The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-03
NEAT SUM RAISED
 BY ENTERTAINMENT
Tom Thumbs Wedding Pre-
 Sented in BeSSemer
ABBOTT STILL IN THE DARK
Ressemer Collected $t1so in December as Fines, and the City Payroll Was $eeo-Other Besse-
 mer News.

Bessemer, January 2.-(special )--.'Tom Thumbs Wedding was presented in Bes- semer last night for the second time and drew a large crowd.
 The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Junior Young Peoples Union of the Baptist church, for the pur- pose of obtaining funds for new church building.
 About forty-five children participated and nearly s1OO was received.
 It is possible it will be repeated before the close of the season.
 The ladies having the matter in charge desire to express their thanks to all who took part.
 Department Is SeIf-Sustaining.
 Chief of Police George w. Jones said yesterday: q believe Bessemer made a record that few cities in Alabama can equal. For the month of December. the fines imposed amounted to s1SS9.25.
 "rhe amount of actual cash collected on these fines amounted to $113l. The pay roll for the month was $96O.2s.
 We have every reason to be proud of this showing as it proves oonelusively that the police department of Bessemer is self-sustaining."
 John Brooks and John Kivinskey were arrested Tuesday morning, charged with disorderly conduct.
 J. c. Burgin was arrested, charged with doing business without d license.
 George w. McDaniel was arrested, charged with discharging firearms in city limits He was fined s27.5O which was reunited
 Nothing Heard of Abbott.
 Nothing has been heard of J. E. Abbott, of the firm of Abbott & Co.,. produce mer- chants, since his disappearance last We'd nesday.
 The two typewriters which he left be- hind him, and which were held by Dr. w D. Taylor for rent, were claimed today by the Davis Typewriter company and the Forbes company, respectively. It is alleged he took them on trial only.
 Personal and General.
 Alderman Smith Eidge, was presented with jewelled Eagle ring Monday night, as token of the esteem in which he is held by his employees.
 Mrs. Liddie Lumley, 94 years of age. was buried Tuesday in Union cemetery. The funeral was largely attended as she had many friends, having lived in this state all her life.
 A meeting of the school trustees will be held Wednesday night for the purpose of completing arrangements, for the new school at Jonesboro. J. w, McAdory, county superintendent of schools says he sees no reason why the school should not open on the 18th inst.
 The fire department was called out to extinguish a small blaze, at the corner of Berkeley avenue and Twentieth street at o'clock Monday night. The damage was trivial
 Umatilla Tribe No. 61, I. o. R. M. held Monday night An exceptionally large crowd attended
 Thomas Collins an old resident of Bes- semer, now residing in Mobile. is serious ly i'll. His son has been sent for
 Harry Goodloe of Gainesville, who spent Monday as the guest of T. R. Fuller, left Tuesday morning for Vanderbilt uni versity at Nashville.
 b. H. Fulton of the firm of Fulton BrOS., dfuSBlStS, IS cOnnned to his home on Dartmouth avenue with a severe cold. Richard Sullivan, son of Mayor Sull- yan had his right hand so badly crushed at the pipe works Monday that it became necessary to amputate one of his fingers. Miss Amanda Wallace returned home today after two-months tour of Texas. Miss s. Crook. who has been spending the holidays with her parents returned to Montevallo, where she is attending col lege.
 The Rev. R. C. Gilmore, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is to be married on the 3rd inst. to Miss c. M Colgate. The happy event will take place in Washing ton, after which they will return to this city