The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-29
WORK RESUMED ON
 DROP FORGE PLANT
WILL BE FINISHED ABOUT DE-
 cEMBER 1-NEGRo CHARGED
 WITH SHOOTING AT POLICE. MAN ARREsTED-oTHER NEWS.

Bessemer, September 2S-(SpeciaL)- Work on the Bessemer Drop Forge plant, that has been suspended for few days, was resumed today and will be pushed rapidly until completed, which will be about December l.
 The site of the plant is between Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth streets and Seventeenth and Nineteenth avenues. It will cover an area of five acres and the main building vii be 75x1OO feet. The capitalization of the plant Is s5O,0Oo and the stockholders are: w. E. Nicholas, L. A. Ezell, V. Ferguson and T. M. Stewart. The plant will employ between 10 and 100 men, manufacturing car couplings all kinds of castings and fittings, plough shares and steam hammers.
 J. b. Hollingsworth has the contract
 Will Pearson, alias John Thomas, the negro who was arrested in Birmingham
 last night by Policemen McMillan and Burwen. suspected of being the negro who shot at Policeman Boykin about two weeks ago, was brought out today by two of Bessemer's police and identihed by Officer Boykin as being the negro who did the shooting. The shooting occurred about two weeks ago near the Southern depot. Thomas had beaten negro wo- man very badly and she appealed to Boy kin to arrest him. The officer was ln pursuit of the negro when he lodged un- der a house and as the policeman came up the negro poked his gun out from under the house and fired. The powder from the explosion burnt the officers face and stunned him in such a manner that the negro made his escape. Since that time 1 Thomas has been a terror to the negroes around Bessemer. The officers have been keeping close watch for him. Thomas is l a tall, heavily built negro ana Has d 1 vicious face.
 1 Fifteen cases came up before Acting Mayor Mundes in police court today. All l of which were petty offenses. The mes imposed netted the city $l495O.
 The Bessemer Trade and Labor assem- l bly met yesterday afternoon at Z CLOCK ] and transacted some very important bus mess. Seven additional delegates were l allowed from the painters, typographical i and iron makers unions. The following | officers were elected: President, |. T. Cook; vice-president, George Reams' sec retary, J. H. Sullivan; treasurer, John D. Randle; financial secretary. w. D. Lanier; sergeant at arms, E. T. McGowan.
 Mrs A. c. Keel, who was for long time a resident of Bessemer, died yes 1 terday morning at her home in Ensley l and was brought to Bessemer for burial 1 this afternoon The interment took place in Cedar Hill cemetery and the funeral . services were conducted by the Rev. pr. i ]. R. Britain, pastor of the First Meth l odist church. The deceased leaves four l children.
 Personal and General. ]. B. Trice of Avondale was visiting 1 friends in Bessemer today.
 Prof. l.. A. Fealey of Cullman was in the city today.
 A. H. Handley of Maylene spent Sun day with his family.
 w. F. Bert of Chattanooga is registered l at the Grand.
 l George R. Davies, the newly elected l teller of the Bessemer National bank, has i arrived in the city.
 Job Going of Pratt City, candidate for l board of revenue was in the city today. l Miss Mattie Thompson of Kanopolis, Kan. is visiting Miss Nellie Doyle.
 F. w. Borner of Avondale was in Bes- l semer today
 i Ben Boswish left today for Aberdeen, i Miss. where he will accept position i with Abe I. Brown.
 l B. P. Mcdonald of Birmingham is stop ping at the Grand.
 A. B. Mayo of Ashland is visiting ] friends in the Marvel City today. A. S. Carel has returned from a visit to ! Athens