The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-23
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September -(Special) ) There will be an adjourned meeting of the Bessemer city council Wednes- day night in the council chamber for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the city. election which was held Monday. On Monday night, october D. the last meeting of the old council will be held at which time all unfinished business will be completed and the new . ly elected officials of the city will be sworn in by President George Ross.
 The officers who will be sworn are {: Mayor l. A. Lewis; George Bumgard- ner. city attorney; James B. Houston, city clerk and treasurer; pr. M. c. Ragsdale. Jr.. city physician; pr. R. Y. Hazlewood, meat and milk inspector T. s. Wallace, chief of police; alder men, A. w. Deason. M. E. Crotwell w. E. Surratt. Dr. J. S. Winters. Ern- est Milton, W. A. simmons, J. w Brooks. J. S. Edwards. E. l.. Huey and Jchn N. Smithson.
 A surprise wedding was that Of Miss Essie Beatrice Jones and Mir. Ralph E. Horn of Brighton, which was solemn 'Tcb sniS aittiiiOoh at tht lioiHt Ol tHt Rev, M K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church. who pronounced the ceremony.
 The municipal election which was held at Lpscomb yesterday was a very lively one. two of the three candidates for mayor, Frank Huey and C. M Ray receiving 22 votes each. while J. c. Ross, the other candidate, received 12 votes. MT. Ray and Mir. Huey will have to run over. which election will be called at once by the council. The fol- lowing were elected aldermen for the next two years: w. G. Woods Bert Hasey. ]. J. Goode. Sam l.. Tuey and w. II. Whitten.
 The results of the Brighten mu- nicipal election are as follows; For mayor, H. B. Edwards, 51: d. M Rob ertson, 33 for aldermen, ]. C. Duffey. S5; Sam Jones' S4: H. A. Huffman, s4, ]. C. Warren. SS, II. J. Wilkes. 75. their seats on the first Monday in oc- tober
 A complimentary song recital will be given by Prof. Adolph Damn Peter sen at his Bessemer studio in the Me Donald building on Saturday afternoon at s;30 o'clock to which all music lovers are invited to attend. MT. Damn Petersen will render the following song cycles: "Tennyson's Princess" (Whelp- loy), Loves Epitome" tSatter), Prom the Odes Of Confucius" tAllitson), From an Old Garden tMacDowelD, "!n san Nazaro' tWoodmanl. Eli Iand'' (von- Fielitz)
 for received in Bessemer by the friends of the contracting parties and will be of interest in this city where Miss Lopez has lived for many years: Mrs Edward H. Lopez announces the approaching of her daughter, Inez. to Mir. Octavius Roy Cohen. on Tuesday. De- tober 6. 191t Bessemer." Mir. Cohen formerly lived in Birmingham but now lives in Charleston. S. C.
 Charlie Cargile has gone to Tusca- loosa where he will resume his studies at the University of Alabama.
 Mrs Chambers McAdory Is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. E. L. Huey, at Jonesboro.
 John Schneider. Ollie Brooks and Percy Spruell have returned to their home in Montgomery after a pleasant visit to friends in Bessemer
 Miss Elma Erwin is quite ill at the Elizabeth Duncan Memorial hospital.
 James Kean continues quite i'll with typhoid fever at his home.
 John H. Bush has returned from Omaha, Neb., where he attended the nation convention of postal clerks. He also visited san Francisco. Denver Pike's Peak and other points before returning home
 Walton Price. who has been so seri- ously i'll with typhoid fever at the Eliz- abeth Duncan hospital Is improving.
 MT. and Mrs. J. r. Cannon left to- day for a motor trip to east Tennessee where they will visit relatives.
 CirGrd Crook has returned from visit to relatives in Chicago.