The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Bessener News

ssemer, August Especial Fol
SOS ing the passage of a resolution put
the patrolmen of the city of
Haemer on an eight-hour shift by the
council Tuesday night, Chief of
nf ae r. j. McCabe has arranged for
reduced hours. The first shift is
a. m. TO p. IN. with Officers
Hasi and Parsons; the second shift
ft 2 D. IN. to 10 p. M. Officers +.
jenkins and Houston; third shift
4 10 p. m. to a. m, Officers Mad
eN Mcfarland, Spence and Childress.
night captain. V. o. Bishop, to be
ed probably on the morning shift
he plain clothes men and the chief
II work as in the past. The change
ascs not affect the Jonesboro men, who
ti7 work as in the past, although
r hours will probably be reduced
also
Yesterday afternoon while bathing in
st Lake Mrs. Ed Langford of this
s narrowly escaped drowning 1t
ls that Mrs. Langford in company
WITH a party of friends none of whom
could swim, was in the lake and ven
tured out beyond the safety wire.
She was caught by strong under
current and lost her footing. Mrs
Claude Hathaway. one of her friends.
went out to her but was hardly able
to keep her head above the water. A
bather, who was near by, came to the
rescue and carried Mrs Langord TO
safety..-Aside from a nervous shock.
Mrs. Langford was not injured
Denufv Sheriffs Nonrao r,o,.,..
j. ~ Smithson arrested Henry Davis
and Julia Jemison last night on suspi-
cion of being implicated in the killing
of Elvira Jackson, the negro woman
who was found dead this week between
Blue Lake and Jamestown. Both were
taken to Birmingham this morning and
lodged in the county jail
A jury was organized by Coroner
Spain to investigate tho killing but
postponed the hearing until next
Wednesday.
The streets are crowded with people
this afternoon as the first pay day for
the month of August by the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company ON
Red mountain occurred yesterday
large amount of money was distributed
at Reeders, Fossil. Ishkooda and other
mines of the corpora tion. During the
afternoon and evening trade has been
very lively but not so good as on the
Saturday pay day.
~ Firstbrook has returned from
e4l Bay, on Lake Erie. where he
to attend the national encamp-
fsf of the uniform rank, Woodmen of
1orld.
Firstbrook states that there were
efa members of the rang in the camp.
4h ary rules We're observed, a regu-
lar army officer being detailed for the
tamp.
Before returning Mr.. Firstbrook Wis
tied Detroit and Milwaukee and at
tended the odd Fellows field day in
Chicago last Saturday. The other men,
bers Of the party are expected home
today.
Mrs. r. p Walker received letter
yesterday afternoon from her brother,
Gen. J. A. Cox. of Lakeland, Fla, stat
ing that his wife had died after a short.
Illness General and Mrs Cox have vis-
ited in this city on several occasions
and have many friends here.
Ollie Wright a negro miner. was
killed by a skip at Reeders mines yes-
terday afternoon shortly after / o'clock
The mans mother had Just gone to
Montgomery where her daughter had
died. The father of Wright was Killed
at the mines about year ago.
Mrs Mary Brumley left today for
Decatur where she will visit friends
for a few days
MIR. and Mrs. Pinkney Scott and fam
lily viii leave the latter part of the
week for their summer home on the
Ssott farm, about four miles from Bes-
semer. where they will remain until
late in the fall
Mrs T. J. Cuniff has returned to her
home at Woodward after a nextended
visit to relatives in Oklahoma.
J. K. N Speaks is visiting relatives
In Blount county.
Mrs. Scott Bryant has returned from
a two months visit to relatives in Gin
cinnati.
Dr. r. p McTyiere has returned from
Montgomery, where he went to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law, j.