The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-06
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. August 5.-(Special )-The tournament of the Bessemer Tennis club opened here today with a num- on the courts.
 In the doubles there will be 16 teams matched and In the singles 31 entries have already been made with President George Houston. The playing is being cone on four clay courts in various sections of the city and large crowds of spectators watch them with interest every afternoon.
 The results of the first days play resulted as follows: Doubles, Bailey and Clay defeated Cockrell and Don aldson in two straight sets. 6-4 e-S. Singles, Cohen defeated Walker, 6-1, 63 and 97; Rush defeated Fitzpatrick, 6-2, 6-3; Bailey defeated Donaldson. 6-1, 1o-s; Byers defeated Goodwin. 4-6 G-2, 6-l; Howard MoEniry won from Dr. Octavious Spencer, 6-1. 6-3; Trotter de- feated Hawkins. 8-1. 6-S Skews defeat- ed Cockrell, 6-4, 6-3. 4-6. 6-S. Mack and Jack Clay announce that they will give the finest Spaulding racquet obtainable to the winner of the singles as first prize. J. B. Morton also will give the best racquet pro curable to the club to be awarded as a prize.
 There will be matches played on the Fifth avenue. Eighth avenue and First avenue courts tomorrow afternoon, both singles and doubles. to which the public in cordially invited
 The Bessemer Gas company will at the next regular meeting of the city | council here be granted material change in its present franchise with | the oity and. according to the addi : | tional paragraph which the company | wants inserted in the franchise, will ] in all probability, sell out to the Bir-
 mingham Railway. Light and Power | company.
 | At the last meeting of the board of aldermen here the company asked that
 sections and 10 of its charter be
 amended so that for the next 10 years | the city could not exercise It's author | ity relative to the fixing of rates for gas by the company and submitted 9
 schedule of prices for the product that | means 8 material saving to the large consumer and slightly lower rate to the small user. this schedule to apply
 until August 1, 1915. The new sec l ton which the company wishes added l aBl0s that the city consent to the sale of the. company and all its property to | the Birmingham Railway, Light and ] Power company.
 The matter was referred to the street | and light committee of the board with | instructions to report back to the next | regular meeting of the council and it | is generally understood that the com mlttee will make a favorable report.
 This morning in the recorders court Will Yates, negro, was bound over | to the grand jury under a $500 bond
 on charge of assault with intent to murder. The negro was arrested re- | gently by Maddox and Ross. It is al- legged that he shot at another negro through window last Christmas
 Mary Hanks. & negro woman of East
 Bessemer, and Mike Roberson, negro
 of Dolomite were arrested today by
 Deputy Sheriff Parker on the charge
 of violating the prohibition law. It has been announced by the Rev | [. F. Swallow, pastor of the First Pres byterfan church, that the church hal organized a beginners and primary de. partments of the Sunday school witf Mrs Joseph H. Read as superintendent and Mrs. J. F. McPherson. vice presi. Gent; with Miss Annie D. Haley ant Miss Lucille Lytle as helpers. The en tire basement of the church has beer
 given over to this department and
 they will meet at the Sunday schoo
 hours. A special offering will b,
 taken Sunday in connection with thu regular offering for the necessar,
 equipment of these departments. I'm
 beginners department will make
 place for the children who heretofor'
 have been considered too small by par
 ents to attend Sunday school. All par
 cnts are cordially invited to visit thes
 departments.