The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Bessenner News

Bessemer, April 21-(special. )-Within the past two or three weeks number of bank checks have been forged in this city, Lipscomb and Brighton. This morn ing officers Bishop and Parrot arrested Arthur Dickerson, white man. who lives at Lipscomb. on a charge of forgery. It is alleged that he forged several checks, among them being checks for the amount of $25 on MT. Simpson of the Simpson coal yard, one for s25 on Percy Benton of Benton Bros. Grocery company, one for SIP .50 on MT. Smith of Lipscomb and one for about s5 on Mayor serudder of Brigh- ton. He tried to pass one. 1t Is alleged, in Jonesboro this morning with Pinkney Scott's name signed to 1t but it was not cashed. Dickerson is married man.
 The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company has completed the ship ment of 75o0 tons of pipe to St. Paul and will make substantial shipments this week on their $500 ton order for the city of St. Louis. Work is also starting on an order for $500 tons special "2o'' and ''24' inch pipe for Kansas City, Mo.
 
 The Central Foundry company today made a shipment of their universal cast iron pipe to Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company has also started on a rush order of 1900 tons of pig iron for Austria. The iron Is being shipped from Bessemer over the Seaboard railroad and is moving through the port of Savannah and ship ment will be cleared by May l.
 Yesterday. John Thomas, negro with half dozen aliases, was sent to Banner mines for three months by Justice W. D. Lanier on charge of buying and remov- ing furniture from the county. It is all legged he bought three bills of furniture from P. F. Murphy under three different names and then instead of taking the furniture to his home shipped it to Tus- caloosa. The negro is also wanted in Tuscaloosa county on a charge of assault with intent to murder
 Next week in the Bessemer city court the jury criminal docket will be taken up with a heavy docket set for hearing. A number of cases will come up for trial after the jury is impaneled Monday morn- ing.
 Rev. I. F. Swallow will preach at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing and evening, the morning subject being Christ Our Pattern" and at eve ming 'If Thou Hadst Known"
 The pulpit of the Jonesooro Methodist church will be occupied Sunday morning and evening by J. B. Wadsworth pres ident of the Etowah Trust and Savmgs bank at Gadsden. The morning subject will be. The Failure of the Business Man." at evening, 'The Success of the Business Man. Sunday is missionary rally day and the church is very fortu- nate is having such a splendid speaker. MT. wadsworth is Sunday school field worker of the north Alabama conference of the Methodist church. At 2 o'clock the men of the church will meet at the church and Mir. Wadsworth will speak for g minutes on Mems Organized Bible Classes" After the address the men will take an every member canvass for mis- sions.
 The Womans Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold a meeting at the high school auditorium Monday aft ernoon, when all the ladies of thS church are expected to be present. The pro- gramme is as follows: Scripture reading Map Study of the Work in Corea and in the Mountains of North Carolina. Ken lucky and North Alabama" Mrs Thomp- son. Difference Between Conditions in Corea and in the Mountain Work al Home" Mrs. w. B. Rue. Sketch of Sue Bennett School and Brevard Institute, '' Mrs A. A. Persons. Type of Christian Developed From These Fields" Mrs. Me- Eniry. "Corea's Plea for the Jesus Re ligion. and How We Are Trying to Meet it," Mrs. Hawkins.