Bedford Star
Saturday, August 14, 1875

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A bootless task---Putting on one's socks.

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ELLIS will fix your watch up in style.

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Drinking glass after glass must produce panes in your inside.

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What is the strongest light in Brooklyn? --- Beecher(s) candal.

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Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.

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We are to have a tile factory before long.

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SETH THOMAS CLOCK, AT COST, AT ROUSES.

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Rev. C. B. H. MARTIN, has been holding a series of meetings here. He returned to his home Monday.

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An editorial excursion will leave Indianapolis on the 17th for Mammoth Cave, Ky.

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ELLIS says he will sell as low as any body. And will sell BELOW COST if he has to.

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All persons knowing themselves indebted to C. R. ALLEY, will find his books at his old stand Col. DAVIS' Saddler shop.

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Several boys from Bloomington have been in town this week.

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Miss Sarah WALKER, of New Albany, is visiting here this week.

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GO AND SEE what ELLIS has.

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W. A. RAGSDALE shipped one car load of cattle to Cincinnati, Monday.

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There has been a book agent (?) here representing the house of Bowen, Stewart & Co., as he said, appointing agents to sell book. He appointed two. Only $8, that's cheap.

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The Granger Picnic was not very well attended on Friday on account of the high water.

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There will be speaking at the Baptist Church Sunday Evening at usual hour for services. All are invited to attend.

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Mrs. RACH, formerly of this place but late of Kansas City, Mo, Died last week. She has a son living in Bedford.

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Col. CARNEY of Louisville, Ky., was in town this week attending his sister's funeral.

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GO TO ROUSES FOR JEWELRY AT COST.

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The improvement we mentioned recently in the preparation of gold for filling has been demonstrated to be a perfect success. Don't go with despairingly ragged edged teeth any longer, while Dr. DRISCOLL can make them look so beautiful.

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LOOK HERE. Our accounts will be left at RECTOR's after this week. You know who we mean. BEDFORD LUMBER CO.

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NOTICE. I herby notify all those indebted to me to call and settle in full or in part, by August 10, 1875. Thereby saving cost of collection. I mean business.

JAMES GARRISON

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What are they which, though always drunk, are never intoxicated? Toasts.

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Continual drooping will wear away stone;
Continual gnawing will clean a hard bone;
Continual scoulding will cause a sad life'
But constant good humor will make a good wife.

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It is said that ___y two thirds of the letters which reach the dead letter office get there because women have insane desire to write a beautiful fine hand.

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Last week a man bolted a door, threw up a window of a house, and afterwards swallowed a whole story. He has had no appetite since.

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Sidney SMITH said the memory of a certain kiss followed him forty years. How would Plymouth Church classify such a kiss as that?

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A young manufacturer of our acquaintance is making money fast on this motto, parodied from "Poor Richard": "Early to bed, and early to rise; never get tight and advertise.

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Patrick HENLEY, formerly of Mitchell but now of Carthage, Mo., is visiting at the former place.

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There will be a meeting of the citizens at the Court House, on Monday night, August 16th 1875, for the purpose of consulting as to the course to be pursued to secure the building for the B., S., O. & B. Railroad. Let all turn out, as this a matter in which every one of us has an interest.

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We would advise our friends when they visit Mitchell and want a good, first class meal and generous treatment, such as will make them feel at home to go to the DAYSON House. The Dayson House is a very fine house, situated south of the crossing. It is finely furnished, and there are some very friendly and sociable young lady attendants, ever ready to see that you have plenty to eat.

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John and Miss Annie SHIELDS, of Brownstown, have been visiting Mr. KANE, in Mitchell this week.

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Why is a compositor like a cripple? Because he can't get on without a stick.

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John O'DONAL, south of W. & M. crossing, Mitchell, Ind., keeps one of the best saloons in southern Indiana. Best wines and liquors always for sale.

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An excursion of 9 coaches passed through Mitchell, Monday, from Washington to Cincinnati.

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Sam KENNAN offers 50 cents reward for a cat he lost. Now boys bring up your cats.

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Mrs. Nancy H. RAMSEY, wife of James C. RAMSEY, Esq., of this place, died on Friday morning, the 6th inst. at 3 o'clock A. M., of apoplexy. She was born in Jessamine county, Ky., on the 3d of December, 1807, and was in the 68th year of her age.

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John MALOTT is known as one of the best players on a base horn in the state, and the base ball players says he is good in the center field as a base ballist.

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Dixon COBB is not dead as was reported last week.

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The RICHARDSON House has been refurnished and is one of the best hotels in Southern Indiana. Situated north of the railroad crossing at Mitchell. Mr. Richardson is a temperate man and consequently will not insult you but do all in his power to make you comfortable. Bedford people and the traveling public will find it to their interest to stop there.

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Button-hole-row is in a delapidated condition. They look like the lightning had struck them.

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FISH and OWENS have been running four teams this week hauling hay to their livery stable.

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The farmers seem to think that the overflow will cause corn to be sold higher than ever before known.

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We are glad that Wm. DAY keeps the poor house and sets a good table for the hungry, as it is expected that there is a good many will go there soon from this township. G.

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The farmer's motto is to make hay while the sun shines; if this is true all the hay on the uphauls will be saved.

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The race is not always won by the strong. Were it so, the onion would be ahead instead of the cabbage.

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Sir Wilfrid LAWSON spoke to Mars and Bacchuis "as the god of battles and the god of bottles".

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The hair from a ladies braid should never be worn on the lapel of a gentleman's coat, unless the parties are engaged.

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An Alabama man has been trying to lead a church and manufacture lead nickles at the same time.

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"I would advise you to put your head into a dye-tub, it's rather red", said a Joker to a sandy-haired girl. "I would advise you to put yours into an oven, it is rather soft," said Nancy.

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A newpaper biographer, trying to say his subject "was hardly able to bear the demis of wife," was made by the inexorable printer to say, "wear the chemis of his wife."

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A good many publishers who expected to wade through the financial crisis will be somewhat discouraged when they hear thats their trouble at the Fords.

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The L. N. A. & C. R. R. commenced running through on Monday.

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Albert COLE returned from Niagara Falls on last Saturday. He says it is grand sight far beyond his expectations.

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Wm. HOLLAND, our former county commissioner, has lost about $10,000.

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The O. & M. Railroad is still under water near Washington.

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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR.

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Farmers have commenced to thrash their grain.

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We saw Capt. JENKINS passing up street the other day with one of prettiest pair of shoes for his little girl, made by himself, that we saw.

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Don't forget the Old Settler's meeting to-day and to-morrow. A big time is expected.

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The people have been recommended to move away for the river until frost on account of the sickness that is anticipated there this fall.

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Miss Mollie STILSON will be at home next week for a few days, before returning to Evansville.

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T. M. SHERLOCK, of this county, is laying track for a street car company in New Albany.

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The funeral of Commodore HITCHCOCK took place on yesterday evening.

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Miss Francis WILLIAMS, of ____ington, is visiting here this week.

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Miss Jossie (could be Jessie) KELLEY, of this place, is spending this week at Salem.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

NOTICE is hereby given to the citizens of Fort Ritner, in the county of Lawrence and State of Indiana, and all others whom it may concern, that I, Daniel LILLIS a male inhabitant of said town, will apply to the Board of Commissioners of said county of Lawrence in said State of Indiana, at their next regular session, to be held in the county courthouse, in said town of Bedford, in the county and state aforesaid, beginning on the first Monday in September A. D. 1875, for a license to sell, barter, and giveaway, to be drank and suffered to be drank in and upon the hereinafter described premise, spirituous, vinous and malt intoxicating liquors in less quantity than a quart at a time, in the lower South east front room, of the one story frame house located on the South-east corner of lot number eight (8) in the block letter "A" in said town of Fort Ritner in said county of Lawrence and State of Indiana.

LEGAL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

DANIEL LILLIS.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

NOTICE is hereby given to the citizens of the town of Bedford, in Shawswick township, in Lawrence county, in the State of Indiana, and all of those whom it may concern, that the undersigned, Elijah MCGINNIS, a male inhabitant of said town, over the age of twenty-one (21) years, will apply to the Board of Commissioners of said county of Lawrence in said State of Indiana at their next regular term to be held at the county Court House in said town of Bedford in the county and state aforesaid, beginning on the first Monday in September A. D. 1875, for a license to sell, barter and give away, to be drank and suffered to be drank in and upon the hereinafter described premises, viuous and malt intoxicating liquors in a less quantity than a quart at a time, in the lower west room of the two story brick building situated on the tract of land described as follows, to-wit: twenty-five (25) feet and two (2) inches off of the south side of lot No. two hundred and five (205) in the town of Bedford in Lawrence county in the state of Indiana, and being on the east side of High street, in said town.

ELIJAH MCGINNIS.
August 14,1875.

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THE WIFE'S COMMANDMENTS.
1. Thou shalt have no other wife but me.
2. Thou shalt not take into thy house any beautiful, brazen image, to bow down to her, to serve her, for I am a jealous wife, visiting, etc.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of they wife in vain.
4. Remember they wife to keep her respectably.
5. Honor thy wife's father and mother.
6. Thou shalt not fret.
7. Thou shalt not find fault with thy dinner.
8. Thou shalt not smoke tobacco.
9. Thou shalt not be behind thy neighbor.
10. Thous shalt not visit the rum tavern; thou shalt not covet the tavern keeper's rum, nor his wine, nor his brandy, nor his gin, nor whiskey, nor anything that is behind the bar of the rumseller.
11. Thou shalt not visit billiard saloons, neither for worshipping in the dance, nor heaps of money that lie on the table.
12. Thou shalt not stay out later than nine o'clock at night.

Typed and donated by Diana Flynn.

Bedford Star Saturday, August 14, 1875

Bedford Star
Saturday, August 14, 1875