The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Bessener News

l 6eSsenSr AuguSl Zl--tSpeclal.) )--Dtputy Sheriffs Monroe Parker and John Smith son last night arrested George Turner on a warrant sworn out by Sil Lindsay, charging Turner with stealing q COW. The COW was found in Turner's pasture. so it is stated. Turner said that he had bought the cow from man living about | 20 or 30 miles from here. Turner was lodged in the county Jail while the sher- ifs office Is Investigating the claim set forth by Turner regarding the purchase of the COW.
 A docket consisting of Il cases appeared before Judge l. A. Lewis this morning. Three of the cases were dismissed while all of the others were for minor offenses and each was given light fine.
 Last night George Robinson, colored, alias Ed Harris, had four pawn tickets on his person when arrested by Deputy Sberiffs Lacey Edmundson and Monroe Parker on a charge of vagrancy. The pawn tickets were issued by local pawn shops and the negro is suspected of rob- bery. The tickets call for gold watch. two coats and pistol. The man is an ex-conyict.
 MT. Marshal McGee died this morning at the Robinson hospital after an illness Of typhoid fever. The remains were taken to the undertaking parlors of Kennedy Sons, awaiting instructions from the fam fly of the deceased.
 Last night about 8 o'clock, Jackob Smith, aged S5, died at his home in Toad vine, about 20 miles from Bessemer. The deceased was one of the prominent citi- zens of Jefferson county. and leaves five children-Dr. R. l.. smith, A J. Smith, |. G. Smith. j. B. smith and Mrs. Julia Snow. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from Rock Hill and interment will be made in the Rock Hill church cemetery. Tie funeral rites will be performed by George smith, Masonic Lodge No. AT, of which the de- ceased was a member.
 |, Mr. Smith settled in Toadyne after he returned from the civil war, where he has since lived and reared a family. Soon community and when the settlement first had a postoffice MT. Smith was made postmaster with the privilege of naming l the uostoffice. It is said that during the war MT. Smith formed friendship with Il union soldier named Toadvine, the rela- tionship between them being maintained for years. As testimonial of this friend ship the postoffice was named Toadvine and up to the present day 1t has never been changed.
 D. D. Cady, better known as Pap | Cady,e who was 1ee years of ageaon l August 14 died this afternoon about 2:2n o'clock at the home of hts stepdaugh- ter, Mrs John Douglass, in Birming- | ham, after a long illness. MT. Cady was 1 born in Pennsylvania in 1872 and came | from Wheeling w Va, to Bessemer in lsS7 when he helped to put up the Besse- | mer rolling mill. He was blacksmith there for IA years. The deceased Is survived by a widow. two stepsons, w. s. Eidse I and J. E. Eidge. and stepdaughter, Mrs John Douglass. The remains were brought to the home of MT. and Mrs. | w. S. Eidge. from where the funeral will I take place at 10 o'clock Thursday morn l ing with interment at Cedar fiill cem- etery. The following will act as pail learers l.. c. Brill Chelsea Hagler. James Buchanan. J. J. Collins. Harry Christlieb and George w.. Jones. Kennedy 6. Sons in charge.
 On Thursday night meeting will be held in the city court room for the purpose of organizing a Wilson club in this city. A number of local speakers will address the meeting Already 25o lnien have signed up as members of the Wilson club. but 1t Is hoped that the membership will reach 500. Clubs are be- ing organized in several other Alabama towns.
 The remains of Mrs Ellis. who died at her home in McCalla yesterday were sent to the old home at Monroe for in- tei1nent last night.
 Tonight number of the local Pythians went to Birmingham to attend the con- ferring of the rank of knight in the ann plified form at the lodge rooms of the Phoenix lodge. No. 25. The ceremony will precede the tenth semi-annual con vention, which will be held Thursday in the Third Pythian district at Bir- mingham. plans having been under way for some time. The following delegates will attend the conventions: D. B. Bar nett P F. Diffley, F. L. Asbury, c. T. Cooke. T. F. Adams, E. R. Fountain, Edward P. Johnson, Dr. R. T. Smith. E. P. Huey F. A. Tubb and Edward Pell, while a number of visitors will also attend the sessions,
 The Jefferson County Furniture Deal- CTS association will hold a meeting Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock in room e3i Clark building, Birmingham. R. P Mims of this city, who Is member of the 1 board, is very anxious that all of the