The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, June 11.-(Special 1.-THE
Bessemer board of education held q
meeting last night and many routine
matters were discussed and disposed
of. Miss Allen of Waverly was elect
ed teacher of English in the high
school to fill the vacancy as Miss Ada
Street failed to apply; H. c. Terrell
was elected principal of the colored
schools to succeed Principal Jones, who
was not an applicant, and all of the
old teachers of the colored schools
| were reelected
1t was announced that Miss Ellen Da-
Wis, teacher here for several years
and reelected for the next term had
been elected to a place in the Birming-
ham schools, and Miss Florence Robb
one of the teachers elected for next
year. had been elected to the Ensley
HiSh school, but as yet it has not been
stated whether they will accept A
manual training teacher has not been
elected to succeed Prof Charles r.
kuchinski.
In the Bessemer city court today a
| consent judgment for $50 was reached
in the case of Frank S. Rea VS.. j. FL.
r. Moseley
Inc court was occupied today with
the lne nearing of the case of Lonnie
Ihonas VS.. Kennedy Furniture com
pany' The plaintiff Is seeking DANA ees
In the amount of $500, alleging he
was injured by being thrown from a
wagon he was riding in when it was
struck by an ambulance of the de-
fendant company.
The following suits have been filed
David Bryant VS.. the Republic Iron and
Steel company for $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries.
w. f. Laird VS.. the Central Foundry
company for $1,000 damages for al
| legged personal injuries.
| ). Sadler Bain, the 17-months- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Balm. died
this afternoon at o'clock at the home
OF o., MS parents. near Hopewell. The
FUNERAL will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock with the Rev. George
stoves. pastor of the First Methodist
| chnrch, conducting tho services. Inter
ment will be in Sadler cemetery.
The services which have been con
quoted at the First Presbyterian
! church for the past 10 days by the Rev,
w. b. Holmes of the Vine Sstreet Pres
oyterian church, Birmingham closed
last night with an able sermon by Mr.
! Holmes
Work has been resumed on the new
Methodist church and the structurf
VIII be rapidly pushed to its compile
ton. The building will cost when
! completed about s60,000 and it Is es-
| timated the work yet to be done on
one one auditorium will approximate $15.-
| ooo When finished this will be one OF
the handsomest edifices in the district
ana Will have a large seating capac.
| itE. The basement has already beer
completed and the congregation viii
attend services there until the mair
| auditorium is finished
quite number of the Bessemer bows
| nave organized baseball team, which
Is known as the Berkeley avenue team
| Inc lineup is as follows: Fred Sher-
idan, pitcher; Hermon Fischbach, catch.
err Charles East, first base; Ray Mar
TN second base Harold Moss, third
pase; John Knox Persons. shortstop
James sheridan. left field; Artis Mitch
ell, center field; w. F. Mitchell, right
field.
arrangements are being completed
! Tor a protracted meeting to begin ir
sessemer on Sunday, June %, under
4 the auspices of the Christian church
i Inc tent for this occasion has been OBJ
tanned and will be located in the rea,
or the public library Mr.. and Mrs
Walker will have charge of the mu-
4 sic
II Ihe home department of the Besse-
mer Methodist Sunday school will have
It's annual picnic at Thomas Spring
near the old waterworks, on Thurs
day, June 10. The members are urged
to come and bring basket.
Mrs George H. Stevenson was a de-
/lghtful hostess this afternoon when
she entertained the members of the
music club and number of guests al
her nome on Dartmouth avenue.
The reception rooms were attract
iVeiy decorated In carnations. daisies
and ferns. The first number on the pro-
gram was piano solo. ''Nocturne NO
q. Op. ~ Chopin, by Miss Julia
1ouston. Next came a vocal solo
Spring Song" (weiD. Mrs. w. B. Rue.
Mrs. e. l. Huey. president Of the
local club. in few well chosen words
introduced Mrs. Flournoy Rivers of
| Birmingham. who made an excellent
adress. She was appointed at the re-
cent meeting Of the National Feder-
| alton of Music clubs. held in Chica go.
to travel over the United States and
make speeches to the music clubs. Her
talk was thoroughly enjoyed and ap-
preciated by all present The pro-
sramme was closed with a violin solo.
| Concerto (De Berio). by Mrs. Ike
Marks, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Harry Smith.
At the conclusion of the programme
tempting salad and ice course was
served. Mrs. Stevenson was assisted in
receiving her guests by Mrs. Lee
Moody. Miss Bradshaw, and Miss Elise
Burns presided over the punch bowl in
the hall.
BY Strengthening the System you car
Better Withstand the Heat
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC en-
riches the blood and builds up the
whole system, and 1t will wonderfully
strengthen and fortify you to with.
: stand the depressing effect Of the ho,
summer. soc.