The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-29
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer January 2S.-(Special.)- IA new 24-hour record was established by the Bessemer rolling mill yesterday, when ss7 tons or finished material was rolled, against a previous record of 350 tons. Dur ing the past three and a half years that superintendent Carl E. Meader has been In charge of the local plant, he has broken
 a total of 42 records, 20 of which were 24-hour records and F monthly records. When. MT. Meader took charge of this plant 1t had a 24-hour record of 265 tons which has been gradually increased until the remarkable record of yesterday was | made As is the custom when new records are made the company will distribute ! cigars among the employees participating. Superintendent Maeder will leave the ! services of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
 Railroad company on February 1. l While looking at a gun Marion Davis
 was accidentally shot this afternoon by
 Ben Rounsley, the bullet passing through | his right foot. It appears that they were looking at the gun, when Rounsley acci- ! dentally pulled the trigger. Mir. Davis was taken to the Elizabeth Duncan hos
 pital where the wound was dressed. | While the wound is not considered se-
 rious it is very painful.
 l Mrs Hattie Braley, sister of J. P Elm
 ory, who dropped dead last Saturday
 morning at Lipscomb Station, on the
 South Bessemer car line arrived in Bes-
 semer this morning from San Jose, Cal, | and tho fIIppf.u1 tho will be held tomorrow afternoon at i o'clock from the undertaking establish
 inent of Jacobs, at Third avenue and
 Twentieth street, the services being con-
 ducted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pas
 tor of the First Baptist church. Inter- 1 ment will be made at Cedar Hill s,eme- 1 tery. MT. Emory was a shoemaker
 and had lived in this city for 25 years.
 An interesting programme will be ren- | dered tomorrow morning at the High l school, at which time the new sweaters 1 will be presented to the members of the | football team. Short talks will be made
 by Prof. R. A. Mickle, principal of the l High school: Eugene Hawkins, president l of the Athletic association and Coach J. | Gordon Sparkes
 The m1d-year examinations of the Bes- l semer High school will be completed to. 1 morrow and they have been most satis- l factory in every way. A large number | of pupils will be promoted and the mum.
 Der coming into High school will make
 the enrolment in this building pass the 300 mark. Five years ago the enrolment 1 of the High school was just 100, while il
 has gradually increased until 1t now has | the largest enrolment In the history O, 1 the school.
 Over 150 cars of ashes are being shipped from the Bessemer rolling mill to Oak | wood, a station b miles beyond Prat, City. The ashes which will be used tt fill in bridge culvert at that place. ar,
 being shipped over the Frisco railroad
 The bridge being constructed is of con 1 crete and the ashes will be used to cover | the top of the concrete, giving the ap
 pearance of level ground instead of
 bridge.
 l The Epworth league of the Pleasan | Hill church will have Asiatic entertain. ment in Turkish empire costumes at tn, | church tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clocl by N. A. Boya1ian, a bachelor of art. graduate of Euphrates college; especia courses in Randolph Macon, Vanderbilt
 university and a student of Birmingham college.