The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-25
Bessener News

Vember 9 the case or the Alabama rall- 1 road commission vs. the Alabama Great
 Southern Railroad company, the Southern
 Railway company, the Louisville and ! Nashville Railroad company and the At lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad 1 company for the failure to build a union l depot at Bessemer or give better depot l facilities will come up for hearing be- fore Judge Sharpe in Birmingham. For years Bessemer has fought for better depots, and relief is expected now that l the case Is in the courts The state will 1 be represented by Attorney General R. C.. Rrlckell while a number of lawyers will
 represent the corporations. The Besse- mer Board of Trade has retained the firm of Estes, Jones & Welch to assist the at- torney general in the case. The outcome
 of the trial will be watched by the citizens of Bessemer, who are very much inter- ested in the case.
 In the police court today only five cases appeared before Mayor George E. Rut- ledge. Joe Stevens. a negro. was fined $12. 50 on a charge of larceny. The other defendants were charged with minor off, LSISts, WciS Sifci 6Aiait iihcS. Tn the Bessemer City court today the following suits were filed:
 c. W. Williams, administrator of the estate of Robert Moon, vs the Woodward
 Iron company for s29s9 damages for al legged death of Robert Moon while in the employment of the defendant company. c. W. Williams as administrator of the
 estate of Marion Chamble, vs. the Wood
 ward Iron company for s29s9 damages for
 death of Chamble while he was an em- ploye of the defendant company. The entire day in the city court was taken up with the hearing of the case of Dave Williams vs the Atlanta, Birming-
 ham and Atlantic. Railway company and
 IT. M. Atkinson. as receiver of the At 1 lanta Birmingham and Atlantic railway. A number of witnesses were examined by
 each side. Williams is seeking to se- cure $500 damages for alleged personal injury.
 A freight car in the Louisville and Nash
 vile yards was entered on Tuesday night 1 and robbed of two cases of shoes and some hardware. The car was consigned to | the Yolande Coal and Coke company. | Extensive improvements are being made
 by the Jefferson Fertilizer company at
 the local plant The entire plant is be- 1 ing overhaued and considerable is be-
 Ing added to the buildings and conven- | fences. The capacity of the plant will not be increased this year, although $5,- coo will be spent in additions and re- .s-t l xl..
 easy handling of the output. A large force
 of men are at work making the improve
 ments.
 l It Is reported that the entire output of | the Bessemer rolling mill of the Tennes-
 see Coal, Iron and Railroad company has orders enough to keep the rolling mill
 working full force of men for the next
 six months with orders still coming in. | It is probable that extensive improve
 ments will be made to the plant. l The Tidewater is already making ready | for the extension of it's line to Bessemer.
 Just as soon as the East Lake section
 is completed the work will be rushed. the switch at Park avenue and Twenty
 second street having been put in. | Several new buildings are going up in
 Bessemer at present. among them being | the home of l.. E. Long on the corner
 of Sixth and Fifteenth. This place will | cost approximately s25.O00 and will be l finished in a short while
 l A. H. Smith is beginning a bungalow. | This will be located on Fairfax and Nine l teenth, and will cost between 5000 and
 5000
 The Southerland bungalow on the cor | ner of Clarendon avenue and Twenty | second street is completed apd has been
 purchased by pr. Compton. This is one
 of Bessemers handsome homes, not only
 on account of it's architectural style, but | also for its ideal location.
 | George Ross home on Sixth avenue and Sixteenth street"is almost completed. | Mrs. W. D. Taylor was a charming l hostess Wednesday afternoon when sne i entertained at whist at her home on Fifth i avenue. The home was beautifully dec orated in crimson dahlias and golden
 leaves mingled with graceful trailing ivy,
 and scarlet fruits and berries.
 The punch bowl. which was presided | over by Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick and Miss Katherine Adams, was banked with a wealth of choice red and yellow fruits and | was in the upstairs den. Its beauty was | enhanced by a cut glass vase holding red. yellow and green colias, further en- | phasizing the charming autumn tones.
 A record of the games was kept on | hand painted designs in autumn leaves | and tiny squirrels.
 The three prizes were handsome ma hoganized willow baskets tied with bows | of ribbon The first prize was filled with lovely growing plants, and was won | by Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick. The second. {! which was won by Mrs. J. B. Moss. was
 q iardiniere filled with a lovely fern. The
 third basket, which was awarded to Mss 1 Majorie Weatherly, as guest prize, was 1 filled with fruits and pretty colias, while the consolation, The Harvester." by
 Gene Straton Porter. fell to Mrs. Cecil Cowan. sE
 At the conclusion of the games de- Ilightful salad course was served Those AenJoying the hospitality were Mrs. W. H