The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-26
BESSEMER COURT
 BEGINS ID GRIND Judge William Jackson is on
 the Bench
  DOCKET IS VERY HEAVY Citizens to Hold Mass Meeting Tonight to Discuss Granting of Franchise for Electric Car Line to
 Jonesboro.
DOCKET IS VERY HEAVY

Bessemer September 25.-(Special. 1.-The Bessemer city court convened in regular
 fall term this morning and the following
 juries were empaneled;
 No. 1-I. D. Bailey. T. w. Wright, E.
 B canoles. w. T. Jackson. w. H. Bran
 noi,. P L. Etheridge. W. H. Chapman.
 John E. Cox, T. B. Gwin. F. T. Godfrey,
 Joe Jackson and H. L. Bains. 1 No. 2.-W w Kennedy, Joe Sadler' w.
 T. Nichols, J. G. Manning, J. E. Vines. l J. H. Leonard, L. N. Buel, N. Holsenbeek, James Eperson, Sam Lefkovits. W. H.
 Parker and J. w. Sandford.
 Judge William Jackson Is presiding and
 expects the court to be busy for several
 weeks
 i The first case taken up was that of l Charles Marceno, charged with embezzle-
 ment He was found guilty.
 The case against John Cantrell for pre-
 senting a gun was dismissed and at the
 time the court adjourned for the day a i second charge of assault with gun
 against Cantrell was on trial
 The docket Is very heavy for the term
 and the officials of the court expect to
 bt kept busy for several weeks. l The most important case to be tried
 is that of the state against T. J. Corn
 well, for embezzlement, which is set for 1 October 9.
 Commission Has Arrived.
 Deputy Sheriff Jerry Fountain today re- ceived his commission as state deputy
 grand president of the Fraternal Order
 of Eagles from Grand President Henry D. Davis of Cleveland o,
 The position is an important one, and
 Mir. Fountains appointment to the place is considered a very high compliment to one of the most active members of the
 order in the state. MT. Fountain will en- ter at once upon the duties of his office.
 Mass Meeting Called. mass meeting of the citizens of Bes-
 semer will be held at the city hall to-
 morrow night for the consideration of the proposition to grant franchise to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow CT company for the building of an electric
 car line from this city to Jonesboro. At the last meeting of the city council Attorney Pinckney Scott representing the railway company, presented petition dSklIlB TUT lilt lTdttIlot nt Clly COuli- | ell before passing upon the question de-
 sired an expression from the people, and requested Mayor Sullivan to call mass
 meeting which he did. There seems to be no considerable oppo- l stion to the granting of the franchise on l the conditions laid down by the railway l company. The company wants to leave 1 the city and enter on the same street and l the people seem to desire that the road In htttl tra lnAy ,nlyf yfY,er ot,
 1t leaves and enters the city. Some con-
 tend that the company should be charged for the franchise and that other restric-
 tions should be thrown around the oper-
 ations.
 It Is said that the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company will refuse to
 pay for the franchise and that If the right to builG the line Is not granted freely 1t will not be built It Is claimed that the building of the line was consid- cred after repeated requests and demands from the people of Jonesboro and Besse- mer.
 It is desired that all who are interested in the matter attend the meeting tomor- row night and express themselves freely It is understood that the railroad com- pany Is ready to begin the building of the road as soon as the matter of a franchise has been settled. In fact, 1t Is stated that
 some of the material has already been placed on the ground
 Notes and Personals. Alex Dunlap and M. Jones, both white miners of Virginia mines, who were in- l jured on the Birmingham Mineral train wrecked at Woodstock this afternoon, were brought to Bessemer and transferred to their homes at Virginia Mines tonight Neither of these men were fatally hurt, but were considerably bruised and shaken up In the collision.
 Miss Lucy Johnston is quite i'll at her home in Bessemer.
 The Rev. Dr. J. A. Duncan, pastor of the First Methodist church at Birming-
 haw, preached at Library hall in this c.y tonight to large congregation, made up of the different denominations of the city. These union services will be held
 at Library hall every night this week, and will be led by different ministers of the Birmingham churches. The services
 are preparatory to the revi7a, services to begin next Sunday.
 E. L. Huey is quite i'll at his home in this city.
 Mrs. McNabb and her daughter, Mrs. Adams of Virginia City are the guests of the family of the Rev. L. O. Adams | in Bessemer.
 T. J. Batson Is erecting a handsome res l idence on Dartmouth avenue. Walter Richey of Aberdeen, Miss. has accepted a position with Fulton Bros. in | this city.
 The following gentlemen spent yester- | day at Chattanooga and Lookout moun- | tain: J. s. McLemore. J. H. Etter. J. | N. Connally, J. W. Swain, Will Wrenn, l Jim Wrenn, W. D. Perry and Dewey But | Ter.
 U Schwabacker. who has been spending | some time in New York City. is expected | home Thursday night. | Mrs. L. Y. Lipscomb and little son, Andy have returned from South Alabama, 1 where they spent the summer. { Dave Williams. a white boy il years | of age, confessed to the charge of bur | glary and grand larceny in police court | this morning and Mayor Sullivan is in a | ouandary as to what to do with the | boy He has held up the sentence for a | few days with the hope of securing a | place for him in the Boys Reform school l at East Lake.
 Hobson and Conner to Speak.