The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-15
Bessener Ne7US

Bessemer, March 14-(Special.) 1.-THE
committee composed of w. L. Coston
chairman; C. L. Dobbs. w. B. Vines, ].
appointed by the Hueytown citizens to
confer with the officials of the Tidewatei
company, looking to the building of the
line of electric road via Hueytown to
Bessemer. went to Birmingham this week
and had a conference with President G
|. Brown and the officials, and the Huey-
town proposition was submitted. A very
committee, and the Tidewater officials
promised to make a visit along the pro-
posed route with the committee and see
if the line can be constructed that way
The committee will report back to a
mass meeting of the citizens, which will
be held on March IS.
Passenger cars will begin running Mon
day on the new line which has recently
been constructed by the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company between
Woodward and Brighton, 1t is reported
In constructing the line it was found
necessary to take off a small portion OF
Cd'H iot Ol a IcSluclltt Street LUZ tut
purpose of making the street wide enough
to accommodate the car line. In time
this will be adjusted, as the Woodward
Iron company intends to convert the
street into a magnificent boulevard.
Today was a record breaking day ir
the police court, as not single case
appeared on the docket for hearing be-
fore Mayor George e. Rutledge.
Judge Murphy, with his clerk, Ralph
S. Barrow, were in Bessemer today. hold
ing his semi-monthly session of the juve.
nile court. Only two cases appeared.
Fifty cars of steel rails coming from
the steel mill at Ensley passed through
Bessemer today over the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic railroad, to be
used by the railroad company on the
Brunswick division. The shipment went
in three trainloads.
The funeral of H. B. Jones was held
this morning at 10 o'clock from the First
Presbyterian church. the services being
conducted by the pastor, the Rev. I. f.
Swallow, after which the body was in
tered in the knights of Pythias lot al
Cedar Hill cemetery. Mr.. Jones was about
so years of age and came from Wales tC
this country 80 years ago. For the past
20 years he has been employed as a sales.
man for the firms of Erlick G. Lefkoyits
and j. w. Rarden & Son. The pallbearers
were as follows: r. e. Rarden, j. w
Rarden, j. d. Martin, Cyrus Scott. viii.
liam Anderson, w. A. Cochran, John S
Randle and Rush Randle.
DR., Newfield' of Birmingham will be in
Bes4 4emer to meet the Jewish congrega
tion at Temple Bethel on Sunday after.
noon at o'clock when the Sunday schoo
and church services will be reorganized
Since Rabbi f. x. IIirsch went to Athens
Ca. few months ago. where he accepted
a call, the services have been discon-
tinued.
Mrs Bryan Waller delightfully."- enter
tanned the members of the Matrons' cluf
and number OF guests this afternoon al
her home on Fifth avenue The colors
chosen for this affair were yellow and
white, narcissus, jonquild and ferns being
used in profusion. There were nine tables
for '42," score for the games being kept
ON hand painted Easter cards, tied with
yellow ribbons, by Mrs. Robert Fulton OF
Birmingham and Miss Mary Reynolds. Al
the conclusion OF the games a tempting
saiad and Ice course, in which the color
tones We're carried out. was served. Mints
IN the same shade further emphasize
the color motif. The hostess was assist
ed' in her duties by her mother, Mrs
M. r. REYNOLDS, and her sister, Mrs
Harry Davis.