The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Bessen1er News


Bessemer. October 25.-(Special. THE
Bessemer Board of Trade has received
an invitation from the Tuscaloosa Board
of Trade to be present at the formal
opening of the Warrior canal on next
Tuesday in that city. Appropriate ex-
ercises have been arranged for the en-
tire day.
1t is expected that a large crowd will
go from Bessemer leaving at 6 o'clock
in the morning and returning at about
1O:45 that night.
1t was stated by George II. Stevenson,
president of the Board of Trade, today,
that a special coach would be furnished
if as many as so should desire to go
from this place.
Judge Murphy and his clerk. Ralph S.
Barron, were in Bessemer yesterday aft
ernoon holding the semi-monthly session
of the juvenile court. Five cases APP
peared on the docket, two of the de-
PENDANTS being taken to the county shell
ter while the other three were put on
probation.
The new street machinery. which the
city council ordered for the city, to be
brought here for a test on the street.
arrived today and will be tried out on
Twenty fourth street from Eighth to
Twelfth avenues, beginning work Mon
day.
The road outfit consists of three pieces
of machinery and will cost $4,000.
Another long jury civil docket will be
taken up in the Bessemer city court Mon
day. The most important case set for
the week is that of Mrs. Lula Hyde VS..
HI. G. Christlieb, j. S. Parrott and o.
o. Bishop. for damages, it being alleged
that the officers searched her house with
out a warrant. This will be the second
time the case has been tried, mistrial
having been returned before.
The funeral of w. E. Harwell. 81 years
of age, who died yesterday at his home
at Lipscomb after a short illness of
pneumonia, took place this afternoon
from the family residence. The Rev. f.
B. Powell, pastor of the First Christian
church of Bessemer, conducted the serv-
ices. Interment was made in Elmwood
cemetery. The deceased is survived by
his widow and several children.
Mrs. Cetta Curl. aged 81 years. died
this morning at her home on Fifth ave-
nue. and Eleventh street, after long
illness of tuberculosis. The deceased has
spent the greater part of her life In
this district and is survived by her hus-
band, an adopted daughter father and
mother, four brothers and two sisters.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock from the Jones'
boro Baptist church, the Rev. NJ X
Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Bessemer assisted by the Rev.
r. w. Carlisle, former pastor of the
Jonesboro Baptist church, conducting the
services. Interment will be made at Ce-
dar Hill cemetery. The following will
act as pallbearers: J. A. Morgan, Jack
Saunders. E. J. Ray, N. o. Jones, Clar-
ence Cook and Professor Powell.
The football team of the Bessemer High
SCHOOL, which was to have played at
Talladega this afternoon, received a mes
sage this morning stating that It had
rained all night and was so wet that
the teams would be unable to play to-
day. Tuesday next the local boys will
play the Ensley High school team and
the following Saturday will play the Uni
NSi ioity iidiiiiliS SCIiOOl OI 1uScdlOOSa.
The Bessemer boys have been practicing
hard and are in fine condition for close
and hard fought games
Rapid progress is being made on the
new annex at the First Baptist church
The excavation is practically completed
and the work of placing the concrete
foundation has begun The laying of the
brick will begin next week and the build
ing will MI io
to have the annex completed by the
Christmas holidays. 4g
The Rev. I. f. Swallow of the First
Presbyterian church will fill his pulpit
Sunday morning and evening The morn
ing subject will be "The Last State"
while that for the evening will be AN
other Need" Sunday school at 945
o'clock.
Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove has issued
cards for a reception on the afternoon
of October 81, from to o'clock.
At the Jonesboro Baptist church Sun
day morning there will be regular sery-
ices at which time a church conference
VIII be called for the purpose of calling
pastor for the church. All members
are urged to attend the services.
DR.. ]. NJ Shelbufne of Howard college
will preach at the First Baptist church
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning and at
the evening hour the Rev. o. p. Bentley
OF Enterprise will occupy the pulpit. Spe-
cial music will be rendered at both the
services.
Sunday, November 2, the Right Rev. C.
M. Beckwith, D. d. bishop of the dio-
cese of Alabama, will make his annual
visitation to Trinity parish to administer
the rite of confirmation. The service will
be held at o'clock.
The most important social event of the
week will be the marriage of Miss Bessie
Neal and DR.. c. A. Harris, which will
be solemnized Tuesday afternoon at $50
o'clock at the home of the brides par
ents on Berkeley avenue, and will be wit
messed by a number of relatives and
friends.
Should Have Been a Lawyer
From It'd Bits.