The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-05
General News of Interest

Mrs. r. Il. Pill entertained at a
spend-the-day party, recently at her
home at Browns Station. in honor of
Mrs. Kendlen of St Louis A five-course
dinnnr was served The party enjoyed a
trip TO the mines at Fossil in the aft
ernoon. Those present besides the guest
of honor were Mrs. Savage of Br-
mingham, Mrs, Carer aud Mrs. Glen
nie of West End, Mrs. Sid Lawson and
Miss Irene robbins
The young men of Brighton have
organized ssoeial club" with Charles
Lind president. j. A. Eastis. vice pres
ident: H. p. Lander, secretary and
treasurer The club will meet Friday
evening at the Brighton city hail. All
young men are requested to be present.
Every. Wednesday evening as dinner
party viii be given.
Capt William +. Handy, commander
of Camp William Rose McAdory at Bes-
semer. has issued call for meeting g
of the camp Saturday at the city hall.
Delegates Will be elected to the state
reunion.
The examinations for tile pupils of
the public schools of Bessemer will be
held on Monday and Tuesday Septem-
Der IS and 16. instead of the preced-
ing Friday the ch1hge in announce
ment being due to the fact that most
Of the Bessemer teachers will be in Bir-
rinsham attending the county insti-
tute.
Everything is in readiness for the
banquet which will be gwen at the
Bessemer Athletic club Friday night.
Attorney w. s. Welch will be toast
master for the occasion. All rrembers
as well as anyone else interested in
the club. is cordially invited 10 attend.
Next Thursdag night the Myrtle Lin
ton lodge. knights of Pythias, will
give a banquet at which time they will
present jewels to DR.. L. f. Robinson
and p. j. Gillen, who have been mem
bcrs OF the lodge for 25 years.
Early this morning fire was diseoy-
cred on First alley in the rear Of stores
on Second avenue, the fire having orig
mated in d pile of goods boxes. The
fire department soon extingui.;ned the
blaze which might have been dis /.
astrous one. but was discovered before
1t had made much headway. From indi-
cations it is believed that the fire was
Of incendiary origin.
The first bale of cotton f,r 1913,
purchased by Erlick & Lefkovits, was
brought TO this market Wednesday by
Dave Maderson, a negro farmer, near
Besselner. The bale weighed 494 pounds
and the price paid was 12 cents a
pound, the firm giving a premium for
the first bale of first grade cotton.
From this time forward cotton will be
coming in regularly
A number of young people OF Bright
on and Forest enjoyed an all-Gay pic
nic to Oxmoor Spring Monday, where
they had dinner and supper, returning
that evening. Those who composed the
party were: Misses Mary Thornburg,
Nancy and Gertrude Snow, Ethel Bush,
Kathleen Meigs, Lola Nail, Mildred
Farr, Winifred Farr, Ethel Wilks, Mid
die Freeman and Messrs. Joe Nail, Rob-
ert Mcdonald. Boyd Snow, Roy owen,
Claude Fason. Walter Gwin, Ham
monds, Tom Thompson and Conk1e.
w. H. Hoover and T. J. Huey have
been appointed state agents 1or the
Continental Insurance company, to sue
ceed r. II. Garden. They will have
headouarters in Birmingham. 10th men
are very popular in the insurance
world, as well as socially, and their
many friends are very glad to hear of
their promotion and wish them much
success in their new field.
The meeting which is in pro-ress at
the First Baptist church, services be-
ing conducted by Rev. A. L. Johnston,
continues to grow In interest. The serv-
Ices are well attended, while Dr.. John