The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-19
BODY IS FOUND IN LAKE NEAR BESSEMER Mrs. Sam Erlick Takes Life at
 West Lake VICTIM OF MELANCH0LIA Left Her Home About 9i30 O'clock and Her Body Was Found About
 2i3o--Other Local and Social
 News of Bessemer
VICTIM OF MELANCHOLIA

l oessemer, November 1S,-tSpeclal.)-
 Mrs. Sam Erlick. wife of the senor mem-
 Der of the firm of Brick & Leftovits,
 committed suicide this morning by
 drowning herself in West Lake. sum-
 mer resort about two miles from Bes-
 semer.
 Mrs. Erlicl left home this morning
 about 10:30 o'clock to visit her niece, Mrs.
 Hlrsch, who resides a short distance
 from the Erlick residence. She made a
 brief call. saying she would return pres
 ently. She was never seen alive after l ward.
 She had been in i'll health for some
 time, suffering from a nervous disorder,
 which produced extreme melancholia,
 and had recently returned from New
 York. where she went for treatment.
 Since her return she had suffered from periods of depression and had made statements that she was tired of living
 When Mir. Erlick left home this morn
 Ing his wife was apparently better than 1 usual. Following his usual custom he called up over the phone about II l o'clock and was informed his wife had left to spend the day with her niece.
 Mrs. Hirsch. He called Mrs. Hirsch. who stated his wife called but did not stay. 1 Failing to locate her he with a few l friends started to look for her and called
 the assistance of the police authorities,
 who went in different directions in search of the woman.
 | Mr. Louis Foust and Willie Leftovitz started in the direction of West Lake and met negro woman who informed them that a lady answering Mrs. Err lick's description had passed her house earlier in the day going in the direction 1 of West Lake
 They went to the lake and found the | dead body of Mrs. Brick lying in about four feet of water at the end of the l pier near the boathouse. Willie Lefto- vitz jumped in the lake and with the assistance of Mr. Foust brought the body to the shore. MT. Erlick and Dr. R. w Waldrop came up in an automo- bile and the physician gave the opinion that Mrs. Erlick had been dead several hours. The unfortunate lady left home about 10:30 this morning; the body was found about 2:30.
 The sad occurrence cast a gloom over the entire community, as the deceased and her family are we'll known and prominent in social and business affairs.
 She was about 40 years of age and be- sides her husband leaves two sons. Ju- Han and Nathan, aged Is and years respectively. She was reared in Selma and has many relatives throughout the state. The body was removed to the family residence on Sixth avenue, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. in Kennedy Bros. ambulance.
 The funeral arrangements have not been made, but 1t is understood the fu- neral will take place Sunday afternoon. Relatives in New York and other places have been notified of the sad occurrence. Local Items
 The following services will be observed at Trinity church Sunday. Early com munion at o'clock, Sunday school at s:45 o'clock, morning prayer and sermon at Il o'clock, and evening prayer and sermon at 7:30 o'clock. a
 Twenty-seven cents per pound is be- ing asked for the large number of tur- keys that have begun to arrive in the local markets for the Thanksgiving l trade.
 Bessemer citizens are disappointed that | the railroad commission should have | failed to make decision in the matter l Of a new depot. while the Tuscaloosa l question has been settled. Bessemer be- l gan her fight some months before Tus- l caloosa, and her petitioners made a good | case, but no decision has been reached. It is probable that the matter will have to be threshed out before the new com mission composed of Chairman Tender son, Frank N. Julian and Leon McCord T. P. Waller, agent of the Dupont Pow der company. has had his wagon turned over twice within two weeks by a balky mule. Both times the wagon was loaded with dynamite. Many people of this section are arrang- ing to attend the Census Jubilee to be held in Birmingham next week. during which there will be a reunion of Con federate veterans
 Rev. l. P. Swallow returned yesterday from the annual meeting of the Synod of Alabama at Opelika,
 | The public schools will observe Thanks giving with holidays Thursday and Fri- n rT1l-- -.,fl k.1-. ion fn I the poor following the customs of pre- vious years. and the sum secured will go to swell the funds of the United Char 1 ities.
 | Thanksgiving services will be observed at the First Baptist church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning with the addition Of serman by Rev. H. L. Walker of the Presbyterion church, U. s. A. A coiiec- ton for the charity fund will be taken at the close of the services.
 1 Social and Personal
 l l.. o. Smith has returned from a l months visit to his mother in California. Mr. Smiths mother is very old lady and he annually makes a trip to see her. 1 pretty pre-nuptial function in honor of Miss Lallah Rookh Ferguson and Mir. Thomas G. Carlisle. who are to be mar ried next week, took place at the resi- Qence or MT. ana A1rS. WllHdIl n. oue- son on Clarendon avenue when a house.
 hold shower was given by the Forty-two club. Many pretty and useful gifts were presented to the bride-to-be, each With an appropriate quotation attached. Forty two was played during the evening. Mrs G. B. Hollingsworth entertained at linen shower complimentary to Miss Lallah Ferguson. At the close of an in- Iteresting game of forty-two the following ladies were awarded prizes: First Misp Cornelia Fulton; consolation prize, Miss Bruns The prizes were in turn pre- sented to Miss Ferguson. and in addition the hostess presented cluny scarf to tho lbride-to-be. Mrs. Hollingsworth was as- sisted by Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth. Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Neal, Mrs Waldrop and Mrs. Rue.
 The Rebekah lodge held meeting at their hall Thursday night and two candi- dates were presented for membership
 Mrs Robinson has as her guest Miss
 Minnie Robinson of Nashville.
 Sam May went to attend the Tech and Georgia university football game Friday
 Mrs. L. r. Lipscomb is i'll at her home