The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
BesSener News

Bessemer. March 6.-(SpeciaD-One of
the interesting events of the week will
be the address which will be made by
Major Lamar Fontaine, pioneer scout,
Indian fighter, Confederate sharpshooter
and daring spy, who is credited with a
record of 60 men in go minutes, at the
high school auditorium Friday morning
at IL o'clock.
The committee from the Bessemer
board of trade held conference with the
officials of the Alabama Great Southern
railroad, looking to the construction of
a new depot at Bessemer, was not as
satisfactory as that with the Louisville
and Nashville officials. a week ago. They
made no promises as to what the COR
poration would do until after the suit
pending between the Alabama railroad
commission and the roads operating in
Bessemer was withdrawn or settled. The
officials admitted that the corporation
should improve the depot facilities at
Bessemer. but nothing definite was stated
further than the corporation had no in
tention of operating the trains of the
Southern through Bessemer, or to have
that road enter the station on the main
line of the Alabama Great Southern, it
being held that for the business done
by the Southern, the facilities of that
company on Thirteenth avenue, out of
the city limits, were adequate for its
needs. IL
In the police court this morning a
docket of five cases appeared before
Judge George e. Rutledge. Robert Con-
nor, the negro chauffeur of Mayor Rut-
ledge, was fined so for joyriding. The
negro was sent from the residence to
the garage with the automobile.
Mike Malina, % years of age, died this
morning at II o'clock at his home on
after a short illness. The funeral will
take place Friday afternoon at o'clock
from the Catholic church, the services
being conducted by Rev. Father NJ. e.
Kittrick. Interment will be made in
Cedar Hill cemetery.
w. d. Wall, manager of the Educa-
tional Film company, is in Bessemer and
If the weather permits Friday will take
number of moving pictures. There will
be parade Of autos, vehicles, school
children and other features photographed
on the principal streets OF the city. The
No. / fire department will make q run
for the picture, which will be shown here
on Thursday. March 20.
Miss Eliza Burnett, 6S years of age,
died last night at II O'Clock at the home
of her nephew, w. S. Blue, 12OS Nine
teenth street, after long Illness and
is survived by a number of relatives.
The funeral took place this afternoan at
/, o'clock from the residence, with the
Rev. NJ. X. Thornton, pastor Of tine First
raptist church, conducting the services
Interment was made at Cedar Hill ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were r. P Waller,
ee Mattingly, A. 8. Bailey. L. P. Craig,
Ben Wallace and ]. d. Cara.
There will be meeting Of the Besse-
mer Merchants Protective association
Friday afternoon at o'clock in the of.
nee of the secretary, l.. l.. Lockwood
in the Neve building. A full attendance
IL urged.
The Pastors Helpers of the Methodist
church will give the play. Arabian
Knights" Friday night at the Bessemel
righ school, which promises to be excep-
tionally good. with continued laughabls
strain throughout the performance. ol-
lowing is the cast Of characters: Arthur
Hummingtop (very much marrietl>, Berney
cav: Ralph Ormerod Q1unmingtop'
frient1), owen williams; Joshua Gilii.
brand (Mrs. Giilibrand's son), David
Frotten; Dobson (Hummingtop's mar
servanD, D'camp Lee: Mrs. Huspming
tor (Elummington's wifel. Miss Bessie
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