The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
CRIMINAL DOCKET
 IN BESSEMER COURT w. J. Longs Automobile De- mOlished By Train-Gen-
 eral News of Bessemer

Bessemer, January S.-(Special.)-on
 Monday morning the Bessemer city court
 will take up the five weeks grind Of the
 criminal docket. At this term of the erinl-
 inal court a number of important cases
 will come up, including the celebrated
 Cornwell case, which has heen docketed
 for February 10. At tns
 CornwelI will be trie la aHsHz q
 indictments charging UaedzlH =
 funds of the Bessemel aff'n f
 Saturday afternoon
 going to Birmingham 4
 train struck the car, tearing it to pieces.
 Mrs. Long and Mrs. Campbell were in the
 machine with MT. Long and as they
 crossed the Alabama Great Southern rail-
 road tracks just above Powderly tfe front
 wheel of the car got caught between the
 wood and the rail and a freight train
 was coming. As MT. Long couldn't get
 the machine off the track he, Mrs. Long
 and Mrs. Campbell got out and tne train
 hit the automobile, completely demolishing
 1t. The car being a Ford was new, as
 Mir Long had only had it about 10 days.
 Mrs. Amanda Edwards, 75 years of ags,
 and wife of G. B. Edwards, died yesterday
 afternoon at her home in Brighton after
 "a long illness. Mrs Edwards was one of
 the oldest residents of Brighton, having
 made many friends in that town. The funeral services will be held Monday aft
 ernoon at 2 o'clock from the family ros- idence, Rev. s. P. West officiating In-
 terment will take place at Brighton ceme- tery with Jacobs & Son in charge. The
 h1tcl aYad ~
 Edwards, and two sons, H. B. Edwards
 of Brighton and J. H. Edwards of Bes-
 semer.
 As J. M Cleveland and family were ! leaving Blue Creek for Bessemer in a : conveyance yesterday morning it is re- | ported that they were assaulted by ! number of negroes and every member Of the family were injured by the stones and ! bricks thrown by the negroes. The ne- ] groes intended to assault a brother of MT. ! Clevelands, 1t is thought, and were mis- l taken in the man, injuring several inno-
 cent parties. ] On Monday night there will be special communications or bessefier iotge No. 45S, 1 A. F. and A. M. All members are re- quested to be present as business or in- 1 portance will come up.
 | JTmatilIa tribe No. 61, I. O. of R. NJ, will hold it's regular meeting Monday night
 Woodmen's circle. Bessemer grove No. 72. will meet Monday evening. full at- tendance is urged.
 I The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church will hold it's regu- lar meeting at the High school auditorium on Monday afternoon. All members of both the foreign and home branch arc
 urged to be present.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the First
 Baptist church will hold it's regular bust
 ness meeting at the home of Mrs. W. H. Brannon on Dartmouth avenue. The Jonesboro Methodist Aid society will meet Monday afternoon at the res- II idence of Mrs. Hattie c. Bell. fun iattendance is urged.
 |t The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones' boro Methodist church will hold its regu- lar meeting Monday afternon at the home 'of Mrs w. M. Wilmon.
 |t The Pastors Helpers of the Methodist |echurch will meet Monday afternoon at , leo clock at the home of Mrs. B. c. Jones. All members are requested to be present Jas much important business will come up \ before the society.
 Iu c. A. Whittle, who has been editor of the Bessemer Standard since october 1, has resigned his position to become tmember of the staff of the Birmingham I,lNews, and will begin his duties with that IJpaper Monday. Previous to coming to IlBessemer Mr. Whittle was connected with 1the newspapers of Knoxville, and was Jeditor of the Business magazine for three ivears Mir Whttle has made many | friends during his residence in this city vwho will regret his departure but wish slhim much success in his new field