The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
Bessener News

| BeSSenner Ne7US
Bessemer March II. - (Special)-
| George Ross, president of the Bessemer
city council. has made the following
| statement, giving the public the finan
cial condition of the city:
"Bessemer has at present a bonded
| Indebtedness of $334,000 and floating
Indebtedness of approximately $4,000,
which makes a total of $367,000. The
yearly income of the city is about $780,
900, and its expenditures before it's
charitable institutions were discoatin-
ued, were about $111,000, making the
citys expenses at that rate about $12,
600 more than its income, with no hope
| of an increase in its income at present
| 1t will be remembered that about three
years ago an election was held calling
| for the issuance of bonds to the amount
of about $4,000 in order that. the float
ing Indebtedness of the city could be
retired, which was accordingly done.
Since that time the city has had float
ing Indebtedness to accumulate to the
amount of $4,000 over and above its
| income
| The Bessemer city court reconvened
| this morning when the juries for the
| week were impaneled by Judge ]. c.
| B. Gwin and the jury civil docket was
taken up, the entire day being con-
sumed with the hearing of the case of
A. ]. Letson VS.. j. w. Hall, assumpsit.
| This case has been tried four times.
and has gone to the supreme court,
each party to the suit having had a
reversal.
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reached in the case of Mrs. Vivian
Fitzgerald against E. a Meahl.
The following suit was filed: Will
Howard vs. the Sloss- Sheffield Steel
and Iron company, for $4,000 for al
| legged injuries.
A docket Of % cases appeared before
Judge George e. Rutledge this morning
in the police court All of the cases
were for minor offences and the usual
fines were imposed. Ninety-four dol
lars and fifty cents cash was netted
from the SIG assessed.
| On Wednesday evening the Bessemer
| camp, Woodmen of the World, will hold
a class initiation in their hall, when
the following candidates win be obli-
gated: f. M. Williams, J. S. p. Win
stead, RS. Winstead. ]. w. King, p.
l.. Ray, r. M. Childress, p. ID. Waldrop,
| f. b. Powell, S. j. Newman, r. w. Cum
ningham. d. Stewart, G. G. Britain, j.
| w. Massie, U. L. Cowler and L. 3. Rog-
| ers. All members are requested to be
present.
John NJ. shilbourn of Howard coll
lege has accepted the invitation to
deliver the annual address at the Bes-
semer high school commencement in
| June. Much care is being given to
the arrangement of the programmes
| for graduation day and class day for
| the week.
At the Masonic hall tonight an ex-
cellent lecture was delivered by w. F..
Aldrich on the pyramids of Egypt,
with stereopticon views, to large
| crowd of the Masonic fraternity. The
address was very interesting as well
| as instructive.
| M. Field Robertson and sister. Miss
Esther, left this morning for Mont gom-
cry. Where they will take the Pasteur
treatment. Mr.. and Miss Robinson
were washing out the mouth of sick
| calf at their home in Dolomite, when
the saliva spread over their hands
which had scratches on them. The calf
later died under suspicious circum-
stances. and the head was sent to
| Montgomery, where 1t was stated that
The congregation of the First Pres
lbyterian church of Bessemer will cell
ebrate its silver anniversary on Sum
day. April 13. Invitations will be sent
out and the "home coming" idea made
an attractive feature All members of
the different churches of the city will
he invited to be present at the eve
ming service in a union meeting. A
| special committee is arranging splen-
| did programme. which will be an
nounced as soon as the speaker is Sc
cured Another attractive feature will
be the musical programme.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church held a regular meeting
| this afternoon at the home of Mrs E..
NJ owen. on Fifth avenue. The COM
mittee reported that $40 had been real
| lied from the thank offering.
The committee which conducted the
apron and rummage sale reported that
| s15.25 was realized from the SALE 1t
was decided to hold the sale again next
Saturday and Monday The treasurer
was instructed to send $40 to home
missions.
| The treasurer's report for the year
was read and 1t showed that during the
entire year 1920 was expended. At the
present time the ladies owe $13 on their
apportionment and this Will not be due
until the last OF May. After the regular
business session the lesson was taken
up The ladies are studying Eastern
Women in Western Lands" and Mrs. M.
X. Thornton was the leader. Tempting
refreshments we're served at the con-
clusion of the meeting.
The Ladies' Aid society of the jones'
boro Baptist church held its regular
meeting this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. r. Bryant The ladies de-
cided to quilt again on Thursday in
the Sunday school room. Several ladies'
decided to make aprons and caps and
sell them, the proceeds to go to the
piano fund. Delightful refreshments
were served.
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