The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
BeSsen1er News

Bessemer, December 29.-(Special)
B. D. Skeleton. a boy living near Nc
Gala, is at the Elizabeth Duncan Me-
mortal hospital as result of having
been shot in both legs a. few days
ago near his home. 1t is said that 81
birdshot entered one leg, while a large
| number entered the other. An opera
| tion was performed on the boy this
morning, but blood poison had set in
and he was reported not to be resting
so well tonight
| The Besemer city court convened this
morning after a weeks recess and took
up large nonjury civil docket In
the case of F. G. Morrison VS.. Toney
| Carbonio verdict was returned for
| the plaintiff. who was seeking to re-
cover dog alleged to belong to him.
The following suits were filed today:
| W. II. Muey VS.. the Woodward Iron
| company, for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries: Miss Lillian Copeland
VS.. the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, for $1,000 damages, it
being alleged she was carried past her
| destination by an employe of the de-
| fendant company; Mrs. Mamie Clure VS..
the Birmingham Railway Light and
Power company for $1,000 damages. it
! being alleged that the plaintiff was
carried past her destination; Mrs. Nora
Scales vs. the Birmingham Railway.
| Light and Power company for $1,000
damages, it being alleged that the
plaintiff was carried past her destina-
tion while a passenger on a street car
taf 1AE
Gooch VS.. the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company for $4,000 damages,
for alleged unlawful ejectment from a
| train of the defendant company.
Henry Hall. II years of age, died this
morning at his home, 1923 Nineteenth
street of heart failure. Mr.. Hall has
been in bad health for the past year,
but was sitting up about 80 minutes
| before he died
| The deceased is survived by his
widow and four sons, Tom, George
Glenn and Warren Hall, six daughters
| Miss Annie, Miss Louisa, Miss Mary
Miss Emma, Miss Grace and Miss Ruth
| Hall.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
| afternoon at 2 o'clock from the fam
| lily residence, the service being con-
Quoted by the Rev. George Stoves, pas
| tor of the First Methodist church IN
| v
| Deputy Coroner Arthur Jacobs will
| hold an investigation of the killing of
Albert Cargile. the 12-year-old boy,
who was accidentally shot and killed
Christmas day at the shooting gallery
of Taylor Johnson at Lipscomb Tues
day morning at $3.50 o'clock at his Of
| flee on Third avenue.
Miss Bertha Steinwnder of Meridian
and James Priest We're married tonight
| at the Baptist parsonage the Rev. NJ
X. Thornton officiating. Miss Steinwin-
der was on her way to visit her sister
and was met at the train by Mr.. Priest
who recently came from Meridian. Mrs.
| Priest was attractively gowned in Il
blue tailor-made suit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Priest will be at home on Second ave-
nue. and Fourteenth street.
| On Tuesday night the basketball
team of the Besemer Athletic club will
meet the five from the Mississippi Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical school on the
local court, in what promises to be
hard fought game.
The probable lineup is as follows:
ssissippi-Wells. Hayes, Gaddy
Kinney, Robin, Noble, Macarthur and
Kinney.
Bessemer-Donaldson Pickett, Hous-
ton. Bailey. B. Clay Baumgardner and
| ]. Clay
Coach Courleaux of Birmingham, has
been putting the local team through
some hard practice and feels sure that
they Will put up god game. The game
will be followed by a dance in honor
of the visiting team.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church held its regular meeting
this afternoon at the home of Mrs Il
I. Huey on Sixth avenue. The society
ordered new book for study entitled
I'm His Royal Service" Mrs Lamar
| Meels. Mrs. Truss and Mrs. Iittleton
Were enrolled new members.
Next week the society will observe a
| week of prayer, the first being held
with Mrs. c. f. Abbott Monday after
| noon On Tuesday the meeting will be
held with Mrs. George Ross; on Wednes-
day with Mrs. j. G. Johnston; on Thurs
day with Mrs. w. H. Porter, and on
Friday the ladies will attend an all day
meeting at Woodlawn. At the conclusion
of the melting this afternoon refreshments
| were served.
The marriage of Miss Martha Du Bose
and the Rev Rosco Howell of Boaz viii
be solemnized Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the First Methodist church OF
Birmingham. Miss Du Bose has been a
teacher in the Bessemer high school for
| several years and is daughter of Prof.
Joel Du Bose of Roebuck Springs. Mr..
Howell is pastor of the Methodist church
at Boaz,
Miss Esther Timer gave a delightful
| entertainment this afternoon In compli-
ment to her little sister, Sydney, In cele-
bration of her thirteenth birthday. A
large number of her friends took part in
the festivities. which began with a Sc
ries of games and concluded with refresh
ments. The cake was cut. Miss Louise
Harmon receiving the button, Jack Card
well the thimble. Floyd Parson the dime
and Edgar Thomasson the ring
Those present were: Miss Permel'a