The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-09
COUNCILS ACTION
CAUSES MUCH TALK
Want $4,000 Bond Issue to
Erect School Building
NEWS OF THE POLICE COURT
People of LipscOmb Want Street Rail-
way Company to Move Station.
Notes and Personal News
of Ressemr.
NEWS OF THE POLICE COURT

Bessemer, March (Special.)-The ac-
ton. of the city council in deciding to
call an election for the issuance of $4,000
worth of bonds is causing general dis
eussion among the citizens and opposition
is expected. The purpose of the issue is
to build necessary school buildings The
city needs more school room and for this
reason 1t is believed that the opposition
will not be sufficient to defeat the meas
ure
If the measure Is carried work will no
doubt be begun at an early date and
the school buildings will probably be
finished by the opening Of the next term,
in next September.
Police Court.
Dave Williams, the negro who escaped
number of times from the offices Sat
urday night, was finally arrested yester-
day while seeking medical attention for
the wounds inflicted by Officer Partridge
in an effort to arrest the negro. VIII
liams was charged with petit larceny
for stealing a clock from E. A. Little
and was fined s25 and costs.
A young negro, who gave his name as
Owen Lightfoot, was arrested and charg
ed with violating the part of the city
code regulating the conduct of minors
in public resorts When arrested the
negro would not give his name, saying
that lie had forgotten 1t and afterwards
told the mayor that he was so scared
when arrested that he did not know
what to say. He also stated that he was
rs af the fourth of this
month. He was fined IS and costs.
Want Car Station Moved.
A request has been made by the peo-
pie of Lipscomb to the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company to
move the station TO the intersection oil
the Brighton and Lipscomb roads. The
station is at the present located at an
unfavorabe spot and is especially incon-
venient in wet weather. The matter is
being much discussed and will be taken
I'D by the street railway company with
view to accommodating the people.
Notes and Personals.
N. O. Nelson of St Louis, president
of the Bessemer Soil Pipe and Foundry
company. is in the city and is registered
at the Grand. Mr.. Nelson is on one of his
regular visits of inspection to Bessemer
and will remain for few days.
The Young Ladies' club will meet with
Miss Lucy McAdory at her home in
Jonesboro this afternoon.
The marriage of Mr.. Wylym Herbert
and Miss Henrietta Morgan took place
last evening at O'Clock at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. J. f. Kent
on Fourth avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
will make Bessemer their home.
| The Tuesday Night Card club will enter
tain next Tuesday night at the Elks' hail.
the lhostesses being Mrs e. II. Lopez
Mrs. John Mcqueen, Mrs Lee Moody
and Miss Bessie Smith.
Mrs. I. r. Perkins and her little daugh-
ter have returned to their home at Sayre
after a visit to relatives in Bessemer.
Mrs. G. NJ. Lovejoy is in South Caro-
lima.
The Ladies' Social club has dicontinued
meetings during Lent
Mrs. George II. Stevenson is visiting
her brother in Corona.
Gordon Quarles of Meridian was in the
city yesterday.
The entertainment TO be given for the
benefit of the Ellls' charity fund is meet
ing with encouragement and the affair
will doubtless be successful.
Work on the pipe laying for the Brsh-
ton water works Is in progress and the
work will be pushed to an early compile
ton.
The citizens OF .Jonesboro now have
telephone communication. line having
been extended and service Installed by
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company. 1t is understood that
the Peoples company will extend their
lines shortly.
Resolutions of respect have been passed
by the members Of the Methodist Sunday
school on the death Of Edgar Wallace
who died several days ago after a very
brief illness.