The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-06
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July Special Not
 wthstanding the very inclement
 weather the Fourth of July celebra- tion held in this city today was one
 of the largest and best of it's kind ever held in this district During the morn- ing hours the Bessemer cornet band paraded all over the city, playing pop
 ular selections. The parade which was
 scheduled to take place at 1O:3O o'clock
 this morning did not begin until i o'clock on account of the rain It start
 cd from the city hall building on Third
 avenue and Eighteenth street and was led by Ted Hewitt on the first fire
 truck ever owned by the city, he hay ing been a member of the original de- | partment
 | Next came the two automobile fire | trucks, the ladder truck, and other fire | equipment, followed by Company D. Alabama National Guards, the Besse-
 mer eornet band, the uniform rank 1 Woodmen of the World, Boy Scouts. | motorcycles, Bessemer Bicycle club, | mounted police, merchants floats and | automobiles. An interesting feature
 was the billy goat wagon decorated
 in the national colors and driven by | K. D. Saunders Jr
 After viewing the parade the judges,
 Dr. William Waldrop, c. A. Miller, w l T. Williams, C. l.. Dabbs and w O. | Laird, decided on the winners as fol- l lows: For best decorated automobile,
 Oscar Randle, prize s25: second best.
 Mrs. George Schwartz, prize S1O; third.
 Mrs. J. A. Snider, prize $7.5o fourth.
 Mrs. Sam Brick. prize s5; fifth, George
 Ross prize s2.5o; for best decorated | advertising float, Women's Christian Temperance union, sl5; second Long,
 Lewis Hardware company, prize s10 l third, T. W. Benton, $5. MT, Williams
 from Sloss won the SIS prize for the | wagon bringing in the largest crowd
 he having brought in 225 people in one | wagon.
 One of the most amusing things seen
 today was the fight for the water pelons guarded by the fire department or the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street. There were two lines
 of hose on the watermelons and large
 number of boys attempted to get them 1 The success of the day was due to | Commercial club and the committee in l chage which was assisted by the com | mittee of women.
 l Among those having floats were:
 Fulton Drug company, Pegram-P Patton l Harris Brothers. Erlick & Lefkovits | Lcng-Lewis Hardware Co, Simpson l Coal and Grain Co.,, T. w. Benton Huey
 Motor company. Bessemer Rolling mill | F. D. Lewis Furniture company, Grand | theatre, Morton Hardware company F. E. Buck Grocery company, w. D. Fay | Ter Drug company. Schellecci Brothers
 Jim Sullivan Plumbing company. Ros- 1 erbush Salve company Blue Ribbon | Shoe shop. Bessemer Steam laundry l Martin Furniture company Randle X | Milton, Jacobs Undertaking company l Huey x Spangler companyetaon-n- | Huey & Spangler Undertaking Co. | Those having automobiles were Oscar Randle, Mrs. Sam Erlck, Mrs. J A.
 Snider, Mrs. George Schwartz. Mrs J. | F. Cannon, MT. Williams. Mrs. J. F. | Wright, Dr. R. r. McTyiere. George Ross, W. T. Warlick and others. | Will Lovelace. 25 years of age was | killed this morning at a local mine by 2 falling rock. MT. Lovelace was a miner and was at work when a large l rock fell, hitting him. The deceased was well known and highly respected | in this district and is survived by his widow two children, father and moth- CT, two brothers. one sister and a num- | Der of other relatives. The funeral will | take place tomorrow at l ? o'clock iron, | the late residence at Powderly, inter
 ment being at Pleasant Valley ceme- | tcry.
 The Bessemer city council will meet | in regular session tomorrow night in | the council chamber, at which time rfuch routine business will be disposed | of Ii is expected that the committee | to which was referred the matter of q bond issue for the purpose of erect I ing a lighting plant will be ready to. report.
 i Jacobs Undertaking establishment | has just received large new Packard l an. bulance which 1t attracting much attention in Bessemer. The ambulance | is all white and is beautifully equipped and one of the most modern in this dis trict
 l The local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet in reg ular session Tuesday afternoon at I o'clock at the city park Mrs. F. L. Huey the president. requests sll mem
 bors to meet promptly as several busi-
 ness matters will come before that l body
 Miss Lillian and Miss Kathleen Ca hill will entertain at a truck ride to
 Fern Springs Wednesday night. The