The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
Bessener News

| Bessemer, March 2S.-(Special.) 1.-The | Jonesboro, held a mass meeting at the l citizens of the Firth ward, formerly
 school auditorium tonight and elected George H. Bumgardner chairman and | J. A. Morgan secretary of the meeting, which was held for the purpose of select 1 Ing two men to be recommended to the | Bessemer city council to represent the new Fifth ward for the remainder of this term
 Notwithstanding the fact that seven members of the council held caucas last night and nominated Louis Hoster Sr.,
 and F. l.. Huey to be elected as council men from the Fifth ward, there were about 80 citizens, 60 of which were voters, present tonight, and E. l.. Huey and J. N. | Smithson were unanimously recommended | to the council to represent the biftn ward. Short talks were made by George Ross, president of the city council, who was not present at the caucus last night; D. W. Houston. J. E. Brady, MT Dudley l and J. F. Woods.
 resolution was passed to request the city democratic executive committee to call a primary election to select the fl-
 dermen to be placed on the ticket for the
 election to be held in September On Tuesday night the saloon of R. R.. Rochelle at Lipscomb was entered by
 thieves and about 15 quarts and 25 pints of
 whisky stolen. Entrance was gained by forcing open the back door. In the city court a verdict for S25 was
 rende-ed In the case of Josephine Worthy vs. the Louisville and Nashville railroad for $500 damages for an unlawful eject ment from train.
 A consent judgment for $500 was reached | in the cast of J. w. Nicholas vs. the Bir-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power com | pany.
 | The hearing of the case of Harry Hud- son vs H. M Atkinson, receiver of the | Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail- | road company. for $500 for an alleged | eiectment from train was taken up this afternoon.
 | The Pastors Helpers held an interest," | ing meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Eugene Honeycutt The | members decided to have the apron sale | at the home of Mrs. H. w. Sweet on | Arlington avenue and Nineteenth street
 on Thursday afternoon, April H. | City Physician pr. l.. A. Spencer has requested that all of the physicians of | the city report to him al once all cases
 
 Spencer has to make a full report to
 the county health officers and 1t is very | necessary for him to have the cooper
 alton of the physicians so he may do | this.
 | On Friday afternoon, April ,, an Easter egg hunt will be given in the grove in l front of the home of Mrs. Sarah Haw- <ins on Dartmouth avenue by the Pas tors Helpers of the Methodist church. | There will be a game of indoor base | ball between the Oscars and Adolphs
 on Friday evening at the Athletic hall 1 This series of games is proving very | interesting, large crowd being in at
 tendance. The game will start promptly
 at S;So o'clock,
 | The funeral of Dugg Roberts, who was
 shot Tuesday night by J. E. Dobbs in
 the saloon of F. H. Ragsdale, and who
 died at the Robinson hospital last night.
 will take place Friday morning at 10
 o'clock from the residence on Exter ave-
 nue and Twentieth street. with Rev. M, | K. Thornton officiating. The deceased is 1 survived by wife, four children, two brothers and three sisters Interment will
 be made at Union, Kennedy Brothers in
 charge The pallbearers are Ceph Ross, | John Colley. John Ross. Dorman Fulton,
 l.. c. Brill, E. H. Ragsdale. | NJ. ]. Brittian. 2i years old, died Tues
 day evening at 7;S0 o'clock at the home of his parents Mir and Mrs. w. A. Brit l tan, on Twenty-first street between Car
 olina and Arlington avenues, after a three | weeks illness. The deceased was a boiler
 maker and sustained an Injury to his | arm about three weeks ago which re-
 suited in blood poisoning, followed by
 pneumonia. He Is survived by a mother and father and a number of brothers and sisters The funeral will take place from the residence Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. H. l.. Walker officiat- ing. assisted by other pastors A spe- cial car leaving Carolina avenue and Twentieth street at 2:30 o'clock will take
 the funeral party to the Brighton cem- etery. where interment will be made. The
 pallbearers are Lewis Milton, J. F. Pow sll. Walter Riley. D. Maddox. l.. F. Bird
 song. John O'Brien. Jacobs X Son in l charge.
 Little Miss Nell Burke was the charm ing hostess at a. prettily detailed party yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. NJ. A. Burke. on Berkley avenue when she entertained large number of her friends in cele- pration Of her ninth birthday.