The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-12
BeSsener News

Bessemer, March 1-(Specal.)-Nine car
 loads of pig iron from the Robertstown furnace of the Tennessee. company, left Bes semer yesterday over the Louisville
 and Nashville railroad for Pensacola. Fla, where 1t will be transferred to vessel and taken to it's destination, which is Vienna, Austria. This is the second ship
 ment of large order 10 go over the
 Louisville and Nashville.
 Eighteen cars of pig iron from the Rob ertstown furnace will be shipped from
 Bessemer over the Seaboard Air Line to Savannah Ga, tomorrow. The destination of this pig iron Is also Vienna. At Savan-
 nah the iron will be transferred to the
 destination. This is the second shipment
 of an order of 15oO tons to go to Vienna. William Wells was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs Monroe Parker and J. N. Smithson at Ishkooda on charge
 of assault with intent to murder About three weeks ago Wells and his brother
 in-law, Ed Williams, engaged in fight
 at Lipscomb, which resulted in Wells cut ting Williams badly with knife on the
 neck. The doctors state that 1t is won derfu how the knife missed the jugular vein. Wells was taken to Birmingham
 and placed in the county jail to await the action of the grand jury.
 At the meeting of the Elks tonight the following officers were elected: c. B.
 Hcllngsworth, exaulted ruler; George
 Ross, esteemed leading knight; A. w. Deason, esteemed loyal knight; A. C.
 Mitchell, esteemed leeturing night; George
 W. Jones, tyler; J. F. Cannon, treas
 urer; E. A. Little. secretary: C. l.. Dabbs,
 three year trustee. The newly elected of-
 ficors will be installed the first meeting
 night in April T. A. Adams was elected
 as member.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones' boro Baptist church held very inter- esting meeting this afternoon at the resi- dence of Mrs Carlisle with quite num-
 Der of ladies present, despite the in element weather.
 l Charles R and D. 0. Philips received a message yesterday afternoon stating that their father. a Primitive Baptist minister had dropped dead while preach ing sermon Sunday morning at II
 o'clock at Cool Springs. Tenn, about 100 miles from his home at Watertown, Tenn. Both sons left last night for Watertown to attend the funeral
 A large congregation assembled at the High school auditorium last night to- en- joy the strong and interesting sermon de- | livered by Bishop E. E. Hoss of Nash vile, who took for his subject "The Life of Christ" The bishop handled his sub ject in that p1asterly manner of his and 1 held the rapt attention of his listeners
 during the entire discourse. Several very
 pleasing selections were rendered by the
 male sextet.
 l l.. D. Rose, who has held a position as
 chief clerk at Bessemer for the Republic 1 Iron and Steel company for the past six l wears. will leave this morning for New
 York city. where he has accepted posi-
 ton in the auditing department of the Texas oil company
 MT Rose and family have resided in Bessemer for nearly six years and have
 made a host of friends As token of 1 the high esteem in which he was held | by the officials of the Republic company
 MT, Rose has been presented with a handsome solid leather trunk T. J.
 Jones, who will take the position made vacant with MT. Roses departure. made 1 the presentation speech and gave Mir Rose the best wishes of the company. MT.
 Rose will leave for his new home at once.