The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
Bessener News

Besscmer, August 26.-(Special )-Thieves have been busy in Bessemer for the past few days. About o'clock this morning the residence of Charlie Phillips. on Ninth avenue. was entered and MT. Phillips trousers which contained $s3 in money and several checks were stolen. The thiet gained entrance through the window having first removed the screen. The rob bery was reported to police officials, who are at work on the case, and hope to have the guilty party or parties in few days.
 The residence of Kyle Saunders, on Nineteenth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, was also entered last night about 10:S0 o'clock, while Mir. and Mrs. Saunders were up and the lights were burning. Mir and Mrs Saunders had been to the high school to an en- tertainment and he was on the sleeping porch while she was in the kitchen. Hear ing someone in the house MT. Saunders went to investigate and saw man jump out of the window with his trousers He ran around the house but the man made his escape Fortunately, MT. Saunders had taken his watch and money from his pockets.
 | Jim Adair was bound over to await the action of the grand jury under a $500 bond on a charge of larceny by Judge George E. Rutledge. It is alleged that l Adafr tore up scale of the Birming- | ham Southern and sold the brass, He was arrested by Chief McCabe and off cer E. Ross Deputy Sheriff Monroe Par.
 ker and J. N smithson took the mar
 to Birmingham and placed him in the
 county jail
 l Walter Owens, a negro, was tried thi. morning in recorders court on a charg of burglary and grand larceny and wa bound over to await the action of th' | grand jury under $500 bond by Judg' George E. Rutledge. Owen is alleged t' 1 have entered the house of another ne I gro on Fifth avenue and stole larg l amount of clothing, a watch and S7 il l money. The arrest was made by Officer. | Maddox and Steele and the man wa
 taken to Birmingham this afternoon ant
 lodged in the county jail.
 While making a fire in the ktchel stove this morning. Miss Marie Castor was severely burned about the face ant I neck. It appears that she poured som coal oil on the fire not knowing tha
 the stove was warm and this caused ; slight explosion A physician was i'm mediately called and her injuries dressed
 Her hair was so badly burned that i
 was found necessary to cut it off. Al
 though her injuries are not thought t be serious they very jainful. Sh , is reported to be resting well tonight.
 Rose Huey, clerk of the city court, an,
 his office force, are hard at work pre-
 pairing transcripts to go to the suprem court. There are 17 cases, which is tn largest number ever appealed from thi
 are very long and the transcripts requir
 much time to complete.
 The following invitation has been re
 ceived in the city: MT. and Mrs Harr
 Gordon Christlieb request the honor c your presence at the marriage of thei 7 daughter Nell Elizabeth, to MT. Jame
 Carmichael Donaldson on Wednesday af
 ernoon. September 9. 1914. at o'clock, 2 ] their residence. Bessemer, Ala"
 Madame Jarley Watchworks," a pla
 in two yarts. will be presented Tuesda
 evening at the High school auditorium , under the auspices of the Womans Mi. sionary society of the First Methodi.
 church. The play is under the directio ? of Mrs. Beulah Martin of Columbus, Gi II Mrs. Martin, who is dramatic reade ' will render several selections.
 Mrs. Cecil Cowan proved charmin | hostess this afternoon when she entei 9 tained the Wednesday Music club at ht home on Clarendon avenue. At the COT clusion of the reading of the minutes an