The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
Bessemer Briefs

| Tn the city court today the morning was consumed by the hearing of motions and a number of suits were transferred to the United States court at Birmingham. In the afternoon the jury found yer dict of $50 in favor of the plaintiff in the case of John Frazier vs. the Louis vile and Nashville railroad for $500 damages for wrongful ejectment from a train.
 Henry Askridge, a negro claiming to be doctor, was arrested for selling medicine of his own manufacture and ''conJure bags" He Is charged with vagrancy and will be tried tomorrow.
 The Taxicab company of Birming gham was fined $14 by Mayor Lewis for vio- lating the speed law a short time ago in their trip through Bessemer from West Lake during the plumbers con vention held in Birmingham
 Evidently south Alabama needs farm hands as today Chief Wallace received a check from T: Long, a prominent planter of Greenville, to pay the fine of a prisoner incarcerated here and his travelling expenses to that town.
 Parsons aldrop
 The marriage of Miss Beulah Wal drop, the daughter of MT. and Mrs D.
 
 solemnized at Pleasant Ridge church at Hueytown Thursday evening at S:30 o'clock. The church was simply and prettily decorated with ferns and white roses, making an attractive background for the bridal party. Just before the ceremony Miss Minnie Cahill of Bes- semer sang Because" and Miss Flor ence Huey played the wedding march
 Mrs. w. H. Graham, matron of honor, attired in tan silk and white picture hat topped with plumes, entered first. The bride, a lovely picture in her dress of ivory satin, with beaded trimmings and filmy veil. held in place by wreath of valley lilies, entered on the arm of her father and met the groom the altar. Rev. R. W. Carlisle of the Jonesboro Baptist church, pronounced | the ceremony.
 l The young people are members of two of the oldest families In the county and are connected with many well known citizens of Hueytown and the adjacent section. They will make their home for several weeks with the grooms broth CT. MT. William Parsons, at Hueytown, before building their own home there
 "A College Town" | "A College Town" to be given at l the auditorium under the auspices of
 
 church, will be presented at some time lin the near future. The following cast | has been assigned:
 | James Cavendish, Jack Clay; Miss Jim Charming. Miss Lulline Embry; Mrs. Bagsby, Miss Ann OBrien; Miss Grace Judson; Professor Popp, Homer Hurd; Mrs. Popp. Miss Lily Lykes; Mrs. Molile Stiles Miss Erline Moore; Scotch McAllister, Dave Trotter; Tad Chesle- dine, Owen Williams; Shorty Long. Octa- vious Spencer; Major Killpepper, Rob ert Nail; Billy Van Dorn, Herbert Law son. Miss Jane Cavendsh, Miss Virginia Mitchell. Rehearsals have been ar ranged for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night at the home of Miss Grace Judson.
 Announcements | The Thomas H. Holt Encampment No. 90, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will meet Friday nisHt. The royal pur- pie degree will be conferred and visit is expected from Hon. c. w. Capps, grand patriarch of Alabama. All patriarchs are requested to be present
 The picnic excursion to be given by the Odd Fellows and Masons of Brighton to Clairmont Springs will leave Satur- day morning over the Atlanta, Birming- ham and Atlantic road.
 | Miss Dora Winter will entertain the Forty-two club Saturday afternoon at her 1 home.
 The Neighborhood Bridge club was pleasantly entertained by Elliot Houston Thursday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Rodenberg.