The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-28
NEW POSTOFF|CE
 IS ID BE ERECTED BeSsemer Gets Good Federal
 Appropriation BUSINESS IS GROWING Bessemer Cha. ter, Royal Arch Masons, Elects officers-Mlss Fannie Pick
 ems and MT. Eldae Are
 Married.

Bessemer, June 27.-(Specialp-Ev one in Bessemer is rejoicing over the fact that Congress has at last allowed an appropriation for the erection of new federal building in this city. The amount allowed which Is included in the omnibus appropriation bill passed yesterday is $50 00O but 1t Is believed that this amount will be increased before the building is completed. The amount originally asked for was $150,ooo.
 The site for the new postofflce was purchased by the government more than two years ago and the deeds are on file with the government postof1ice depart ment The lot is located at the corner of Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue.
 Lewis In Washington.
 Postmaster G. R. Lewis and H. w. Crook are in Washington and while there will take up the matter of the early com mencment of the work with the structural department. The plans have not yet been decided upon but MT. Lewis will consult with the architects while in Washington.
 Bessemer is in great need of more ana better postoffce facilities and the peo- Bl6 Hupo " atc tho FbAtN f>0er~ new building at once and that 1t will De pushed to as early completion as possible. The business of the postoffice has had steady and rapid growth during -ne past two years and will soon be far beyond the capacity of the present quarters in Sec ond avenue.
 The number of rural free delivery routes supplied from this office is growing and the volume of mail matter handled IS enormous. Postmaster Lewis hopes to still further extend this and the city delivery service this summer.
 Officers Are Elected. Bessemer Chapter No. 10S, Royal Arch Masons, held an interesting meeting al their lodge rooms last night with an un- usually large attendance. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 Andrew c. Mitchell, high priest; T. A. Moore. king; John T. McEniry, scribe; H C. Moore, treasurer; Thomas T. Huey, secretary; Samuel Stein. captain or the host; John K. Hairless, principal soJourh- CT; John N, Smithson, royal arch captain; JTriah Schwabacker, master Of the third veil; D, F. Crawford, master of the sec ond veil; w. J. Long, master of the first veil: J. J. Reynolds, sentry. The past master degree was conferred on David Howton, Dewitt Cowley and Samuel Edlick.
 Eidge-Pckens. Miss Fannie Grayson Pickens of Nc Calla and MT. J. Euston Eidge of Besse- mer were married at the First Presby- terlan church last night in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion.
 Miss Pickens. sister of the bride, was maid of honor MT Chapman Yates was best man. Miss Marguerite Douglass and Miss Jennie Frazier were bridesmaids. Mir A. S. Fitzpatrick and Mir. Lewis Mar tin were groomsmen.
 Mrs. c. H. Stephenson played the we'd ding march.
 Mir and Mrs. Eidse will make their home in Bessemer where the former is engaged in business.
 Notes and Personals.
 Brighton Masonic lodge gave a basket picnic at East Lake today. The attend- ance was very large, requiring four cars to carry the crowd.
 Ada lodge of Rebekahs No. 1S elected the following officers last night. Noble Grand, Mrs. J. c. Eskridge; Vice Grand, Mrs T. A Holmes, Jr; Secretary, G. F. Baines: Treasurer, Miss Nellie Ozley.
 Charles Robertson, section foreman in the local yards of the Birmingham South ern Railway, lost his right hand today. The member was so severely mashed un- der a falling rail that it had to be ampu- tated at the Robinson-Hanby infirmary.