The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-23

H'Chlef OF FIRE department.
Ben F. Ray registrar of Jefferson coun-
| ty, will be in Bessemer on January % for
| the purpose of giving all qualified voters
an opportunity of registering. On jan
| uary he will be at Mulga and will re-
main there only one day, while he will be
at Virginia Mines on January IL, Jones'
boro January IL, at Woodward on Janu-
airy % and at Parkwood on January 2s.
| The merchants of Bessemer are prepar-
| ing for heavy business Friday. as the ma
| jority of the corporations in this district,
as we'll as at Blue Creek, will pay off on
December "a and this will in all probable
| ity bring large amount of money to
| Bessemer
| Arthur Scott negro was given hear
| ing this afternoon at a special session of
| the recorders court before Judge l. A.
| Lewis on a charge of larceny 1t was al
| legged by Special Officer Maddox who
| made the arrest that the negro had been
| stealing coal, and he had had several
| complaints against him. After hearing
the evidence in the case the man was
| fined $3.50, including costs.
| The Bessemer public schools will close
| for the Christmas holidays Thursday aft
ernoon and a number of the teachers will
| leave at once Tor their respective UO1leS
| to spend Christmas and will return to
| Bessemer only in time to resume their
| work when school opens on Monday jan
! uary 3.
| The ElSs Christmas tree committee is
hard at work getting things ready for
| the annual Christmas tree which will be
given at the hall on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock and already a large number
| of names have been turned in and neces-
| sary wearing apparel, fruits, toys and
| everything that goes to make up real
| Christmas is being supplied for those who
otherwise wouldn't have any Christmas
| The mems committee composed of Clip
| Hocutt, chairman; f.. A. Little, A. w.
| Deason, Girard Crook, George Ross and
| Sam Stein, is being ably assisted by the
| ladies' committee, composed of Mrs. A.
G. Mitchell chairman: Mrs. George Ross,
Mrs Gardner r. Goodwin, Mrs. Law
| renee Gardner, Mrs ]. S. Winters Mrs.
| H. V. Rogers, Mrs. r. Il. Huey Mrs G..
| B. Hollingsworth Mrs. George Houston,
Mrs Corrie owen Gray and Mrs. w. j..
| Long.
| Funeral services over the remains of ].
l.. Daniels. who died yesterday at his
| home at Lipscomb after a long illness,
1 were held this afternoon at 2:30 o. clock
| from the late residence, interment being
at Lipscomb cemetery. The deceased was
50 years of age and was well known in
this district. He is survived by his widow
two sons John Vassar and Eugene DAN
| iels and one daughter, Miss Grace Dan
iels, all residing at Lipscomb
| The Woman's Missionary society of the
| First Methodist church will serve dinner
and supper Thursday and Friday in the
vacant store on Third avenue, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, next
to the e. l.. Huey Furniture company.
Charlie Cargile, Arthur Green. Iunev
| Ragsdale, Joe Stone and Eugene Haw-
kins have returned from the University
| Of Alabama to spend the holidays with
| relatives.
| Miss Maud Upton. a student at
Montevallo, has arrived to spend the
| holidays with relatives
! Harry F. White is the guest of his
| family for the holidays.
! Mrs. e. A. Little and children will
| leave Friday for Meridian, where they
Will be the guests of relatives for the
| holidays.
daughter, Claudia Mae will leave
Thursday for Ozark. where they will
| be the guests of relatives.
! Miss Margaret Berry Is able to be
out after recent illness at her home
| at Raimund.
j. E. Edge left today for his home
| in Memphis. having been called there
| by the serious illness Of his brother,
| W. s. Edge.
Miss Adele Schwabacher will leave
| Saturday for Selma, where she will
attend the Sunday school convention,
which will be in session there.
| Officer Seph Ross is i'll at his home
| in East Bessemer.
! Mrs. Philip Frlck will leave Sat-
urday for Selma, where she will at
| tend Sunday school convention
which will be in session there.
Miss Lena Hatcher is able to be
| out, after a recent illness at her home
| on Fifth avenue.
! Mrs. Sam Lefllovits is able to be
out after recent illness at her home
on Clarendon avenue.
William Fl. IT, Judson. editor of the
Bessemer Weekly, is i'll at his home on
Clarendon avenue.