The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02

the property on Seventeenth street for
interest that will come up will be the
election Of a city detective to fill the
place made vacant by the resignation Of
T. L. Parsons. There are three appli-
cations In the hands of the city clerk.
The committee to which was referred
the budget of the board of education
will probably report and the council will
act.
Monday Quiet Day
Saturday night and Sunday were I'M
usually quiet, and as a result there was
little for the mayor to do in the police
court this morning. The negroes In the
city seem to be very wary of falling into
the clutches of the law, and an epidemic
of goodness has swept over Bessemer.
There is a scarcity of negroes for the
street gang, both on account or the rev
arrests and the cash payment OF nnes.
Veterans and Daughters Meet
Mrs. J. E. McAdory will lentertain both
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
and the United Confederate Veterans at
her home tomorrow afternoon. All the
veterans are urged to be present as an
enjoyable time Is assured. An address
will be made by Joe c. Dubose. Arrange
ments have been made with J. Fl. Roden
to carry the veterans othe home OF Mrs.
McAdory in an automobile and all VINO
wish to go will meet at the Grand hotel
at $40.
Interest, In Discovery of Body
The citizens of Bessemer were much
interested today when they learned that
the body of a negro believed to have
been Fred Spencer, the slayer of Capt. B.
H. Young in April, had been found near
Mulga 1t will be remembered that Bes-
semer was stirred up at the time OF the
killing and posses of men from here
searched the woods for Spencer 1t ia
possible that he was lynched as the mer
declared that II he was found he would
never reach the county jail alive.
Personal and General
The United Charities and hospital board
of the Robinson hospital met at thu some
of Mrs E. M. Owens this afternoon and
transacted routine business. There was
a full attendance and the meeting was
very interesting. The reports of the
hospital committees were heard and were
very encouraging. The ladies feel hat
they have realized success beyond their
hopes In the management of the hospital
Camp William Rose McAdory, U. c
W, will meet at the city hall on next
Saturday at II o'clock. The matter OF
entertaining the veterans at the county
reunion will be discussed and plans made
Mrs A. r. Moore of Birmingham re-
Gently returned from the Orient, will de
liver lecture on 1.-The Holy Land as II
Is Today.Y The lecture will take place al
the high schol auditorium on next Thurs
day evening.
DR.. j. A. B. Lovett principal of the
Lovett Training school, announces tina,
the second annual session of the school
will begin on October 3.
Nick Andrew and Miss Eugenia Met
ropolia were married at the home of the
groom yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
The wedding attracted large number OF
the Birmingham Greek coonly and prac.
tically the whole OF the Bessemer.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will meet tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the First Baptist church.
The Forty-Two club will meet on Wed
nrsday afternoon with Miss Dora Win.
ters.
The Ladies' Whist club will meet with
Mrs. j w. Carter Wednesday afternoon
church will serve Ice cream and cake
Ing from until ~ o'clock.
Miss Emma Lamar, who hns been visit
ing Miss Lora Gum for the past week
returned to her home in Montgomery to-
day.
Mrs. c. X. Roberts of Chattanooga ar
rived today to spend the summer with
her mother, Mrs. f. M. Owens.