The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-11
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. May 1e.-tSpecia1) )-Mueh in terest is being manifested in the meeting of the board of education tomorrow night at which time a number of important matters will be considered. and as this is the regular time for the election of superintendent and principal. Supt. A. A. Persons and Principal R. A. Mickle are both applicants for tue place. while there are number of other applications. Both MT. Persons and MT. Mickle have been connected with the Bessemer schools for several years and are well known. The members of the board are. Dr. R P. Me T. J. Fitzpatrick, E. A. Dudley and J. W. Brooks
 The Bessemer city court convened this morning with Judge j. C. B. Gwin presid- Ing and after impaneling the juries for the week the case of D. L. Eastis vs. A. B. Outlaw and Ed Thompson was taken
 up. The plaintiff is seeking damages for the alleged personal injuries received in an automobile accident and a large
 number of witnesses were examined.
 Goodwin & Ross represented the plaintiff
 while Bondurant & Smith represented the
 defendants.
 A telephone call was received at police
 headquarters last night from Sheriff
 Wooley of Perry county, inf>Sming tho
 bessemer officers that a party of three
 negroes who had stolen between $500 and s6oo at Marion, were coming in the direc-
 tion of Bessemer in a wagon. The local
 detectives within two hours after receiv-
 ing the message had Caleb Gayles, Ander-
 son Gayles and Robinson Gayles, colored,
 arrested and locked in the city jail. Caleb
 Gayle had s14 on his person and Robinson
 Gayle had currency to the amount of
 $56.9o and receipts for oyer 800. The other
 negro had nothing and was ordered re.
 leased Sheriff Wooley arrived in Bes-
 semer tonight at 10 o'clock and will take
 the men back to Marion for trial
 The following invitation have been is-
 sued by. the Bessemer dancing class: You
 are invited to attend the informal dance
 given by the Bessemer dancing class
 Wednesday evening, May F, from g to F
 O clock, at the hall in the Bessemer Realty
 building" The list includes a large num-
 Der of names and the affair promises to
 be one of the most delightful of it's kind
 given in Bessemer in sometime. The atnietlc meet dI the beSSeEtcf
 High school this afternoon was sue
 .ess in every particular and was at tended by a large crowd. The races were won as follows: 100-yard dash,
 Frank Hughes. 10.4 seconds. with Ger aid Mickle making it in 111s secoIms
 44o-yard dash, Frank Hughes; running high jump, Gerald MiclSle, jumping | ? feet with Carl Ross second. jumping 5 feet potato race for girls, Miss Hat "a Tpnt, n tnr -1acr ctaA
 Henry Evans and Harry Stout, sack
 race. Harry Faul. monkey race. Ralph Merritt; nail driving, girls Miss Alma
 England couple race. Miss Hattie Pen nington and Gerald Mickle shoe ro ce, Frank Hughes; ball throw, Miss Alma England bicycle race, one half mile. Frank Scott one mile relay race won by seniors.
 Band No. 2 of the Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church met this afternoon in regular session with Mrs. Lamar Meek at her home on Firth avenue. After q scripture reading by Mrs. Nesperlng. several musical se- lections were rendered by Mrs. Geo: ge Ross. Those present were. Mrs W. F.. Surratt, Mrs. Claude Moore, Mrs. Haney, Mrs. W. M. Christian, Mrs. Jesse Ed wards. Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. Schriei, and Mrs. W. M. Nesperling. The Auction Bridge club will be en- tertained Wednes sday afternoon by Mrs
 James R. Houston at her home on Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street. Mrs. George Waller will be hostess 10 the Matrons' club Friday afternoon at l her home on Second avenue. The Bessemer Equal Suffrage asso- ciation will hold it's regular meeting Thursday afternoon al s:30 o'clock at the public library at which time all members are urged to be present as discussed.
 Miss Willie Allen who has been teaching school at Kimberly has re- turned to her home.
 Mrs. Emory Lee who has been at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital for the past two weeks has been removed to her home.
 Miss Kathleen Waller left today fer Nashville where she will be the guest of friends at St. Cecelia Academy for several weeks.
 Mrs. Harry Passmore has returned to Der home after a delightful visit to Mrs W. T. Hart.
 Mrs. Leo Brewster of Mineral Wells, Texas. is the guest of her parents. Mir. and Mrs N. H Parsons, on Fourth avenue
 Mrs. William H. H. Judson and Miss Grace Hudson expect to leave in a. few days for Anniston where they will be the guests of friends for several weeks. c. C. Tucker of Marion is in Besse- rner m husipexS