The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
BeSSener News

| Bessemer, April 25.-(Special. AR
rangements are being made for the
closing of the Bessemer schools, which
Will take place on Thursday, May 20.
The commencement address will be
delivered by DIR. j. M Shelburne. pres
ident of Howard college. On Wednes-
day evening, May 2S, the senior class
will hold its class day exercises, an
interesting programme having been
arranged. There will be some splendid
/ exhibits made by the manual training
| and domestic science departments
| IN the Bessemer police court this
| morning Mack Dorsey, negro, who
vas arrested few days ago ON a
| charge Of stealing chickens, was given
| lines enough to keep him working for
| the city for the next 15 months, as four
| cases were made against him. Four
people from East Bessemer whose hen
roosts were robbed appeared and iden-
| titled the chickens.
| A diamond stud, valued at $3.50, which
| lad been lost two years ago by Charles
| Weems in Shubuta. Miss, was found
this week in Bessemer. Monday after
noon two negro men went into the
| jcwelry store of u. Schwabacher and
wanted the stone reset Mr.. Schwabach-
er asked thezn where they got the stud
| and the man said his wife had found
| IT about two years A45 in Shubuta
| Miss. Mr.. Schwabacher called Attor-
| rey George Ross, who was passing
| the store. and he had the negroes ar
| rested to hold for investigation Of
ficers at Shubuta were notified and
| Mr. Weems arrived last night and iden-
| titled the stone as being his. The ne
sroes were turned loose as there was
no evidence against them.
! A splendid address was delivered to
| the Bessemer high school this MORN
ing at 1890 o'clock by DIR. j. H. Phil
lips. This was the fourth of a series
Of lectures delivered by prominent edn-
| Gators and the pupils fully appreciated
what DR.. Phillips had to say.
| On Saturday. May 26, the Bessemer
| district Epworth League will meet with
| the Ensley league at the Methodist
church The session will begin at 0
| O'Clock and will continue throughout
| the day or until the business of the
meeting is disposed of. An interesting
programme has been arranged, includ-
| ing addresses and music. The members
| of, the Ensley league have arranged to
serve dinner at the church to all who
attend. All leaguers from Bessemer
jonesboro, Montevallo, Helena, Wylam,
Pratt City and other points in the Bes-
semer district are expected to be pres
ent and take part in the exercises
PROT Claud O'Rear of Birmingham
college will preach at the First Meth
cdist church a Bessemer Sunday morn
! ing and evening in the absence of the
| pastor. Rev.. George Stoves, who has
accepted an invitation to preach the
commencement sermon at the West
! Alabama Agricultural school at Hamil-
| ton.
| William A. Kicks of this city and
Miss Ethel Jay of Woodlawn were
quietly married in Birmingham last
night. Mr.. Kicks is a fireman on the
Birmingham Southern at Bessemer. Mr.
and Mrs. Kicks will be at home with
Mr.. Ricks parents for the present.
The Robinson hospital building one
of the buildings In Bessemer which
! was built in Bessemer's early DAYS for
! a public library, has been torn down
and landmark of the city has given
way to the march of progress. The
handsome new Elizabeth Duncan Me-
mortal hospital has taken the place of
the old structure, which has been dis
inantled and hauled away.
Th local camp Woodmen of the
last night when eight applications for
membership were received and the pro-
| lection degree was conferred on six
candidates. The camp is very anxious
| to have the membership reach the
! 500 mark during the year.
| 1t was decided to have the uniform
| rank participate In the parade in Bir-
ningham today and the Bessemer COM
pany. which was under the command Of
Maj. Harry Firstbroow, went to Bir-
mingham this afternoon and joined the
camps from Avondale, Woodlawn, Pratt
| City and Birmingham and took part
| in the parade. There were several
floats in the parade showing the Wood
men and their work.
| w. L. Riley, who for some time has
| held a position of trust with the Cit
| izens bank of Bessemer, was ppointed
some weeks ago as field marshal for
| the Southern Woodmen and will COM
mence active work IA his field on
May 1.
! A delightful picnic was enjoyed Fri
| day afternoon and evening the men,
| bers of the senior class of the Besse-
mer High school at West Lake In
! spite of the inclement weather a most
enjoyable time was had. The party was
chapercned by Misses Matte Stocks
and Bessie Parker both high school
| teachers. Those who attended were:
] Miss Maude Buck, Ruby Ragsdale
Ruth Bradley. Lille Morton. Mable Lee
Lallah Hyde. Berney Gllen, Pauline
Mckinney. Ruby Smithson. Elizabeth
Mitchell, Messrs. Luny Ragsdale, Char
ncr Batson. Davis Batson, Fred Buck
Henry Adams, Joe Bumby. Alvin Vogel
and others.
Miss Lucy KIN atf afrte of the
Elizabeth Dunca iaris ospital
VIII leave May l of apntt'e acation
| To South Caro1ina acre sfia VII visit
relatives. Before rturnir slia, Knox
will join a hous saft Pitsburg.
| During he, alb Dto 81 ertrude
lGlayenor will d eQif tho Doe ion as
ecad nurse.