The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
WORK IF F|LL|NG|N VADUCT STARTS Will Greatly Improve the A.
 B. & A. Tracks TEAM IS PRACTICING Baseball Fans Will Begin to Rejoice Tuesday-Personal and Gen
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TEAM IS PRACTICING

 Kershaw of Talladega, and tracks are be ing laid for the steam shovel. The viaduct was finished in 1867 and ex tends from the Alabama Great Southern crossing to Eighteenth street. It is sup posed that the dirt for the fill will b' brought from Reeders Gap, as the spul track for the shovel is going toward tha cut
 This is one of the most important un dertakings in railroad circles recently and means an improved and safer road bed as well as preservation of the sup port of the Atlanta. Birmingham and At lantic tracks.
 The engineers of the Queen and Cres cent Route are making a survey of th' right of way in and around Bessemer A party of four engineers daily goes nortf or south along the Alabama Great South ern lines and camps In the regulation car! rear the local station.
 Team Starts Practice
 Baseball practice for this season will begin Tuesday afternoon at o'clock a the park. Judging from the present lineup Bessemer will have team that will please all the local fans and bt equal to any team in the city league The following is the present lineup;
 Tltcher. Tucker of Mobile; catcher David Trotter; catcher, Ellis Houston first base, Norman Lefkovits; pitcher Will Reid of Dolomite; utility man Clarence Bumgardner, second base, Jo' Hurd; third base, Billy Johnson; short stop, Robert Bumgardner; infield, Ton Perkins; right field, Tom Alexander center field, Robert Ragsdale; outfield Oswall Craig.
 The manager and captain will bt elected later and Robert Bumgardnei will coach the team.
 Local Items
 The funeral of Ralph Naylor will take place from the High school auditorium Sunday afternoon at o'clock and the following pallbearers have been selected W. A. Sullivan, A. w. Deason, J. E. Mill ton, E. A. Tubbs, H. H. Fowler, W. B. Sims, I. c. Thomas and M. N. Bradley. A special car will leave the home of R. B. Lee at 1 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon for the auditorium and the corner of Carolina avenue and Nineteenth Street at 2:45 o'clock for the Brighton cemetery.
 At the grand encampment of the Wood men of the World, held last week in Mo- bile, w. c. Baty, a popular woodman of Bessemer, was elected chairman of the board of managers of. head camps. Mrs. IL. Matthews, who. is prominently con nected with most ot the fraternal orders to which ladies are eligible, was elected head banker of the Woodman's Circle.
 The next grand encampment will take place at the Tri-Cities, Florence. Shef- field and Tuscumbia, in 1913.
 No definite decision has been made to appeal the Riser damage suit, but it Is rumored that it is very likely the South ern railroad will carry the case to the supreme court.
 Mrs. Mary Hallman, aged 66, died Satur- day from an attack of grip at the home of her son, John Hailman, at Lacey pei. The funeral will be held from the Residence Sunday morning at Il o'clock. Interment- at the Pleasant Hil cemetery, Jacobs & Sons in charge.
 Announcements
 The Christian Endeavor society vii meet at the Christian church Sunday night at o'clock. The annual election of officers will take place, so 8 full attendance is desired.
 Blue lodge, A. F. and A. M, will have the regular communication Monday night at the Masonic temple.
 All members of the Bessemer camp, No IS, w. O. w., are requested to meet al their hall Sunday afternon at l o'clock to attend the funeral of Sovereign Ralph Naylor
 Mrs. L. G. Ozley received telegram Saturday announcing the death of hel brother-in-law, Willie Ozley, at Mounte- vallo.
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow of Bessemel will have charge of the services Sunday afternoon at the Brighton Presbyterian church.
 Miss Daisy Davies will deliver an ad. dress at the High school auditorium Sun- day night at 7:ao o'clock.
 FOrty-two Club
 Mrs. k. N. Nees was the hostess fol the Forty-two club Saturday afternoon at her home in Jonesboro.
 The pink and green color scheme was carried out with carnations and ferr decorations and score cards with butter fly designs in pink and green. The con- solation was drawn with tiny baskets from large basket. The first prize, pink satin rose with green stem to be used as hatpir holder was awarded Miss Carrie Benton the consolation, set of embroidery tools, went to Mrs. Tom Huey, and Mrs. Law renee Lipscomb won the guest prize, g pair of pink silk hose
 After the game a chicken salad course English hot cross buns. strawberry sher. bet topped with a green cherry and cake Iced in pink and green was enjoyed Mrs. John Rarden and Miss Baitow Rob. ertson served hints and kept score.
 Tn additional guests, besides the usua club members, were Mesdames Tom Ben ton, E. A. Shelfer Tom Huey, T: l. Corn we'll J. E. Bush of Woodlawn, Law renee Lipscomb, Misses Lora Gum Phyllis Faull, Crank and Moore.
 Personal Mention
 Dr. and Mrs. R. w. Waldrop will ee turn Tuesday afternoon from Baltimore where pr. waldrop has been III at thu Johns Hopkins ipfirmary. His man, friends will be glad to learn that he hal almost fully recovered.
 Miss Lillian Jarvis, D. L. Kade an, w. B. Aldridge returned Friday nigh from Catherine.
 Mrs J. J. Hamlin and family of At lanta arrived Saturday afternoon to b the guests of Mrs.. w. B. Fitzgerald q her home on Seventh avenue.
 Mrs. Eva Hackett, MT. and Mrs. E. ( Hines and Henry Oziey left Sunday morn ing for .Monterallo.~ to attend the funcra of Willis Ozley.
 Miss Lillian Harris is spending tn weekend with relatives in Tuscaloosa
 Mrs. c. L. Odell Is now considered ou of danger and improving rapidly. Thi will be very welcome news to the friend