The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-05
BesSen1er News

| Bessemer, January 4.--(SpeciaL)-
Bessemer city court will reconvene Mon
day morning, at which time a jury GRIM
| inal docket will be taken up A long
| docket has been set for the week and it
is probable that large number of cases
| will be disposed Of
The Bessemer city council Will meet in
regular session Tuesday evening in the
council chamber Nothing of Importance
is expected to come up, only routine busi-
ness being scheduled for consideration.
The last of the college set home for the
| holidays will leave the first of the week
for the various colleges and universities.
Among those who will resume their
studies at the University of Alabama are
Arthur Green, Charles Long, Anderson
| Jaffe, Charner Batson, Deaderick Martin,
| Milton Baird, Charlie Cargile, Luney Rags
| dale and Fred Ross, Ed Brannon, Oc-
tavius Spencer, Leon Williams and Davis
! Batson will return to Nashville, where
| they are students at Vanderbilt uni
versity. Joe Little, Will Haggerty, Albert
Bernard college at Cullman. Duff Lewis
has already returned to Trinity college,
| where he has been a student for the past
| two years. Herbert Farr, Joe Bumby,
Fred Minis, Charlie Martin and VIII Nc
Williams will leave Tuesday for Auburn.
Worth Lewis will go to the Presbyterian
college at Admission, while Roland Lewis
will return to Lebanon, Tenn, where he
is a student at Castle Heights.
The work of remodeling and overhauling
the building on Nineteenth street vacated
by the Grand theatre, which the Besse-
mer State bank will occupy, will begin to-
morrow morning. The work will be
rushed to completion and the Bessemer
State bank will move into it's new quar-
ters. The Grand theatre will also move
into its new quarters in about three
weeks. with an increased capacity of
about 125. The auditorium, 75x4O feet, will
be one of the largest in the district.
The First Baptist church was crowded
to it's capacity tonight when the choir
rendered its postponed song service. The
programme was rendered as follows:
Song, Joy to the World" choir.
Prayer, Rev. NJ. X. Thornton.
Song, "All Hail Emmanuel" choir.
Scripture Reading, William Hugh Nc
Entry.
j Anthem, "And There Were Shepherds"
(Sudds1, choir.
Duet, Songs of Praise the Angels
Sing" Mrs. C. II. Brownrigg and Howard
| Hallbrook.
Reading, How the Chimes Rang" Miss
Annie Herbert.
Quartet. Just as God Leads" (Parls),
Mrs. C. Fl. Brownrigg. Mrs ]. f. Wright
Howard Hallbrook, Walton Bryant.
Solo and chorus, Bethlehem" Mere
dithG Mrs. John Perkins.
Quartet, Evening Song" Mrs. Brown
rieg, Mrs. Wright, Mr. Hallbrook and Mr..
Bryant
Violin solo (selected), Miss Beryl Pinner.
Anthem "The Shepherds Vision"
A week of prayer will be observed this
week by the Ladies' Aid society of the
First Baptist church, the first meeting
to be held tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. C. E. Abbott. on Arlington
avenue, at 3 o'clock, with Mrs. Abbott SIS
leader; Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
George Ross, Mrs NJ. p. Reynolds leader;
Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. j. G.
Johnston, Mrs. p. NJ. Mcneil leader;
Thursday, with Mrs. w. H. Porter, Mrs.
Milton Brooks leader.
Mr. and Mrs Tom Carlisle. who have
, made their home in Gadsden for the past
year, have removed to Bessemer Mr..
Carlisle has accepted a position with the
Central Foundry company. For the pres
ent they will be at home with Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth on Third ave-
nue..
Bessemer lodge, No. 49, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, will hold it's regu-
lar Communication tomorrow night at the
Masonic hall on Twentieth street. Plans
will be discussed as to the time the lodge
will be examined.
About o'clock this afternoon the frs
department made run to Arlington
avenue and Twenty-frst street. where a
negro house was on fire. The fire was 81
the roof variety and was easily extin-
| gushed.
The recently elected officers of tn;
Woman's Missionary society of the Meth
odist church will be installed tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, the services to be
conducted by the Rev. George Stoves
pastor of the church. A talk will be
made by Mr.. Stoves, on the work of the
church, from the standpoint of the wom-
en-. All members of the society are urged
to be present and take part in the meet