The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-18
BESSEMER VOTE
 GOES ID STILES
Negro Shoots Into a North
 BeSSemer Car
CHILDREN TURN TO BOOKS
Glide Gunnells Falls From Gate City car-Fire In Marks Saloon-A Valuable Gold Watch Lost.
 Notes and Personals.

Bessemer. September 17.-(special)-The day has been one of strenuous activities in Bessemer. Early this morning the poll ticians gathered around the city hall and excitement has been high. Several men were on the ground with rolls of money and betting was two to one in favor of Stiles.
 Stiles carried the box by a majority of 43, Higdon receiving 263 out of the o70 votes. which were boiled. After the final count was made the Stiles men were jubilant and some of them went homo with their pocketbooks amply replenished. In Brighton the vote stood Higdon T, Stiles 47. One ardent supporter of the judge lost a half dozen hats to as many lucky gentlemen who now thank their stars and Higdon.
 The fight at the voting place in Jones' boro was close throughout the day and resulted in majority of only two for Stiles.
 The reports from the county were gath cred tonight in the office of J. II. Wil- 16S in favor of Stiles.
 Shot Into Car.
 As the North Bessemer car was passing Twelfth avenue and Twenty-seventh street tonight at o'clock a pistol shot was fired into the negro trailer wounding Ike Allen in the shoulder. He was taken to the office of Dr. Waldrop, where the the shooting.
 Schools Open. | The public schools opened this morning with a total enrolment in the white schools of 604 which is an increase over last year of sixty-two. The colored schools have not been heard from but it will bring the total to fully 1000. The children were busy this evening in Rush's book store purchasing school supplies. Possibly by Wednesday after the grading and enroll ment Is completed, the regular work will begin.
 Glide Gunnells who was in Gate City yesterday. while returning to Bessemer attempted to board a moving car and losing his foothold, fell with such force as to fracture several ribs. He was brought to his home in Jonesboro, where he is resting better today.
 Notes and Personals.
 J. B. Morton came down from Piedmont Springs today to cast his vote, but re- turned on the evening train.
 J. T. Crotwel of the Crotwell Lumber company is quite sick at his home on Dartmouth avenue.
 Miss Willie Lively of Birmingham has returned to her home after spending a few days with Mrs. J. O. Ward.
 L. o. Smith, secretary of the Bessemer Foundry and Machine company, left last week to visit his parents in San Fransico. Mrs J. H. Reed is sick at her home on Dartmouth avenue and Ninteenth street. Mir and Mrs. Charles K. Gray returned last night from ten days wedding trip and are at home with Mrs B. M. Owens on Fifth avenue.
 Mrs. w. K Smith and son, Edward, who have been visiting at Livingston, have re- turned to Bessemer.
 Misses Eunice and Nellie Kelly have re- turned home after visit of several weeks to frineds in Tennessee.
 Miss Mary Brown has returned home after a visit of two months to relatives in West Virginia.
 Miss Mary Biggert lost a valuable gold and silver watch attached to silver chatelaine last night between Seventeenth and Ninteenth streets, on Fourth avenue. A reward is offered if returned to the store of Brick & Lefkovitz
 Irene, the little 2-year-old daughter of MT and Mrs John Burns, died yesterday at the home, eleven miles south of Bes- semer, and will be buried today.
 Mrs. Dr. T. F. Roberson and two chill dren will go to Mobile tomorrow to spend few days with relatives.
 Dr. A. S. Fitzpatrick has returned from South Alabama, where he left his sister much improved.
  strations on Nineteenth street tonight the fire alarm was turned in and a quick run made to the saloon of J. Marks where a small fire was extinguished.