The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-11
BesSener News

Bessemcr January 10.-At a union meeting of the Christian men of Besse- mer tomorrow night at the Baptist church the Men and Religion Forward Movement will be organized for this city, and two of the most capable speakers in the state will deliver inspirational ad- dresses.
 Gwylym Herbert, the chairman of the local committee, is urging a full attend ance of all the men of Bessemer, as this city is signallp honored in having been chosen as one of the fourteen centers of Alabama.
 II. R. Todd. of the auxiliary towns committee. and J. A. Huggins, auxiliary towns secretary, will be the principal speakers. MT. Huggins has already organized half dozen North Alabama cities, and everywhere has met with great success. MT Todd is a consecrated business man of Birmingham, who pre- sents the movement in it's most power full light.
 Each church in Bessemer will furnish six key men who will attend the con vention and institutes to be held In Bir- mingham February to II. Immediately following there will be an institute held in Bessemer and this city will In turn carry the message to the towns im- mediately surrounding.
 In the city court yesterday the entire day was taken up with the case of Mrs. Lucinda Nicholas versus the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany for I1eo00 damages for alleged per sona injury. The jury, attorneys and judge in the case went to the scene of the accident and viewed the place where it is alleged plaintiff was injured The plaintiff is represented by Goodwin &, Ross while the defendant is represented by Frank Dominick of the firm Tillman, Bradley and Morrow of Birmingham.
 The negg s5e00 Duplex double angie bar press has been installed by the Bessemer Standard and printed it's firt edition yes terday afternoon George K. Dowsett. an experienced erector. has been in the city several days getting the press ready to run.
 A very enthusiastic meeting of the members of the Bessemer Athletic club was held last night at the hall. The re- ports were read of the work done in the past year, the work planned for the com inC year and the election of officers. James B. Morton, who has made such an efficient president for the past few years would not be a candidate again for the rIace, and John w. Mcconnell was elected president, Homer Hurd, vice-president and Henry Hurd, secre- tary and treasurer. A board of control was elected and is as follows: c. D. ur. Ur I J. P. Clay, Ellis Houston and Claude Batson. The club now has a hundred members and an effort will be made to increase the membership during the year 1912.
 Manager E. E. Honeycutt has arranged for a game of basketball Friday night with the Agricultural college team of Wetumpka An interesting game is ex- pected as the "Aggies" are said to be a fast team. After the game dance will be given in honor of the visiting team
 This morning abouts5 o'clock fire was discovered in the large three story house of L. C. Waldrop on Fifth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, occupied by Mrs. Haney as boarding house The fire was discoy- cred as 1t was eating it's way through ehc ttiiiif iHc bdfiiat,V Noo oii6 Attf as the fire was quickly extinguished by the fire department.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones' boro Methodist church will give an oys- ter supper Thursday night at the home of Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Woods. They will begin serving at 5:30 o'clock.
 The reception given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterian church to the ladies of the church proved a