The age-herald., 1900-06-13
BESSEMER.

Bessemer, June 12-(SpeciaD-Ida Kellow, a young colored woman, was nearly killed by her husband, Joe Kellow, this morning at about 9 o'clock. The woman has been living with her mother, Mollie Cook, at the corner of Arlington avenue and Twen- ty-first street, and her husband had for some time past been trying to persuade her to return to him at Dolomite. This she was unwilling to do and this morning in the midst of an altercation he hit her on the head with a brick, fracturing her skull and breaking her jaw bone. Despite the fact that a great crowd of negroes at once assembled, the man walked coolly off and the police have so far been unable to find him.
 The Merchants and Manufacturers As- sociation met in regular session last night. The attendance was excellent and a great deal of interest was manifested, the dis cussions being general Steps were taken to bring about if possible an extension of the county road to Blue Creek, with an iron bridge across Valley creek. This would make a thckly settled country much more accessible to Bessemer Com mittees were appointed to take steps to have Bessemer property represented in the industrial census and to communicate with nonresident property owners to induce im- provement on non-productive property.
 The financial committee of the Fourth of July celebration have been actively en- gagged in soliciting subscriptions today, meeting with much success.
 The Baptist Young Peoples Union held a business meeting last night, electing the following officers for the ensuing six months: President Miss Bessie Cockrell; vice president, Miss Ella Burgin; second vice president, MT. w. M Gibbs; secretary, Eibert Gray; treasurer Velma Burgin; ex- ecutive committee, Miss Pearl Burgin Messrs. Bryan Waller and w. M Gibbs. The union will hold a social meeting Fri day night at the Vancleave Hotel
 owing to the illness of Mrs. Madoc, wife or Director John Madoc, there will be no meeting of the Arion Club tonight The club is working hard in preparation for concert to be given early next month
 Misses Norma and Josephine Scholar MT. Scholar and Mrs Wilma Saunders of Birmingham were the guests of Mir and Mrs. Atwater at the Grand Hotel last night. A few friends were invited to hear Miss Norma Scholar sing, and were de- lighted with her beautiful voice. Yielding 10 numerous requests Miss Scholar will probably give a concert here in the near future.
 There will be meeting of the Clerks Union tonight, and a number of visitors are expected from Birmingham. Refresh ments will be served and the session will be more or less social in it's nature
 superintendent Mundies of the Bessemer Foundry and Machine Company has pur- Shoseu 'ne residence In E1ghteenth street, near Sixth avenue, now occupied by J. B. wilson and family and will take possession on the first of the month
 H. l.. AtWater, of Atlanta, is visiting his brother, Manager Atwater, of the Grand Hotel.
 The directors of the Natchez and Orleans Land Companies met in annual session at The Bessemer Savings Bank today The attendance was small, most of the direct CTS being represented by proxies.
 Thomas Bissett and family of Birming- ham will move here shortly, occupying one of the new cottages in Eighteenth street near Seventh avenue