

City Police Court finds Abel Skerd guilty on two counts

Abel Skerd was found guilty by Judge Stephenson's court on provoke and assault and battery, with fines and costs of 11.10 in each case paid. The report also lists numerous local visits, moves, and notices including births, illnesses, and marriage licenses across Bedford and nearby towns.

Abel Skerd Stephenson

Bedford couple wed in simple home ceremony

James D. Sears and Miss Delia Louden married at J. B. Foster home at 9 o clock on Wednesday. Elder James Small performed the ceremony in a pretty intimate setting with a few friends in attendance. Mrs Louden, a well regarded young woman in Bedford, and Mr Sears a rising Bedford businessman plan to begin housekeeping after their wedding trip.

James D. Sears Delia Louden J. B. Foster James Small Miss Louden Bedford Mr. Sears

Residents and Visitors in City This Week

A parade of locals and guests includes John Pinkston of Fayetteville, birth notices for Geo. Cisson’s son and Tom Kirk’s daughter, and visits by Supt. Hert from the State Reformatory, Archdeacon Cook, and others. Invitations issued for Easter week church events with Dr. E W Lownsbury preaching.

John Pinkston Fayetteville City

Funeral for Mrs Mary Jane Brown Newkirk

Mrs Mary Jane Brown Newkirk wife of David Newkirk died at 45 p m March 26 The body lay in state from 4 p m Tuesday to 9 30 p m Wednesday at 1910 South G Street Funeral held at First M E church at 10 a m Wednesday Rev C B E Asbury officiating Burial at Green Hill

David Newkirk Mary Jane Brown Newkirk South G Street M. E C. BE. Asbury Green Hill

Marriage License Issued to Tinsley and Blevins

A marriage license has been issued to William R. Tinsley and Cora Blevins. The town bulletin also notes residents visiting relatives, local business dealings, employment updates, and various community happenings including births, illnesses, and a proposed council candidate.

William R. Tinsley Cora Blevins

Bedford Queens City Notes and Local Happenings

Guthrie resident Charles Lemon visits. Bloomington guest John Sentney returns. Mrs Baily visits Mitchell. additions planned by Barbour and Blackburn. Bedford Library nets 75.40 from Old Maids Carnival. Crawfordsville and Soldiers’ Home movements noted. Local politics, business, and social visits fill a busy page. The Bedford Candy factory expands with over one hundred candy varieties and growing local impact.

Social notes and upcoming events in Bedford

Oscar Wease visits relatives in the city while Mrs Lacey Erwin and Miss Ella Fullen also travel. Local residents visit Bloomington Salem and West 13th street. The Grand screens Sapho April 24, a Queen Esther cantata is set for April 10 and 11. Burton and Dorsey to reopen in Central Hotel, spring millinery opening March 29 30 31 with Angelus music. James A Herne to appear at the Grand in Sag Harbor. A Rockledge man is fined for assault and battery. An insane passenger is transported to Indianapolis. A mystery injury near River Vale leaves a man unconscious at Arlington Hotel.

Indiana Republican Conference in Indianapolis Discusses State Ticket

The Republican State Committee met to plan the April state convention. Possible chairmen include ex President Harrison Gov Mount Senators Beveridge and Fairbanks. Gen Harrison may or may not accept. A library fundraiser raised over 75 dollars and will fund new books as the town’s library moves April 15 to the Baptist church on 14th street to expand spaces.

Indianapolis Ind Republican State Committee Harrison Mount Beveridge Fairbanks Friends of the Public Library Eareh Baptist Church 14Th Street

Hodge Day Co Undertakers and Embalmers

Hodge Day Co undertakers and embalmers announce services with a lady attendant for women and children.

Typhoid Fever Strains Will Judah. Mitchell Brother In Critical Condition

Will Judah lies gravely ill with typhoid fever. Fred Mitchell of Mitchell Indiana, once with one arm removed for cancer, remains critically ill and not expected to recover. Achilles of Williams town, an umbrella fixer, wed not for love but to access an $1800 bequest. Judge Foster of Evansville, Vanderburgh Superior Court judge, visited to support Republican candidacy for the Indiana Supreme Court and departed for Bloomfield.

Fred Mitchell James R. Mitchell Mitchell, Ind Aldenhagen & Hartman Wm. Achilles Williams Foster Evansville Supreme Court Vanderburg Bloomfield

Frank Shaffer Home Destroyed by Fire Near Planing Mill

The Bloomington Telephone reports the home of Frank Shaffer, just south of the planing mill on the railroad, burned shortly after 11 am Wednesday while the Shaffer family was away in Bedford. Neighbors saved household goods. insurance covered the house but not the contents, with loss about 300 dollars. W.S. Blatchley and George H. Ashley discuss Indiana stone deposits and plans for southern field investigations. Jack Chinn seeks Goebel monument fund exposure, sparking debate on political ethics and a proposed memorial inscription.

Bloomington Frank Shaffer Shaffer Bedford Monon Workingmen’s Building Association W.S. Blatchley Indiana Lawrence County George H. Ashley Indianapolis News Jack Chinn Goebel Monument Fund Missouri Jesse James Jesse Goebel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Firstclass Boss Sto sTort East Side Square Bedford, Indiana Dinkelspiel Bros Louis Mayer Hamer & Day Northeast Corner Square Virgil Boone Silverville Standard Oil Company Charles Asbury Dr. Martin Indian Springs Dan Iseminger Trinity Church Lem Harbaugh Newton Holmes Harrodsburg Hustler Carl Hayes Louisville, Ky Capt J. D. Alexander John Breck Mt. Olive Martin County J. A. Buzarth North N Street Fair Ground H. M. Voris W. W. Ferguson Erie George Glover Frank Dobbins Elk Drug Store Detroit Mich Deckard House Thornt Zullman William Ragsdale Aylette Whitted Harrodsburg Bart Armstrong Joseph King Huron Newton Sears Buchanan’s Bedford Candy Co Ed Dagley H. W. Ingie Tunnelton Mail Homer Ingie Co. BE U. S. Inst Manila P. I Wm. Russell Bedford M. E. Circuit Trinity L. A. Crim Washington Harley Fox Lyons Emery Clampitt Heltonville Homer Rawlins Kansas City Jaris Dunlap Columbus Thornton Walter Marley Orleans Stoessel E. L. Jacobs Heikatawa, Ky A. R. Stinson Huntingburg Dubois County Zaring Monroe Circuit Chrisler East 14Th Street William Ach Nancy E. Carmichael Tom Call J. H. Baker South I Street John Emery Dillman John Turpin Mitchell Carpenter Mary C Neidigh Mrs. Younger Avenue Hotel Henry Jamison Hatfield House Emma Lamblin Setzer G. A. R., Women’s Relief Corps The Sons of Veterans Homer West Shanswick Curt Ray Ray Mitchell Bedford Athletic Association W. M. Dobbins & CO City Police Court James Gaston Eugene Thomas Jack Harris Seymour Roscoe McKnight Louise Reath Tom Reath Lollie Driscoll Jessie Johnson Bert O'Neal Jeffersonville John Helms West 12Th Street Dorman Douglas Leesville W. A. Wilson Chicago H. F. Dillman Clear Creek Son J. B. Dillman South H Street Frank Yeeman New Albany McLean Minnie Brooking Frank Armstrong Avoca Robert Colvin Elizabethtown Elza Knight Aurora, Ill Morris Mayer Joe Winterbaker South Street West 18Th Street John Walker Kurtz Cordelia Louden William Achilles Silas Allen Minnie McAfee Belle Schafer F. E.stipp Martin Monroe- Lawrence Jos. W. Williams Spencer Journal Evangelist Thaddeus Hutson Covington Owensburg Church of Christ Sam Little Albert Ross St. Joe Hot Springs Ark C. W. Duncan Hodge, Day & Co State Examining Board State Board of Health Sears-Louden Geo. Cisson Hert State Reformatory T. KE. Nicholson Campbellsburg Stanley Chrisler John W. Cravens Oscar Denniston This Tom.Kirk North Bedford Emanuel Sears John Skerd Pinhook Arthur Stipp West 13Th Street Cook Episcopal Diocese Worthington Geo. W. White New York City New New Deckard Willis Holliman Danville Louis Seibert Cincinnati Hugh McLean & Co Fred Edmondson F. M. Ferguson Co Dark Hollow S. F. Buchanan Burbank Ohio Michigan Dussard S. S John Reid Shoals O. A. Baker John W. Hudson Winterset Iowa Butler Uncle Sam William Harrold Otis Bottorff Progress Alex Duncan John Hendrickson Consolidated Stone Co Chas. Rariden Geo. Glover Bessie Josepha Franklin India France America New Baptist Church E. W. Lownsbury Red Cross J. Gardner Waiotss Joe Columbus Louisville Felix Millen Politic Ada Johnson Josie Mason William Day E Young Geo. Bates Elder Trimble Leatherwood Church Nathan Brooks Salem John Allen Oliver Knott New York Philadelphia John McGuire Irene House Arthur Speake Col. N. KE. Strout W. C. Duncan Ella Duncan Mr. Duncan W. H. Brim Dick Noregon Green Hill Cemetery John S. Schleppy Schleppy S. T. Runnels Russell William Boyles S. I Plainville Chas. S. Reid Reid North I Street Atchison Charles O. Lemon Guthrie John Sentney Frank Baily Joe Barbour North H Street W. A. Webb H. A. Pritchett Terre Haute Cyrus Blackburn M Street Bedford Public Library Caney Boyd Coxton Leonard Boyd William Erwin Mabel Crawfordsville S.L. Keach Norths Street J. H. Sherrod Little Noice Alexander Marion Lee Goins Freetown State Normal Ellis Flynn Minnie Sims R. E. Kennedy Westport Elnora Summerville Gibson County Mesdames F. D. Norton W. H. Martin Geo. M. Dodd A. C. Voris H. M. Burnham Euphenia Dunn Jessie Dunihue Woman’s Missionary Society Col. H. H. Hyatt Hyatt House Uniform Bank K. of P K. of P. Boys John W. Massey Mr. Massey Massey I. U Here Bedford National Bank John R., Walsh T. O, Daggy Joseph Franklin Landin Fish Pleasant Run Oscar Wease Lacey Erwin F.m.mccarmell Billettsville Mrs Levi Naugle Ella Fullen Ella Williams Wilson’s Bargain Store Sapho Burton & Dorsey Henry Campbell Albert Stone Queen Esther First Christian Church Ashcraft’s William Stewart Ella Stewart William Troy H. H. Walls 17Th I Streets the Angelus Ben Nicholson Stipp West Bedford Nicholson James A. Herne the Grand Sag Harbor Herne Geo. Ban Rockledge John Rayburn Sheriff Dobbins Marshal Russell Delone Menaugh Louisa Menaugh River Vale Arlington Hotel Indiana Republican Conference Dor Our Will Judah Poland China Frank Bailey Denniston 13Th Street J. F. Voorhees & Co William Teaford Teaford J.w.trainor D.D.S Ala. Braxton D.C.S H. H. Braxton Geo. W. Hay Dimension Lumber Hugh Melean @ Co George P. Parks 17Th & I St G Froeress North Side Public Square Byers & Boyd 7Th Street Northedford M. F. Dunn H. P. Pearson Dunn & Pearson Attorneys Dunn Building North Side Square John D. Alexander Gunn Eagle Clothing Frank M. +. COSNER Postoffice E. B. Stephenson South Side Gunn Building Richard B. Short
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