The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-27
BESSEMER BAR HAS
 MUCH WORK AHEAD
GRAND JURY ADJoURNS UNTIL TOMORROW WHEN THEY WILL AGAIiI BEGIN WORK-coURT DOCKET IS CROWDED.

Bessemer, September 26.-lspeciaL)- The grand jury of the Bessemer city court adjourned today at noon until Mon day morning. The jurors have been do- ing some hard work during this week and will perhaps be in session the whole of next week.
 There will be no cases tried next week but the bar will meet and settle the time for pleadings in all the civil suits to come up before the court at this term.
 The regular docket will be taken up next Monday week There are already S4O cases on the docket and the number is growing every day. The Bessemer bar will be kept busy for the next four months
 The Bessemer Association of the Bap- tist church which has been in progress at the Lipseomb Baptist church, ad- journed last night after having been in session for four days. There are six churches in the association, Pleasant Ridge, Dolomite, Oak Grove. Jonesboro, Adger and Belle Ellen. The association next year will be at the Jonesboro Bap- tist church. J. E. Wilson is moderator of the association and Lon Huey is sec retary.
 The Rev. P. c. Barkley of Faunsdale, has been called 10 the pastorate of the Jonesboro Baptist church to succeed the Rev. Frank II. Harrington who has been called to the pastorate of the Southside Baptist church of Pittsburg, Pa.
 MT Barkley is a graduate of Howard college and is a young man of fine at tainments. He was the successful con testant at college in several oratorical | contests, and has already won quite reputation as a pulpit orator. Ed Kimbrell who has been conducting a business on Second avenue has sold his stock of goods to Terry Brothers, the we'll known brokers of Bessemer MT. kimbrell will leave for Texas in few days where he will make his future home.
 Will Lee, Frank Denny Pat Miller Will McBird, Matthew Goldman and Tom Bank, colored, were tried before Acting Mayor Mundes for throwing rocks and other missiles into trolley party of negroes last Monday night. The fines imposed upon them by his honor ranged i from one dollar to ten.
 Social anC Personal.
 Philip Painter, the popular manager of the news bureau for the Birmingham News, left this afternoon for Brook wood where he will spend the Sunday with his parents.
 Dr. and Mrs. R. P. MeFyeire entertained the Epworth League last night at the home on Arlington avenue. The amuse- ment of the evening consisted of guess ing contests. There were over a hundred guests present and they all expressed themselves as having a delightful time.
 Miss Trimm of Tuscaloosa, who is the guest of Mrs. T. T. I1uey, has returned from a visit to Mrs MucKole of Wood4 ward. She will leave for home in Tus- caloosa next week.
 Henry Jones of East Lake. a student of Howard college will spend Sunday with friends in Bessemer
 Miss Ethel Clifford of Birmingham is visiting Miss Lula and Miss Grace Judson.
 II. s. Bowman has accepted position with the Dimmiek Pipe Works in North Birmingham
 w. E. Smith, a travelling man. is spend- ing Sunday with his parents in this city.
 The state secretary of the Y M. c. A. was in Bessemer today in tie interest of his work.
 Captain G. S. Willis of the Bessemer Rifles has accepted a position with Birmingham firm and will make his future home in that city.
 Mrs. B. C. Jones is expected to return home next week.
 MT. George A. Stevens who has been in Kentucky on a protracted visit is ex- pected to return home next week.
 Roy Huffman has returned to his home in Birmingham after having spent his vacation with his father.
 Mrs. E. C. Bee will spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Bruner,
 AT, ~ staah hoe ffa i'll. is better.
 Ben J. Pervy will spend Sunday at Boliged with his home folks
 Mrs. Chaufn and family will return to their former home at Huntsville tomor- row.
 MT. Guy Whelan chief clerk of the Grand hotel. will spend next week with his parents at Huntsville.
 Miss Judson rendered dance last night in honor of her guest Miss Ethel Clifford, of Birmingham