The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-03
GRAND JURY DRAWN
 FOR SPRING TERM Will Meet in BeSsemer Next
 Monday Morning RESIDENCES BEING BUILT Carson s. Helms Promoted to Railway Mail service-Number of Legal
 Voters Decrease In 6esse-
 mer District.
RESIDENCES BEING BUILT

Bessemef, February 2.-tSpecial. )-Ihe grand jury of the spring term of the Bes- semer city court will meet next Monday and will probably be in session for a week or ten days.
 Following is the venre that has been, drawn for the grand jury:
 James NJ Barber. Noah S Meeks, Joseph Franklin Jeff D. Salter, J. E. Brown, J. D. Cowan, W. II. Wright A. l.. Tharpe, W. P. Parsons, Arthur Hous- ton, W. A. Harmon, Issae Lacey, H. W. Sweet. Sam Letson. o. J. Waldrop, A. c. Mirchell.. urias schwabacl<er. John Vets warth. Thomas P Waller. John I. Win chester, G. c. Smith.
 New Residences.
 City Court Clerk A. E. Dudley is now completing his handsome new residence at Jonesboro and will move into it next Monday It is one of the prettiest and most eommodious cottages in the Besse- mer district and is beautifully situated in one of the best sections of Jonesboro.
 A number of handsome new residences are now being completed in BessemerA and it is understood that q number of others are 10 be erected at once.
 w H. Sweet has completed his large residence on Ninteenth street and will occupy it in a few days. 1t is now being furnished with particular taste and it is said that it will be the most handsomely appointed residence in Bessemer.
 Building both in business and residence houses is very active in Bessemer and this promises to be the banner year in the history of building in this section.
 Receives Promotion.
 Carson s. Helms. who for some time has been a letter carrier in this city will leave tomorrow for Chattanooga where he has been ordered by the postoffice author ities
 MT. Helms has just received an appoint ment to the railway mail service and it is to take his new position that he goes to Chattanooga. He has been notified that his route will be over the Alabama Great Southern railway from Chattanooga to Meridian, Miss.
 MT Helms made a faithful letter carrier in the local service and has made many friends in Bessemer who are proud of his promotion.
 Tax Books Close. Yesterday was the last day in which poll tax could be paid and for the past several days Deputy Tax Collector Lee Moody has been kept quite busy recev- 1 ing taxes and writing receipts. While the rush of tax payers for the past few days has been very large the 1 indications are that the number of legal voters is much smaller than last year
 The entire list has not yet been made up but it is not believed that the num- Der of voters in the Bessenier district will reach 50O
 Club Is Organized.
 A German club was organized at the Beavers hall last night and it was de- clded to give a german once each month, l on the last Thursday evenings.
 Harry G. Grigsby was elected president of the club and E. L. T. Thornburgh was elected secretary and treasurer
 One of the first features of the club will be german on the evening of Feb ruary IA in honor of MT. and Mrs. Henry C. Brown. who will be married on that date at Tuscaloosa.
 Notes and Personals. | The Bessemer District Sunday school convention will be held at Lipscomb Sun day March f. at o'clock in the after noon These conventions are always in- teresting and well attended by the Sun day school workers of this section and this promises to be one of the most in- portant ever held by the association. An interesting programme Is being prepared for the occasion.
 The people of Jonesboro are preparing l to take up the matter of having the town l incorporated ana nope tO nave lHe hhallSi put through without difficulty early in the spring. An election was held on the | question of incorporation some months ago which was successful but was thrown out on a small technicality. , The Jonesboro public school under the superintendence of Professor Morris, is progressing well and the attendance is very satisfactory.
 The piping and other material for the Second avenue storm sewer is arriving and work will begin on the construction in few days.
 Col A K. Stiles of Indiana is the guest | of E. F. Nining at the Grand hotel. Col onel Stiles at one time was citizen of this place, having owned and operated the l Bessemer electric light plant which was sold to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company
 Sterling L. Smith. the young white man who was arrested yesterday on a charge of foregery and carrying concealed weap- ons was fined s on the latter charge by Mayor Sullivan in police court this morn ing while the charge of forgery was with drawn.