The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-28
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Bessemer, June 27.-(Speeial. Jon Sun
day morning. June 49, the Southern Dis
trict Sunday School association will con-
vene at the Jonesboro Baptist church ct
II o'clock. The various Sunday schools
in the district are urged to be repre-
scented by as many delegates as possible.
The following interesting programme
will be rendered:
Devotional exercises, by Rev. R. w.
Carlisle, pastor of the church.
Origin of Sunday Schools" Rev. J. e,
Wilson.
Organization of Adult Glasses" G. w.
Martin
Teachers Training Class" Gwylym
Herbert.
Home Department" Rev. L. D. Patter-
son, pastor of the Jonesboro Methodist
church.
How to Get Cooperation With the Dis
trict. County and State Association" w.
L. Martin.
The association officers are as follows:
V. e. Lee, president, and S. G. Herring.
secretary-tr treasurer.
For the past two days the Bessemer
city court has been engaged in the hear
ing of the case of J. A. Simpson VS.. the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company for $4,000 damages for alleged
permanent injuries received by his horse
and cart being struck by an electric car
on the Jonesboro line The accident oc-
CURED on Carolina avenue and Nineteenth
street. This morning the jury, court Of
ficials, judge and attorneys visited the
scene of the accident. The case will be
given to the jury in the morning
The name of the Junior Guild society
of Trinity Episcopal church has changed
its name to the Orphans Guild. The meet
ings will be held on the first and third
Tuesdays in the month The principal
work of the society is caring for little
orphan girl In the orphanage at Mo
bile. Mrs. F. B. Hill was chosen presi-
dent and Mrs. R. E. Johnson secretary
and treasurer.
Within the next two weeks the Wood
ward Iron company will blow in two fur
naces. On July the first furnace No.
will be blown in while Vanderbilt will
be blown few days later. The repair
ing and refining of No. 2 has been COM
pleted an dthe furnace will be in first
class condition when blown in, while the
dismantling of No. l will be completed.
Nearly all of the work has been done at
No. l except the tearing down of the fur
mace proper, as all of the stoves have
been taken out, the stack using the stoves
of No. In its work. All of the coal for
furnaces of the company will be taken
from Dolomite and Mulga and the entire
stock of red ore from the mines on Red
mountain, the output of the three lower
mines and songo going to the furnace In
operation. Work will commence on tsy
new furnace to be erected between Nos.
2 and 3 within the newt thirty days ana
in all probabilities will be ready to be
blown in early in 1918, when the plant at
woodward will have daily output Of
1000 tons of pig iron.
Mrs. l.. e. Roberts, IS years old, died
suddenly last night shortly after 10 o'clock
at her home on Nineteenth street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues of heart fail
ure and acute indigestion. Mrs. Roberts
was not feeling bad and had been to one
of the neighbours houses after supper the
same night. After she went home she
was stricken and the neighbors hearing
her screams rushed in. A doctor was
quickly summoned but she died shortly
after he reached the house. The de-
ceased is survived by one son, Clarence
F. Roberts, and five stepchidren, T. J..
Roberts. j. l.. Roberts, A. G. Roberts, w.
Roberts and Mrs. j. T. Carter. The re-
mains will be taken to Birmingham Fri
day morning on special car and then
sent over the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to Tallassee for interment by
Jacobs e. Son.
A party left today for a 10 days camp
at West Lake. Those in the party are
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Christilieb. Misses
Nette Beall. Carrie Kent, Dolta Buch-
anan, Estele Strickland, Ruth Tucker of
Virginia Robinson, Nellie
and Edith Christilieb. A num-
Der of young men will join the party
daily.
A wedding which came as surprise to
the many friends of the groom in this
city was that of Miss Lucy Foote last
night at the home of the brides parents
at North Birmingham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Briggs will be at home on the farm just
below Princes Spring, about three miles
from Bessemer
On Friday evening Mrs George Wood
row will entertain few friends in honor
of her sister,. Miss Helen Neill of Bir-
mingham.