The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-25
Bessener News

II 4 Bessemer, January Special )-At the board of trade rooms on Nineteenth street the workers in the Men and Religion For ward Movement will hold a meeting on Thursday night, January 25. The purpose of this meeting is to further organize and push this important work in the dis trict.
 In the city court yesterday in the hear ing of the case of the Bessemer Grocery company vs. Mrs c. L. Gager, on ac- | count, a verdict was brought in for the defendant. In the case of Carrie Hunter I ys. H. c. Rogillls, a verdict was brought l in for the defendant.
 In the police court only seven cases ap- l peared before the mayor yesterday morn | ing. These cases netted $9.50 cash from | S45 assessed.
 l Ebert Douglas, negro wanted at 1 Thomasville for murder, was arrested yesterday morning by Officers Childers and Bishop. It seems that Douglas was employed at a sawmill at Thomasville and became angry with the engineer. When the engineer turned to walk away he was struck on the head. with a brick by Douglas, if Is alleged. The engineer
  communicated with and are expected to arrive for the prisoner.
 At the meeting of Bessemer chapter No. 11O, Royal Arch Masons, held last night, the mark master degree was con ferred on Lacey Edmundson and George Shaw
 Last night T. A. Hines, Jr.. went to Birmingham, where the fourth and fifth degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry were conferred on him
 Alex Cathan, eolored, miner at Raj mund mines of the Republic Iron and Steel company, was struck by car and instantly killed yesterday afternoon The body was removed to the Kennedy Cn- dertaking establishment, where it awaits the action of the coroner, who will in- vestigate the death.
 While playing as center in the bas- ketball game with the Cumberland team last night, Policeman Ellis Houston sus- tained a laceration of the face and eye which will probably incapacitate him from playing Thursday evening in the Besse- mer-Auburn game.
 The Music Study club was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. w. B. Rue at her home on Sixth avenue The les son was the lives and works of Handel and Iiebing, with Miss Dora Winters as leader. delightful programme was rendered after which charlotte russo and 1 cake were served
 A musicale will be given at the High school auditorium in Jonesboro on the evening of Friday February ?, for the benefit of the piano fund of the school by Miss Minnie Meek teacher of music The programme will commence at o'clock.
 On Thursday night at the Athletic nall a basketball game will be played by the Auburn basketball team and the Bes- l semer Athletic club team After the vic tory over the Cumberland university team Tuesday night stock in the Bessemer team
 has gone up and scrappy game Is
 looked for. There will also be gSme be- 1 tween two girl teams with dance after- ward in honor of the visiting boys. The line up for the girls team is as follows: Reds-Gertrude Fielder. forward; Pauline Murray forward; Jessie Bumgardner, guard; Mae Harris, guard; Jessie Huey, center. Blues-Mary Smith. forward; Mary Tinklepaugh, forward; Genie Fraser, guard; Lena Hatcher, guard; Fay Falk-
 her, center.
 Scenes from comic operas, given last night at the High school auditorium for
 the benefit of the United Daughters of
 the ConfederacN, proved a grand success The minlet by eight small children e. 1 ceived much applause, while the Holy City, with a number of little children as | Angels" was eneored several times. In l the scene from "Fantasma" Miss Minnie Cahil in the leading role with Japa-
 nese chorus of 9 sang several selections | Others receiving much applause were the l Dutch girls and boys in song and dance. | The COW boys and girls in their song and 1 dance. as well as Miss Lillian Cahill and 1 the Nurse Maids with real baby in
 their song, Have You Seen My Baby
 Other speealties which received many en-
 cores were "I'd Like to Be Your Wife,
 by several young ladies and gentlemen, l and "All Alone" by Mrs. George Ranuie,
 who possesses a sweet voice, and chorus | of girls and boys, and the duet, How l Many Have You Told That Tor" by Miss , Genie Fraser and Mir. Lewis Milton. Miss Kathleen Cahill in her song, Little Miss
 Petty From Peter was much appauded,
 a number of encores being called for. A
 neat sum was realized.
 Mrs. S. Spro. Jr., delightfully."- enter
 taned the Whist club at her home on | Eighteenth street yesterday afternoon.
 The four tables were placed in the hall
 and dining room and score was kept by l MfS. opio hiothCi, NtS. fih'iN' if-~ | first prize, a Cluny centerpece, was won bv Mrs. Ike Marks; the second prize. a l bottle of toilet water was won by Mss
 Mary Brown: the guests prize, dainty
 min cushion, was awarded Mrs. Levinson; i the consolation, also a pin cushion, fell | to Miss Sadie Marks A delightful plate luncheon was served at the conclusion of I the games. The guests, besides the club
 members were Mrs. Fannie Spiro. Mrs.
 Ed Spiro of Birmingham, Mrs. Isaac Haas
 of Gadsden and Mrs. Levinson of Parlxers- | burg, w. Va.
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