The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-13
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer August 12.-tSpecial)-Re- ports are that No. furnace will go in blast tomorrow morning as the officials of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company have no aversion to starting op- erations on Friday the 18th" Other furnaces in the district are being prepared to be placed in blast, and it Is certain that by September 1, all the iron makers in the vicinity will be in operation.
 Tn Mayor Lewis court this morning the session proved profitable to the city of Bessemer as the civic executive fined a negro and white man 500 each for carrying concealed weapons, There has been so much shooting of late in the dis trict that Mayor Lewis felt little stren- uous punishment was needed to subdue the pistol toters.'
 Wylam Is slated to mix things up with the Rolling Mill team Saturday after noon on the Rolling Mill diamond. It will be one of the crucial games of the season.
 Funeral services over the remains of Miss Marjorie Stubbs. aged 67 years, former resident of Bessemer who died in Birmingham Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Hard wick, 12o7 Ash street, were conducted this morning from the residence and interment followed in Cedar Hill cemetery In this city. By the older residents the deceased Is well remembered In Bessemer.
 Driver. nARr0 on the streets, decided to depart this morning tor parts unknown. The negro managed to escape. but after an alarm had been given for the fugitive Officer Tom Perkins located his quarry at Reed CTS, and within two hours after making his getaway" Driver was back at work with the chain gang.
 Agnes Wallace, 8 negro woman, ran amuck at Smiths Mines and did consider able damage to her spouse, Jess Wallace, before officers intervening arrested her. The negro woman was placed in the city jail on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
 Henry Armstrong; a negro, was ar- rested at Feeders this morning by Offi- cers Parsons and Haygood on a charge of murder. It is alleged by the officers that the negro committed the crime in Rome, Ga
 The consolation drawing in the tennis tournament now being held under the auspices of the Bessemer Tennis club were held in the rooms of the Young Mems Athletic club last night with the following results:
 Doubles: Walker and R. Bailey vs. Houston and Bradley; Adams and Sal mon vs losers in Gwin-Smith and Wind ham-Ball match; Cohen and Williams vs. Wade and Trengrove; Cockrell and Don- eldson vs. H. McInery and Trotter.
 Singles: Cockrell vs Bradley; Salmon vs. Ed Brannon; Goodwin vs Houston; Williams vs. Walker Smith vs. Dr. o. Spencer; Adams vs. Fitzpatrick; Donald son vs. Kuchins; Hawkins vs. either Gwin or Ball
 These matches will be played tomorrow on the courts of the Bessemer Tennis club.
 Miss Zellna Leftkowitz has returned from a weeks vacation at Rhea Springs, Tenn.
 MT. and Mrs. T. H. Reade of Tusca- loosa are visiting relttives and friends in Bessemer
 Miss Lula Trayweek and Miss Leila Treyweek of Greenville arrived today to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. o. E. Randall and family.
 Miss May Della Hoover and Miss Clara Hoover of Meridian, Miss. are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Milton at their home on Arlington avenue.
 Julian Levy. who is on his way homo at Amarillo, Tex, stopped over in Bes- sener yesterday to visit his niece, Miss Schwabacher.
 Miss Ruth Gregg of Prattville Is ex- pected to arrive tomorrow to be the guests of Miss Geraldine Odell.