The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-25
TORCH IS APPLIED
 ID FURNACE NO, 1.
Has Been Out of Commission
 About One Year
TO RELIGHT NO. 2 SOON
Real Estate Is Showing Renewed Actlv- lty at Bessemer and the People Are Pleased With the
 Business Outlook.

I Bessemer, August N.-(Specldi.l-fu ui .
 mace No. 1 of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
 and Railway company, located at this
 place, was relighted tonight after hay
 ing been out of commission about one
 year.
 Considerable repair work has been done
 on the furnace and plant since 1t was
 blown out last summer.
 No. furnace will be blown in about
 September 15. This furnace has also been
 idle about year. The people of Bessemer are rejoicing 1 to see these important plants put back in operation. They are very valuable indus 1 tries to the district and employ a large l force of men.
 Along with the renewed activity in man
 ufacturing circles an increasing inquiry for homes and resident property is notice able. Real estate men report very sat isfactory business and especially in prop critics for homes. | A number of sales have been made dur l ing the past week and others are near l consummation. The building activity con- | tinues M every section of the city, both in residence and business houses. A num- Der of large business blocks are in course l of construction and neat cottages, resi- l dences and buildings costing all the way 1 from 5000 to $25,000 are going up in every 1 quarter of the city. Merchants report very satisfactory bus 1 mess for the season of the year, and all
 are looking forward to very heavy trade l during the fall and winter.
 Will Elect Officers. 1 Bessemer Lodge of Eagles, No. 973 met 1 in regular session at their hall last
 night and adjourned after transacting the 1N.rat hl<.- 1N1a 1 was short one. l At the next regular meeting, which will I be held September 6, a secretary inside guard and chaplain are to be elected. l This will be an important matter and l all members of the lodge are requested l to be present.
 A Small Fire.
 The fire department of Bessmer was l called to extinguish a fire on the resi-
 dence of L. A. Stubblefield at Ninth ave-
 nue and Twenty-second street this after noon at 3 o'clock. The department re- l sponded promptly and extingushed the
 blaze before serious damage was done. | The loss will amount to about $30
 Notes and Personals.
 Mrs. E. E. Cox and granddaughter. Miss | 1rma Stewart. are visiting relatives in Mississippi. They will return home next week.
 I MT. and Mrs. George A. Bancroft who were married about ten days ago, will l return Saturday evening from Mississippi, 1 where they have been visiting MT. Ban croft's mother.
 W. P Crenshaw, prescription clerk in Fulton Bros. drug store, left last night for Talladega Springs, where he will spend few days recuperating his health.
 Mrs. Lum Herring of Jonesboro is very sick with fever. w. s. Eidge left last night for New York to meet his wife. who Is on her way home from Scotland, where she has been visiting relatives at her old home They will return to Bessemer early in September.
 Robert Dempster left last night for New York, where he will spend g. few days vacation.
 E. H. Fulton of Fulton Bros. drug store returned last night from Sulphur Springs where he spent several days. The steel spans are being raised on the Tenth avenue viaduct being built by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 Bessemer lodge No. 53 Knights of Py- thias, met in regular session tonight and administered the Esquire degree upon one candidate, Lem Riddle and the Knight degree upon two candidates, Henry Webb and c. F. Alfred. The attendance was very good.
 Miss Lucy Reynolds. who has been spending some time at Montevallo visiting relatives and friends, returned home last night.
 Miss Dlla Clay of Mississippi who Is wis., iting her cousin, Miss Pearl Clay on Clarendon avenue. was complmented with moonlight picnic to Hawkins Spring last night. Those in the party were Miss Ella Clay Miss Pearl Clay, Miss Nellie Downing, Miss Louise Jones, Miss Mamie Sloan, Miss Eunice Kelly, MT. Nat Clay, Mir. Percy Denton. MT. Henry Martin, MT. Charlie Lewis, MT. Payton Mims and Mir lack Cray