The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
Bessenler News

Bessemer october 2l.-(Special)-In the Bessemer city court today the entire morning was taken up with the organi- zation of the petit juries. This after noon the case of w. E. Benns vs. the Alabama Terminal railroad company for alleged damages to his property by the embankment of the defendant company on Fourteenth street. This is the fourth time that this case has come up for trial The judge, jury and attorneys visited the scene this afternoon. It is probable that the hearing of the case will require the greater part of the day Tuesday. A docket of thirty-siX cases appeared before Mayor George F. Rutledge this morning in the police court Frank Cole a negro. was fined $50 on charge of carrying a concealed weapon. J. C. Can tiope, negro, was fined $i2.50 on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon and s25 on a charge of discharging fire arms in the city limits. At the conclu- sion of the court it was found that slfl-o0 cash had been paid of the s37S,50 assessed. This was the largest number of cases ap- bearing in the police court on one day in several months
 Mrs. Freshman, wife Of Nj. H. Fleshmsn, died at 7:l5 o'clock tonight at her home on Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street after a long illness Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock from the family residence, the Rev. l. F.. Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. The body will be sent to Illinois for burial.
 The funeral of Frank Richie, who was found dead at Woodward Friday night ,,la l, ,fno Mr . born in Appomattox county, Virginia, sixty-eight years ago, and served four years In the Confederate army, at the close of which he came to Alabama and became an engineer on the Alabama Great Southern railway, working there for d number of years He has been employed by the Woodward Iron company for the past twenty-eight years. and was held in high esteem. The deceased is sur vived by brother. John Richie of New York city. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. Inter ment will be at Elmwood.
 The revival services which have been in progress at the Church of God for the past two weeks, will continue for another week. under the direction of J. Lee Col lins of Tennessee. Mrs. Meyers and daughters of Kentucky. and Miss Brown of this city. Preaching every evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church held very interesting meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. c. Johnston. A new mission study was begun and several charitable objects were discussed. Refreshing punch was served
 z hoe l.o-. selected sponsor for the University of Alabama at the Alabama-Sewanee foot ball game. to be played in Birmingham on November IS. Miss Mary Tinklepaugh of this city and Miss Helen Eustis and Miss Airline Barnett of Birmingham will act as maids.
 The Bessemer Chapter No. no, Royal Arch Masons will hold special commit ncation on Tuesday night at their hall on Twentieth street, when the past mas ter and most excellent master degrees will be conferred on J. w. Dawson and Will Cunningham of Dolomte.
 Joe Little has returned to Cullman, where he is attending St. Bernard Col ege, after spending the weekend with his parents, MT. and Mrs. E. A. Little.
 Miss Lucy Griffin was removed to the Prince infirmary today.
 Miss Madge Mims of Dolomite is the guest of Miss Nell Kirkpatrick.
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Lefkovits. MT. and Mrs H. Goldberg. Rabbi and Mrs. r. k. Iirsch. little Harriet Hirsch. Misses Zelnsf Lefkovits. Corinne Goldberg, Rosalie Goldberg and Maxine Goldberg have re- turned from Gadsden, where they att tended the Rosenbaum- Wohl wedding