The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14

on next Friday night March IT, The play has been presented several times in the district with increasing success each time. A pleasing feature is the col 1ege quartette who will render selections during the. evening. The performance will be given under the auspices of the Home Mission society of the Methodist able and does credit to the performers.
 Local Items
 Monday morning the work at Readers mines was resumed and the force which has been operating for the last few. months has been greatly increased. It is reported that more men were needed than applied for work.
 The firemen's strike on the Queen and Crescent is causing no trouble on this division. The freight and passenger trains are running as usual and the Bessemer freight shows daily increase in the movement.
 Farm work around Bessemer is well on its way as the local farmers have been conspicuous by their absence which is a certain indication that the recent fair weather was used advantageously
 Monday night an enthusiastic meeting of the Bessemer Athletic club baseball fans was held in the club rooms. The committee on out door baseball. Eugene Honeycutt, Henry Hurd and F. c. Hines, discussed the plans for the coming sea son and Bessemer's likelihood of cap- turing the City League pennant this year.
 Announcements
 The B. Y. P. L. will have a regular meeting tonight at the First Baptist church. good programme has been pre- epared and a full attendance is ex- pccted.
 The Epworth League will meet tonight in the auditorium of the high school
 The Bessemer Masonic lodge held special communication Monday night and had one candidate for master Ma son and two for entered apprentice degrees.
 Tuesday night the Bessemer chapter R. A. M will confer the mark masters and past masters degrees.
 The Bessemer Lodge I. o. o. F. 1O9 will meet Tuesday in the Odd Fellows hall in an important session.
 The pastors helpers will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Brown at her home on Fourth avenue.
 The Bee Hire dry goods store on Sec ond avenue owned and conducted by Sam Segel was damaged Sunday morning by fire The loss is estimated to be about S10GOO and was covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is not known. Tho merchandise on both floors was almost ruined by fire. smoke and water.
 The residence and pear orchard of Mrs. A. B. Beall of Dolomte was totally de- stroyed by fire Sunday. The train crew of the Woodward lines connecting the coke ovens and iron mines aroused Mrs. Beale from her afternoon nap and tried to put the fire out. The loss is about 5000. and was not covered by insurance.
 Social and Personal
 Judge s. J. Tillman is suffering from an attack of acute indigestion at his home on Fouth avenue.
 Mrs. F. A. Little, who accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J J. Smith. went to Hot Springs. Ark, IS improving rapidly
 J. D. Martin of Jonesboro is spending a few days in Atlanta, Ga. on business and pleasure.
 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Penn will regret to learn of their depar- ture this week for Danville, Va, where they will reside. They have been at homo here with Mrs. George Schwartz and won many sincere friends who wish them every success in their new home. c. s. McGregor. who has accepted the position at the Lewis dry goods store