The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-04
.BESSEMER ENJOYS THE BAND CONCERT In Compliment to George
 Gordon Crawford BAD NEGRO AFFRAY Fine Chorus Sings to Baptist Congre- gation-Fire Department Makes
 Run-General News of the
 Marvel City

 threatening black clouds that after wards let fall an unusually heavy down | pour of rain, the free band concert given this afternoon In the Bessemer I City park under the auspices of the Music Study club of Birmingham, in l compliment to George Gordon Crawford, the president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, was a de- cided success. The musicians of the af- ternoon were Nappis band of Birming- ham and the programme, collection of classical and. semi classical scores among which La Paloma' was perhaps the most popular, was received with appre- ciative applause from the auditors
 The park was thronged with men, women and children from this city, Brighton and also from Birmingham. Every seat that was available and not 1 too damp from the recent rain was filled with music lovers and the side walks surrounding the square were lined with quite a number of vehicles and autom obiles. The dimensions of the park pavilion seemed to have been measured especially for this band, as they filled its comfortable proportions to nicety. During the intermission l the friends of the musicians joined them for few minutes of welcome and conversation. A check of three figures followed by a decimal point. issued for the free concert fund raised by the Music Study | club of Birmingham, by George Gordon Crawford, enabled the concerts to be continued for two weeks longer and as an expression of gratitude from the ladies, the donor was allowed to name and he chose Bessemer.
 Today's concert closes the seasons series and the concluding number, just before the big rain, was Medley of Plantation Songs" with Dixie" calling for prolonged cheers from many throats.
 The Labor Day City league game. be- tween Bessemer and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company of Birmingham announced for this city has been transferred to a Birmingham diamond, according to an agreement effected this morning.
 The Baptist congregation of this city enjoyed a song service by a. chorus com posed of 21 voices and a number of quar- tette and duet selections by the Parsons brothers this morning at the II o'clock services. For an hour, sacred songs from the Baptist Evangel were rendered by the chorus, and the quartette, consist ing of three Parsons brothers and Prof. Hughes, sang especially we'll The yo- calists were from IIueytown and the ad- jacent territory, and presented a splen- did choral singing that was a treat to the church-goers.
 When Lizze Villains, a negro, returned from her weekly shopping expedition last evening she was confronted by the sug- gestiye, obedience compelling barrel of a pistol in the hands of Frank Smith, another negro, who refused her entrance into her own home. But Lizzie insisted and Frank replied with shot that went astray as Lizzie made her getaway to call an officer. Detective Chiders captured the "desperado," whom it seems was slightly under the influence of liquor and found the dangerous weapon hidden be- heath a rug just inside the doorway of the house where Frank had put 1t upon the approach of the officer.
 
 from a shot from a single barrel shotgun, and another with double barrel shotgun wound, as the result Of the renewing of an old grudge and fight in the Roberts town quarters last night John Hardy, an employe of the furnace was sought out by Calvin Robinson who was armed with the single barrel gun and a dispute arose that Waxed warm, causing the gun play
 The Southside fire department was sum- moned today at noon to extinguish a blaze on the roof of the home of Mrs. Sarah Morton on Arlington avenue and Twenty-third street. A defective stove flue was the origin of the fire that did only a slight damage.
 Announcements
 Miss Mary Duncan will be the hostess of farewell party in compliment to the boys leaving for college soon, at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Perkins, Monday evening.
 Miss Madge Mims will entertain at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Lewis for the younger set Thursday evening.
 Bessemer Lodge No. 45S A. F. and A. M. will meet Monday night
 Woodmans Circle, Bessemer Grove No. 72, will meet Monday night.
 Personals
 Mrs. Tom Carlisle of Gadsden was re- moved from the home of Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth this afternoon to the Rob- inson hospital where she will undergo an operation for appendicitis.
 Tom Langam who has been i'll at a Birmingham hospital returned to his home in this city yesterday and is much improved.
 Vernon Lee, formerly of this city but now of Tuscaloosa, was the weekend guest of friends in Bessemer.
 Miss Dora Parker of the Robinson hos- pital staff left today for Atlanta. Ga. to spend her vacation. et,/
 Miss Elizabeth Prewitt of Columbus, Miss. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. E. l.. Mitchell. -.as. Vna, to visit relatives.
 Mrs. J. w. Hall is convalescing from an operation at the Robinson hospital.