The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-14
BeSSener News

Bessemer, December 13.-(Special)- | The United Cast Iron Pipe and Foun- dry company has completed the large | order for water pipe for the city of
 San Diego, Cal. The compay is now
 at work on an order for the United
 States government, which will be
 shipped to Colon in the canal zone. lThe first shipment to leave Bessemer will be a train load of 20 inch wa
 ter pipe and at the same time a sim
 liar train will go forward from the
 plant of the company at Anniston and
 both shipments will be loaded on the
 same vessel for Panama. Every de- partment of the plant is working on | full time as a number of large orders
 to be delivered at once have been re- | ceived.
 | The case of Marbut vs. the Wood
 ward Iron company for $10,00O dam ages for the alleged loss of an eye,
 which has been on trial in the city
 court for two days past resulted in
 mistrial, as the jury reported they were l hopelessly divided this morning. The
 case was given to the jury late yester-
 day afternoon.
 In the city court the day was taken
 up with the case of. A. H. Laird vs. 1 Security Insurance company for $500 l damages on policy for alleged burning
 of household goods.
 l An interesting game of basketball will be played between the two picked
 teams of the local Athletic club Fri day night for the benefit of the local
 chapter of the United Daughters of the l Confederacy. An admission of 35 cents will be charged The game will start
 at S:S0 o'clock at Athletic hall | The Atlanta, Birmingham and At | lantic railway is now building a spur 1 track to run into the new building of l the Bessemer Grocery company on First avenue. This track will connect | with the main line of the Atlanta Bir-
 mingham and Atlantic between Twen- | tieth and Twenty-fi streets. This is
 probably due to the opening of the
 wholesale business on First avenue and | it is thought that eventually all the wholesale business houses will be To-
 catod on this avenue.
 George II. Harris of the Birm in sham | Railway, Light and Power company
 was in the city yesterday Investigating
 a sumber of petitions and complaints 1 Wltl reference to the company. Some l improvements will he made by the
 company on Twenty fourth street and
 q falling embankment in South Bes-
 semer will be fixed.
 At the special meeting held a few | days ago of the Children of Mary the | following officers for the ensuing year
 were elected: President, Miss Lucille
 Mundie; vice president, Miss Mary Col pack; secretary, Miss Genevieve Com
 erford; treasurer, Miss Debris Hayes
 The regular meetings will be held on
 the first Sunday in the month at St
 Aloysius Catholic church.
 | The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
 tist church will open a bazar tomor-
 row morning and nice line of hand
 made articles will be displayed There
 VIII be candy and cake booth as we'll
 as doll and baby booth. Turkey din
 her and oyster supper will be served | each day. The bazaar will continue the 1 rest of the week.
 | One of the prettiest affairs of the season took place yesterday afternoon
 when Mrs. P. J. Mundie entertained the 1 Wednesday Whist club.
 1 Mrs. Ethel Swartz of Cleveland. Ohio, was the honoree of pretty dinner given last evening by Mrs Barr at her home on Sixth avenue.