The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Bessener News

- - - - - - v Bessemer. January 15.-(s Special )- The Potter mines, near Raymond, own ed and operated by the Tennessee com pany, which have been shut down for several weeks, will resume operations as preparations to pump the water out of the mine are now being made. For mer mining captain. Robert Jenkins, who has held a position as mine fore man at Feeders during the shut down at Potter, has returned to that place. He will be succeeded at Feeders by James Williams.
 In the city court yesterday the en- tire day was taken up with the case of John Hunnicutt ys the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for $10,000 damages for alleged personal
 injuries received by being thrown off a South Bessemer car The plaintiff is represented by Goodwin & Ross, while the defendant is represented by Attor- ney All of the firm of Tillman, Bradley & Morrow of Birmingham.
 In the police court yesterday morn ing 21 cases appeared before Mayor |. A. Lewis. Two cases were turned over to the juvenile court, two dismissed and
 the remaining IT cases netted s57.5o cash from $s2.50 assessed. I | Tie fire department made quick run to Fairfax avenue and Fourteenth street last night about 6.30 o'clock. No damage was done. Another run was made to Clarendon avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth street to the home of Mr. Hood, where a chimney was in a blaze.
 Much excitement was caused yester- day morning by fire alarm from the Clarendon avenue school. but when the department arrived the danger was past. as only a stove had been over | turned. No damage was done at either place.
 Bob Hosey a. negro who tends to the horses around the fire department, was paved by one of the fire horses yester- day afternoon It seems that the horse stood upon his hind feet, striking Hosey in the head with his hoof. The man was carried to the Robinson hospital where the wound was treated.
 The following trustees for the ensu- ing year were selected at the congre- gational meeting held al the First Pres byterian church yesterday. C. L. odell, J. W. Leggett, J. B. Morton, E. P. Por- ter, W. P. Golson, pr. J. s. Winters, R. NJ Mingea and w. A Kirk patrick large congregation was present and the quarterly communion was observed. The play to be given under the aus pices of the United Daughters of the | 4nn nfa1a t1rfII srfx, evening, January 22, at the high school auditorium. The cast is composed of about 100 attractive children of this city. Everything possiple Is bein> done by the management to make the play the best ever seen in Bessemer given by local talent.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Jones' boro Baptist church held quilting party at the home of Mrs. R. F. Nolan yesterday with 15 members present During the morning the society quilted while in the afternoon the regular business meeting was held. Mrs Nolan served splendid dinner to those pres ent
 The regular social meeting of the Brighton Home Mission society will be given Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Will Green. Every body is urged td be present as the Of ficers for the ensuing year will be elected.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church held a very in- teresting meeting yesterday at the audi tcrium with number of ladies present The home department decided that they would serve meals down town one day, the date to be announced later. It was decided by the society to have a quilting and invite the neghbors, each lady pay ing ten cents. The quilt will be given to the mountain school while the proceeds will go to the treasury. The report of the last two months. in the foreign de- partment was read and was one of the best ever had by the society. News was received from Miss Jennie Atkins, who is a missionary in China, that the Elm peror had been to her school and wanted seven of her pupils for teachers in a private school
 The Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church held a business meeting yesterday at the home of Mrs. c. w. Al len with about IS members present. Let ters were read from Miss Alice Huey. who is missionary in China and the regular business transacted.
 A social will be given by the Baptist Young Peoples Union on Tuesday even ing at the Baptist church.
 While cleaning a suit of clothes at his home in Brighton on Saturday evening" Ellis Scott was badly burned by the gasoline becoming heated and catching fire. Mir. Scott sustained painful burns on the hands and arms.
 Misses Vivian and Lucife Dunlap, who have been the guests of Miss Alberta Blackburn have gone to Adger to spend