The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
BESSEMER HEW

Bessemer, July S.-(special) for
 additions to the Roberts school and the
 Clarendon school buildings were opened
 at a special meeting of the board of edu- ] cation held last night at the high school
 building T. A. Wilson secured the con- tract for the additions to the Roberts school, while the Crotwel1 Bros Lumber company secured the contract for the addition to the Clarendon Avenue school.
 Contractors submitted bills as follows:
 Roberts school Central Lumber com
 pany, S656S; Knight Bros sss45 J. T. Crofford, s7l76; W. F. Nolan, s64s1; Charles W. Hall. s634S; T. A Wilson. 57S5: Crotwell Bros s6025. For Clarendon Ave nue school: Central Lumber company, S9S9O; Knight Bros. s633O; J. T. Crofford. s6495; w. F. Nolan. se23s: Charles w
 Hall $6359; T. A. Wilson, s606s; Crotwell Bros, S5SS0.
 For heating Roberts school: Sullivan 1 Plumbing company. ssT: Long-Lewis Hardware company, s10s1. For heating Clarendon Avenue school: Sullivan Plumb ing company, $21S5, Long-Lewis Hard
 ware company $204S For Clarendon Ave nue school plumbing: Sullivan Plumbing corSpany. $75S; Long-Lewis Hardware company, s74o.
 Work will be commenced at once so as to have the buildings ready for occupancy by the beginning of school about the middle of September
 F. B. Bryant of this city broke the worlds record for fast running on a Smith motor bicycle. in race held in Bessemer Monday. his time being 35 miles an hour while the best record for anna teurs in the past on this kind of a wheel was 32 miles an hour
 A wedding which came al a surprise to the many friends of the contracting parties was that of Miss Kettle Mason and Archie Parker of Odenvlle. which was soIemnized tonight at the home of the brides father George Mason, at Jonesboro, in the presence of few rel atives. The Rev. D. O. Thompson. pastor of the Woodlawn Baptist church, offi- ciated Miss Ma son Is a charming young woman and was very popular here. while MT. Parker holds responsible position with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company at Feeders. MT. and Mrs. Parker will reside at Feeders.
 The home of Mrs L. B. Bradley on Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street was the scene of a pretty hospitality this afternoon when she entertained the mem- bers of her Sunday school class of the First Methodist church and a number of guests. The reception rooms were artistically arranged in ferns and cut flowers while in the hall punch was dis pensed from a bowl banked in flowers by Miss Minnette Hood and Carolyn Brad ley, the attractive little daughter of the hostess. Forty-two was the feature of the afternoon, four tables being used for the games, at the conclusion of which an ice course was served. The guests besides class members were Miss Helen Rodenberg, Miss Katie Nolen, Miss Mill dred Winters, Miss Ella Bumby, Miss Willie Rose Jenkins, Miss Minnette Hood, Miss Carolyn Bradley and others.
 Mir. and Mrs, Octavus Roy Cohen of Charleston, s. C., are visiting relatives in Bessemer for several months. MT. Cohen formerly lived in Birmingham, but recently moved to Charleston. He stated that he would remain in this city until October and in all probability would make this district his home In future
 John w Walston. who has been con nected with the Lewis Read Drug com pany for several years, has resigned his
 position here and accepted one with the Hall Drug company at Fairfield. MT. Walston will enter upon his new duties at once and his many friends wish for
 him much success in his new field. Much interest Is being manifested in
 the baseball game to be played Satur- day afternoon on the Feeders diamond
 on Fairfax avenue and Sixteenth street
 between the By-Product plant club and Feeders. The game will be called promptly at o'clock and iitney busses will leave Fulton's Drug Store at 2:30 o'clock The Rolling mill nine will meet the fast team from Bayview Saturday afternoon and in all probability this will hR pf district this sea son. The Bessemer team has not lost a game this season and they
 hope to make this their twelfth vic- tory.
 At the regular meeting of the Congre- gation Agudath Achim of this city the following officers were elected for the coming year: Sol Kartus. president, re- elected M. Weinstein, vice president. re- elected: Alex Guss, secretary: Jacob Strauss treasurer Jacob Green, s. Vein
 stein and L. Goldberg, trustees. A talk was made by A Baitchman on Brother ly Love-" while C. H. Weinstein also spoke. committee of three was ap- pointed to arrange for the coming hol- days.
 The Rev R. w Bedinger of the Congo
 African mission of the Southern Pres byterian church. who is home on a fur tough, will fill the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church in this city Sun day evening at o'clock. For several years MT Bedinger has been in the in- terior of Africa doing missionary work. Walter Pitts, negro was given hearing this morning before Judge I. A. Lewis in recorders court on charge of cruelty to animals and was fined s25 and costs. The arrest was made by Detectives
 Ross and Goodwin and the negro was charged with beating and cutting a mule intrusted to his care at Raimund No.
 2 mines.
 1 Eleven reservists have left Bessemer
 and vicinity for New York, from where
 they will sail for Italy to join the Italian army. large number of others are
 waiting in readiness to be called while
 many men who have been called will
 not go, but will stay here to support their l families. Tn speaking of the matter a
 well-known Italian stated that there
 would be 14.O00 Italians to leave New
 York between July 10 and A. and that
 in the United States there were 265,0OO
 subject to call and a large majority of these would go.
 There will be called meeting of the | deacons of the First Presbyterian church
 tomorrow evening at o'clock in the l church parlors at which all members are | urged to be present, as several matters of importance will come before that body.
 Mrs Hugh McEniry and Miss Mildred Winters will leave tomorrow for Mississp-