The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Bessener News

Bessemer, September 9.-(Specia1. )- Bessemer has new industry which was opened up today on Seventh ave- nue between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets and will be known as the Folding Feather Mattress company. The company is run by Adams Holt, who came to this city from Bristol, and they do not sell mattresses. but make them over They make them of wool, cotton, hair and feathers, and the com pany can turn out as many as II mat tresses a day. This is another of the many small industries and the only one of it's kind in Bessemer.
 On Thursday night the Bessemer Athletic club will open the fall sea several we'll known local athletes will take part Among the exhibitions there will be wrestling, boxing, bar and trapeze work after which there will be a dance. The managers intend to hold monthly exhibitions all through the fall and winter.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance union will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of the president, Mrs. Haffner, on Second avenue, at which time dele gates to the state convention at Ope> lika, which convenes October 2, will be elected. A number of other important matters will come up. so all members are requested to be present
 r-t.. otrh at ic. n anna theatre tonight between Peter James, champion of the south, and Young Miller of Mobile. resulted in James throwing Miller two out of three falls. The preliminary perform ance between Milton Gakias of Mont gomery and John Galanos of Birming- ham resulted in a tie. A large crowd of interested spectators witnessed the performance, which proved thorough success.
 In the vacant house next door to Mrs. J. F. Williams at Feeders, on Tuesday evening. the Ladies' Aid and Relief society will give chicken sup per" The proceeds will go to fall re- lief work which is usually heavy. Thirty-five cents will be the cost of  among the very best of its kind in the district and is composed of women who are always willing to work in order to assist the suffering during the long winter months.
 A number of teachers from Besse- mer are attending the Jefferson county teachers institute at the high school building in Birmingham this week. A Misses Leah Sphwa- bacher Mary Reynolds, Helon Wilson. Matura and Carrie Benton, Bessie Mae Lovettf Mallie Downing, Bessie Neal, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jeanette and Will lie Allen. Ethel and May Adams, Ann O'Brien, Fife Shaw, Lottie Wager, lnez Lopez, Helen and Rose Lewis, Margaret Rust. Lula Briggs, Annie Herbert Maud Smith, Mrs. Alice Breen. Mrs Wilena Dodd and Mrs. J. E. McAdory
 Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Rogers are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Rogers on Dartmouth avenue.
 John and William Haggerty left to- day for Cullman. where they will enter St Bernard college.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Bumgardner and little daughter have returned from visit to relatives in Chicago.
 Misses Kathleen Waller and Helen Marsh will leave Tuesday for Nash vile. where they will be students at St. Cecelia academy this year.
 Joe Little will leave for Cullman Tuesday. He will be a student at St. Bernard college this session.
 Mrs. William Argues many friends will regret to learn she is at the Rob inson hospital, where she will undergo an operation.
 N. Colombo and M. l.. Calvin iett yesterday for Montgomery on busi- ness.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Harris spent Sunday in Tuscumbia with friends.
 H. Goldberg and ]. Green are Tn New York on business.
 Misses Maud and Bettie Tipton, Nell Kirkpatrick and Pauline Murrah will leave Tuesday for Montevallo to enter school
 Miss Helen Houppert is the guest of relatives in Calera.
 Harry Parker will leave Tuesday for Cullman, where he will visit friends for few days.