The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
LAND COMPANY IS TO
ISSUE HEAVY BONDS
viii Make Extensive Improve
ments in Its Property
WILL OBSERVE LABOR DAY
City Court to Convene Monday, Sep
TENDER 3-Reavers Defeat Prowell
Hardware cO.-DirectOry of
Bessemer Churches.
WILL OBSERVE LABOR DAY

Bessemer, September 1.-(special) 1.-The
stockholders of the Bessemer Coal, Iron
and Land company held an important
meeting in the local office at 1890 o'clock
this morning, at which it was decided
to issue s250.O0O IN bonds for the fur
Their extensive development of the COM
pany's property The majority of the
stockholders were represented, either in
person or by proxy and the sentiment
seemed to be strong for the extensions.
The Land company has been all along
one of the prime movers in the develop
ment of Bessemer and the district and
while most of the money received from
the bond issue will be spent in improving
and enlarging the eompany's mines. Off
cals state that any good opportunity for
developing property in the city will not
be neglected. In the past it has been
instrumental in throwing open several fine
residence quarters.
The greater part of the mining property
of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land
company is located at Belle Ellen in Bibb
county. The company has also recently
secured large tract of mineral land at
Wind Rock. Tenn, which it will develop
extensively. One of the most important
improvements that will be made will be
the installation of an up to date expensive
electric haulage system in the mines
Notes and Personals.
The negro Will Williams, alias Jim
Hendricks, who caused some excitement
by sensational attempet to escape when
he was to be given trial on the charge
of petty larceny, few days ago, and
against whom additional charges of re-
sisting an officer and vagrancy were
docketed was returned to the Jefferson
county Jail in Birmingham this morning,
it being learned that he had escaped from
that institution under a charge of assault
with intent to murder. He is said to have
fired a round from a Winchester rife
in a crowd at Brookside, which occa-
stoned his Incarceration
]. T. Martin of Jonesboro is spending
several weeks vacation at Bowden Lithia
Springs, Ga.
Mrs. Shelby Garrett of Greensboro is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. George H. Steven
son on Dartmouth avenue and Twentieth
street.
d. A. Beaton of Waham, Mass. regis
tered at the Grand yesterday.
Mr.. w. D. Lanier is slightly i'll at his
home.
Judge B. Clay Jones will go to Decatur
Monday to attend meeting of the dis
trict convention of the knights of Pythias.
Labor Day will be generally observed in
Bessemer Employers will remember
their employees with holiday in most
cases.
The Bessemer city court will convene
for the fall term on Monday September
g. at which time the grand jury Will be
impaneled and charged by Judge Jack
SON The regular routine Will not be
taken up until later on in the season.
Another interesting game of baseball
was played on the Fourth avenue dia-
mond this afternoon between the Beav-
ers and the Prowell Hardware Company
team of Birmingham which resulted in
the score of to 2 In favor of the Be"v-
ers The batteries were the same as last
week.
The new drug store Of Herrick Ban
croft is rapidly being put in shape and
will soon be ready for the patronage OF
the public. 1t is located at the corner of
Third avenue and Nineteenth street.
Miss Biggert of Louisville Is visiting
Mrs Andrew O. Mitchell,