The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
BesSen1er News

Bessemer, December 2.-(Special)-A
 message was received today by R. F.
 McNeal to ship a carload of sweet po-
 tatoes to Cincinnati. Since the sweet potato market in Birmingham has been | flooded the farmers have been holding 1 their potatoes for better price, The potatoes will be shipped the first of the week.
 | In the police court this morning six | cases appeared before the mayor. One
 case was dismissed and the other cases
 netted $22 cash, from $3O assessed. Ar chic Robinson, a negro, charged with dynamiting two houses in the old fur
 mace quarters, was bound over to the
 grand jury.
 The Bessemer Athletic club will have it's opening ball next Thursday night
 The two picked basketball teams of the
 club will play a game of basketball, after
 which the dance will take place. Spon- sors and their maids will be chosen to
 represent both teams by Manager E. E. Honeycutt and John Walston. The ad- mission for the game and dance will be 25 cents. The city orchestra will furnish the music.
 The first of a series of lyceum attrac-
 tions, the c. w. Best musical company, will appear at the High school auditorium tomorrow night, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Pres byterian church. The proceeds are to
 be used for the organ fund. r-t. | tained last night by Charles Bentley at l the home of MT and Mrs. J. w. Rar- den There were five tables After the games a salad course was served Those present were MT. and Mrs. Jack Saun- ders, Mrs. B. c. Adams, Mrs. G. P. Mar | tin. Mrs. Wade, Hattie Crank, Ella Dobbs. Lilly May Christieb. Elizabeth Christlieb, Lizzie Barber, Belle Shaw, Bettie Tipton, Helen Wilson. MT. Elva
 Falkner, MT. J T. Martin, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Rarden, MT Bentley and others. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Wade. Mrs Duncan c. Robertson of Charles ton, $. C., is the guest of Mrs. J. Fred Robertson.
 David Trotter, who is attending school at Anniston, is spending the
 week end with his parents, MT. and
 Mrs. J. H. Trotter.
 Miss Virginia Robinson and her guest Miss Mamie Gordon Jarman, will return to Livingston tomorrow after spending Thanksgiving with pr. and
 Mrs. T. F, Robinson.
 1 Sam Huey, who is attending the Uni
 versity of Alabama, is spending the
 week end with relatives in this city | Mrs. Adam Kyle, who has been quite 1 i'll for some time, is reported better to-
 day.
 Charles Dabbs and F. J. Grouse of
 Meridian, Miss. are the guests of rcI-
 atives in the city.
 1 Mrs J. J. Malone and children will
 leave tomorrow for New Orleans to
 spend the Christmas. holidays with Mrs.
 Malone's parents, MT. and Mrs. Rob | ert McMllaD.
 II. Muller continues quite i'll at his
 home on Second avenue. Miss Emma Ferguson and Mrs. Ed King spent yesterday in Birmingham
 with Mrs w. M. Robenson. | 8 MT. and Mrs. Will Terry have re-
 turned from the wedding trip and are at home on. Arlington avenue. | Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant has as her | guest, Mrs. J. o. Sturdivant. l Joe Burgin of Brighten was carried
 to the Robinson hospital. where he was | operated on yesterday morning for ap-
 rendicitis. His many friends will re- 1 gret to hear of his illness. Miss Ella Dobbs of Birmingham is | the guest of Mrs. J. A. Morgan in | Jonesboro.
 l MT. and Mrs. John D. Martin have gone to Birmingham where they viii | reside in future.
 Miss Joe Singley of Mississippi Is
 the guest of Mss Alberta Blackburn,
 The many friends of Charles Dor | man will regret to know he was talk CT l to the Robinson hospital where he un- derwent an operation for appendicitis ] yesterday,
 Cosmer Martin and Walter Michum
 gre in Sylacauga, where they have gone
 on a hunt | II. w. Mantle of Kalamazoo, Mich. was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Harry | Iirstbrook yesterday