The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
MUCH LIQUOR ID BE DESTROYED Bessemer City Court Issues
 Notices SCHOOL AT JONESBORO Is Closed Prematurely Owing to the Lack of Funds-W. s. Lee
 Is Injured at the
 POstoffice
SCHOOL AT JONESBORO

Bessemer May 1s.-(special.)- defendants in 41 cases of violation o the prohibition law will be served wit notices by Tuesday night, May 30. t appear before Judge J. c. B. Gwin ol June and give reasons why the liquo confiscated from them in recent raid should not be destroyed. These notice were signed by Clerk Huey today. am contain a proclamation to all person claiming any right, title or interest il the liquor or vessels seized by tn sheriff to prove that the detention o the same in the place raided was legal act.
 There are two store rooms filled t the ceiling with contraband goods, ad joining Deputy Sheriff Edmundson' office, and this will be emptied int the street or destroyed as the cour orders, if the owners cannot secure this property legally.
 Jonesboro School Closed
 The public school of Jonesboro fin. ished the term of 191O-11 today, two weeks earlier than the time previously set by the board of education. The lack of funds and the present financial status of the town not warranting 2 loan to continue the school, the board decided to end the session today. The only exercise attendent upon the school closing was the recital given Friday tIr, tee Kate O'Donnell in the auditorium
 Misses Velma Patton and Louise An derson were given certificates of pro- motion to the high school.
 The pupils of this school competing for the signet ring offered by the U. D c. for the best essay on the Battle oi Shiloh" will submit their papers with the Bessemer pupils next week. The two awards will be made on commence ment night at the high school.
 Court News
 The suit of Robert Bramblett, admin istrator for Rosetta Bramblett, negroes versus Bonham-Lewis Grain company for $500 damages for personal injuries was decided today in the city court il favor of the defendant. The jury wa! out 10 minutes.
 Mary Robertson, administrative fol the estate of Perry Robertson. filed sui today for s9O,OoO damages against tn, Woodward Iron company for the deatf of Perry Robertson in one of theil mines at Dolomite.
 Tba raoaa+ daoie;o,, 1a,pdod k,, the supreme court affirming the decision made here in the case of Wade Stew art vs. the Sloss-Sheffield company, i the third suit affirmed in the highe court during the administration of Judg ]. C. B. Gwin. Stewart was given judgment of 5000 here and the suit wa appealed by the defendant.
 Next week will be devoted to jury civ cases and Saturday is motion and divorc day.
 Bessemer Briefs
 Doctor" Askridge. the ''conjure" maj arrested yesterday, furnished an amusing trial in the police court this morning A host of had-been patients and victim testified against him and he was fined $7 for practicing medicine without a license
 At 12:30 today, just as he had reached the top of a scaffold to continue hi
  ing room at the postoffice, ". s. Le fell and was painfully injured. The in terior of the postoffice is undergoing { fresh coat of paint and Lee was one o the men engaged in the ceiling work His left leg was crushed. the muscl stripped and his scalp torn in severa places. When picked up he was in ; conscious condition and ascribed the ac cident to a moving of the scaffold tha was unexpected. He was hurried to thu Hillnan hospital in Birmingham.
 The adherents, as it is not customar. to designate the believers of this creed as members, of the Church of God. pur chased a mission home yesterday ans will have a pastor stationed here as sool as he can be secured. The house wa the former property of A. c. Riser. ant is situated on Short street and Arlington avenue It will be used as the home O ministers and workers of the church ant in all sections of the coun try are at liberty to contribute to th' support of the home. The house fur nishings will be donated by various per sons interested in the welfare of th' church Special services will be held a the church, on the corner of Second avenue and Seventeenth street, begin ming with Sunday at Il o'clock in thu morning, o'clock in the afternoon ant 7:45 o'clock in the evening. During tn, week worship will be held at 7:45 in th' evening. J. D. Ferrill of Oklahoma ant J. E. Forrest of Mississippi, evangelists will be here for week or ten days an, conduct the meetings.
 slight but painful accident happened today at the Frisco freight depot to Wal ter Scott..o one of the painters who arrived to complete the work on the remodelins of the station. loose plank was tipped from a scaffold, used by the carpentert to reach the roof, by box car being switched in and struck Scott on the ankle He was sitting in the open door of thu car with his feet outside and the boart fell with sufficient force to cause pain full and inconvenient swelling.
 Announcements
 Rev. I. o. Adams of Trinity Episcopa church will conduct services Sunda, morning at St. Johns church in Ensley Capt c. H. Mandy of Ensley, lay reader will be in charge of the services here.
 Bessemer will play North Birmingham tomorrow at Norh Birmingham and tn, team is issuing invitations to a ladies day game here on Saturday, June 30. be tween the contestants of tomorrow George Bumgardner has been released from the Bessemer nine by Manager Hines and Cargile has also been released to sign up with Lipscomb.
 The Bessemer Order of Owls will mee, in their new nest in the Steiner building Sunday afternoon. All members and ap- plicants are urged to be present.
 Personals