The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-17
BeSSener News

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morning about 1880 o'clock brady Penn
berton, the young son of Mrs. Laura Penn
berton, who lives on Fourteenth avenue
and Nineteenth street. was run over by
horse and buggy driven by g. ". Trout.
1t seems that the child with mis- mother
and two little sisters were crossing Nine
| teenth street at Fourth avenue and were
running to get out of the way Of an APP
preaching street car. After crossing tie
car tracks the child ran ahead of his
mother making for the sidewalk. Ali
were looking in the direction of the car
when the mother looked up to see the
horse and buggy coming. She called to
| Grady to stop but the child did not heed
his mothers warning and ran into the
horse, who knocked the child down. the
buggy passing over him and mjcring his
| head.
| The child was carried into the store ct
Kelly NJ johnson, where DR.. e. P. Lacey
was called. He took the child to his Of
fee, where he found he had suffered "A
severe confusion of the skull, though his
| injuries are not believed to be serious ur-
less some unforeseen developments appear.
| His wounds were dressed and ne was
| taken TO his home. Mr.. and Mrs. Trout
were in the carriage when the accident
| occurred. Mrs Trout had been to the
! dentists office and was rather faint Mr..
, Trout who was taking his wife home,
| was driving slowly and was watching his
wife when the accident occurred. Mr..
Trout stated that he thought the child
! TO.
ing his mother call. Mrs. Pemberton said
no blame could be attached II Mr.. Trout
and that she was always afraid when on
the street with the children.
! The city election, which was held today.
passed off very quietly, ONLY 497 votes
| being poled. The candidates for mayer
and board of aldermen did not have airy
! opposition, with the exception of the
| Fifth ward, where there were four can
| didates for the two places OH the ballet.
The race in the Fifth ward was spirited
throughout the day and resulted as fol-
lows e. l.. Huey, 329; John \. Smith
son, 231; O. c. Walls, 1884, Louis Holster,
ST., 124; Arthur Jacobs, WHO had with
drawn from the race. received 81
on a separate ballot two members OF
the democratic executive committee were
George II. Bumgaroner. Neither had airy
opponent.
The officers OF the election were: Man
ayers, Chester Tubb, E. l.. Thornberg and
j. r. Houston: clerks, S. 7. lucy and o.
F., Rande; returning officer, Lee Mat
tingly.
The Besserner public schools held their
formal opening this morning. Special ex
ercises were held at the High school audi
forum. Rev. r. W. Carlisle. pastor of
the Jonesboro Baptist church, had charge
OF the devotional exercises The school
children sang America" while Rev. NJ.
X. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist
church. addressed the pupils and patrons.
short talks being made by Principal X.
a. Mickle and Superintendent A. A. Per
sons Miss Blanche Bradley, who pos
sesses a very sweet voice, sang silver
Threads Among the Gold" The enroll
ments were as follows: High school, 259;
grammar schools, s14; total whites. 1154a
In the colored schools the enrolment was
10. The total enrolment r. all tie
schools this year will probably reach 2759
In the Bezsemer city court today the
following suit was filed: Mrs. j. p. Hyde
vs. the Birmingham Railway. Light ard
Power company, asking for $3.50 damages
for alleged injury.
Today there has been an officer fronl
the state fire marshalls office in this city
to investigate the circumstances in con-
nection with the Grand hotel fire. A num-
Der of people who were acquainted with
the facts were interviewed and the men
:, no discovered 1t were talked with. the
purpose being TO discover Y possible tie
nature of the origin OF the fire. Some of
the guests at the hotel seem 70 'hinis that
the fire was of incendiary origin. The Of
| ficer did not make any Of his Information
public.