The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-11
Bessen1er NezUs

Bessemer, March Especially
rested Saturday night by Officers Ross
and Christilieb on charge of selling
alleged diamond rings for 50 each,
was fined $3.50 and costs by Judge
George e. Rutledge this morning.
docket of 80 cases appeared be-
fore Judge Rutledge in the police
court this morning. Henry Saunders a
negro, was given fine of $50 on a
charge of stealing brass from the Bes-
|semer rolling mill
In the Bessemer city court today the
Jury civil docket was taken up with
Judge j. c. B. Gwin presiding. A ver-
dict for $3.50 was returned in the case
Iof Joe C. Coleman against Pat Muir
|phy. The plaintiff was seeking dam
Iages in the amount of $500 for alleged
personal injuries.
The following suit was filed this
morning:
s. H. Clements VS.. ]. C. Hughes
doing business as the Birmingham
Broom factory for $500 damages for
|alleged personal injuries received by
being struck by an auto driven by an
employe of the defendant company
The Wednesday Music club will give
a musicale on next Thursday night
lat the high school auditorium. The
proceeds will be used to furnish a
room in the new Elizabeth Duncan
n ~, ta1 I,Ac fol i..kD tf,,xr
programme has been arranged, some
of the best local talent of Bessemer
as we'll as Professor Grambs and sew
eral members of his choir of the Church
of the Advent will appear on the pro-
gramme.
Among the members of the Bessemer
camp No. 81, woodmen of the World.
who will attend the head camp con-
vention. which will be held in Shelf
field on Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday, are A. S. Bailey, J. ]. Cut
cliffe, Harry Firstbrook. w. c. Baty,
Frank sullivan and w. L. Riley.
| The Rev NJ X. Thornton, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Bessemer,
will attend the Broughton conference
in session in that city for the week.
He will return to Bessemer Friday or
Saturday
On Tuesday afternoon the Bessemer
Board of Trade will meet at it's head
lquarters on Nineteenth street for the
purpose of hearing the report of the
committee recently appointed to con-
fer with the railroads entering the city
as to what can be done " the way OF
giving Bessemer passenger depot ia
lcilities. The substance of the report
Twill not be made known until the meet
ing of the board while it is under
stood that some important matter will
be given out at that time
The Womans Missionary society OF
the First Methodist church held its
literary meeting this afternoon in the
basement of the church with a good
attendance despite the inclement
weather. The subject for the occasion
twas The Woman in the Home" Ex-
lcellent talks this subject were made
lby Mrs. George Stoves, Mrs. j. r. Stur-
divant, Mrs. r. A. Mickle and Mrs
Alice Johnson The society decided to
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Lee and Mrs. w G. Baty to Birming-
ham Wednesday to confer with the
Birmingham society and make plans
ito entertain the visitors and the mem
lbers of the council, which will con-
lvene at the First church in Birming
ham on April 8.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Jones'
boro Baptist church held its regular
meeting this afternoon at the home o.
Mrs. j. w. Parsons. No new plans wert
ldiscussed and only the routine busi-
mess was transacted. Tempting refresh
ments We're served. Those present were
Mesdomes j. w. Rarden, r. w. Car
Isle, John Curren, Ben Ezell, r. s
Nolan. Misses Estelle Parsons, Maud
Wood and Marian Rarden.
The regular business meeting of tht
Pastors Helpers of the First Metho.
dist church will be held Tuesday aft
lernoon at $3.50 o'clock in the parlorf
lof the new church. A full attendance
Is urged, as important matters are tt
be brought before the society In re-
gard to the April play, the Easter egg
hunt and the serving of meals on tht
fifth saturday in connection with Other
business.
The society will realize about $Sf
from the new play presented at this
high school auditorium Friday night
which Will be added TO the organ fund