The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
Bessemer News

Bessemer, May 3.-(Special )-Camp VIII
liam Rose McAdory. United Confederate
veterans, held a well attended meeting
this morning at the city hall. The most
important thing coming up for discussion
was the matter of large number of the
veterans going to Chattanooga to attend
the reunion the latter part Of the month.
A resolution was adopted appointing a
committee composed of e. L. Huey, w.
d. Lanier and DR.. G. d. Waller to solicit
funds to defray the expenses of the Con-
federate veterans to Chattanooga to at
tend the annual reunion. The commit
tee Is requested to report back TO the
camp on May "a.
The town council of Brighton held a
special meeting last night, at which time
the complaint of w. d! Bush as to ar
rests made by police officers was thor
oughly aired and at the conclusion of
the testimony officer j. NJ. Boykin was
suspended for 80 days without pay and
officer Joe Harris was discharged.
The committee composed of Sam stein,
chairman; j. w Leggett and II. e. Bum
",
the reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons.
to be held in Bessemer on May 1923, are
actively at work preparing for the event
All of the grand lodge officers have been
invited as we'll as the grand chapter Of
ficers, and number have already ac-
cepted. The 18th will be devoted to- work
in the master Mason degree and the 18th
for chapter work.
Doi .iob
Power company has operated car on
its South Bessemer line between Besse-
mer and Browns station, about four
miles from Bessemer, for several months.
the trips of the car coming between the
regular through cars. The service, Wnicn
has grown, has been much appreciated
by the patrons, but for some reason not
given out the service has been dlscon-
tined and the cars taken off although
thew have been well patronized by the
travelling public. 1t was stated that the
cars were not paying proposition ana
were taken off for that reason. IL is
thought that the matter will be brought
to the attention of the city councii, the
Board of Trade and the Merchants or
ganization, and an effort made TO nave
the service put back and continued
throughout the summer.
Monday morning the Bessemer city
court will convene and the jury civil
docket will be taken up for the week.
A number of important cases Will come
up for trial.
The following suit has been filed IN
the city court of Bessemer: Willie Lawiey
pro ami Jerry Lawley vs. the southern
Railway company for $4,000 damages lor
alleged personal injuries.
Mr. and Mrs Sebastian Batiste an
nounce the engagement of their daugh n
ter. Estelle Gates, to Mr.. Roy Barnett
McEachern, the wedding to take place
late in June
The Joint meeting of the Bessemer ane
Jonesboro boy scouts, which was 10 have
been held Friday night at the Jones'
boro Methodist church. has been post
poned until next Friday night. on account
of the absence of the Rev. George STOVES,
who has been away conducting meet
ing this week. ~
Sunday morning after the regular serv-
ices of the Trinity Episcopal church. Mr.
Drennen of Birmingham will address the
congregation The rector, the Rev. l.
O. Adams, asked the vestry and congre-
cation to be present as Mr.. Drennen Is
chairman of the committee to present tne
subject of "rhe Church Home FOR or-
phans in Mobile
A two story frame building on Fourth
avenue between Twenty-frst and Iwen-
ty-second streets was practically de-
stroyed by fire last night. The loss is s5oo.
The building was occupied by negroes
and was owned by the Martin Investment
company.
Miss Carrie Benton, bride-to-be OF
May 7. was the inspiration OF a delightIuf
affair this afternoon, when Mrs II II.
Gwin entertained the Forty-two CLUB ana
quite number of guests The reception
rooms were artistically decorated, yellow
and green being the chosen colors, while
sunfiowers and fern were used In profu-