The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-23
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, June 22.-(Specal.) )-The past 12 months has been a record breaking | year in the way of buildings for Besse- n.er, the approximate cost of new build | ings and improvements made on plants being more than half million dollars. ] Since July l. 1914, 100 buildings have been erected in the city at the cost of s27000O, l this taking in business blocks and pub l lie buildings as well as residences. More 1 brick buildings have been erected in Bes- semer during the past year than in many years. Several brick stores have been erected on Second avenue, Third avenue and Nineteenth street and the business section of the city has been greatly changed. A large number of residences costing from $l0,0O0 down, have been con- structed in the different parts of Besse- mer. Mrs. Elizabeth Ivy, S2 years of age, died last night at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. A. M. Spencer, 2031 Clarendon avenue after a lingering illness. The deceased had made her home in Besse- mer for a number of years, where she was we'll known. Short funeral services
  the residence, being conducted by the Rev. George Stoves, pastor of the First Meth odist church. The body was sent to Okalona, Miss, this morning at 10:5S o'clock over the Alabama Great South ern railroad by Huey & Spangler, where | interment will be made tomorrow. The deceased is survived by number of rela- | tives in Bessemer as well as in Missis- sippi
 | The police committee of the Bessemer | city council held an investigation this fternoon in the matter of Detective A. D. Maddox striking E. N. Brown of Bir- 1 mingham, in recorders court yesterday morning. MT. Brown was arrested Sun day afternoon by Detectives Maddox and | Ross a charge of speeding and it is alleged that the defendant called Mr. Maddox a name when the latter struck 1 him. After thoroughly Investigating the matter MT. Maddox was suspended for five days.
 1 At the meeting of the special committee l from the Bessemer Commercial club on l the Fourth of July celebration held to- day, it was decided not to have the motor cycle traces as contemplated, as there was too much danger in making sharp curves 1 on unprotected streets It was decided | to have a slow race with motors and also 1 to give a prize for the best decorated ] motorcycle.
 | The fire department answered a call to l Eighteenth street between Sixth and Sew enth avenues today about o'clock. where l the house owned by Sam Lefkovits and 1 occupied by H. Goldberg and family, | was on fire. The blaze was of the roof variety and is thought to have started l from a spark. It was extinguished with | little difficulty and the damage is esti- | mated at about s.
 Bessemer lodge No. 45S Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, held it's regular meeting last night. at which the officers for the ensuing year were elected as fol- lows: Henry c. Ozley, worshipful mas teri Clyde H. Brown. senior warden; I. R. Thomasson, junior warden; w. D. La ner. secretary; w. E. Surratt. treasurer; c. s. May, senior deacon; c. B. Lytle. junior deacon Andrew c. Mitchell. mar shal. The newly elected officers will be installed at the regular meeting of the lodge in July.
 Chief Deputy Sheriff W. B. Vines has returned from Montgomery, where he went after Jake Walker a negro. who is alleged to have been in the house at Fossil mines when w. s. Patton, special
 officer for the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
 Railroad company, stationed at Readers,
 was shot and killed as he was attempt
 ing to arrest two negro desperadoes sev-
 eral weeks ago Walker was placed in
 the county jail and Deputy Vines stated
 that although the negro has not confessed
 to being directly connected with the
 crime he has said he was near the scene
 at the time of the killing. He claims to
 have been gambling in the house next to the one in which MT. Patton was killed.
 The recital which was to have been
 given at the Masonic hall Thursday night
 by the Woman's Missionary society of
 Brighton will be given Wednesday even-
 ing. The date was changed owing to
 the fact that the women were unable to
 secure the hall for Thursday as some i'm portant meeting will be held there that night MT and Mrs. Henry F. Morton left to- day for Cook Springs. where they will visit relatives and friends for two weeks. pr. J. c. Berry has returned from