The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
INTEREST RIFE IN
THE NEW RAILROAD
Expected to be Great Developer
for BeSsemer
COMMISSION TO MEET
Postponed Meeting to Be Held Tonight.
Jonesboro Schools to Open Sep
TENDER 4-Desperate Negro
Causes Excitement.

Bessemer. August 3O-(Specia1 THE,
chief matter of discussion in the city just
now is the line of the Atlantic, Birming-
hah and Atlanta railroad, which is to
be built between Birmingham and Pelham.
Nothing definite is known as to roue that
will be taken between here and Birming-
ham. but the work will be done by Smith
tractors. 1t is understood that this in
formation is being withheld until COM
plete right of way has been secured.
Bessemer has needed another road for
some time and the practical assurance that
one is to be built through the city at an
early date is naturally causing the peo-
pie to congratulate themselves. 1t is
reasonably certain that the depot of the
new road will be centrally located, thus
assisting in inducing the compactness of
the business section. The principal bene-
fit of course. will be in the increased
shipping facilities.
Police Commission.
The meeting of the police commission,
which was to have been held in the coun-
Gil chamber of the city hall tonight for
the purpose of reorganization and election
of officers did not take place on account
of the absence of Judge Jackson, who was
to have administered the oath of office to
the appointees 1t was postponed one
night and will be held at the same place
tomorrow night.
Jonesboro Schools.
The Jonesboro public schools will open
for the regular nine months session on
next Tuesday, September 4. Indications
point to a successful year.
A school census, which was taken during
the course of the present summer, re-
veals the fact that there are about 450
children of school age in the corporate
limits of the town, which is certainly
handsome increase over the number of
possible students last year. With a COM
petent force of five teachers In the white
school and two in the negro school, 1t is
felt that every thing Is in readiness to
take care of all of this number who care
to attend. On entering the schools each
child Is required to pay an incidental fee
of 81 so. This is not in any sense tut
ton charge, as the schools are free to
the children of the citizens of the town,
but is used for a general reserve fund
kept on hand for the maintenance of the
educational system.
Negro Causes Excitement.
Will Williams, a negro who was arrest
ed yesterday Afternoon at about o'clock
by Officer Davis on suspicion of his be-
ing guilty of petty larceny, proved him
self to be a daring criminal indeed. After
giving the officer a stiff fight before he
could be subdued he this morning Great
ed a sensation in police court when he was
brought in for trial by jumping out of
the second-story window and taking to his
heels in desperate effort to escape the
clutches of the law. He was captured
several blocks away after a lively chase.
He will be tried in the morning with the
additional charges of resisting an officer
and vagrancy.
The police force is of the opinion that
williams is a bad negro. He is said to
have confessed to being an escaped con-
Wet. but to date the location of his former
place of Incarceration has not been
learned A man who was In the city from
the North Birmingham stockade failed to
identify him as one of the men who are
now at large from that place.
Notes and Personals.
Now is the time to buy Bessemer real
estate" said a large local dealer today.
',rhe general tendency of the dirt mar
ket seems to be towards an increase in
prices, and 1t is expected that great
many deals in residence property Will be
made within the next thirty days. Desir-
able houses for rent are hard to find and
prospective residents of the city who are
undecided whether TO rent or buy home
would probably find 1t to their interest to
adopt the latter course. The most eau
tious property owners seem to have
reached the conclusion that no risks will
be taken by holding on to their land for
an indefinite length of time, as the set
tied and growing condition of Bessemer
gives the assurance that the price will
never be lowered on any real estate.
Miss Della May Poe, one of the teachers
in the Jonesboro school, will move to
Jonesboro with her mother tomorrow from
her home lower down in the state.
The campaign against the weeds con-
tinues with unabated vigor, to the general
Improvement In the appearance of numer-
GUS well-known vacant lots. The cleaning
department will prosecute the work as
long as necessary.
John Hamilton the man who was hurt
last night by falling from the car on
Nineteenth street, is reported to be get
ting along quite well tonight at the Rob
inson-Hanby infirmary.
Mrs. Sarah Kimmons of Cornth, Miss,
is visiting Mrs. Ben Boswick.