The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-27
}. ". BROWNS CASE
 IS BEING HEARD Charged With Killing Pink Grove at DoIomite ELECTION AT BRIGHTON Citizens Will Entertain Cunningham Thursday Night-Miss Bessie
 May Brown Wins Medal.
 Other News.
ELECTION AT BRIGHTON

Bessemsr, May 6-(Special)- )-The pre- iminary hearing of D. W. Brown, charged with killing Pink Grove at Dolomite, on the night of May lS, is in progress in the court of Justice of the Peace Moch at Dolomite. A large number of witnesses have been summoned and the trial will perhaps last for two or three days. The killing is said to have been the cullhna- tion of an old quarrel Brown gave him self up shortly after the killing and was later released on bond
 The shooting occurred in front of Browns store at Dolomite. Grove WAS a mine worker. Brown Is well known in Jefferson county and Is connected with several prominent families of the state
 Brighton Election.
 A genaral city election will be held at Brighton, one of Bessemer's hustling su- burbs, Monday. to elect q mayor board of aldermen. city clerk and city mar shal. The election will be quiet as the ticket nominated at the primary in April will be unopposed.
 The entire ticket headed by J. C. Vines for mayor. was elected in the primary, with the exception of the city marshal.
 To Entertain Cunningham.
 Arrangements arc being made by the citizens of Bessemer to tender a banquet and reception to Lieut.. Gov. R. NJ. Gun ningham who will deliver the commence ment address before the graduating class of the Bessemer public schools next Thursday night.
 At the conclusion of the exercises banquet will be given at the Central ho- tel in honor of the lieutenant governor.
 Winner of Medal.
 Miss Bessie May Brown of the grad uating class of Che Bessemer High schoo, has been awarded the R. E. Lee medal given yearly by the Bessemer Trust and Banking company for the best essay. Miss Browns subject was "The Two Por- tias" a comparison of the Portia of ''rhe Merchant of Vence,' and the Portia of Julius Caesar
 The judges in the contest were Dr. J. S Ruffin Judge B. Clay Jones and Miss Lulu Judson. The medal will be pre- sented on June l.
 Personal and General.
 The Elks attending the state conven-  w. J. Parkes, w. E. Sorrel Samuel Stein, Herman Levinson, E. B. Canoles and others.
 Yesterday afternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs Brownlee. on Eighth ave- nue, Miss Mittie Cowley of Kimbrel was married to the Rev. R. H. Long of Scottsboro. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. l.. P. Craig. MT. and Mrs. Long will make their home at Scotts- boro
 The ladies aid society of the First Presbyterian church has decided to. give an entertainment at some date near the middle of June.
 Judge Ben Perry and Col T. A. Hines went to Blue Creek today to look after legal business.
 Mrs. Thagard, Mrs. Clyde Hardwick of Birmingham Miss May Mckenzie and MT. Guy Mckenzie are visiting MT. o. B. Reynolds.
 Beavers Picnic.
 At a meeting of the Bessemer Beavers tonight it was decided to set June as the date of the picnic to be given the children of Bessemer. Hawkins Spring was selected as the place for the picnic All members of the lodge are requested to send in the names of the children of the city to Jerry Fountain, chairman of the committed Transportation will he furnished to the children free of charge