The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-24
Bessen1er News


 Atkins. who was at work in the new en- zine room of the furnace of the Wood ward Iron company at Woodward fell I from a seaffold 10 feet high about 7;3o o'clock this morning and died about o'clock as a result of the injuries re- oeived.
 Mir. Atkins was carpenter and had been in the employ of the Woodward company about three years. He was at work when the seaffod broke and his body fell to the cement floor His skull was crushed and he suffered fractured l arm. He was hurried to the hospital I but died within short time. l MT. Atkins is middle aged man and | is survived by his widow and several children. The body was sent to Rising Pawn, Ga, this afternoon wheer inter- ment will be made.
 1 An order for 800 tons of pig iron for | export has been received by the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company at Bessemer. The shipment will go from 1 the Robertstown and DeBardeleben fur | naces and will make up a train of about 26 cars. It will leave Bessemer the lat l ter part of the week over the Frisco I for Birmingham where it will be turned l over to the Central of Georgia to Sa- vannAh where it will be transferred to steamer which will carry 1t to it's des- tination, Genoa, Italy.
 Mefbers of the board of revenue will be in Bessemer tomorrow morning to look into the matter of a courtroom and offices for the sherlff's department in this part of the county. The MeAdory building on Third avenue, now occupied by the Bessemer Athletic club and quar- t...It. ond avenue, have been offered while the owners of the site formerly occupied by the Rebie hall building want to put up a structure with suitable quarters there for court purposes.
 Patrolman M. j. May captured Son o'Neal. an escaped negro convict, yes l terday. O'Neal owes the city p days of work before the expiration Of his 1 term.
 Deputy Sheriff Monroe Parker arrested Archie Reese. negro charged with the murder of Will Wright, another negro yesterday afternoon at Acton mines It is alleged that Reese killed Will Wright in a quarrel at Dolomite and since that time has been at large. He was car ried to Birmingham and placed in the county jail to await trial
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs P. E. Gwin, who died Wednesday afternoon after a long illness, took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First Baptist church with the Rev. A. c. Swim dall. pastor of the Doomite Baptist church, conducting the services, assisted by the Rev. M. K Thornton pastor of the Baptist church of Bessemer Inter- ment was at Cedar Hill cemetery
 The following acted pallbearers: Ac- iva Do nrlr | n William Waldrop. F. l.. Boyd. J. R. Will son, Ben E. Purser; honorary G. B. Hollingsworth. George Harrison, pr. R. w. Waldrop. pr. T. C. Donald, Dr. J. $. Winters Dr. M. II. Naff, H. D. Cock rell. G. H. Stevenson, George Ross and Gardner F. Goodwin.
 The Bessemer Culture club held it's reg ular meeting this afternoon at the pub lie library at o'clock. the meeting hav- ing been postponed an hour on account of the funeral of Mrs. P. E. Guln Mrs. John M Martin, the president, presided Roll call was responded to with quota tions from Sidney IAnier. There was an interesting paper on "The Eccentric ities of Poe's Genius.' by Mrs. l.. D. McCullom after which came the dis cussion. Mrs. Alice Johnson read a sketch on the life of Father Ryan, while reading "The Marshes of Glynn" U.a- nier. was charmingly given b Mrs. R. A. Mickle.
 Mrs. ]. & Winters was elected a mem Der of the club by exclamation. Arrange ments were completed for guests day. which will be held on Thursday. April 30. at the home of Mrs. T. F. Robinson. on Berkley avenue.
 Myrtle-Iinton lodge Knights of Pyth- ias No 130, met tonight at the castle hall at which time the rank of knight was conferred upon two candidates in the amplified form by large team of knights.
 There will be repetition of the dra- matic play. 'The Gambler" at the audi torium of the Jonesboro school tomor- row night under the auspices of the School Improvement association spe- cial musical programme has been ar- ranged for the occasion.
 Civil engineers were at work today on the Rebie hall lot. making the measure ments for the new five-story office build ing that will be under course of construc- ton within week or so. w. S. Burns. fl local architect. has charge of the plans and will have them ready for the con tractors in a few days.
 
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