The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
MEASUREMENTS

Bessemer, December u.--(SpeciaL)-Be- tween and 5 o'clock this morning the bicycle shop of Bryant Bros, on Nine
 teenth street, between First and Sec ond avenues, was entered by thieves and had it not been for Fred Batson, who was sleeping on a half-story elevation in the rear of the store, would have sue ceeded in robbing the safe. The men gained entrance by breaking out win dow in the rear of the shop and open-
 ing the back door. They had been through
 the stock and had laid out number of
 sweaters, flashlights and other valuable articles and had placed a coat on the
 floor to wrap up the goods and were going to the safe when MT. Batson woke
 up. He secured his gun and ran to a
 window, firing five shots at the fleeing
 men. After a short time MT. Batson tel
 ephoned to Mir Bryant telling him of the
 robbery and in going over the stock it
 was found that only two sweaters were
 missing, and it was thought that the men
 must have put these on as they did not
 have an opportunity to pick up the goods
 they had laid out.
 III the beSSemeT Clty court LOudy tOh-
 sent judgment in the amount of s6oo was
 reached in the case of Mary l.. White, ct als administrative, vs. the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company In the
 case of Sam Bell vs. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, consent judgment for sl0o was reached. con sent Judgment for $125 was reached in ! the case of Alfred Wyatt vs. the Wood- ward Iron company and in the case of
 Ed Smith vs. the Woodward Iron com pany consent judgment for $25 was reached. In the case of Ada McDan- iel vs. the Alabama Great Southern Rail- road company a consent Judgment Tor l s5o\ was reached.
 At meeting of the football team of the Bessemer High school, Joe Hous- ton was unanimously elected captain of the team of 1915 to succeed Captain Hughes. Much interest was manifest ed in the team this year and Prof. R. A. MicSle, principal of the High school, predicts that the team of 1915 will be the best the High school has ever had. Houston played guard on the team this season.
 The Industrial Mems Bible class of the
 
 l ful oyster supper tonight in the basement l of the church, which was attended by a | large number of members as well as many visitors. The Christmas colors. red and green. were attractively employed in the | decorations, holly mistletoe. ferns and cut l flowers were used in profusion. On each | table large vases of red carnations were used The ladies of the church served the | supper
 i J. P. Orum president of the class pre- sided and impromptu talks were made by the Rev. I. F. Swallow, w. A. Davidson. Mir. Reed. MT. Fleishman, B. l.. Russell. l G. H. Stevenson, pr. George D. Waller. c. l.. Odell, the teacher of the class. and several others. About 13O men were pres ent. During the evening a splendid mu- | sical programme was/rendered.
 l Tho Woman's Missionary society of the
 First Methodist church will serve t"rkey dinner and supper as well as oysters any i! style tomorrow in the vacant store on Second avenue, between Nineteenth ana 1 Twentieth street, next to Erlick and Lei kovits.
 | Funeral services over the remains oi J. l.. o. Speakes who died yesterday aft. ernoon, were held this afternoon at
 o'clock from the late residence. the serv, ices being conducted by the Rev. M. K | Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist | church. assisted by Capt. George w Hazellief of the local Salvation Army Interment was at Cedar Hill cemetery The following acted as pallbearers: T E. Primer, R. J. McCabe. George Bowen | Steve Hosey and Capt. c. w. Hazellief MT. Speakes was 64 years of age ant
 has lived in Bessemer for the past q