The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10
Bessenner News

qs qsBessemer, April 9.-(Special 1.-The ju- dietary committee of the city council, composed of Aldermen Lee Thornton and K NJ. Johnson, City Attorney Gardner F., Goodwin and Mayor | A. Lewis, held meeting in the council chamber to- night to consider the canceling of the franchise of the Peoples Home Telephone company. r: c. Mcconnell, manager of the Peoples Home Telephone company in Birmingham, was present and told of the various reasons why the telephone com pany wished to discontinue it's service in this city and also stated that they would appreciate the council allowing them to go out of business with as little cost to the company as possible. When asked, What will become of the equipment of the company?1 by MT. Lewis, MT. Me Connell stated it would just be junk. Someone asked If the Southern Bell Tel ephone company would purchase the prop erty of the Peoples Telephone company fin Birmingham and he stated that he presumed they would do so at once. The matter was thoroughly discussed by those present as was also the contemplated raise of rates of the Bell Telephone com pany The committee decided to meet Mr. Turnbull of the Southern Bell Tel ephone company on Thursday night to consider the contemplated raise of rates.
 In the police court this morning Jas per Towers a negro, was bound over to the grand jury under d $20o bond in one case and s300 bond in another case on a charge of burglary and grand larceny. John Mcintosh, another negro was bound over to the grand jury under q $500 bond in three cases of burglary and grand larceny, while Woody Oliver, also negro. was hound over to tue grand jury under SSo bond in two cases Of burglary and grand larceny Johnny Jones, colored, was fined $50 on a charge of receiving and stealing stolen property and C. R. sutton. negro undertaken. and John Murphy, also a negro. were fined s2 30 and costs charged with re- ceving and concealing stolen property. Towers. Mcintosh and Oliver pleaded guilty to the robbery of the wholesale house of ]. R. Waldrop on Twentieth street. several box ears on the Frisco railroad and the commissary of the United states Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com pany. at the pipe works. while the other men are charged with receiving and con cealing the stolen property. Lon Ham, ilton, negro. was fined s1oo on a charge of carrying concealed weapon.
 At the annual Easter parochial meet ing of the Trinity Episcopal church held last night in the vestry room, Lee Moody was elected senior warden and Dr. w. D. Taylor. junior warden The Nestry elected a this meeting is com posed of Lee Moody. Dr. W. D. Tay- Tor, J. B. Houston, A. c. Mitchell, Gard | ner r. Goodwin. F. B. HILL E. l. ' -. lGoodwyn was selected -s the clerk of the parish and l. E, Houston. treasurer while E. l. Thornburgn was chosen as assistant treasurer and collector. After the election of the waroens and vestry- men. delegates were selected to attend the diocesan council, which will meet at St Mary S. on- the Il: ghlands in Bir- mingham. in May. The following ves- trymen were elected delegates to rep resent Trinity church in the council. iI. E. Houston, Dr. W. D. Taylor, E. | l, Thornburtth. Lee Moody and F. F.. Hin. An official notice was received by | Rev. I. Q. Adams, rector of Trinity ichureh. from Bshop necl<with of the Alabama diocese advising him that the date of the diocesan council had been changed from May l to May 15, for satisfactory reasons, and request l of the standing committee of the dio- cese.
 The Besscmer chapter of the United Daughters of the Con-ederacy has re- ceived the following invitation: The l Georgia division invites you to be pres i cnt Thursday afternoon, May 9. at , o'clock. at a reception in honor of Mrs. l Alexander E. White, president general United Daughters of the Confederacy. and matron of honor for the United Confederate Veterans. Camp John E.