The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-26
SOUNDS SITE FOR
BESSEMER OFFICE
Oevereux Talks Interestingly OF
PoStoficeS
PLANSFOR BESSEMER WORK
Ed Brizell Is Given Heavy Fine for
Assault on an Aged Man.
other News of
Bessemer.
BESSEMER WORK

| Bessemer, October @.-(Special)-J H.
Devefeux, superintendent of public build
ings for the United States government,
| was In Bessemer today making the pre-
| liminafy arrangements for the new gov
\ eminent building, for which appropria-
| tons were made by the last Congress-
Mr. Devereux speaks interestingly of
| the postoffices in the district. Il was
sent to BessemeF last Monday to study
| the foundation of the proposed site to
measure the depth to the rock bed and
ascertain the weight which it will carry
| The pits have been dug, and after to-
morrow l will be ready to make my re-
port to the secretary of the treasury.
| do not know how soon the construction
will begin, but all possible haste is being
made, for your needs are greater than
was first believed. The building will be
founded on a solid rock bed and will hold
| fast till dooms day, while the exterior
architectural design will add greatly to
the appearance of your town.
THE best thing in Bessemer is her peo-
pie. | find them to be the most polite
and courteous in America. and | am
grateful for the attentions they have
shown ME.
Twenty years ago, when 1 was an
| ,,4. =. o., 1T, :. Cho.io...
afehltece III lull pracuee at Charles'on'
S. c., and much more fond of doing work
! for nothing, l submitted designs for the
| Charleston block. the first building of any
size ever erected in Bessemer, at time
when the Charleston capitalists were in
| vestine large sums In this district. and I
non, end hat +beir nredictions fan far
~" ~
snort OF the Accomplishments Vi tAese
| few years.
| Another assignment which l have been
working pnon is to make room in the Bir-
~ - - =.
Hhnkhahi posloiioe ~ INC oioiA' ~ w
their work The present building is one
of the most crowded In the south.
oResore MANY wears vour congressman
ata,,,s, - aai,oa No., - sao,,ra a st ooo ooo
siou'' pe s",'su rpo" ~ v-'Y0Y,SYs
government buiidlhs' Birmingham makes
Atlanta look like a small place, and
! should vour district continue to supply
tho n.hola ,yorId with iron Won will soon
w ,ls.t ,ss,oa r. siaa - thot in Nv,
Heeu puslp 49, -. stae s,,.,,rised H.
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seniei , ppaso va. 49, is asiti'ss,S, d.
cided upon.'
Vicious Attack.
Aftar aa,, Of ar,,n,,a, and disordarlv
49, E Td' pr;1at, nh u,as confined
w 49, IT, ,au Iast niah+ ottoolyed p
II So ia rsan and l,iclsed him
Iii ~ ,,.as aI,,ast nnconscio,,s and
nnhhoa t,,, ~ HE iost cont
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Is sn'' IT., chi, 80 s,as hao, bara onIv i've
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qa,,,s,,a,ar =, ol,,abon,a hut bis nresent
noa,,aatIo. H. soi1ina saan nowdar
ossiea,s pattoa 81 Sshiidrass o,.rastod
hin, Yestoraav afternoon and lodsed him
IL ~ ia, az, 1890 N'''f
~ 't ~, s d 'aH, Sutton nos found s,o,, ~,
,,a straats and ai,1a, 1aaai,,s ~ the iail
s ns T,? -, ,s - 80
AZ he s,,sserin. fron, severe iniur,es urhiob
10 a,ais,,ad had IL, IN e,otad hv prilali
~ "a .ea Mn, e,I;.a,, ~,
he had 1 heep robbed Of ., cents the last
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Tha Ma.ar i,,medlatalv ened Rrizell
s,da -, III. 20 ~ 49,, hih ~ -.
49, - ' - W. S,,,e e,,,'.,s.i,oh -
ueen ~ th.a ets ~ "a az ,,,ar ~ nne
80 - NJ opIi to s.iH- - 80 a.
ptha. ,,,ooas III, 10 otoarant, tsl,a,,
IN he airo,,1atad Suttaa ~, salt 70 he
home in Tuscaloosa this afternoon.
IocaI Itere
IN,
a,se phrty u spans psopn WIN az
tena tHe Aupufi7oehauee ioo'pali sshle
tomorroW IroHl bessehier, AMONG Wnunl
VIII De misses Lucy MeAuoFy, Neilie
Reiiy' hehlee heliy. lillian posers, hllse
Robinson, nornsna sutton, LaIiah rers u
SON. Lane HOOP, Laura zones, Lucy ReSh-
olds, Join Metohneii, bIeS ton, Messrs'
Bruce Neighbors Wine kennedy Hush
MeEniry, Howard McEniry' WINE l.anler,
chessen Tupp' george Davies and Roy
thurman. Aupufn eolofs are most favored
by the members OF the party, VINO are al
interested IN the SUCCESS OF the Two Bes-
semer boys VINO occupy important places
on the eieVeh
me criminal Jury DOCKET OF the city
court was closed tnls AFTERNOON AFTER a
pusy DAY, IN Which Ethei chambers was
convicted or sending threatening letters,
ana the triai OF tienfy Jones cnafged
with forgery, resulted In a mlstrial. The
other cases OF the DAY were continued to
be reset Next MONDAY morning Judge
Jackson will take up the non-jury GRIM
inal docket.
There will be meeting in the interest
of Judge J, 7. Stiles at Brighton Friday
night, October 20. Several prominent men
from Birmingham will address the voters
and all are invited to attend
Social Harms
M, nn,. -, ,,,aa I-..,n,