The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-29
GRAND JURY MAKES ITS FINAL REPORT Comment Unfavorably on Roads
 at BessemeT RETURN Al TRUE BILLS Books of Clerk A. L. Dudley Found to Be In Good Condition and Neatly
 kept-New Pastor
 Arrives.

Bessemer, November 2S.-(Special.) )-The grand jury of the Bessemer city court jurisdiction which has Nen in session for several days made the following report on adjournment for the term today: State of Alabama Jefferson County, City
 Court of Bessemer, September term,
 1905-6.
 To the Honorable William Jackson, Judge
 of said court:
 The grand jury charged and empaneled by your honor on the 4th day of Septem- Der last. continued their work for ten days and took recess to the 20th day of November, and having now completed their work, submit this their final re- port.
 We have labored In the honest effort to make dilligent inquiry Into all offenses brought to our knowledge, committed or trable within the Jurisdiction of your honors court, and have returned indict- ments in all cases wherein the testimony, in our judgment, justified indictment.
 In order to ascertain the true oondi- ton of the public. roads, we have taken some evidence and discussed the matter ourselves for the benefit of the public gen orally, and regret to say that the condi- ton of the roads in this portion of the county is not generally good.
 We fear from our examination of the dockets of some of the justices of the peace, that in some cases reported which exceeded the Jurisdiction of the justice ot the peace, they disposed of finally and fines imposed. We find also that justices of the peace generally have failed to com ply with section 5136 of the criminal code, and we make this special mention so that their attention may be called to the same.
 We have docketed seventy-nine cases and where the witnesses could be had, f,,II inv pCt icyat Q each one of them, and have returned forty-one true bills
 A committee of our body examined the books of the clerk and we report them neatly kept and correct as far as we could ascertain, and we desire to here state that the clerk has been specialiy courteous to our body. We desire also to thank your honor Tor the able charge given us, and for other courteses received from your honor. And we desire also specially to thank our solicitor for his prompt attention ana valuable advice given us in our delbera- tions.
 And now having completed our iapor' we respectfully ask to be discharged (Signed)
 WILLIAM ATKINSON. Foreman. Notes and Personals. 1 The Rev. W. E. Morris who will have 1 charge of the First Methodist church at | this place for the next twelve months mas arrived and is renewing old acauaint- 1 ances The Rev Mir. Morris is well known in Bessemer. having been located at this place once before and he is very popular with all classes.
 l Most of the business men of the city | have announced that stores and pusi- | ness houses would close all or part oi Thanksgiving day. Services will be heid | at most of the local churches. Ihe postoffice and banks will observe the usual holiday hours
 Mrs. W. c. c. Hobbs and daughter, An- nette. of Lexington, Ky, are visiting Mir. and Mrs. George H. Stevenson on Dartmouth avenue
 Lodge No. ss1, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Baptist people or
 Virginia City have completed arrange ments for the building of a lodge hall and church in one and the work will be- gin this week.
 Mrs. H. l.. Jordan of Atlanta is the guest of her mother, Mrs Mary Hager, In this city.
 Randall Bros., have moved their stock of goods to the Rebie Hall where they will close them out. This stock was in- | jured by fire a few weeks ago. Ihey will move their new place on Second ave- nue January 1.
 The Bartender's Information league of
 Bessemer will give it's fourth annual | Thanksgiving ball at Beavers hall in this city tomorrow night. The proceeds Of the affair is to go for charity. All are invited.