The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14
Bessener News

/ B4SSon4T News
Bessemer, May 13.-(SpeciaI) THE Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company
has secured an order for 5000 tons OF pig
iron to be shipped to Milan, Italy. the
| order. which will require nearly 100 cars
| will be shipped over the Alabama Great
| Southern railroad to New Orleans, where
| II will be transferred to q steamer which
will carry 1t to the Mediterranean port
| The shipment will make three full trains
of the product of the furnaces here. Part
| of the order has already been shipped
and the balance will go as soon as pos
| sible.
| While the price paid for the pig iron
was not made public, an interesting fact
connected with the sale is that the freight
| per ton on the iron was about the same
| as it is from Bessemer to Pittsburg,
| although the distance is thousands of
| miles.
Patrolman D. Mcfarland has been sus-
pended on account of the safeblowing at
Sam Dunns saloon Sunday night, the
robbery having occurred on the officers
beat. The police committee will hold an
investigation Wednesday night.
In the city court today the time was
taken up with the hearing of the case
of Mrs. Amanda Herring VS. the New
Collinsville Coal and Coke company The
plaintiff is seeking damages for alleged
damage done to property by the defend
ant company.
The following suits were filed in the city
court today;
Virginia Lou Avery, pro ami VS. the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries received while pas
senger on a car of the DEFENDANT COM
pany.
GARNER Avery, pro ami. VS. the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany for $1,000 damages for alleged per-
sonal injuries received while a passenger
on a car of the defendant company.
J. T. Alternately VS.. the Alabama Great
Southern Railroad company for 500 dam
ages for alleged killing of dog.
John Moore VS.. the Birmingham Rail-
yay. Light and Power company for s25O0
damages for alleged personal injuries.
Yesterday afternoon the teachers of the
Bessemer schools held meeting at which
time a schedule for the examinations to
be conducted in the grammar grades OF
the Roberts and Clarendon schools was
completed. The higher grades will be-
gin their examinations on Thursday, May
% and the lower grades will begin their
work on Monday, May 26
The music pupils of Miss Julia Hous-
ton will give a recital at the high school
auditorium Friday night, at which time
a splendid programme will be rendered.
All those who attend are requested to
be on time. The programme will begin
at o'clock promptly
General Manager and Receiver n. M.
Atkinson, Assistant General Manager B.
L, Bugg and other officials of the At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad,
arrived in Bessemer in special car TINS
evening from Atlanta and went on to
Birmingham to spend the night. The
PARTY will leave Birmingham Wednesday
morning coming to Bessemer for inspec-
ton, and will then go out over the
Mulga branch to the coal mines and in
spect thet place.
The infant class of the First Presby-
terrain Sunday school will be entertained
bv its teacher, Mrs. J. F. Mcpherson,
at her home on Fifth avenue and Elev-
enth street, Wednesday afternoon from
to 5 O'Clock There are 40 little chill
dren in the class Miss Margaret Doug
lass. the assistant teacher, will assist
in entertaining the little folk
Miss Ida Kartus delightfully."- entertained
the d. l. T. II. club this evening at her
home on Eighteenth street Flowers and
ferns were employed in the decorations
of the reception rooms. After a series
of games of whist refreshments were
served Those present were Misses Leah
schwabacher. Beck Jessel, Jean Fraser,
Dora Weinstein, Pearl Weinstein, Corinne
Goldberg and Mrs. Phil R1pko.
The nupils of the Grove School of Mu-
sic will give spring festival at the city
park Friday night at which time the fol
lowing programme will be rendered:
Valse de concert (Diana)-Mr. Paul AL
len and Mrs Annie Glenn Grove.
(a) "Raindrops;" CD "Lullaby'-Miss
Marjorie Wood.
Japanese song-Miss Willetta Martin.
"If I Were a Boy''-Miss Lulu ]. Little
"you Drowned My Kitty'-Miss Katie
Ling.
Hear My Dollys Prayer''-Miss Edna
Kyser.
BUZZ, Buzz''-Miss Edna Kyle.
"Johnny Jones, You're SO Mean'-Miss
Mary Nell Williams.
Papa. What Would You Take For
Us?'-Misses Evelyn and Ethelyn Milton
silver Threads Among the Gold"7 Miss
Mildred Larsen.
''Mother''-Miss Edna Walls.
Songs My Mother Sang"-Master Fred
Walker.
My Pas Richer Than Your Pa
Misses Willetta Martin and Mildred Lar
sen
Piano Duet-Misses Oilean Randle and
Hattie Pennington.
Roaming in the Cleaning" Harry
Lauder)-Miss Evelyn Craig.
Fairy Dance-Miss Ezell Davidson.
Song of the Blacksmith'-Miss Mar
guerite EZell.
Star of Hope"--Miss Amy Bryant.
"Shall We Gather at the River" (varia-
tions)-Mss Bessie Bailey.
La Myrtles'-Miss Autie Ratcline
Dance Of the Butterfiies" Mar
garet Stone and Nellie Vogtle.
Sweet Sabbath Bells'-Miss Bertha
Acker.
Purple Pansies'-Miss Bessie Williams
"Valse Blue"-Miss Kitty May Vermii-
lion.