The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-16
CITY COUNCIL HAS 4 SHORT SESSION Managers for BesSemer City
 Election Selected MINISTRIES 60 TO ENSLEY Single Men Defeated Married Men In Game of Indoor Baseball at
 Beavers Hall Last Night.
 Score 16 to 2.
MINISTRIES 60 TO ENSLEY

Bessemer. August 15.-(special)-At a regular meeting of the city council held at the city hall tonight three managers of the municipal election to be held Sep tember Il were appointed as follows: William Jackson, James Trotter and c. H. Spencer.
 No other matters of importance came before the council except the routine re- ports of the city officials for the month of July and the auditing of accounts. The session was a short one.
 Two candidates are in the field for mayor, J. J. Sullivan, the democratic nominee and J. E. kyser, the socialist candidate.
 MinstreIs in Ensley.
 The Beaver Minstrel company went to Ensley tonight where they give per- formance in the opera house for the bene- fit of the Junior Order of American Mechanics W. K. Smith, Jr.. is manager of the company, and he has given much lard work to the perfecting of the com pany in detail.
 The company has given several per- formances in Bessemer and their pro- gramme Is pronounced to be the best ever given by an amateur company in this section.
 Indoor Baseball.
 The game of indoor baseball at the Beavers hall tonight between the mar ried and the single men of the club re- suited in score of Is to 2 in favor of the single men. A large number of spec tators witnessed the game and all seem ed to enjoy the sport The line up was as follows; Single men, Borders, pitcher; Houston, catcher; Clay. first base; Aus tin, second base; Melton. third base; J. Herd, right short stop; Martin. left short stop; Homer Herd, left field; Hen ry Herd, right field.
 Married men: Waller, pitcher; Vines catcher Powell, first base; Ethridge second base; Cockrell, third base; Lanier right short stop; Manning. left short stop Randle. right field; Hines left field; Helm and currel. umpires and Gum, scorer.
 Local and Personal.
 Miss Mabel Collins of Hanceville is th' guest of Miss Stella Grace Spencer oi Arlington avenue.
 The infant son of MT. and MrS. J. T. Brophy is improving after serious ill ness, in which an operation was nee essary.
 Mrs. Emma Mitchell of Louisville .s visiting her sons. E. L. ard A. c. Mitch ell of this city.
 pr. E. b. lewls is at home after [ few days visit to Tennessee.
 Miss Carrie Cockrell ha5 reHurned hcr' from Knoxville whec, she took a course in the Summer Normal schrol.
 Myrtle Lodge No. 53, Knights of Py thias will confer the second or esquir' degree on three candidates at its resu lar meeting next Thursday night. Al members are requested to be present ant all visiting knights are invited.
 Mrs. Walter Woods, after visit o several days with friends at Rome Ga. has returned home.
 Crotwell Bros have moved their large lumber yards to their new place on Sixtl avenue between Twenty-second and Twenty-hhird streets. They will also move their blaming and otha~ Sood-work' ing machinery to this place sn shor while.
 The Ladies' Aid society of Thompson town will give an ice cream festival are magic lantern entertainment tomorrow night. The public is invited to atten, and Is assured a pleasant evening.
 The Beavers and Eagles will play game of baseball at Fourth-avenue paiA next Thursday afternoon at o'clock Both lodges have good teams and th' game between them is expected tD bt very sensational.