The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10
NEW DEPOT ID BE
 ERECTED AT ONCE Freight and Passenger Station
 for Bessemer
vIAOUCT IS PROGRESSING
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company Is Making Several Inn-
 Provements Tn Servlce-Elks
 Will Play Baseball Today.

Bessemer, August 9.-tSpecial) )-The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company has begun work on the founda- tion for their new passenger and freight depot on Nineteenth street, between Ala bama and First avenues. They have em- ployed large force of men and the work will be pushed to rapid completion This is a valuable improvement for the city and the people are anxious to see the new building in use. It will be a handsome and commodious structure and has been much needed for the handling of the growing business of the company in this city.
 The Birmingham Railway Light and Power company Is spending considerable money for the improvement of the service in Bessemer. The viaduct over the steam railway tracks on Tenth avenue Is pro- gressing we'll and the company hopes to have 1t ready for opening in few months.
 The approaches and abutments are about complete and the swinging of the steel spans will be begun soon The via duct 1t Is claimed will cost In the neigh borhood of s75,0O0 and will be one of the finest and best structures of the kind in the district. It Is being built for the purpose of avoiding the crossing of the railroad tracks on the same grade, which 1 Is dangerous and causes loss of con | siderable time in the operation of their cars.
 Elks Vs. Elks.
 The Elks of Blocton will play the Bes- semer Elks at game of baseball tomor- row afternoon at 4 o'clock at Fourth 1 Avenue park in this city. The game promises to be one of the most interesting of the season and a large crowd is ex- pected to attend. Both lodges of Elks have good teams.
 Odd Fellows Meet.
 Marvel City Lodge No. 262, Independent Order of Odd Fellows met in regular ses- sion tonight and installed three new members. Marvel City lodge Is taking on new life and the members have deter mined to make of it the banner lodge of the state New members are constantly being added and the lodge is in very fourishing condition.
 Ball Game Yesterday.
 A game of baseball between Bessemer l and Short Creek this afternoon at Fourth ] Avenue park was called at the end of the | fifth inning on account of rain. The score stood to 2 in favor of 'Bessemer. The 1 batteries were: Bessemer Llewelyn. Webb and Houston; Short Creek. Smith ] and Huey. tf
 Moved Stock of Goods.
 Rarden X Scott, who purchased the stock of goods of D. w. Morris X Bro. of Ensley are having the stock brought to l Bessemer. where they will be placed in I their store at tbis place. D. w. Morris 1 & Bro. sold their stock for the purpose I of tearing away their old building at Ems | ley for the new structure to he built on It's site.
 Local and Personal. | Mrs R. c. Jones and her sister, Miss Mamie Bradshaw, left yesterday for two months visit to their sister in North | Carolina.
 The local company of minstrels will give a benefit performance at the opera house | at Ensley for the benefit of the Junior 1 Order of American Mechanics one night | next week The time has not yet been | announced, but it will be either on Mon- day or Tuesday night.
 Mrs. Dennis O Brien chaperoned party of young people on a picnic to West Lake last evening Those in the party were; Miss Estine Batiste. Miss Wineford Ba- tiste. Miss Lola Canalis, Miss Aline Ruth erford of Chattanooga and Miss Ida simth. MT. McCabe, MT. o'Brien and MT. l Dennis.
 | Mrs J. B. Morton and children ana | Willie McMllan left today Tor sumter county. where they will spend several days | on a visit.
 l Phil Lacey, who has been absent some time in the employ of government sur | veyors, Is at home again.
 A game of indoor baseball is being ar ranged between local team and team from the Young Mems Christian associa- ton of Birmingham for the near future. Arrangements have not yet been com nleted but will be announced in a few days.