The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-02
BeSsen1er News

Bessemer, February 1.-(special 1.-The
Woodward Iron company will blow
in its new furnace on Monday, February
.. and the output of the furnace will be
raised to about 11oo tons per day A
lighting system has recently been in
stalled by the company along its switch
yards leading toward Brighton, which
enables any cars to be switched at night
without fear of an accident.
The Bessemer city council will meet in
regular session Tuesday night in the
council chamber at o'clock. Only rou-
tue work will come before the body.
The Baptist soeities of Bessemer Jones'
boro Brighton, Lipscomb and EIueytown
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the First
Baptist church in a joint session instead
of the usual society meetings. At this
meeting songs will be practiced for the
Jubilate meeting to be held in Birmng-
ham on next Wednesday.
Work on the macadam road. which is
being built from Blue Creek to Virginia
mines, is progressing rapidly. The work
of grading has been pushed as rapidly as
possible during the good weather. The
building of such a road in this section
means much to the business interests of
Bessemer When the road will be finished
has not yet been determined.
The marriage of Miss Lucille Brannum
and BENJAMIN Harold Purser. Jr., will
be solemnized Thursday evening, Feb
ruary Il, at the Brighton Methodist
church Miss Vera Davis and Miss Bessie
Lewis will be bridesmaids. Mr.. Kuggler
and Mr.. Hirsch will be groomsmen. The
bride will have for her matron of honor
Mrs. Alice divers Smith and for the maid
i
Ellis Wilson of Huntsville will be ring
bearer and little Elizabeth Purser will
be flower girl. The ribbon bearers will
be JAMIE Slaughter and Helen Johnson.
William Given of Helena, Ark, Will be
best man and DIR. p. E. Gwin and Will
liam Cunningham will be ushers. Music
will be furnished by Miss Edna Earl
Oliver. Pink and green will be the
colors of the wedding
Frank Haggerty, George Hazelwood,
Peter Romano and John Cutclffe won
the first honors for the best compost
tion on "Bessemer' at the st. Aloysius
Catholic school at the closing of the first
term. Those next in merit were Dan
OGara, Tom Randall, John O'Rourke and
George Colpack.
Mrs. J. s. Winters will entertain the
Ladies' Card club Wednesday afternoon
at her home on Fifth avenue at o'clock.
Music club Wednesday afternoon at her
home on Fifth avenue at 3 o'clock A
very interesting programme has been ar
ranged.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Methodist church will hold its regu-
lar weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon
in the basement of the church at
O'Clock.
Miss Nellie Christlieb will entertain the
Forty-two club on the afternoon of Feb
ruary ii at her home on Dartmouth ave-
Hue.
The regular meeting of the United
Charities and hospital board will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs f. NJ. owen on Fifth ave-
nue..
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will hold regular monthly meeting
with Mrs. w. l.. Rush Tuesday after
noon at her home on Third avenue at
o'clock.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church will meet in
the church parlors Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock.
The Bessemer Culture club will meet
Thursday afternoon, February -, at the
public library at O'Clock Mrs. John
Martin. president, will preside over the
meeting.
Bessemer lodge No. AS, Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons. will hold its regu-
lar communication Monday night at the
Masonic hall at the usual hour.