The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-15
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, December 14.-(Special.)
Nathan Levert a negro, was bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury today under 500 bond before
Justice of the Peace Percy Benton on
a charge of grand larceny. 1t is al
legged that Levert stole some cotton,
He made bond. Willie Lee, a negro,
was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Benton on charge of
shooting and killing Oscar johnson,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle John
son, recently While out hunting 1t was
shown that the shooting was acci-
dental and the case was dismissed.
Charles Williams. also colored, was
given a preliminary hearing on a
charge of assault with intent to MUIR
der Jim Gear, a negro. AS there was
not sufficient evidence to hold Will
liams he was discharged
The Bessemer city council will meet
in regular semi-monthly session to-
morrow night in the council chamber
at which time routine business will be
transacted and several matters of i'm
portance will come up for disposal
The class championship game of the
Bessemer high school was played this
afternoon at Underwood park the team
composed of the ninth and tenth grades
defeating the team composed of the
eighth and eleventh grades by score
of 25 to {. Straight football was
played by the junior team while the
al oh Il .t,.i1
seevral times, every attempt falling ex-
cept one, when in the third quarter
Oddo went for so yards and touch.
down and kicked goal. In the first quar-
ter the tenth grade held the freshmen
for downs and line plunges by Micklt
and Thompson and end runs by Grigs-
by carried the ball across. The lineup
was as follows: Tenth grade Grigsby
quarter; Lacey, left half; Thompson
fullback Mlckle (captain). right half
Wright, left end; Hazelwood, left
tackle Saunders, left guard p. Cowan
center; Parker, right guard; Benton
| right tackle; East, right end Eight
| grade, Gull, quarter; Hawkins lef
| half Oddo, fullback; Smith (captaln)
right half; Cargile, left end Vail, lef
| tackle; Kyser, left guard Davidson
NSHhOi' w iitCiS, iiSHt w
Cowan, right tackle; Williams, righ
end.
! Brighton lodge No. 1876, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. entertained tn,
general visiting committee of all tn,
lodges on the car lines in this distric
| tonight at it's hall in Brighton. Abou
| rs were present who assisted in tn,
work as we'll as the school of instruc
| ton.
The Bessemer city court convened
this morning with jury civil docket
judge J. C. b. Gayin presiding. The en-
| tire day was TAN n up with the hearing
of the case Of J. A. Faggard VS.. TIL
| Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rai,roa'
company. The plaintiff was seeiSin;
damages for alleged personal injurie
! received while in the employment of tn
/ defendant company. Attorneys Good
wynn and Ross represented the plain
| tiff while Percy, Benners and Bur
| represented the defendant company.
Funeral services over the remains o
! Fay Bell, the little, daughter of Mr.. an,
| Mrs. George J.. Bell who died last nigh
! after a short illness of pneumonia, wer
held this afternoon from the famil.
residence. 1905 Fairfax avenue, the Rev
J. +. swallow, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, conducting the serv
ices Interment was at Cedar Hill.