The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-13
A.G.SDEPOT ALMOST READY AT BESSEMER
Work on l.. & N. Station Is
 Also Being Pushed
RECovERs PET DOG
Mrs. T. D. Lewis Recognizes Animal With Gentry Show-AIaj. and Mrs. Huey Entertain in Celebration of
 Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary

Bessemer. November 12.-(Special) Work on the handsome new depot be- ing erected by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company on Ala bama avenue is nearing completion and will be ready for use in the near fu- ture. The depot is built of pressed
 brick finished with stone When com pleted it will cost $35, 900 and will be very much like the station of the com pany at Tuscaloosa
 The Louisville and Nashville Rail road company is also erecting hand some new station on the site occu- pied by the old depot, which was moved back about 75 feet to be used as freight depot. The work is being pushed and when completed at a cost of approximately s35,00o will add great ly to the appearance of that section of the city.
 While attending Gentry Brothers circus yesterday afternoon Miss Doris
 Lewis, the daughter of Mrs T. D. Lewis, recognized a pet dog of hers which had been stolen four months ago At the conclusion of the show she asked Officer R. M Childress to see NIT. Gentry and ask him if she might not see the dog. Mir Gentry consent ed and when she called the animal it came to her and displayed all signs of
 being delighted The dog was turned over to Miss Lewis, Mir Gentdy stat
 ing that he had purchased it about
 three months ago from man and at the time he thought it must have been stolen as the man sold it so cheap1y
 Miss Lewis was delighted at having
 found her pet.
 Last night oscar Huey, son of J. Van Huey, had occasion to get up and happened to see someone striking matches near the barn of his father, near whom he lived. Taking his shot gun, he went in the direction of the barn where he saw a man with sack on his shoulder. He called to the man to halt but instead of halting the in truder began to run. MT. Huey began shooting at him and the thief dropped the sack and fired back at Mir. Huey with pistol. He then ran toward Dol omite. In the sack was three large Plymouth Rock chickens. while there was also another sack which is thought
 to have been for potatoes. MT. Huey was unable to tell whether the man was white or colored.
 The home of Maj. and Mrs Thomas
 T. Huey on Dartmouth avenue and Nineteenth street was the scene of lovely hospitality this evening when they entertained a large number Of their friends in celebration of the tif- tieth anniversary of their wedding. The hall was artistical1y arranged in vel 1nxx- Tor nrxr oJ yoS ,f yellow chrysanthemums intermixed with ferns and smilax were employed in the decorations. The stairway was outlined in autumn leaves.
 Dick Mayfield, the nephew of the hostess stood at the door and showed the guests upstairs, where they took off their wraps and admired the beau tiful gifts received by Mir. and Mrs. Huey. Mrs. F. l.. Huey, Mrs. Lee Moody and Mrs. R. w. Waldrop received the guests in the hall while Mrs w. w. Hollingsworth showed them into the parlor All of these ladies wore hand some evening gowns. Tn the parlor the white and green tones were empha-
 sized, smilax being draped over the windows and arches, while chrysanthe- mums were in every available nook. A large bow of tulle was tied on the chandelier, which was also draped in ivy.
 The guests were received here by Major and Mrs. Huey. the latter look ing lovely in a handsome gown of black velvet with lace trimmings and cut entrain and carrying a shower bou-
 quet of pink roses; Mir. and Mrs ]. ]. Mayfield, Sr., Mir and Mrs. J. B. Huey, the latter being becomingly attired in black crepe de chine Dr. and Mrs. May field and Judge Mayfeld. Mrs. Mayfield wore a lovely toilette of white crepe de chine with silver trimmings. Mrs J. S. Winters and Mrs. w. l.. Rush,