The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
BesSen1er News

Bessener, March 15.-(Special)-
Dismay has been caused among the
candidates for the postmastership at
Bessemer by the. announcement from
Washington that postmasters would
serve out their terms If the policy
is carried out there will be no vacancy
in the Bessemer office until August
16. 1916. Postmaster j. II. McEniry
was reapponted for full term last
August and was confirmed by the SEN
ate and since there has not been any
charges even suggested against his
conduct of the office it is expected that
he will continue to hold until his time
expires.
The police court presented a lonely
appearance this morning when only
one case appeared on the docket The
defendant was charged with a minor
offense and was given small fine.
The regular meeting of the city
council will be held Tuesday evening.
This session is one of unusual i'm
portance as a number of affairs of
great interest will be brought up.
Action will be taken as to the means
of operation for the three institutions
the appropriations of which were cut
off by the council. None of the orr
ganizations have been forced TO cease
operation on account of the with
drawal of support, and it is UNDER
stood that in all probability the coun-
ell will. in some way, continue tho
appropriations.
. In the Bessemer city court today the
following suit was filed; w. A. Love-
lace VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company for 5000 damages for al
legged personal injuries.
The jury. civil docket will be taken
up on Monday morning. when a num-
ber of important cases have been set
for the week.
The ub-committee of the trustees
of the First Methodist church has sold
the parsonage TO DIR. r. p. McTyeire
for the sum of $3.50 1t has been in
timated that the district parsonage Will
be taken for the local home of the
minister and another purchased for the
presiding elder.
Ala May. the 11-months- daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. #. Brasher, died
Friday afternoon at the home or her
parents at Thompsontown after short
Illness of pneumonia and meningitis.
The funeral took place from the res
idence at 10 o'clock this morning with
the Rev. r. A. Thompson conducting
the services. Interment was made at
Cedar Hill cemetery.
This week the health department of
Bessemer has located several cases of
smallpox in the furnace quarters on
Harrisburg Hill. on Third avenue, and
several negroes and one white man
have been sent to the pesthouse. Many
who live In the infected quarters are
being vaccinated by CITY Health Or
ficer G. d. Waller.
Although bids have been in since
January 20, the contract for the car
rying of the mails between The Bes-
sener postoffice and the three railroads
in Bessenler has not been let yet by
the department in Washington. N, II.
Fielding for several years mas held the
contract but died in December and
there are now 10 bidders for the con-
tract. The contract has been $500.
There are 10 mails a day, beginning
at 81. M and closing at p. m.
Mrs Henry Hurd was a gracious
hostess this afternoon when she enter
tanned the members of the Forty-two
club at her home on Berkley avenue.
decorated in ferns and palms, green,
suggestive of ST. Patrick's day, pre-
dominating. The four tables We're placed
in the hall and parlor score for the
games being kept on Shamrock cards
by Hfiss Georgia Crofford and Miss
Elizabeth Duncan. In the hall mint
punch was served from fern banked
bowl by the young ladies. Az the con-
clusion OF the games delicious salad
ana leo course in which the St. Pat
rick's idea was carried out. was served.
Mints in the green tone, further en-
phasising the color moth, was placed
on each table. The members are: Miss
Iucia Burns. Miss Grace Judson, Miss
Erline Moore, Miss Carrie Benton, Miss
Matura Benton. Miss Elise Robinson.
Miss Dora winters. Mrs 10 Neal. Mrs.
Robert Minges. Mrs. Mack Clay. Mrs.
Mac clay, Mrs. Henry Hurd Mrs. F.
r. Gwin. Miss Ruth Winters and Miss,
Jessie Huey. .ss s.