The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-15
SCHOOL CENSUS TO
BE TAKEN IN JULY
Persons Authorized to Employ
the Necessary Aid
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
News of the Bessemer Courts-Regis-
tration at the City HnlI-Heavy
Odds offered on Edmundson.
Other News of Interest
MAsoNs ELECT OFFICERS

| Bessemer, June 14.-(SpeciaL THE regu-
lar meeting of the board of education
took place tonight at the High school
and routine business was transacted.
| Superintendent A. A Persons was EN-
ployed to secure aid to take the census
OF the schools in July and he will secure
man at once. It is believed by the
board the school census for 1910 will
show a decided increase over that of the
most successful in the history of the Bes-
semer public schools and it is possible
that at the opening of the term In Sep
TENDER that it will be found necessary
to provide additional room for the gram
mar pupils.
Superintendent Persons has been in
communication with a number of men in
an effort to secure successor to Profess
sor Chapman, who died last month. So
far he has not found a suitable party to
recommend to the board, but he believes
he will find one in ample time for the
opening of school.
Mason's Elect Officers
Bessemer chapter No 10, Royal Arch
Masons, met tonight and elected officers
Tor the coming year. The meeting was a
very interesting one and largely attended
by members of the chapter. The lodge
mas increased a good deal this year a
number of candidates having been initi-
ated. The officers elected tonight are
as follows F. K. Hirsch, priest: w. E.
F'cratt, king; w. I. Simpson, scribe; A.
y Mitchell, secretary; Sam Erlick, treas
urer; w. B. Rue, captain of the host;
haI-w IL.
l.. Loggett, Royal Arch captain: W. r.
Bradley captain of the third veil: L.
Schwabacher, captain of the second veil
and Charles 1. Meigs, captain OF the
first veil.
Ten cases were continued in the city
court this morning. This completed the
docket for the week and the jury was
dismissed Next week rs the jury GRIM
inal docket and the cases on what is
facetiously termed the prohibition
docket will be taken up.
At the police court this morning there
was the calm after the storm and but
one solitary offender faced the mayor
He was charged with assault and battery
and was duly fined. Business picked UT
tonight and Mayor Lewis will be busy
in the morning
Registration at City Hall
One hundred and thirty voters registered
today at the city hall, making total OF
800 that have registered in the two days
that the books have been open. Politics
Is warm in Bessemer and everyone OF
the forty candidates are working hard
Many of those making the race for city
offices are spending their time at the
city hall and impromptu stump speeches
have been made. Betting has begun and
interest seems to center on the MAYORS
race. One bet was registered as 10 to
that Edmundson would be the next mayor
and another at even that he would ge
as many votes as the other two There
has also been some betting on the race
for chief of police with McCabe, Wal
| lace and Jones the favorites.
Personal and General
| Mrs. Nancy Hardness, aged "a, dice
| at her home at Arnolds Chanel last
night after a long illness. The funeral
took place today from her home. Inter
ment was in the Arnold Chapel GENE
terry with Jacobs g. Son in charge.
The sheriff's office was notified this
morning of the killing that occurred last
night at Raimund. Walter Pope and
Ed Jenkins became involved In a diff
iculty at a church supper and Pope
| was stabbed eight times by Jenkins
death resulting instantly. The coro-
ner's inquest will be held tomorrow al
| Kennedy's parlors where the body. Is
being held.
The summer, festival of the st. Alloy
sius Catholic church opened today and
did a rushing business. The ladies OF
the church have been working some
| time on the festival and from the pres
| eIft Indication 1t will prove a success
| The proceeds will go to equipping q
gymnasium for the men and also fol
| a new school that is to be built.