The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-12
Are Doing Vast Amount of Inn
proving and Re pairing
POPULAR WEST LAKE
Stock Company VIII Make Popular
Resort of the Old WaterWorks
Property-A Popular
Couple Wed.

Bessemer, July Special 1.-The inn
provements in progress at the plants of
the city are being rapidly pushed. The
Tennessee company has done vast
amount of work on its ore mines during
the past year and all the furnaces have
been luraiI ed and greatly improved.
The Bessemer Machine and Foundry
company is building 100 feet additional to
its plants in East Bessemer and all the
other pipe companies in that part of the
city are making more or less improve
ments
The foundations for the approaches to
the large viaduct of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company that
is being built at the Tenth avenue cross
ing are about completed. A large force
of men IS at work on the structure and
the ears will probably be running over
the v aduct by early fall
Improvements of West Lake.
West lake, which formerly furnished the
water supply of Bessemer, and which mas
been purchased by a stock company VIII
soon be one of the most popular resorts
in tbs district. The company has done a
vast amount of work on the lake during
the past few weeks and further improve
ments are under contemplation.
Boat and bath houses have been puiit
and II Is proposed to stock the lake with
an abundance of fish. The lake is natur-
ally one of the prettiest place in Ala
bama and with the expenditure OF several
hundred dollars will be one of the most
| popular resorts in the country.
LipscombMay
o. = - ,rattiast weddings of the
season was the marriage of Miss Claudia
A. MAY TO Mr.. Lawrence Y. Lipsoomb'
which occurred at $50 o'clock at the
| First Methodist church. The edihce was
| beautifully decorated and was niied by
friends of the popular young couple.
The beautiful and impressive ceremony
was performed by the Rev. X. q Gii-
more, pastor of the First presbyterian
chuch. Mrs. George II. Stevenson played
30, Promise Me-" during the ceremony
The maid of honor was Miss Green
| of Admission and the bridesmaids were
| Miss Rosie May Brown and Miss Mertlei
| Thompson. The best man was Mr.. Joh
| Love- and the groomsmen were Mr.. Hnsn
McEniry and Mr.. William Aldrich and the
| ushers were Mr.. Howard McEniry ano
| Mr.. Wade Brannon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lipscomb are very popu,
| lar in the social set of Bessemer and
|
wedding gifts from friends all over the
| state. Immediately after the ceremony
| they left for a bridal journey in the wes'
and on their return will be at home al
their new residence a Berkeley avenue
and Short street.
VIII Play Thursday.
The baseball game between the teams
of the Beavers and Eagles will be playee
| Thursday afternoon at Fourth avenue
| park. Both sides have some strong play
ers and holly contested game is ex-
pected.
Personal and General.
At a meeting of the United Charitie'
| Yesterday $25 were contributed to thu
| Mercy Home at Birmingham.
The marriage of Miss Kate Neal Mot
to Mr.. Dan s. Reynolds has been an
| nounced to take place at the home of thu
| bride on North Highlands Birmingham
on next Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
| Mr. Reynolds has charge of the commits
sary Of the woodward company at Brigh
| ton.