Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-02
BESSEMER BUDGET.
Age-Herald Bureau,
Bessemer, May


 Mrs. M. Clifford, formerly of the Will son house of Birmingham. later of the Montezuma of this city and now of Ten nessee. is the guest of Mrs. Judson.
 c. P. Ludwig, superintendent of the Sloss Iron and Steel works, has resigned his position with that firm.
 Mrs J. H. Houppert is very i'll from an attack of malarial fever.
 Mrs. T. H. Hopkins of Montgomery is attending the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. J. P. Chapman.
 Policeman E. A. Lynch Is rapidly con- valescing and his friends hope to see him at his post of duty soon
 Dr. Robinson of Alderman, Miss, Is visiting his brother-in-law Captain Cornwell.
 The young son of MT c. I. Davenport is quite sick with typho-malaria.
 Gen. F. H. West, who recently under went a dangerous operation, is rapidly improving and is now able to be about.
 Engineer F. H. Mccartney of the Bes- semer Water works returned from Brt- erfield. where he was called by tele- gram last Saturday to attend the sudden illness of his mother. He reports her much improved
 A strike was averted in it's incipiency by the conciliatory and common sense spirit manifested by the Howard-Harri- son Iron works and their men this morn- ing. From the best information obtain able it seems that there was some dis satisfaction among the men with the manner in which they were required to employ certain physicians, for which they were assessed monthly 75 cents for each single employe and $1 for each married one. This included medicine and physicians fees and was deducted from the mems wages every month. The f0n1Iirpd aTnn1OV certain physicians, four in number. This they objected to and finally eliminated in about 200 of the moulderS walking out this morning. Wiser counsel prevailed, a discussion of the matter was had and the company finally agreed that the men should employ whatever doctor they chose, and that the subscriptions should be voluntary on their part. To this the men agreed and they immediately re- turned to their work.
 The Bessemer Land and Improvement company are making preparations for an individual display of the resources of Bessemer and its environments at the Atlanta exposition, which, if carried out according to the present contemplated plans, will be source of pride and in formation not only of the BeSsemer Land and Improvement company, but of the entire mineral, timber and ag- ricultural resources of the state. They will show the different kinds of ore with which this section teens, and have samples of all the different woods, as we'll as the finished products, both min eral and agricultural and forestry, that will astonish even those who think they are fai.ililr witn the marvellous re- sources of north Alabama
 The exhibit will be gotten up in unique and attractive manner, and no expense will be spared to make it equal to any individual display of It's kind at the coming exhibition.
 Tho stores of MT. S. E. Jones were filled with the beauty and chivalry of the city last night. The stores were in a maze of lights, apparently as innumer- able as the stars of the milky way. The occasion was a grand opening given by that young and energetic merchant MT. s. E. Jones. Goods of all descrip- tions were tastily arranged. and every body in and around Bessemer was pres ent. Music and refreshments were served to the many visitors who thronged the immense stores until late hour. Many congratulatory remarks. were made of the occasion, which all. will remember as a most enjoyable one.