The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
Bessemer News

Bessemer, September 6.--(Special) )-Thc
franchise held by the Tidewater Rail
road company for several years to build
car line on the streets and avenues
of Bessemer, has been forfeited. there
being no work started within the .ir,e
specified. 1t is not known if the com
pany will ask an extension of the fran
chse. The people Of Bessemer have long
| looked for the coming of the Tidewater
but present indications are, should the
main line be constructed it will not enter
Bessemer unless the city council extends
the time limit to begin and complete the
work.
At Underwood park next Friday after
noon the Wesley Bible class of the First
Methodist church, POO in number, Will
place two ball teams in the field for Il
game. The Fats will meet the Leans
and warm game is anticipated The
lineup of Fats will be as follows: W.
d. Lanier Sr captain; E. p, Hammond,
pitcher; Ellis Houston, catcher, DIR. r.
P. McTyeire, first base: Hardy johnson,
second base w. L. Surratt third base;
C. d. Woodrow, shortstop: c. c. Smith,
rifht field; l.. l.. Whittle, left field, John
Sapp, center field; substitutes, Claude f.
Moore. James A. Morgan, J. M. Lowrey,
o. w. Lewis, DR.. Bert Gillen, ". IT,
Crawford, II. G. Christlieb, L. r. Cope
land, II. G. Batson, w. c. Batz and John
! Ashworth. Leans: Eugene Honeycutt
captain: w. II. Hoover. pitcher; Berney
Clay, catcher; Mac Clay, first base; Jack
Clay, second base; Eugene Honeycutt,
third base; j. E. Milton. shortstop; c. A.
Baty, right field; John A. Neal, left field. :.
the Rev. George Stoves, center field
Substitutes, j. T. Martin, Fl. E. Evans.
l.. W. Allen, Charles Aplin, A. Aired, II.
s. Atwood, f. b. Buck, A. s. Bailey,
Percy Benton, E. p. Brown, NJ J.. Brooks,
Jewel Blair, Cecil Cowan, Jr., u L. De-
Jarnette, George Davis, Floyd Davidson,
f. w Evans. l.. H. Eastman, Kelly john
son, O. b. Randle Arthur Roberts. John
s. Randle, Eugene Rarden, d. l.. Thorn
ton. Surgeons, for the Fats: Drs. }. :.
Writers and j. II. Downing; for the
Leans, Drs. L. p. Lacey and L. A. Spen-
GER Umpires George E. Rutledge and
Judge B. Clay Jones. Bodyguard to uni-
pires, Policeman Ellis Houston. Jacobs
and Kennedy's ambulances will be at the
park entrance to attend to the wounded.
W. Fl. Brannon will be mascot for the
two clubs and President of the City Coun-
Gil George Ross Yjil be bat graboer,
An ordinance was passed at recent
meeting of the Brighton city council TO
pave the sidewalks Of Brighton all over
the town On the night of September II
meeting win be held at which time
any complaint or objection to the or'ii-
nance may be stated. If sufficient COM
plant is not filed to stop the proceed
ipes the council will advertise for bids
at an early date, in order to push the
work before bad weather sets in.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will meet Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. w. A..
Davidson on Seventh avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church will be filled tomorrow morning
at II o'clock by the Rev. Wayman Clot-
feiters of Kentucky. The Rev. Mr. Clot-
felier Is former resident of Bessemer
The Rev. i. F. Swallow will preach at
the regular evening service. Sunday
school at 9:45 o'clock
}. M. Gay. aged IS years, died lass
night ct his homo on Enqley Highlands