The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
Personal and General.

A movement has been placed on foot here to have a Bessemer exhibit at the Jamestown exposition and a mass meet ing for the purpose of discussing it has been called for tomorrow night at Rebie hall at o'clock. Ways and means for the placing of an exhibit will be devised and Bessemer hopes to be represented at the exposition in a very short while
 The entertainment given by the Ladies' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church at the Amphion theatre this aft ernoon and tonight is proving a great success. Crowds have been in attendance at each performance and the ladies are highly pleased with the results of their work.
 Papers were filed in the office of the probate judge this morning by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Bes- semer, petitioning for an extension of the city limits. This petition is in accordance with the act passed recently by the state legislature. The extension desired does not take in much territory, being only as far as Rocketts store on the northeast, Thompsontown on the southeast and as far west as Twenty-fourth street.
 The resident engineer of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, MT Thurston. arrived In Bessemer this morning. MT Thurston has not given out any state ment as yet, but it Is understood that he will push the work here rapidly. There are several corps of engineers in and around Bessemer and between Bessemer and Birmingham. and it is the belief here that it will be only a short while until the definite route between Bessemer and Birmingham will be made public.
 Bessie Lee. the seven-months- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. J. c. Rus sell, died yesterday afternoon at the home of the parents at I<imbrel. The funeral was held today and interment was at Bucksville.
 Early May the infant daughter of MT, and Mrs. R. E. Patterson. died at the home of the parents last night at the cor ner of Fourteenth avenue and Nineteenth street. The remains were prepared for burial and sent to Enon. Ala. this morn ing. Mrs. Patterson is very i'll with meas les and was not well enough to accom- pany the remains.
 Bessemer was treated to surprise in the shape of a runaway marriage yester- day afternon, when Miss Lille Earnest of Jonesboro and MT. John Williams of Selma slipped off to Birmingham, where they were united in marriage. Mrs. Will Hams is the 15-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Earnest of Jonesboro. and Mir Williams is a former resident of Bes- semer.
 The public schools will hold their com mencement exercises on the Hth of the month at the new Baptist church. and scholars and teachers are working to make it a splendid affair. The citizens of Bessemer take a good deal of interest in the public school commencement. and 1t is expected that the church will be packed to overfowing on that night. The closing exercises of the Catholic school VII lbe held on the 3lst of the month and the programme will be an elaborate one.
 That the fire in the Boston dental par lors was of incendary origin is the be- lief of nearly every one here, as every bit of the gold which was in the office has disappeared. The dentist had left the par lors early in the morning to go to Bir- mingham. and when he left everything was In good shape in his office. but after the fire no trace could be found of the gold and the other valuable stuff. Nearly every dentist in town has suffered from thefts of gold during the past few weeks and 1t Is the belief here that some one stole the gold and then set fire to the place.
 The baseball fever has Bessemer in it's grip and the Beavers have organized a strong team. The boys have adopted regu- lar practice and are working hard trying to get the Charley Horses out of their arms and legs. Some swift games have been arranged and warm sport is prom ised