The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-17
BesSenner News

| Bessemer, August 16.--(Special )-The
 members of the Bessemer Board of Trade
 and citizens held meeting this after
 noon at the Board of Trade rooms on
 Nineteenth street with large attendance. | All of those present were very enthusl- astic over the success of Trades Day and decided to set aside one day in each month to be known as Trades Day. It was decided to have the next Trades Day on Wednesday, September II, and plans
 were discussed for the different contests
 and rrizes to be offered. The merchants
 hope to make the nextTrade's Day eYeh | a greater success than the last.
 | Last night the Railroad Agents associa- | tion, which was organized among the local agents this week in Bessemer, held meeting at the office of its president, J. H. D. Smith, of the Frisco. The as- l eociation adopted the following resou- tions:
 'On and after August 25 no freight shall be delivered to any driver drayman,
 agent CT other person except owner or on
 original bill of ladIng unless he has
 written order file or in hand
 That a baggage check shall be treated US d plli OI idu1HRs requiring liO boHu UT of der to protect 1t.
 That all city draymen or transfers
 that desire to haul freights without com plance with the first resolution above stated shall and are required to file
 bond of fifty ($50l dollars with the agents
 against loss for the carelessness or will ful disposal of freights delivered him. Tn the Bessemer city court today the following suits were filed
 Jane Thomas vs. the Southern Bell Tele- phone company for $500 for alleged per
 sonai injury received by the falling of
 one of the company's wires.
 Sariie Finley vs the Yoande Coal and
 Coke company for s25oO. alleging she was
 injured by the back porch of one of the company's houses falling, This morning about o'clock a negro
 burglar entered the home of Capt. H. w. Crook, gaining entrance through the kitchen window. He went to the bed room of Captain Crook and carried his trousers to the kitchen. The family was aroused by the noise and when MT. Crook
 went into the kitchen he saw the man
 going through his trousers. fortunately he
 only secured a pocket knife. Tho would
 be thier quickly made his exit through the window but not before MT. Crook had had l good look at him. pr. Fitzpatrick fired at the man as he ran to the alley. officer Maddox, who was on the corner of F ourth avenue at the time of the shoot ing hurried to the scene but the man had made his escape. The bloodhounds were secured and the man traced to certain place then the trail seemed to be lost. This morning Officers Maddox and Me Farlanc arrested Ira Adams a negro hack driver, and he was identified by | Captain Crook as being the man who was
 seen in his house It Is said that Adams
 is the man who was driving the hack the night that Offiver Stoutenborough was killed last winter.
 1 A social was given last night by the 1 Barracca class of the Christian church. | It was heartily enjoyed by a large num-
 Der of guests, among them being MT. and Mrs. w. Fl. Ham, Mrs. J. E. Williams,
 Mrs Bulard Mrs Lardermar, Miss Will lie Mitchum. Miss D. Mitchum, Miss Mary Ham, Miss Grace Bryant, Miss
 Mabe Morgan, Miss rorethy Ham, Messrs. John Motley. Walter Riley, J. c. Chisen- hall, Howard Ham, Rane Ham. Joe Brit ton. Eugene Williams, E. J. McGhee. AL bert Warrington. Charles Britton. David
 Bennett. Charles Bradley, Mir. Hoiings- worth, Miss Ruby Crook, Miss Ruth Bradley and Miss Nellie Crook
 A message addressed to Mrs. Frank Gill
 bert has been received in Bessemer stat ing that her husband had been run over by train in Detroit. Mich. and killed instantly. No Mrs. Frank Gilbert has as | yet been located in Pessemer, nor have any relatives or friend been found. After
 search by the police department Is was reported that lady bearing the same ! name that of the dead man was To- | cated in Brighton. Whether or not she | is the woman the message was intended | for has not been found out.
 | Miss Margaret Rust made lovely l hostess yesterday when she so charmingly entertained the Nonpareil Embroidery club. Clematis were used in decorating | the reception rooms. and the feathery | blossoms mingled with ferns made an | ideal place to discuss embroidery and do some work. A refreshing ice course was | served at the conclusion. The club mem
 bers gre: Miss Jennette Allen. Miss Wll-
 lie Allen Miss Martha Lay. Miss Esther i Barrett. Miss Sadie Lay. Miss Callie 1 Wood. Miss Myra Lay. Miss Helen Lewis,
 Miss Bird Moon. Miss Sadie Sturdfvant. Miss Lend Terry, Miss Pauline Murrah, l Miss Lula Lacey, Miss Fannie Lacey,
 Miss Beryl Pinner and Miss Mary Rey- holds.