The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Bessen1er News

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Bessemer, April ia meeting was held
at the Board of Trade rooms this after
noon for the purpose of taking up the
matter of building of a glass plant at
Gordon Heights, near Bessemer, with a
party representing the Diamond Flint
Glass company of vinvennes, Ind. The
company has purchased the land the price
being $4,000, it is stated and that the
intention is to form company for the
making of glassware, capitalized at
$4,000.
An effort will be made to have Secretary
of State William Jennings Bryan deliver
the annual address at the Alabama Poly
technic institutes commencement exer-
cises in June on Home Corners Day.
and a request has been made that the
alumni of the institute send to Mr.. Bryan
kilograms inviting him to be present and
make the address. A number of tele-
grams went forward today to Mr.. Bryan
asking him to come to Alabama at the
time named. From letters received in
Bessemer there is a strong probability OF
Mr.. Bryan accepting the invitation.
The reservoir which has been under con-
struction for several months at the Wood
ward Iron company's furnace at Wood
ward is having water pumped into it.
AT present only one pump is in opera
ton which carries 5000 gallons of water
per minute. The capacity of the reservoir
is II, 600, 600 gallons, peing constructed en-
tirely of cement. About 100000 gallons
of water has been pumped in and in an
emergency three other pumps can be
pressed into service. They have ca
pacity per minute of 2i,000 gallons of
water.
A number of Bessemer attorneys Will
go 10 Montgomery next week to attend
the call for the week will be for Jefferson
county Attorney James A. Estes Will
leave Monday morning to argue the case
of the Alabama railroad commission VS..
the different railroads operating in and
through this CITY, number of cases
have been appealed from the city court
of Bessemer
Judge John II. Miller of Birmingham
was in Bessemer today and delivered an
excellent address to the pupils of the
Bessemer high school in the auditorium
on 'The Value of Service"
GOlSna lrNln, negro WOHldH Dctttt
known as Lee Nintsy,' was arrested on
charge of assault and battery with a
weapon by Officers Parrot and Bishop.
c. L. Odell, who has been attending
the sessions of the North Alabama Pres
bytery at Montevallo this week, was
named as one of the commissioners to
the general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church, will meet the
Iof ri Af In in atlanta North
Alabama Presbytery is entitled to four
commissioners and two ministers and two
laymen, Mr.. Odell being one of the lay
men named to attend.
About so men of the woodward Iron
company surprised Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Zuber who were married few days ago,
by calling wednesday evening and bring
ing them a chest of silver as gift to
the bride and groom. Miss Coral Zuber,
sister of the groom, heard of the surprise
plans and was ready to serve the guests
with refreshments, while the affair was
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. zuber. Mr..
Zuber is master mechanic for the Wood
ward Iron company, where he has been
employed number of years.
The marriage of Miss Ella Cotton and
Mr.. Martin Farley took place Thursday
afternoon at the Methodist parsonage at
Brighton, the Rev. Mr.. Self officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley will make their home
in Brighton on Banks street
Mrs. John Martin, the Woman's Mission
Study club of the Jonesboro Methodist
church met. Talks were made on Nor
monism'' by Mesdames Kate Ward, N. ".
Gaines. r. S. Moore. w. b. Hope, Pink
ney Scott, E.. Finch, M. NJ Barron,
Charles Houston, r. ]. McAdory, L. Zude.
f. A. Dudley. Miss Hessie Pugh and Miss
Chesse Foster. Mrs. Martin of Ensley
was visitor to the society.
Miss Grace Judson was hostess Thurs
day evening at delightful dancing party
at her home on Clarendon avenue.
The Five Hundred club was entertained
by Mrs. Harvey Glasgow Thursday even
ing at her home in Woodward. The re-
ception rooms were arranged in ferns and
bright cut flowers.
Mrs. ]. B. Aird, Mrs. Jeffries and Mrs.
f. Nj. jackson. prominent workers of the
Christian Temperance Union of the coun-
ty and state. visited the Brighton school
this afternoon at 2N o'clock to award
O. Woman's Christian Temperance Union
medal to Miss Susan Branthover for hav-
ing written the best essay In a recent
contest for the children of the schools to
promote deeper interest in temperance.
Miss Alberta Blackman Is i'll at her
home in Jonesboro.
Dr. and Mrs Miles Watkins of Bir-
mingham were in the city today
Mrs. Watson will leave soon for Pitts
burg, Pa. where she will visit until Oc-
tober.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glasgow of Woodward will
spend the weekend with their son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Glasgow,
at Edgewater.
Miss Bessie Godstein of Birmingham
is the guest of Miss Corinne Goldberg.
Jake Jessel is spending the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Esther Jessel.
Mrs. B. w. PEBBLES of Vienna, and her
sister Miss Emma Curry of Carrollton
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. e. p.
Hammond on Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Alfred Shirley visited in the city
today.
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