The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-05
BeSSener News

Bessemer, october 4.--tspecial) )-Yester- | day Estes, Jones & Welch, the lawyers Representing the Bessemer Board of Trade, filed with Judge Sharp of the city court of Birmingham the mandamus petition of the railroad commission of Alabama against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad cohnpany. the South ern Railroad company, the Atlanta, Br- mingham and Atlantic Railroad company and S. L. Schoonmaker and H. M. At kinson. as receivers of the Atlanta, Br- mingham and Atlantic Railroad company, | seeking to force the above railroads to | build union depot at Bessemer. It was stated by the attorneys that the case would probably be set for a hearing in a few days and some kind of order en- tered. The following signed the petition Robert c. Brickell attorney general; T. H. Seay, assistant attorney general, and Estes, Jones X Welch, as attorneys for the Alabama railroad commission.
 The suit grew out of the failure of the railroad companies to comply with the railroad commissions mandate order DeS6c- mer. petition was filed previously with the railroad commission by the Bessemer Board of Trade. praying for an order on the railroads entering Bessemer to built union passenger depot, that would be adequate for the present needs The case is being watched with much interest by the citizens of Bessemer and if the suit ends successfully for the Alabama railroad commission a new union station will be erected in this city.
 Last night a white man was found lying stretched out across the main track Of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, in a totally unconscious condi- ton. It is probable that the man would have been killed by one of the railroads if he had not been picked up by the officer. At first the officer thought that the man was dead. but on closer ex- animation 1t was discovered that there were no marks of violence and his heart was still beating. There was nothing in the strangers pockets to indicate either his name or from whence he came. He was taken to police headquarters. where he was kept last night However, this | iiioiHihS hc Wds dDlo 10 talk and said his name was Sam Cummings, and ad- mitted having drank six glasses of beer. pint of red whisky and a half pint of gin. As soon as he was sober and after the mayor had delivered a tenn perance lecture, he was allowed to leave the police station. On Sunday morning, October 6, the fourth quarterly conference will be held | at the Jonesboro Methodist church, when the pastor, the Rev. L. D. Patterson, | urges a full attendance. At the II O clock | service Presiding Elder Frank w. Bran l don will preach This will be his last | official visit to this congregations, as this ! is his last year as presiding elder of the | Bessemer district. There will be no even | ing service, as the congregation will | worship with the Baptists, who are hold | ing revival services.
 This morning while Rev. NJ. K. Thorn ton was returning from Jonesboro, where | he is holding revival meeting. he was thrown from his bicycle. suffering par tial fracture of the left ankle The Rev. | Thornton was riding behind the Rev. R. | W. Carlisle. when his front wheel scraped the rear wheel of the Rev. Carlisle's | bicycle causing him to lose his balance | Drs. Donald and Waldrop were called and after an examination it was found .nae tnere was partiai fracture Of the left ankle. The revival will continue just the same. Mir Thornton stated, although 1t is probable that he will be forced to be absent for few days
 The following announcement will be of interest to the numerous friends of the contracting partes
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. Redd announce the engagement and approaching mar riage of their daughter, Mamie, to MT. Joseph O. Adams of Brighton, the we'd ding to take place October 22, at the home of the brides parents. in the even ing"
 MT. Walter Peebles and Miss Ruth Nance were married last night at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Addie Nance. on Bank street. Brighton. The Rev. S. F. West. pastor of the Brighton Methodist church. pronounced the impress sive ceremony in the presence of the relatives of the contracting parties On account of the recent illness of the bride the wedding was unusually quiet The bride has lived in Brighton since early childhood and is a woman of charming personalities. MT. Peebles came to Bright on from Meridian about three years ago and has been employed in the drug store | of his brother, George Bancroft.