The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
Bessener News

Bessemer. May 7.-(Special )-The office
of Mayor George e. Rutledge in the city
hall building has been overhauled repa-
pered and furnished and the quarters are
very pleasant, while the appearance of
the room is greatly improved. The photo
graphs of the different mayors of Besse-
mer will be placed on the walls as soon
as they can be hung, the resolution to
have this done having passed the council
several years ago. With the exception
of two all of the mayors are alive and
all of the photographs have been secured
The mayors of Bessemer have been r. NJ.
McAdory, Charles F. Hard, John Jen-
kins, II. w. Crook. John IT. McEniry
Thomas T. Huey. John l.. Sullivan, Wal
ter L. Rush. |. A. Lewis and George L.
Rutledge. Mr.. Rush and Mr.. Jenkins are
the only ones dead.
All of the merchants in Bessemer have
decided to close their stores at l o'clock
Thursdays for the rest of the day. during
the summer months SO that the clerks
may have half holiday once a week
In the Bessemer city court today a ver-
dict for $1,000 was returned by the jury
in the case of Nathaniel Brown VS. the
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company
The plaintiff was seeking damages in
the sum of $2999 for alleged personal in
juries received while in the employ of
the defendant company. Two days were
taken up with the hearing of the case
Today was consumed with the hearing
of the case of Henry Guy VS.. the Louis
VILE and Nashville Railroad company
The following suit was filed today. Parker
Hunnicutt VS.. the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company for $1,000 DANA ges
for alleged personal injuries received
while in the employ of the defendant com.
pany.
In the police court this morning dock
ct of Is cases was disposed of by Mayor
George E. Rutledge. Gus Foster ne
gro. was fined $25 a charge of receiv-
ing and concealing stolen property. The
other defendants We're charged with minor
offenses and the usual fines were i'm
posed.
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and Camp MsAdory of Bessemer
have named Sunday as Memorial day
Mrs T. F. Robinson is chairman of the
music committee and Mrs. Charles Ray
is chairman of the flower committee
The SUNDAY school class of Mrs Nor
man Parker will give a lemon social Fri
day afternoon and evening at the home of
Miss Lola Parsons on Sixth avenue and
Nineteenth street from $3.50 to 10 o'clock
Each person is requested to bring
lemon, which will be cut and they will
nav one cent for each seed in the lemon
Refreshments will be served and a mu-
sical programme will be rendered The
proceeds will so toward the new Sunday
school room.
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
T., ID. McCollAm, the Bessemer chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
met in it's regular monthly business ses-
sion. at which time the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
r L., Huey, president; Mrs. w. E. Cum
ningham, first vice president; Mrs. L. A.
Spencer. second vice president; Mrs. ID.
McCollum, recording secretary; Mrs. l..
r. Bradley treasurer: Mrs. J. l.. Rar-
den. corresponding secretary; Mrs. ]. e.
McAdory. registrar; Mrs. w. l.. Burford.
chaplain: Mrs. w. II. Hollingsworth, di-
rector The delegates who will attend
the annual convention, to be held at
Camden, May 4, have been given instruc-
tions. The next regular meeting will be
held with Mrs. W. l.. Burford. at her
country home near PowderIy, the first
Tuesday in June. Delicious refreshments
were served.
wedding in which society has been
interested for some time was that of
Miss Carrie Benton and Mr.. Manly r.
Pritchard of Jacksonville, Fla, which
was solemnized at high noon today at
the First Presbyterian church. English
XIV southern smilax, ferns. palms and
pink and white roses were used in pro-
fusion. On the altar white tapers in brass