The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
friends is extended TO the grief stricken


friends is extended TO the grief stricken
family.
The new electric car line being built
by the Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power; company between Brighton and
the by-product plant of the woodward
Iron company will be completed and
cars operating by the first of March,
it is understood. With a large force of
rlen at work laying track, stretching
of wires. ETC. the work Is progressing
rapidly It is thought that a short
line car will be installed between Besse-
mer and Brighton similar to the car
running on the South Bessemer line
between Bessemer and Browns station,
trips being made by the car between
/ the regular cars that operate into Bir-
ringham. These cars will probably con-
meet with the new Woodward line at
| Brighton and transfer given to Bir-
! mingham and Bessemer.
Russell Jones, a negro boy about Is
years old, was arrested this morning
at the Maddox and Riley livery stable
! by OFFICER Christilieb on a charge Of
! stealing seven pairs of. shoes from the
/
| Nineteenth street Saturday night Four
pairs of the shoes were recovered, while
two pairs have been located. The ne,
gro boy lived at 1'airview, but worked
/ in this city,
In the Bessemer city court today "a
verdict for $65 was returned in the case
of j. S. Askew versus II. NJ. Atkinson
receiver for the Atlanta, Birmingham
& Atlantic Railroad company. for fail
ure to deliver household goods
A consent judgment for $50 was
+ reached in the case of Bill Minniefield
versus the Woodward Iron company
In the case of Joe Baker against the
| Southern Railroad company consent
Judgment in the amount of $25 was
reached
The following suits were filed to-
day in the city court
Leila Jones versus the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company for
$500 damages for alleged failure to de-
liver household goods.
Elizabeth Gibson versus the Bir-
mngham Railway, Light and Power
company for 500 damage for alleged
loss and damage 10 household goods
J. A. Goodwin versus the Republic
| Iron and steel company for $500 dam
ages for alleged personal injury
question which is at present facing
the Bessemer city council Is, will Besse
mer have a municipal lighting plant Of
her own? Engineer Mcdonald of Atlanta
has been in the city to inspect the. ter
ritory He was deeply impressed and
stated that is was one of the best propo-
sitions he had ever seen
| 1t is believed by members of the coun-
| ell who have looked into the matter
carefully and gone over the figures, that
| by the Issuance of bonds to the amount
of $4,000 that the plant can be built
and with seven years the entire plant
can be paid for and the city have it's
own plant and lights. The matter will
probably come up for consideration at
the next meeting of the city council
on Tuesday. February A.
A petition has been signed by num-
| ber of Jonesboro merchants and ad.
dressed to the manager of the Birming-
ham Railway. Light & Power COM
pany asking that the freight car service
of the company be extended to Jones'
boro. AS it is at present the Jonesboro
merchants have to come to Bessemer
for all freight shipped from Birming-
ham to Bessemer by the Birmingham
/ Railway, Light & Power company and
it is hoped that the company will ex-
| tend the line to Jonesboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Firstbrook delight
fully entertained at dinner last evening
at their home on Berkeley avenue. Those
| enjoying this hospitality were: Mrs. Mil
! Ter, Mrs. Champion of Cullman, Miss Pol
| lard, II. c. Pollard, Mrs. Barnett, Rev.
George A. jenkins. J. Gillespie Master
| Wilfred Firstbrook and Mrs. and Mrs.
! II Firstbrook.
Attorney George Ross is In Decatur,
where he is employed as one of tha
counsel to defend William Nabors, who
! is charged with alleged wreclSing of a
| passenger train on the Louisville q
| Nashville railroad three years ago. Ma
bors was tried another charge last
year and was acquitted.