The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-18
MRS. STRICKLAND
 D|ESAT BESSEMER
Young MatrOn Passes Away at a Local Infirmary
 After Brief Illness

 rie Turner, a negro woman charged with receiving and coneealing stolen property was given a hearing at a special session of the recorders court this afternoon and was fined $50, including costs and five days extra. The case grew out or the arrest of her son on charge Of grand larceny. The boy who was only l6 years of age was bound over to the JuVe- nile court and will be tried next Friday afternoon before Judge Murphy It is alleged that the boy. Lee Turner, who was employed at the Bessemer Dry Goods company, stole dry goods to the amount of about Sl00 and had been hiding them at the home of his mother in the rolling mill quarters. The case was worked up by Special Officer A. D. Maddox, the goods recovered and both negroes in the city jail before the proprietors of the store Frank Sullivan and Alex Guss, were aware of the fact that the boy had been stealing from them He con- fessed to the theft.
 Owing to the nclement weather the called meeting of the Bessemer Board of Trade. which was to have been held this afternoon at o'clock at the Board of Trade rooms, was postponed to q later date.
 Mrs J. A. Snider has been appointed by the Anti-Tuberculosis association of Birmingham. chairman of the committee in charge of the sale of the Red Cross seals in this city The following women have been appointed to assist Mrs. Sni- der: Mrs. A. C. Mitchell, Mrs J. $. Win ters, Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. T. T. Huey, Mrs Charles Kuchins and Mrs. w. w. Baltar Jr This committee will be assist ed by number of young women who will sell the seals at the booths. which will be placed in three drug stores in Bessemer The seals will be put on sale on Monday and the public is urged to help the cause by the purchase of the seals.
 Mrs. A. O. Strickland died this morning at o'clock at the Elizabeth Duncan hos pital, where she had been removed few days ago for treatment. The death or this beautiful young woman was partic- suarly sad, for while it was known that she was seriously ill, it was not thought that she was in any danger and the an ncuncement of her death came as a dis tinct shock to her many friends. She was just 70 years of age and prior to her marriage was Miss Grace Lassiter of Meridian. She came to Bessemer as Q bride nearly a year ago. and during her residence in Bessemer had made many warm friends by her lovely traits of character. For the past few months pr. and Mrs Strickland have been living in the home of Dr.. T. F. Robinson on Berkley avenue The deceased is sur vved by her husband, an infant son. her Gather, c. r. Lassiter of Meridian, who was in attendance at her bedside three brothers and Cae sister.
 Tine funeral will take place Saturday morning at io o'clock from the residence of Dr. and Mrs w. D. Taylor on Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, the ser vices to be conducted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment will be made at Cedar Hill cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
 The following will act as pallbearers: Active-Mack Ba9son, L. w. Allen, John Egan, James Donaldson, F. P. Diffley and l.. $. Moroer Honorary-Dr. w. D. Taylor, Sr., E. A. Patton, pr. T. F. Rob- inson, John Martin, E. G. Terry and Dr. M. c. Rassdale. Jr.
 The Bessemer cafe at 105 Nineteenth street was entered by thieves last night anG a pistol, $6 in cash and a large amount of clothing was stolen. Jim Sar- ris is the proprietor of the place and ent,ance was gained through the door. The robbery was reported to police and officers are working on the case.
 At 620 o'clock this morning the fire department answered call to Exerter avenue and Twentieth street, where d
 
 The blaze was quickly extinguished, the damage being estimated at about $10. At 6:30 o'clock an alarm came in from Seventh alley and Twentieth street where house occupied by negroes was on fire. The damage will amount to about $10.
 Funeral services over the remains of Dewey Thaxton, who died Wednes- day morning following a weeks illness of pneumonia at the home of his sis ter. Mrs. A. c. Hagood. at Readers were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the First Methodist church, the pastor, the Rev. George Stoves, con- ducting the services. The deceased was IF years of age and was a member of the senior eighth grade of the Besse- mer High school and the entire body attended the funeral. Interment was made at the Pratt City cemetery with lowing schoolmates of the deceased were pallbearers: William Winters, Eu- gene Coston, Ben Coston, Lucien Spen- cer, Robert Berry, William Lowry, Har- rison Hendricks and Fred Harrison.
 Bessemer camp No S1, Woodmen of the World, held an interesting meeting last night in the hall on Third avenue at which time one candidate was in itated and two applications were re- ferred to committees Much enthusiasm was manifested in the meeting. The newly elected officers will be installed at the first meeting in January.
 
 The Princess theatre on Second ave- nue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, which has been closed for sew eral months, will reopen Saturday un- der the management of T. A. Snider proprietor of the Grand theatre. The building has been repainted and over- hauled and is beautifully decorated in the Christmas colors of red and green holly, mistletoe and Christmas bells being. attractively arranged through out.
 The Missionary society of the Jones' boro Methodist church met yesterday afternoon in regular business session ats the home of Mrs. F. A. Dudley. The routine business was disposed of, and it was decided to hold the next meet ing the first Thursday in January at which time the election of officers will take place. At the conclusion of the Jc1