The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
BEssEMER NEWS

Bessemer. August 2f.--Fully 5000 people
from Bessemer and the surrounding ter
ritory visited the special development
train of the Queen and Crescent railroad,
which stopped over In this city from
until 1 o'clock this afternoon on its tour
from Meridian to Cincinnati. and every
one who saw the various exhibits ex-
pressed themselves as being highly pleased
with the train and the spirit that prompt
ed the Queen and Crescent railroad to
send II through the country.
The train was composed of 10 cars and
carried exhibits ranging from domestic
science to live stock. including farming
implements of merit and MANY house,
hold articles that viii have much time
and work for the housewife. Each de-
partment is under competent instructor
and they are most obligng about show
articles on exhibition.
One OF the most unique exhibits was
that of proper packages TO be used in
shipping fruits, vegetables ana other farm
products to the various markets, that
allowed of them being properly graded
and classified for sale, Much literature
that will be good food for thought to
people Interested was distributed and the
train and its contents maze a lasting i'm
precision on the minds OF those who saw
Ii.
Those in charge of the train are e. d.
Stratton. general industrial agent for the
rood E. NJ. Lane. market agent; c. c.
Prescott, general agricultural agent, V.
w. Lewis, geenral live stock agent, and
Miss Cora Deddridge and Miss Minnie w.
Hopper, domestic science instructors.
The train left this city ut o. clock for
Birmingham where 1t will remain over
Sunday.
Funeral services over the remains of
W. e. Ross. who died Friday morning,
viii be held at the First Presbyterian
church tomorrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
II is currently rumored that the Bes-
semer Gas company property has been
sold to the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company, although no or
ficial announcement has been made as
to the sale. Report has it that the pur-
chaser Will take over the holdings on
September l. 1t is understood that the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company will expend large sum of
money improving the plant and giving to
Besseiner an excellent service so far
HOthiilS bttu cdiu OF CntdpcT gas,
but 1t is rumored that the price will be
the same that paid In Birmingham,
which will be considerably less.
George r. Davies. while in bathing at
Wrightsville Beach Sunday last had a
narrow escape from drowning. 1t seems
that Mr. Davies was caught I'm strong
undertow and but for the erompt action
of a negro man who saw his distress
would have drowned. The negro brought
him to the beach where he soon re.
covered.
At the recent meeting of the Bessemer
board of education bids were submitted
for the repairing and remodeling
or the two negro school houses.
the Hard school building and the Ninth
avenue school building. Five bids were
submitted and w. f. Nolan was awarded
the contract. The work will commence
at once In order to have the buildings
ready for the opening OF the schools the
third week In September. 1t is stated
that the work will cost $500. The work
on the addition of the two white school
buildings is progressing rapidly and will
be finished before the opening of the
schools. This work will cost approx
mately $4,000.
One of the biggest social events OF the
season for Bessemer's young society set
will be the dance to be given by Miss
Dora Barr Monday evening at the Realty
building in compliment to Miss Mary Hal
loran of Nashville, who is the house
guest OF Miss Kathleen Waller. The list
OF guests are as follows. Miss Mary Hal
loran. the guest of honor Miss Kathleen
Waller, Miss Rosebud McWlliams Miss
Resale Goldberg. Miss Margaret Ray
mond Miss Ida Weinstein, Miss Ida
Kartus. Miss Berney Gillen, Miss Emma
Gum, Miss zelna Lefkovits Miss Mil
dred Jaffe, Miss Margaret Berry, Miss
Mary Jacobs. Miss Pearl Weinstein, Miss
lnez Williams. Miss Rachel Lowe, Miss
Bessie Lowe, Miss Dora Weinstein, Miss
Isabelle Curry. Miss Lucille Began, Miss
Bessie Goldstein, Miss Bertha Tngell
Miss Esther Goldman, Miss Ethel Gillen,
Miss Lalla Mae Hyde. Miss Jean Lem
bert. Miss Margaret Griffith, Edwina
Thaggard, Miss Jennie Thompson and
Charner Batson, Joe Bumby. Luney
Ragsdale, Berney Clay, Norman LEFT
kovits, James Lovett Harry Sterling,
Fred Bailey, Joe Little, Harrel Rush,
Ralph Snider, Henry Green, Arthur
Green, Nathan Green, Julian Erlick, John
I1agerty, Bill Hagerty, Myron Raymond,
Harry Kartus. Berney Crook, George
Barr. James Fitzpatrick. Worth Lewis,
Emmett Glenn. DIR. Patton, Anderson Nc
Cambell, Jack Grove, Jim Carney, Jim
Nall, Joe Franklin. Lucien Harris, Ed
Linn, Joe Kahn, Bethea McGill, Steve
Moore, AL Guss. Herman Elliott, Bruce
Nabers, Hal Grlgsby. Robert Berry,
Jerome Fox. William Engel Frank Bat
son. Joe Maddox, Balmer Hill, Walter
Mcdowell. John Underwood. Ed Egan,
Martin Kennedy, RED" Harris, Robert
Huodleston Chaperons for the occasion
are: Dr. and Mrs. J. s. Winters, Mr..