The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
BeSSen1er News

Bessemer, January 1S.-(Special)-
 In the city court the following suits
 were filed yesterday: Lutie Welch, ad
 ministratrix of the estate of Joseph P.
 Welch, deceased. vs. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, for S20OO damages.
 | J. c. Cochran vs. Smithson & Co, for 1 SIP on account
 | In the city court yesterday in the case of Tom Jones vs. the Louisville & 1 Nashville railroad company for $500 damages for alleged personal injury,
 the jury brought in a verdict for the defendant.
 1 The basketball team of the Bessemer
 Athletic club will have two hard games
 next week when 1t will play the
 strong team from Lebanon on Tuesday
 evening, January 23, and the fast team from Auburn on Thursday evening, Jan
 uary 25. The Bessemer team Is doing some good practice and hope to win
 both games.
 Pinkney Scott has sold his lease of the Whitehead building to the old Jones | Valley club. and has moved his law of | fees to the second floor of the Jenkins l building to the rooms formerly occupied 1 by pr. R. T. Smith, who has moved to | tHt lIsl NdllOHdl 1dnK building. The | Jones Valley club has advertised for li- | cense to open club rooms in the White I head building, which Is on the Third all | ley on Nineteenth street. | The citizens of Besserller are invited | to be present at the meeting of the city
 council to be held next Tuesday night and discuss the lighting contract be- l tween the city of Bessemer and the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power I company. which is now under consider
 ation. The purpose in delaying action | was to give time for a public discussion and an opportunity for the public to l be heard.
 l The United Daughters of the Confed- eracy held an interesting meeting in the parlors of the Grand hotel yesterday afternoon. The meeting was presided | over by the president of the chapter,
 Mrs. J. F. McAdory. Miss Stevens, who | is directing the play, was present and gave interesting reports regarding the l progress of the play to be given on | Wednesday evening, January 24, at the l high school auditorium. Each member present took tickets to sell The banks will not be open on Friday, as January 19 is a state holiday and will be observed as such. The day is
 the 105th anniversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee
 Mrs. R. L. Crook will entertain at a bridge luncheon Friday afternoon in honor of her guest, Miss Ruth Alright. or Natchez. Miss. A number of Besse-
 mer ladies are included in the guest list. The date of the municipal comedy to be given by the local chapter of the ITnifa6 ,F f1<Ix has been changed from Monday night. January 22 to Wednesday night, the 24th. Much interest is being manifested in the play, which promises to be the best en- tertainment ever given by local talent in this city. About 100 attractive young la dies will take part in the performance Excitement was created on the street yesterday afternoon about o'clock when
 a film at the Pictorama caught fire. A large crowd was in the theatre at the time and became frightened, all running out. The film was burned but no other damage was done.
 Mrs. J. w. Lockhart of WyIam is the son.
 E. J. Gray of Birmingham is in the city today on business.
 Hosey Martindale of Mississippi is the
 guest of his sister. Mrs. J. w. Leggett.
 Mrs. Lee Cox. who has been at the
 Robinson hospital for the past week. was taken to her home in Brighton Wednes- day.
 Miss Marguerite Robinson has returned to her home in Birmingham after a visit to Miss Elise Robinson
 The many friends of MT. T. B. Miller will be pleased to know he was taken from the Robinson hospital to his home.
 Mrs. W. C. Baty had as her guest yes-