The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Bessener NewS

BeSSen1er News
 Bessemer, April 11.-(Speciat)-Th ju- dietary committee of the city council, composed of Lee Thornton, chairman;
 K NJ Johnson. MT. Porter and Mayor I. A. Lewis and City Attorney c. F. Goodwin, held meeting tonight in the council chamber to discuss the proposed increased rates of the Southern Bell Tel ephone company MT. Turnbull of the Southern Bell Telephone company in Bir- mingham was present and stated that plans were being perfected to expend large sum of money on Improvements in
 this city and he further stated that no expense would be spared to give Besse- mer the best service possible. The Bell
 company now has 32 trunks, while the Peoples Home Telephone company has only seven trunks. When asked why one could get Birmingham over the Peoples
 phone so much quicker than over the Bell,
 Mir Turnbull stated that the Bell phone
 was used probably three times as much. 1 Mr Badham, of the. Peoples Home Tel ephone company, was present and asked that they be allowed to retire from bus
 mess, as they were losing money. At
 midnight of April 30 the Peoples Tele- phone company will retire from business
 in Birmingham and those having a Peo-
 pies phone will have no connection with
 Birmingham after that date.
 | Mayor l. A. Lewis stated that he thought
 the Peoples Telephone company should |
 they were losing money, and 1t seems llike prosecuting them to hold them in | business. Dr. R. P. McTyiere. Alderman
 E. L. Huey and w. A. Simmons heartily
 agreed with MT. Lewis. MT Goodwin
 was not in favor of granting the re- quest of the Peoples Telephone company. Mr. Fulenwider of the Peoples Telephone
 company stated that not a single stock owner of the Bell owned any stock in the Peoples Telephone company now or ever had A motion was made by City At
 torney Goodwin, seconded by K. M. Johnson and then adopted, which passed
 the matter over until the council meet ing Tuesday night, when it will be con- sidered by the council as committee of the whole. 
 This afternoon about o'clock John Mundie, a carpenter, was cut by R. M.
 Giles, also a carpenter, near the saloon of Paul Veiteh, on Twenty-frst street,
 between First and Second avenues. It seems the men became engaged in a quarrel which resulted in the cutting.
 Mundie was hurried to a doctor, where
 his wounds were dressed it being neces-
 sary to take eight stitches. Mundie was
 s1 years old and has a wife and family | in this city. Both men were arrested
 but both made bond.
 | In the police court this morning only
 one case appeared before Mayor l. A.
 Lewis. The defendant paid his fine. The first meeting of the Brighton Wom- ans Christian Temperance union, which
 was organized last Sunday by Mrs. An nie Weise the state president, Mrs. W. T. Jeffries president of the Jefferson
 County Woman's Christian Temperance union and MT. Grovendyke of Decatur, state organizer, will be held or Friday afternoon at o'clock at the Methodist church. The officers are as follows: Mrs. W. D. Eastis, president; Miss Milton West, secretary; Mrs. Dave Stuart treasurer
 Yesterday afternoon L. C. Brill and Mrs. Eliza Sullivan were married at the home of the bride on Fifth avenue, Judge F. H. Lopez officiating The wedding will come as "a surprise to the many friends of the contracting parties.
 The Altar society of St. Aloysius Cath olic church held a very interesting meet n a ct tl4A ne AT P J. Mundie on Fourth avenue, a large number of ladies being present After tho business or the society was transacted delightful refreshments were served.
 The remains of stephen A. McCnrey who died after illness of pulmonary tuberculosis in. San Antonio. Tex, Sun day night. arrived in Bessemer this morn ing about 10 o'clock. the train being four hours and forty minutes late. The re- mains were taken to the home of Mrs HdC. Waller a relative. where the funeral took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock. the Rev Walker officiating. Interment took place at Cedar Hill cemetery. The pallbearers were: Hardy Williams. George E. Rutledge. W E. Bennes, R. NJ. Min gea, Elva Falkner. Bryan Waller pr and Mrs velpean Rassdale were delightful host and hostess last night when they entertained at beautifully appointed stag dinner at their attractive home on Arlington avenue An elaborate course dinner vas served. Those enjoy ing this hospitality were: Dr. NJ. C. Rags dale. Jr. of Anpiston; Eugene Ragsdale. Dr. Hewitt Johnson, Jimmy Wells and Robert Ragsdale.
 The Christian Workers of the First Christian church held their regular bus mess meeting this afternoon at the home nf Mrs. K. M. Johnson. on Fourth ave. nue.
 The ladies of the Missionary society of the First Methodist church have pitched their tent ea Nineteenth street. bstween Third and Fourth avenues, and will serve meals there Saturday.
 Mrs. Wvman Jones was delightful has'oss this ~ftc-~oon n the Rose Leaf circle. an embroidery club. in honor of her mother. Mrs. F. T. All. of Wood lawn. large number of ladies being prcsent The house was very attractive in it's decorat tions. After the regular bus mess of the club was transacted a de-