The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-25
FURNACES MAKING
SPLENDID RECORDS
THREE ARE NOW IN OPERATION,
AND THE INDICATIONS ARE
THAT TWO MORE WILL BE RE.
LIGHTED SOON.

Bessemer, April 24-(Special THE in
dustries of Bessemer are turning out
products in large quantities. Furnaces
numbers g. and of the Tennessee COM
pany's Bessemer division are making fine
records. Preparations are being made to
pu. No l and No. furnaces In oper-
alton i'm the next few days. The company
is experiencing some trouble in obtaining
sufficient labor to operate all its fuln-
aces and coke ovens.
AT Woodward the finishing touches are
being put on No. furnace and from all
indications that plant will blow In not
later than May Is. The other furnaces at
Woodward are turning out pig iron in
lage volumes.
The Improvements and additions to the
large plant of the United States Cast
Iron and Pipe Works is making rapid
progress.
The new reservoir OF the Bessemer
Water Works, which is being constructed
ON Red mountain, will be completed this
week. The reservoir will have a capacity
of 900 gallons of water
File Expenses.
The following candidates in the city pri-
mary held in Bessemer on March 20 have
filed their expense accounts: l. A. Wells,
S1S.25; ]. f. Graham, $72: ]. D. O'Gara,
SIT; George w. Jones' s25. 80; Samuel Stein.
SlS5; J. j. Sullivan. s277; w. p. Lanier,
$3.50; w. s. Edge, s42; A. A. Ross. S136D;
f. A Adams, SIG: ]. NJ Crook. 125; viii
liam Jackson, $542; o. A. Randle $3.50;
w. H. Fitzpatrick, SIS; w. II. Park, 25c
S. S. Stein, sl1
John F. Hairless. candidate for dem
ocratic executive committeeman filed A
statement that he had not expended a cent
during the campaign.
Inspect Mines.
James r. Woodward. Cord Never and
James H. Smith of New York. in COM
pany with several high officials of tho
| Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway com
pany. passed through Bessemer this az
ternoon en- route to the company's ore
mines on Red mountain The party Wis
tied Smiths Upper and Lower mines and
Reeder's mines.
Funeral of Mrs, Hoskins.
The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Hos
klns, wife of Jonah Hoskins. who died
Saturday night took place this afternoon
at O'Clock from the family residence
on Nineteenth street. The interment wa
made at Elm Leaf cemetery at West End.
The service was conducted by the Rev.
r, c. Gilmore. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. The deceased was about
81 years of age, and is survived by her
husband and one son.
Entertainment at Library Hall.
The Regular Flirt." a charming COM
edy. will be presented next Friday night
by the senior class of the Bessemer High
school at library hall. The proceeds will
statement that he had not expended a cent
Pickens-Pickens.
Yesterday afternoon at the home of the
hrf.I &c NJ,
ems, Miss Sallie Pickens was married to
Joseph Pickens. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. j. l.. Britain.
Personal and General
Camp McAdory. United Confederate
Veterans. and the Bessemer chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy will attend
the unwilling of the Confederate monu-
ment at Capitol park on next Wednesday,
April &c.
A series of revival services are in prog
ress at the First Christian church. The
preaching is being done by the Rev d. p
Taylor. pastor The services will con-
t,nue for ten days.
DR.. f. p. Lacey has returned from a
several days stay in Shelby county.
where he has been recuperating from a
long illness
Mrs. E. l.. Edmundson will entertain
the Ladies' club Thursday afternoon at
her home on Twentieth street