The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-14
Bessenner News

Bessemer, December 13.-tSpecial Jon Monday morning ground will be broken
 for the proposed new Catholic school
 which is to be erected on Fifth avenue
 and Seventeenth street. The workmen
 will begin laying the foundation imme-
 diately as the slag, cement, sand, etc,
 has already been placed on the ground.
 The building committee from the first
 have planned to start the work before
 Christmas, and they are pleased to know
 that this can be done so the members
 of the church and school will not be dis
 appointed For the past few years the
 attendance of the school has increased
 10 such an extent that the present build
 ing is inadequate. When completed the
 building will cost between S4ooo and
 $1500o.
 Judge Murphy of the juvenile court ana his clerk, Ralph Barrow, were in Bes- semer this afternoon, holding his semi
 monthly session of court. Five cases | appeared on the docket: two of them
 were continued, while three were put on probation. All of the defendants were
 negroes.
 Fred Cunningham, 35 years of age Gied
 this morning at his home at Martin Sta
 ton, after an illness of 4s hours, of
 pneumonia. He is well known in this l district where has has lived the greater | part Of his life coming here from Ten nessee. The deceased was employed by | the Woodward Iron company for num- ber of years, working both at Doomitc | and Woodward. About two years ago he
 went into business for himself at Rrigh-
 ton. He is survived by wife, three | children. and brother. Will Cunning | ham, at Woodward. and number of | other relatives in Tennessee. Funeral | arrangements have not vet been made, but it is thought that the funeral will | take place Sunday.
 | Early next month request will be
 made for material to install a new di- , rectory system in the postoffice aft Bes- semer by Postmaster Howard McEniry ! There are not many offices of the second class in Alabama having introduced this
 novelty. It will displace the method of keeping names, addresses and changes in
 blank book as is used at present. The superintendent of the Baptist Sun day school. Gwylyn Herbert and his
 teachers are perfeoting plans for cele- bration to be known as a "White Christmas The spirit of giving rather than receiving will be encouraged in
 each department, Christ being made prominent instead of santa Claus" At the meeting of the district stewards Thursday afternoon plans were made for making payment of $500 on the Metho-
 dist district parsonage, which is located
 at Bessemer. The meeting was to have been held in Bessemer, but went to Ems , ley on account of the time conflicting with the school where the Methodist meetings are held. The meeting was presided over by Presiding Elder Sturdvant. Plans and specifications have been drawn up and are being considered for the erection of Sunday sch ool addition l to the First Baptist church of this city. When the structure was completed, space was left and provision made for the proposed enlargement. To prepare for the construction of the room. only DOT 1 ton of one thickness of brick would have 1 to be taken away.
 | Presiding Elder J. r. Sturdivant left today for Acton, where he held the first
 quarterly conference at the Methodist church at that place. Sunday morning
 he will preach at Bethel-Boyles and Sun day night he will fill the pulpit at Wy lam.
 Mr. John Perkins entertained the mem bers of the Matrons club and q number of guests this afternoon at her home on Berkley avenue and Nineteenth street.