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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
3
Sickness visits and recoveries mark the week with several families inquiring about health. Weddings, birthdays, baptisms, and farming notes fill the community roundup alongside funeral rites for Mary Ann Rogers. Local travels include visits to Bedford and Dayton Ohio. Notable items include a golden wedding, a large hog loss, and a move to a Henderson Creek farm.
Mrs Sue Allen was at Bedford last week. Robert N Dixon was out to Disney. Homer Ingle and Will Faris was at Bedford Thursday. Various residents including J N Crawford of Pinhook and Noble Box visited. many were in town Wednesday. Brother Frank Martin preached at the Christian church. Several ill or improving residents named.
J A Brooking correspondent reports D B Beaver remains sick. Many local residents travel to Tunnelton Bedford and Campbellsburg for business or church. Hog cholera outbreaks persist and heavy rain continues with social visits among Brooking and Ingle families. A birth is announced Melvin Kenneth Root born Oct 14 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Root.
Farmers begin husking corn as Charles Gaines plans to move to a nearby farm. YT Thompson and son Wesley traveled to Bedford on business. Albert Fountain and wife visited relatives in Monroe county. B W Boyd and wife and A Boyd and family motored to Farmersburg and back. Mrs James Kern improves after illness. Wilson Adams moves back to Williams road near Salt Creek bridge. Miss Alice Malott returns to Bedford from visit with her father Harvey Malott. John Wesley Adamson celebrated his 76th birthday with eighty four guests.
Anna Murphy reports Shaffer and wife visited Mitchell on business. Orph Dickey of Willow Valley stopped in Monday. Fannie Mayfield traveled to Shoals on business. Rev. Hawkins of Bedford preached at the Church of God over Sunday. Riley of Bedford visited his daughter Jarl Bowden over Sunday. Sarah McNeill of Mitchell visits sister Margaret Chapman. Hetta Elliott of Indianapolis came for a week with her parents. Homer McCart of Bedford spent Sunday with home folks. Fannie McGuffin went to Cincinnati to spend days with her husband. Earl Bowden and wife left for Crawfordsville where he works as an operator. Peter Elliott moves from Martin county to his southern town homes. Mr. and Mrs. McClure of Rivervale visit Mrs. McClure's parents Howard and Mrs. King. Victor Edwards and Biddie Mundy wed Saturday at Rev Jones. many friends wish them success. S. M. Isom and wife of Mitchell and Charlie Isom and wife of Georgia spent Sunday evening with Margaret Chapman.
Correspondent reports a successful Bryantsville Literary Society program. Notes include Nathan Freeman nearly losing a mare, visits by Miss Ruby Atchson and Mrs. Ollie Burton, fishing guests from French Lick, a surprise dinner at Mrs. Wes Adamson, and upcoming pie suppers at Trueblood and Kerny schools.
O A Isom acquires a new silo filler and Mrs Fred Burton hosts visitors from Illinois. Farmers busy filling silos while neighbors gather for a pie supper at Isom school on Friday and Spice Valley services entertain attendees. Local families share visits and farm life with Mitchell area residents.
Mrs M A Boyd on sick list shows slow improvement. Bernie Adamson makes a business trip to Bedford on Monday.
Frank Young reports church attendance at Silverville and many local visits. Residents travel to Indiana and Illinois for family, work, and events while school activities and a recent high school box supper are noted. A funeral in Tulsa is mentioned along with ongoing road work and a teachers institute.
Farmers enjoy mild spell as Jett Stafford leads road repairs and workers build an abutment on the Salt Creek bridge. Local families gather for visits from Crawfordsville and Bedford, with relatives traveling and riding to Chestnut hunts. Soweders, Bartletts, and Clark family ties noted among Sunday activities.
We thank our neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our mother. Special thanks to Rev. Frank Lenig Mr H G Wilson and the Foundry employees for the floral offering. Mr and Mrs Ed Mattingly Roy Lively visited the city Friday on business from Heltonville.
Samuel Jackson expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of his sister in law Lizzie Jackson and to Mr Wilson and Rev T J Owen. He also thanks for the floral offerings.
Mrs Otho Bowden reports Otho Bowden bought the Frank Stark property here. J R Weaver of Indianapolis visited friends here last week. Floyd Bone bought Tilghman Williams property here. Mrs John Smith and daughter Joyce went to Bedford Saturday. Bowden family dined with Fay Sheetz and Ed Mundy who has worked at Stockton returned home. John Mundy and wife visited C M Pinkston's family at Maylridge Friday to Sunday. Delilia Maegerlien left Sunday to visit Mrs Vince Ferguson at Owensburg. Zemma Craig and two sons spent Sunday in Martin County with Howard King and wife. Mrs Floyd Bone returned home after visiting Crawfordsville. Harry Hammersley and wife visited his parents in Martin County.
Dr Q C Dobbins visited Tunnel ton Saturday to vaccinate hogs for Everett Case. Mrs Emily Williams of Paoli traveled through the city Saturday returning home from Elnora where she visited her sister Mrs J F Danner and family.
Wm Boofer and Lew Williams are on the sick list. Nellie Cole visited Mrs W C Babb. Opal Jackson spent the afternoon with Vernor Kern. Chas Chi in repainting the Church of Christ. The Ladies Aid of Shiloh met at C O Craig’s. Leland Pless fell at school injuring his knee. Mildred Pless stayed with grandparents at Dark Hollow. Rev C V Wedge with Hugh Pless and others. Sunday Oct 17 meeting day at New with good attendance. Wm Pitman has been ill about pneumonia. Mrs Frank L Smith and Mrs J Marley Hall visited Bedford. C O Hall’s family and Mrs M A Hall visited. Union service planned for the fifth Sunday. Orma Boyd ill with a fever. A molasses cellar accident moved by a horse caused injury to a horse and a death before friends could assist.
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