The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

l. U water cooler. It is an elegant piece of work, made of highly polished natural cak with nickel faucet and fittings, and is composed of two oak barrels inverted, with an air space between, thus in suring cool water at all times. The peo- pie of the city are invited to call at the club rooms and get a cool drink, not from tho "old oaken bucket" but from the new oaken barrel The generosity of the cocpcrage company is much appreciated by the officers and members of the board of trade. C0rOner's Jury Exonerates Officer Coroner Brasher held an inquest on the body of General Seagur, the negro who was killed last night at Virginia mines by Deputy Constable Grover Herring. Tho negro had attacked Deputy Sheriff Monroe Parker with a knife when he was shot by the constable. | The coroner held the examination at the undertaking establishment of Kenne- | dy Bros. on Second avenue. The coroner | made a full investigation of the affair and examined about 20 witnesses. The jury | returned a verdict 'that deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound, at the I hards of the officer while in the discharge of his duty"
 | The coroner also Investigated the death | Of Herbert Davis, the young white boy
 who was killed while in the employ of | the contractors who are excavating for the new by-product coke ovens at Wood
 ward. The jury brought in verdict that the deceased came to his death by his own negligence. r4
 l The Bessemer board of education will meet in regular monthly session Tuesday night at o'clock.
 Bessemer chapter, Royal Arch Masons, | will hold regular convocation Tuesday | evening at the Masonic hall All capitu-
 lar Masons are requested to be present: l The grand jury of the, Bessemer city l court will resume it's session Tuesday | morning. The non-jury civil docket was taken up by the court this morning.
 The special communication of the Ma l sonic lodge. held tonight. was well at | tended. In addition to the local members | there were visitors from all over the dis trict H. c. Miller one of the grand lodge officers, and one of the best in formed Masons in the state, gave the master Mason lecture.
 game of basketball will be played on Wednesday night between the Bes- semer Athletic club and the Nashville Athletic club on the floor of the local club on Second avenue. University Glee Club The concert given tonight by the plee club of the University of Ala bama was a pronounced success ana much enjoyed by the cultured and ap- preciat tive audience that filled the high school auditorium to its capacity. The numbers were eXcellently rendered and were given generous and well deserved applause The performance was decid- edly the best given by the club in the city, although several members were remembered for tfeir previous efforts. The programme was: PART I. Here's to the Colors of Crimson
 1Woras Worte by V. H. Bell Law, 'ioS Ching a Ling ......... College songs A winter Lullaby ........ De Kovell MT. Rogers.
 The Cooling .-...........,..'. farKs After You. My Dear Alphonse..
 Mir. Bradley and MT. Yates
 Rosalie ...........'.'.. college songs Catastrophe .-.......... iCollege. songs I've Got the Time s. R. Henry
 Mr. McCrossin.
 Tommy and His Gun. ... McMichael PART II.
 On Gallant Company ......... Becker Because =. ............ ID itardelot MT. kennedy.
 Prayer to the College Girls. .CoIlege songs Bright Stars Do Shine. College Songs Whstling Solo---Serenade. ........ ......,.......... schubert
 Mr. Bradley.
 In Dear Old Tennessee. .. Newman Swing Low. Sweet Chariot. .......
 Negro Melody Sweet Italian Love. ....... Snyder
 Mir. Sepsalon.
 Alma Mater Song ............. Amici (Words by Helen Vickers. '0S) The club members are First tenor: l.. B. Haley, H. M. Sha- piro. M l.. Kimbro. sF. D. Peebles, J. A. Yates. $. A. Latham. Second tenor: c. M. A. Rogers. Jr.. Harry Sepsalon. Hugh Comer, J. M Strassburger, J. c. Kennedy, L. P. Guice.
 First bass: Dixie McCrossin. J. K Brantley. R. M. Nichols. s. M. Gilespy, B. K. Vann
 Second bass: c. E. Mcqueen. w. C.. Hale. H. M. Simpson, F. R. Maxwell Jr., J. M. Bradley, J. E. Brantley Director. Tom Garner. Personal and General Duke Thornton, son of Rev. and Mrs. M K. Thornton has left for Texas, where he has accepted a position with A. and NJ. college of Texas in the partment of chemistry. Rev. I. r. Swallow will entertni' the boys of his Sunday school class at a valentine party Tuesday even ing.
 Mrs. Smltherson is seriously i'll at the home of her daughter. Mrs. George Jones.
 James Lovett has accepted position in the laboratory of the big pipe works.
 Frances, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prude Vines, is very III with pneu- monia at the home of MT. Vines sis ter in Birmingham
 Mir. and Mrs. Vest and daughter have moved to the city from Huntsville. They are at the Hawkins home on Dartmouth avenue. n
 The remains of Robert Leonard who died at the City hospital Sunday. were shipped this morning to Longview for