The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Bessener News


Bessemer, January 4.-(Special.)-lt
is rumored that No. l ore mine OF the
Woodward Iron company on Red noun
tain will be closed and swork will be
begun on the construction of an up
to-date steel self-dumping tipple. There
are several hundred men employed at
the mines but they will not be thrown
out of work as they will be distributed
among the other mines of the company,
some of the mines working on double
time to give the men employment The
tipple will cost approximately slooooo
and when completed will be one OF the
costliest in the state.
At the office of L. L. Lockwood, the
Merchants Protective association of
Bessemer was recently organized with
the following officers: Steven Durick,
president; H. l.. Lockwood, secretary
o. r.. Randle, treasurer; T. w Benton
o. NJ Walls, Kelley Johnson, MIR. Shep-
herd, John Rarden and w. b. Fulton
as part of the board of governors.
Meetings will be held on Friday after
noon each week at 2:30 o'clock in the
offices in the Neve building.
on Monday night January 6, the
basketball team of the Bessemer Ath-
letic club will meet the fast five from
the Birmingham high school on the
local floor. This is expected to be a
fast game as both teams are in good
condition. The Birmingham high school
too,,, haia, oaacbad hU EirlOo
who will also referee the game. DR..
Hay will act as umpire. On Thursday
night the local team will meet the Un.-
versity of Mississippi aggregation. The
Birmin CHAM Athletic club boys are be-
ing put through some hard practice and
a very good game is anticipated.
The Thomas II. Holt Encampment
No 30 met last night and officers were
elected for the next term of six months.
The encampment is in good condition
and the members are looking forward
to a good year The following will be
installed at the next meeting which
will be held on January IL:
w. Fl. Williams, chief patriarch; Sam
Reid, high priest; II. c. ozley, senior
warden; E. A. Tubb. junior warden;
e. U. winter scribe; T. b. Wallace,
treasurer; L. J. Batson, trustee.
A wedding which came as surprise
to the many friends of the contracting
parties was that of Miss Gertrude
Fielder and Mr.. Ben u. Houston which
occurred tonight at the parsonage Of
Reverend J. w. Jackson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, who pronounced
the impressive ring ceremony Miss
Fielder is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. II. Fielder of this city and has lived
here for a number of years where she
is very popular. Mr.. Houston was
reared in Bessemer and is very prom
ising young business man. Mr.. and
Mrs Houston will be at home for the
present with Mr.. Houston's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Houston at Jones'
boro.
The Pine Forest Grove No. II, Wood
men circle, held it's regular meeting
last night when the following officers
were Installed: Mrs. Minnie Horton,
past guardian; Mrs. Cornelia Brown,
guardian; Mrs. Bessie l.. Boyd, advisor;
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Kretchmar. clerk
Mrs. Emma Horn, banker; Mrs. George
Willis, attendant; Mrs. Cecil Graz,
Mrs. Mariah Mcdaniel, inner
sentinel; Mrs. Viola Struyvelt. outer
sentinel; Mrs. Bettie Vines, Mrs. Adella
Burgess and Mrs. Ella b. Lovelace, man
ayers; J. S. Winters and j. NJ. Tubb,
grove physicians.
The members of the grove are look
ing forward to a good year as the order
is in fine condition and is growing
rapidly.
Mrs. Rosie Giangrossi, age 23 years,
died this morning at 6 o'clock after a
short Illness OF pneumonia. She is sur
vived by a husband. one brother and
held Sunday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock
at ST. Aloysius Catholic church. In
terment will be made at Cedar Hill
cemetery with Jacobs & Son in charge.
Rev. I. F. Swallow of the First Pres
byterian church Will preach Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock at the Presbyterian
church in Brighton, and the pub
lie is cordially invited to attend
At the First Presbyterian church at
the II o'clock service Sunday mornin e
Rev. T. f. Swallow will conduct the
regular quarterly communion. Union
services of the churches of this city
will be held at the evening hour, to
WelcOine the new pastor OF the MetnO-
dist church, Rev. George Stoves. Talks
will be made by several ministers and
the sermon Will be preached by Mr..
Stoves.
The home of DIR. and Mrs. r. C. Dom
aid was the scene Of a pretty affair
this morning when their little daugh-
ter, Clara Eugenia. celebrated her fifth
birthday. Numerous games were en-
joyed while peanut shower proved
feature Of the morning.