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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1915

Page

3

Emma Briscoe Wed Morning Wedding at St Vincent Cathedral

Emma Briscoe was solemnized in a Wednesday morning wedding at St Vincent Cathedral. The ceremony joined her with the groom in a formal religious rite attended by family and close friends.

Pretty wedding at St Vincent de Paul Cathedral

Miss Emma Briscoe and Mr. Rey farding wed in an 6 a m ceremony led by Rev. Fathers Eisaman and Lannert. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Briscoe, wore midnight blue. bridesmaid Katharine Weahy wore red crepe de chine. The groom, a bookkeeper at Consolidated Stone Co, is from Cincinnati. They depart for Chicago and will reside at 1496 West Seventeenth street.

St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral Emma Briscoe Rey Farding Father Eisaman Father Lannert Katharine Weahy John Franzman George Briscoe City Hospital Harding Consolidated Stone Company Chicago Cincinnati Ohio West Seventeenth Street

Funeral of Mrs. Sarah Jane Stultz Held at Home

The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Jane Stultz who died at her son's home on North P Street Tuesday was held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the residence conducted by Rev. John Williams. The body then proceeded to Bugges Chapel cemetery for interment.

Sarah Jane Stultz Harve Donica North P Street John Williams Bugges Chapel

Local residents travel for visits and errands

Mrs Estella Thompson and sister left Wednesday for Mr Olives to visit relatives and friends. Mrs S B Link of Tunnelton called in the city en route to Free town due to an aunt’s illness. Mr and Mrs Rufus Cook of Owensburg were in town on a trip from Mitchell to visit the Stevenses. Stanley Hanners of Heltonville and Mrs Martha Roberts of Avoca visited city on business or to see relatives. Lafe Prow of West Baden joined his wife to visit his aunt Mrs Robert Harris. Miss Mary Bergdoll of Bloomington was en route to Williams to teach. Mrs Edgar Hill and son of Martinsville arrived to visit her parents on West Sixteenth Street. The South I Street restaurant, Carter’s Restaurant, has been bought with sale and rent pending. Hettie Dorsey Norman Swit.

S. B. Link Tunnelton City Freetown Rufus Cook Owensburg Mitchell Ms. Stevens Lafe Prow West Baden Robert Harris FT Street Edgar Hill and Son Martinsville John Foster West Sixteenth Street

Mrs R C Bunn Leaves for Bloomington Funeral

Mrs R C Bunn departed Tuesday morning for Bloomington after being summoned by the death of her cousin Katie Reeves and to attend the funeral of the deceased.

R. C. Bunn Bloomington Katie Reeves

Temperance notices and community events in Eureka

Eureka notes report Mrs. W C Babb ill near Fayetteville and a newborn June Beatrice. A frost hits early, prayer meetings at Shiloh and an Anti Saloon League temperance lecture planned. Community visits, a charivari event, and a dangerous black snake encounter are also described.

Shiloh Anti-Saloon League Paryer A. S

Local social notes and high school basketball opener

Ruth McCleery reports visits in Bedford and Peerless relatives. Irene Goodman Ida Tumey Stace Beyers Walter Williams families mentioned. Ellen Kincaid stayed with Zilla Owens before a nutting trip. Gullets Creek church hosted services led by Rev. Sanders. Needmore basketball lost 22 to 9 at Smithville in the season opener.

Gullets Creek Church Rev Sanders of Mitchell

Notable Tuesday Movements Around Avoca and Nearby Towns

Floyd Cox of Avoca visited the city Tuesday morning. Mrs. Anna Burton traveled to Avoca to spend the day with her sister Mrs. Ida Turner. Mrs. Blumston joined Mr. Braxton and wife in Ellettsville for a few days with relatives. Mrs. D. M. Ragsdale and Miss Siale Bair went to Shanswick to visit Addison Younger and family. L. 3. Laughlin, Clay City farmer and Civil War veteran, stopped here en route home from the National Encampment in Washington City and recalled reunions with former comrades from 50 years ago. Attorney David McNabb of Mitchell paused here for a few hours on his way home from Bloomington after visiting his parents.

Anna Burton Avoca Ida Turner Mrs. Blumston Ellettsville Mrs. Braxton D. M. Ragsdale Siale Bair Shanswick Addison Younger Laughlin Clay City Ind 66Th Hainois Washington City David McNabb Mitchell Bloomington Charles McNabb

Springville Notes Highlight Local Visits and Institute

Springville reports a Teachers Institute held Saturday with various residents attending. Miss Cleo Gray visited Bedford friends over the weekend while several locals hosted relatives from Bedford and Danville. William Hert recovers from malaria, and Rev Calvin Bair with W V Mason attended the Methodist Conference in Indianapolis.

Cleo Gray Bedford Calvin Bair W. V

Local notices and visits fill week in Clifty region

Wheat sowing is in full sway. Many residents visit relatives and run errands across Tunnelton Bedford and Salem. Health updates note Mrs. Crawford improved and D B Beavers ill. An infant dies of acute indigestion near Pinhook. Various trips to Cortland, Trinity, Ft Ritner, and Indian Springs described with small gatherings and church services.

Mrs James Kern Seriously Ill In Local Parish

Cox ton items note Mrs James Kern is seriously ill with paralysis of the throat. Mr and Mrs Charles Allen and son Howard visited Mrs James Cooper Sunday. Mrs Walter Adamson and Sylvia and Charles Fountain visited locals. Walter Adamson returned home from Orleans Monday. A G Kern and wife left for Williams then Lincoln Nebraska for a few days.

James Kern Charles Allen Howard James Cooper Walter Adamson Sylvia Charles Fountain Rends

Local Notes From Tunnelton And Sugar Creek

Uncle Billie Simpson is improving. Several residents report visits and travel to Sugar Creek Bedford Clifty Caves and Rivervale. Mrs Emma Hellenburg died suddenly at twenty years old, prompting mentions of the Hellenburg family and a Bloomington World citation.

Corn Cutting Busy as Local Gossip Circles

Jeffie Sowder reports a busy scene with corn cutting and visits from D B Adamson and Brother Lee Prather. Laverne Norman struggles in convalescence after typhoid. Kermit Bartlett recovers. Annie Bartlett improves. Tough day: Moline Bartlett funeral held at the Christian Church with classmates sending flowers.

Bell Telephone lineman visits wife amid moves and births

Robert Fiddler, a Bell Telephone Company lineman, was visiting his wife at her mother's home south of the city when Mrs Isom Davis returned to Newcastle where he is currently located. A daughter was born Monday morning to Mr and Mrs Onis Weyer of West 21st Street. Milton King, father of Mrs Frank Rariden, left for Orange County Monday to visit relatives for several days.

Robert Fiddler Bell Telephone Company Isom Davis Newcastle Onis Weyer West 21St Street Milton King Frank Rariden Orange County

Fairview Harve Lawyer Ill as Church Tally Set

Fairview area reports a local lawyer ill and a Christian Endeavor tally planned at the church Sunday night October 6. Mrs Zella Utterback of Terre Haute visits relatives this week. Mr and Mrs Will Kern and son Wilbur of Pleasant Run visited J D Hobson’s family. Mr and Mrs Mack Newland returned from Indianapolis after several days away.

John Williams Bedford Christian Church Will Kern Wilbur Pleasant Run J. D. Hobson Mrs Mack Newland Indianapolis

Isaac Demmen in Williams Resident Visiting City

Isaac Demmen of Williams was in the city on Monday.

Isaac Demmen Williams City

Mrs D W McKnight Returns to City After Illness

Mrs D W McKnight of Leatherwood was able to be in the city Tuesday after an extended illness from rheumatism.

Marion Brow D. W. McKnight Leatherwood City Rheat

Local Notes From Bedford Area

Bedford highlights include Luttrell and family moving, Mrs. Wilbur Grover visiting Indianapolis relatives, and Rie Sherwood recovering from illness. Bryantsville reports strong Sunday school, and W. A. Bair and wife return from Daviess County with Steve Batchelor. Thos Grissom buried here, leaving a wife and grown children.

Sugar Creek basket meeting draws crowd on Sunday

Frank Young reports a social week with shell diggers shipping items and many guests visiting in Sugar Creek and surrounding towns. Attendees include J. D. Moorehead family, S. Wyman and wife, Chas Hinds and family, plus visits by Grace Gordon and Grace Houston. Community members travel to Indianapolis and Cincinnati for family and reunion events. Regular Baptist services were held in West 24th Street with Rev. Stiles and son.

Brooking Odric Allen Sugar Creek G. A. Stiles and Son Shoals Doyle Radcliff Jeré

Also Mentioned on This Page

Webb Dry Goods CO Mr. Ray Harding ST. Vincent ‘Cathedral Atult Estella Thompson Mr. Olives Stanley Hanners Heltonville Martha Roberts Indian Springs Mary Bergdoll Ms Carter Hettie Dorsey Norman Letha Craig W. C. Babb Fayetteville M. I. Boyd Aee Bses Rep Homer Perkins Bert Perkins Politic Keener C. C. Craig Church of Christ Alma Witsman Marie Spreen Evadna Pierce J. &. Pope Miss Ruth C. O. Craig Carl Danie Ane June Beatrice Shiloh M. E. Church John Perkins Muriel Mrs. Leland Hall Fred Cole Nellie Cole WC. Babb Tom Pierce C. O Craig Wm. Pitman BE. M. Boyd Uriah Quackenbush Margaret Riley Geo. Babb Hugh Pless Denman Lina Kern Ormia Boyd W. Cc. Babb Carl Babb Lewis Burton Miss Riley Ruth McCleery Irene Goodman Ida Tumey Mrs. Stace Beyers Peerless Walter Williams Little Son of Clear Creek Mary Ellen Kincaid Zilla Owens Needmore Smithville Floyd Cox Springville Delight Stannard Teacher’s Institute The Star Entertainment Co Will Mary Short Bloomfield James Miller Charlie Ferguson Midland John Giles William Saladee Caleb Cobb Bedord David Cobb Lambert William Hert Charlie Lennon M. E. Short Robuson Ill Theodore Rafferty Walter Hammond Danville J. B. Armstrong Seota Holmes Sarah J. A. Brooking Sone Clifty Waves Guy Dixon Ft. Ritner Joel Crawford Albert Crawford Leonard Crawford Noble Reynolds Elmer Beaver John Flinn Trinity R. A. Myers H. V. Ingle Jacob Hoopingarner Robert Mathis Zade Thomas Martin Sutton Red Cross Dr. Matlock D. B. Beavers Frank Brooking William Batman Sunday Newton Nichols W. O. Mitchell Emery Rosenbaum Robert Brooking Viola Haws Elisha Root Near Tunnelton Oscar Thomas John Dixon Ft. Titner Homer Brooking and Wife Elmira J. A. Brooking and Ezra Brooking Ambrose Crawford Edgar Coe Salem Archibald Atcinson John Root Pinhook Cemetery J. W. Denniston the Baptist Church Franklin Robert Palmer Arita Cecil Coxton Murrel Boyd Orleans A. G. Kern Lincoln Neb Piet Matta Billie Simpson N. Dixon and Wife Loverett Case Noble Maulett and Lawson Mathis Dannie Guthrie Hiram Flinn Clue Scott Rivervale Thomas Faris Claude Erwin Seymour J. J. Crawford Pirhook Dennis Mahonery Homer Ingle Miss Stevens Clifty Caves Frances Dodd Noble Malott Sutherland Cliffs Caves Ona Crane Willon Wilcox Elia Wright J. H. DeFord Lawrence County Emma Hellenburg J. M. Hellenburg Jeffie Sowder D. B. Adamson Lee Prather Mrs. Talmage Bartlett Laverne Norman Kermit Bartlett Annie Bartlett Henderson Creek Moline Fred Bartlett Fairview Artie Holiman Harve A. S. McHargue Jesse Clearsprings Zella Utterback Terre Jaute High School Mr. Luttrell D. W. Sherwood Bryantsville W. A. Bair Daviess County Steve Batchelor Riley Grissom Wm. Tinsley O.°.C. Bryant Rufus Edwards Ollie C. Overman Mitchel Mr. Overman Spice Valley Frank Young J. 4. Stewart Campbellsburg Claude Maloti J. D. Moorehead S. W. Wyman B. F. Lockhart Chas. F. Hinds Wim. J. Hinds Amily Lou Wicker Leipsie T. L. Neideffernd Grace Gordon Mort Crothers Terre Haute E. A. Dixon Homer Barker J.D. Moorehead J. Harry Montgomery Donnaldson Cave Sam Bitch J. H. Sheets G. M. Raggluillin J. “M. Szedgerwood Charles Louise Houston Frankfort Houston Will Duncan Baby Borden George Bellows Mr. Duncan
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