The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-23
BeSSener News

Bessemer, May 22.-( Special. )-The
 reunion of Bessemer lodge No 45s. A.
 F. and A. NJ, and Bessemer chapter
 No. 11o. R. A. M.. held it's first session
 this afternoon at ? o'clock at the Ma
 sonic hall The entered apprentice lec-
 ture was delivered by w. l. W. Whit
 ilker of King Solomon lodge No. 4e0.
 The entered apprentice degree was con
 ferred on Joe ". Burrldge The fellow craft lecture was delivered by Rev. T, o. Jones, " M. Dolomite lodge No.
 452 The fellow craft degree was con- ferred on Ben H. Cowart and J. Fl. Smith At the evening session the mas
 ter mason degree was conferred on
 Jeff Boyd, II. D. Leon Sutherland and Ben c. Houston. Lectures were deliv-
 cred by Hon. Dan A. Greene, k. we e. NJ; F. A. Hewitt county lecturer.
 and H. Giant Miller R. " D. G. M II.
 The royal arch chapter will have
 charge on Thursday
 l The city court has been engaged to- day in the hearing of the case of Mrs. Carrie Spruell. admlnstratrix of James Spruell. versus the Woodward Iron company. The plaintiff asks for s20,- 900 damages for the death of James Spruell, who was electrocuted while at work as engineer at mine No. sev- eral months ago large number of witnesses will be examined by both sides and the entire day tomorrow will
 be taken up with the case.
 consent judgment for ss00 was entered in the case of Eugene Kelly
 versus the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company. The plaintiff was suing for alleged personal injury
 received while at work for the com pany.
 | Ebert Hair. who is wanted in Blount
 county on a charge of petit larceny,
 was arrested at Reeders last night by Deputy Sherifs Parker and smlthson.
 officers will arrive for Hair today. In the city court the following suits
 have been filed: Charlie May Hood
 versus the Southern Railway company
 for s290O damages. alleging he was
 carried beyond his destination.
 Marshall Waldon versus the Tennes-
 see Coal. Iron and Railroad company
 for s2900; damages for alleged per-
 sonal injury received while employed
 in mine of the company at Adger
 John A. Ward died this morning at o'clock at the home of his mother in Jonesboro after long illness of tubercu- losis He is survived by a mother and one sister Miss Kate Ward. The remains will be shipped to Collinsville Thursday
 morning for interment by Jacobs X Son. | Miss Zelna I.efkoyits was awarded the prize, cut glass water pitcher, In tho contest held at the Pictorama theatre as the most popular young lady in Besse-
 mer. When the contest closed Miss Lei kovits was 800 votes ahead. | Bessemer chapter No. 1l0 Royal Arch | Masons held a splendid conYoeation last l night and the past master and most ex- ceiient master degrees were conferred on
 Prof. II. M. Sharpe of Brighton and A. c. Duffey of Woodward.
 | On Thursday evening Miss May Mason | and Mir. Fred Bruce. electrician for the | Woodward Iron company, will be married
 at the West End Baptist church. Both
 of the young people are well known in | Bessemer. MT. and Mrs Bruce will re-
 side at Woodward, where Mir. Bruce has
 d home for his bride.
 | pretty compliment was paid Misses | Laura Jones and Maude Mims, who are l both teachers of the Clarendon school, | Tuesday afternoon. when the teachers en- | tertained at a beautiful detailed luncheon l in the office of the school. Miss Jones l is bride to be of June. while Mss l Mims will teach elsewhere. Those who assembled at the board were Misses Jones
 and Mlms. the honorees: Mrs Leepen, the principal of the school; Misses Jessie | Huev. Ethel and May Adams. Carrie Ben ton. Ethel Ragsdae. Minnie cahill and Mallle Downing.
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