The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-07
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, June Especial )-Ceorge H.
Stevenson, secretary of the Eessen er
Board of Trade. received a letter from
Senator Joseph F. Johnston yesterday y
stating that he could not get a copy of
the report of Maj. G. A. l.. FlAeler, as
1t was against the rules of the war depart
ment to permit copies to be made, and he
further stared that in all probability the
information desired was not in the +.
port.
1t was also stated ny Senator Johnston
that the Senate seouid pass a bill, author-
izing the construction of the canal and
with this in view the mass meeting Of
the citizens was called for Monday night
at Rebie hall whel 81 st.ong. resolutions viii
be prepared to be laid before the board
of engineers in Washington, which will
hear the petition of Bessemer citizens
appealing from the report of tie engi-
neer.
Senator Johnston Is familiar with the
conditions along the route of the p~o-
lOsed canal, end he saws he will 1lse
every effort when tire time comes 20 r.. qe
the report male by Major Ripley. saw
eral years ago, adopted instead of Il =
report of Major t'lasler, who made an
adverse report.
A large number o: Birminnharn citizens
will be present a the meeting and will
| take part in the r.ovo to get a favora BILE
report made to Congress asking IN appro-
priation for the construction of the caraL
In the Bessemer city court today IN
agreement was reached in a number of
suits filed against the Birmingham Rail-
way Light and Power company for al
| legged damages received when Il fr-ieht
car and a I3essener special colided scme
| weeks ago near Nortin's station. The
consent judgments we're as follows Mat
| tie Avery, $75; Frank Hall, $40; Carmtn n
| Avery, SIS; Virginia Lou Avery, $50; josie
| Simpson, $40. The plaintiffs in the .shove
| cases were negroes and were riding on
the front end Of the special when it was
struck by the freight car
Capt. Joe Lacey. son of Dr r +
| Lacey. who graduated at Auburn ibis
week, has accepted position as assistant
| engineer at Lakeland. Fla. and has a.
| ready gone 10 ysD' X. Two weeks ago
| Captain Lacey was offered place in the
| government work or the Ohio river. but
| receiving more flattering offer in
| Florida, accepted tie latter place. He will
| be associated with his brother Phil Lacey.
| formerly city engineer of Ressemer. hui
for the past few months in charge of
work at Lakeland
The remains of John A. Mickle will be
inferred in the fattilv rot in Mobile Sat
urday afternoon AT ) o'clock. Pr y. Z \.
| Mickle, his brother, left last night f,r
| Mobile to make arrangements for tie
burial and will he joined by his mother
Mrs. r. A. Mickle. ard Mrs. C. L, Odell
of Bessemer Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robert
son of Spartanburg, S. c.; Gerald MiceIe
Kate McLead and the Rev. c. p. McLead
OF Citronell.
John Fagin, who fell from platform
so feet from the ground at Mu'ga mines
H yesterday afternoon. is now in the Bes.
semer hospital resting easily. Faain Is
from Columbus, C.. and has been enl-
ployed as mechanic in the Building OF
a tipple by the Jeffrey Manufacturing
company. His leg was fractured and his
body otherwise badly, bruised and cut.
Pine Forest Grove No. II, yvoodmer
circle. will, on sunday afternoon at
o'clock at the. Brighton cemeterv. unve
the monument of Mrs Sarah j. Wr;g, I
George joiner will deliver the address foi
the occasion and all sovereigns are in
vited to be present.
One of the prettiest affairs of the week
was mat gwen TINS morning. when Miss
Bessie Mae Lovett ntertained the r orty-
two club. The noise was artstics'ly
decorated in field daisies, palms and ferns
while touch of yellow and white was
wrought in nasturtiulns throughout The
punch bowl, banked in daisies. was grace
i fully presided over ~ Misses May Fields
and Virginia Mitchell. Those receiving
with Miss Lovett We're MSS Elise Robin
son and Miss Gladys Davies of 3lUcton
In the dining room were Miss Mary l..
Lovett and Mrs Mary Brumley. Score
for the games was kept on hardpainted
cards designed in daisies by Miss Rags.
dale and Miss Bessie 4ovett. The trophies
played for were two handpainted puff
boxes and cut glass bonbon dish, tLt
first being won by Mrs. John Neal who
presented 1t to Miss Dora v pters. 6
bride-to-be of the month Tie sue i
prize was captured " Mrs. C. F. Moadcr
while the consolation fell to Mrs Euoent
Honeycutt. This was drawn from a bow
of daisies. An ice course was served al
the conclusion of the games
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