The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
ID MAKE REPORT ON GREATER BESSEMER BeSSemer Baseball Team Goes
 to Meet GadSden R0CKETT'S BRANCH BRIDGE Captain Crook Promises to Take Up Matter at once-other Personal
 and General News of
 Bessemer.
ROCKETS BRANCH BRIDGE

Bessemer June 2.-(Special.)- com- mittee appointed at the mass meeting held at the Rebie hall last Monday even ing, to draft a bill for the proposed Greater Bessemer, will render it's report at the meeting of the Board of Trade which is to be held on Tuesday next. No doubt this committee. in drafting the bill, will take into special consideration the benefits that will accrue to the two towns that will form part of the proposed an- nexation, and interest in the move is gain Ing ground each day.
 Services were conducted at all the churches, both this morning and evening, and the congregations at the morning ser vices were quite large
 The Bessemer Baseball team, with Man ager Rust at the head, will leave tomor- row morning for Gadsden to play a series of three games with the latter team. The team numbers among Its members some of the best amateurs in the state, and the boys confidently expect to capture at least two out of the three games played. They returned to the city on Thursday evening, having played four games with the An niston team, losing three and winning one. They state, however, that the same story shall not be told on this trip.
 The Junior baseball team of Bessemer composed of boys not over 15 years of age, will play double-header with the Stowers' Furniture company team tomor- row morning at the Fourth Avenue park The first game will be called at 80. The little fellows are right onto all the curves nf ha vii to administer dose to some other team like the one given them last week by the Perfection Mattress team. The battery for the Bessemers will be Hatcher and Lefkovits.
 The attention of Capt H. w. Crook, member of the Board of Revenue, was called to the need of bridge over Rock ett's branch. on the Jonesboro road. Dur ing the recent heavy rains the branch has become so swollen that it has been impos- sible to ford it. Captain Crook took the matter before Road Supervisor Joe Hill and he assured him that he would have the engineer look into the matter at once and make report to the board. It is be- leved that the board will recommend that a substantial bridge be erected at once. SdPediu OlOOh pIOlilpl diltiltlOH u lllc matter is very much appreciated by the citizens of Jonesboro and vicinity, and as there is a great deal of travel on this road, the erection of the bridge will be eagerly awaited.
 In the Mayors court yesterday morning, Bert Gilland was fined s7.50 and costs for disposing of scrap iron, the property of the Tennessee company. This is inserted for the purpose of correcting any infer ence that it might be MT. Bert c. Gillen of 630 Nineteenth street, who holds re- sponsible position with the Woodward Iron company.
 MT. R. Eugene Rarden left this morn Ing to attend the commencement eXer- cises at Greensboro.
 George Ross and Walter Anderson left last evening to join a fishing party at Falkville, Ga.
 MT. Howard McInary and Mir. Phil Lacy left this morning to attend their class reunion at Auburn.
 MT William Bush left this morning for Fort Payne, Tex
 MT. F. M. Allender returned to the city from St. Louis last week and has since that time been confined to his bed with severe attack of grip.