The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
BESSEMER NEWS

While attempting to cross a spur track | of the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
 which runs into the lumber yard of Crotwell Brothers Lumber company on | Eighth avenue and Twentieth street, Isaac Fuller, a negro boy about 13 years 1 of age, was run over and fatally injured | by switch engine, his body being crushed to a pulp. Jacobs ambulance was immediately called and the boy was hurried to the Elizabeth Duncan hos pital where everything possible was done but the child died a few minutes after reaching the hospital Both legs were crushed, while his body was man. gled and his skull crushed
 From what could be learned the boy was attempting to cross the track in a buggy and did not see the train which was switching until it struck the buggy, demolishing it. About o'clock this afternoon the local fire department answered call to 2012 Exter avenue, where there was a small blaze on the roof of a negro house. The fire was extinguished and l the damage is estimated at about $20. As the truck was going down Third avenue between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets "Jack," the mascot of the fire department, who always went to the fires with the firemen, was run over and killed.
 The truck was just driving up at the l fire station when another alarm came in and the truck rushed to 727 Carolina avenue, where a house occupied by a negro was on fire. The blaze was of the roof variety and was quickly extin- guished the damage amounting to about $1
 T.eiI pf tba fxyo-vaar-old flatIph- ter of Nr and Mrs. A. H. Plyant, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents, 727 Bradley street, after short illness of colitis The funeral was held this afternoon at George cemetery, inter- ment following there.
 While going to catch an electric car in | Jonesboro yesterday afternoon, Roland, l the six-year-old son of Assistant Post master and Mrs. H. A. Glosson, was I kicked by a mule colt, the hoof striking the child just over the right eye, cutting a long gash and causing slight fracture. | Physicians were immediately summoned | and the wound was dressed. They are of
 the opinion that the wound. while pain | full, is not necessarily fatal. The colt 1 belonged to a negro who was coming 1 into Bessemer and at the time was pass ! ing through the streets of 'Jonesboro 1 The Bessemer Business college, which will open in Bessemer Monday, was n- corporated with the following officers: G. l.. Griffin, president; A. T. Collins. | vice president; S. F. Kerr, secretary. The 1 college will open for work on the fourth l floor of the Realty building on Third avenue and Nineteenth street Monday ! morning. Mrs. Wilson will be teacher of short hand, Chartier system. l The Rev. w. L. Capps of Leeds will I preach at the First Methodist church 1 Sunday morning at Il o'clock, preparatory ] to the organization of an Epworth League | branch, while at 3 o'clock in the after noon Hugh Locke of Birmingham and
 D. J. Hummer of Ensley will talk on
 the work of the league and organize a league here. All interested are urged to
 attend these meeting.
 l Dr. o. R. Troje, who for the past l two years has been one of the physi-
 clans for the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
 Railroad company at Readers, has been promoted to position in the Bayview
 hospital of the company and will leave next week to take up his duties in 1 his new field. During his sojourn in 1 Bessemer Dr. Troje has made many
 friends who regret to learn that he and Mrs. Troje will go elsewhere to l live but who wish for him much suc- 1
 Mrs. James Donaldson entertained the members of the Junior Matrons' l club and a number Of guests this aft | ernoon at her home on Dartmouth ave- nue. Ferns and cut flowers were at l tractively employed in the decorations of the reception room. Instead of the | usual games the guests brought their sewing and the afternoon was spent I most pleasantly. A salad course with | hot chocolate was served later by the hostess, assisted by her mother, Mrs. H. G. Christlieb. Those present were:
 Mrs. L. w. Allen, Mrs. Charles Kuch- Faulkner, Mrs. O. A, Strickland, Mrs.
 John Egan, Mrs. w. W. Baltar, Jr.,
 Mrs Mack Batson, Mrs P. F. Diffley. Mrs. S. w. Wright, Mrs. Ed DeShazo. Miss Sadie Sturdivant Miss Bessie Lo- | vett. Miss Ruby Ragsdale. Miss Mall 1 lie Downing, Miss Edith Christlieb and
 Mrs. Harold Pickett of Belle Ellen l Miss Schwartzlander will be the
 story teller for the story telling hour, which is held every Saturday afternoon at the public library under the aus : pices of the Bessemer Culture club, l and much interest is being manifested 1 in this matter by the little folk of the | city. Miss Schwartzlander is an inter- esting talker and the children are sure | of treat in hearing her tomorrow afternoon at the library at o'clock l Mrs. E. D. Hixon is at the Elizabeth l Duncan hospital, where she underwent an l operation for appendicitis.
 | Mrs J. M. Brawley has gone to Me- Minnville, Tenn, where she will visit rel l ativea
 1 Miss Lila Mae Moorer is i'll at her home on Sixth avenue. after undergoing slight operation on her throat.
 l Dr. A. B. Patton has returned from a delightful visit with relatives at Mound vile.
 ] Miss Ruby Davidson is doing nicely after an operation for appendicitis at the 1 Elizabeth Duncan hospital.
 1 MT. and Mrs. A. F. Armstrong have re- | turned to their home in Marion. after I spending several days as the guests of 1 pr. J.. c. Curry for the Wilson-Curr
 wedding.
 | Mrs. K. c. Adams of Selma is the guest l of Mrs. E. w. McNeil for a few days. 1 Mrs. c. F. Landis left today for her home in Chattanooga, after spending sometime with her daughter. Mrs. E. F. Lacey.
 { Mrs NJ A. Hall has been removed from