The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-02
CANDIDATES ON
 JUMP AT BESSEMER
Pinckney Scott May Run For
 City SOIicitOrShip
JAIL GEIS A COOK
Negro Woman Fined $500 for Violat- ing Prohibition Laws and Will Cook It Out-GeneraI News
 of the Marvel City.

Bessemer. September 1.-(speeial)- Politics are livening up, in Bessemer as the fall approaches and the candidates for the various offices are getting busy in their campaigns. The candidates for county offices are also getting busy and the strength of this district is shown by the amount of time which they spend in this end of the county. That Bessemer will have many candidates in the field is an assured fact, as several have already announced, and the announcements of others are daily expected. A movement is on foot to procure the candidacy of 1 Pinc1ney Scott for the circuit solicitor ship MT Scott has made no announce ment yet, but it Is believed that he will take some definite action in the near future James Trotter has praoti- 1 eally announced that he will make the l race for the lieutenant governorship W. i T. Kennedy is already pushing his cam paign vigorously for state auditor. Counting the two candidates for the judge of the city court and the four men out for clerk of the court Bessemer has her full quota of candidates.
 Grand Jury in Session.
 The grand jury will be in session on next Monday and the deputy sheriffs have been very busy serving the neces-. sary papers. The grand jury will have a month in which to finish its work as the city court does not convene until the second Monday in October.
 The School Budget.
 Although several informal meetings of the board of education have been held, no official action has been taken on the revision of the school budget. It Is thought that some official action will be taken in the near future, as the schools begin on September 20 Every indica- tfon is favorable for the most successful year in the history of the Bessemer schools The new high school will be a great convenience both to the pupils and to the teachers Many improve ments have been made on the grammar schools and all the schools are in first class condition with a competent corps of teachers.
 Cupepper Revival Begins.
 The Culpepper revival opened tonight with very strong sermon by Rev. J. F. Sturdiyant. Rev. J. B. Culpepper was detained and telegraphs that ne will not be in the city until Saturday. Pend ing@his arrival the pastor, Rev. Sturdi- want, will fill the pulpit Owing to the indictment weather the meeting was not held in the tent as intended, but in the church.
 The Police Court.
 n 01rt iy.r gro woman pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the prohibition law. The woman was fined $5OO This means about three years for the woman. As female prisoners do nothing but cook, the city will have a regular cook for some time In connection with the prohibition law it is interesting to note the convictions in the city court. There were B convie- tions. 12 mol pressed, Il withdrawn and Il acquittals, out of 67 cases set, as noted in Ben G. Perry's report for the 1 year ending June 90
 Bessemer Wins Again. Bessemer took the second game of the series from Nashville this afternoon by the score of 4 to 0. Fancher and Smith were the opposing twirlers.
 New Church Ready.
 The new Presbyterian church has been about completed. If nothing unexpected happens the work will be finished by the end of the week The work of installing the organ is about finished and the mo- tor has arrived. The seats and pews have arrived and will be installed at an early date.
 One School Opens. The St Aloysius Catholic school, con- dueted by the sisters, opened this morn- ing with a large enrolment most successful year is expected.