The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer February 15.--(Special.j While at work at the local plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe ana Foundry company today, a piece of hot iron struck Tom Pugh in the left eye. badly injuring the member A physi- clan was immediately called and the eye was dressed. While the injury is not fatal it is very painful and it will be several days before MT. Pugh will be able to be back at work
 Much interest is being manifested in the basketball game which. will be played Tuesday night at the Jonesboro skating rink between the five of the Tuscaloosa High school and the Bes- semer High school teams. Coach Sparkes is putting the local squad through some hard practice prepara-
 tory for the contest The Bessemer team is in excellent condition for the tattle and Captain Scott feels su-e that the boys will make an excellent show | ing.
 ! The infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Raburn died last night at the | home of her parents at Hopewell aft CT a short illness of pneumonia. The 2 o'clock from the residence, interment | being at Sadler cemetery
 Miss Alice Huey, a returned mission ary from China, will make an address 1 rext Monday afternoon at the Firs:
 Baptist church. A splendid musical! programme has been arranged for this occasion and at the conclusion of tl.e talk by Miss Huey a reception will be i held by the ladies of the circles of | the Aid society. A large number of | invitations have been issued and a | large attendance Is anticipated Work on the five-story building of | the Bessemer Realty company being i erected on the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street is being pushed to completion. Already all of the brick work has been completed and the plate glass windows for the stores are being placed while the decorators on the in terior, to be occupied by the Bright Star cafe, are hard at work. The bulld 1 ing will probably be ready for occu- | pancy about March 15, and when com p1eted will be one of the most modern and up-to-date office buildings in this district.
 The two-story building on Third ave- | nue between Eighteep/h and Nineteenth streets, which Is being erected by J. W. Ager, is nearly completion. The brick walls have been erected one-story high and work has already been start | ed on the second story. The building IS
 e5x140 feet and when completed will
 cost approximately $25,000.
 J. W. Nicholas, aged 74 years, died
 tonight at the family residence in
 Jonesboro MT. Nicholas had lived in the Bessemer district all his life. He
 is survived by his widow and one daughter. Funeral services will bc con-
 ducted tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the resid ence with tho Rev. George Davenport officiating. Inter-
 ment will be at Pleasant Hill ceme- | tery.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church held it's | regular meeting this afternoon ill the l basement of the church at which time a literary programme was rendered Mrs. Sherman was the leader and had | for her subject, China" Mrs. Sturdi-
 want gave a geographical sketch ot China while Mrs. Persons made talk on the education and religious level opment. A pleasing account of the chil- dren of China was given by Mrs. F. B Buck. After a song and prayer the so- 1 oiety adjourned to enjoy a social hour with Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant and Mrs R. A. Mickle as hostesses During tho afternoon tempting refreshments were
 served Those present were Mrs. k l A. Mickle, Mrs. J. F. Sturdivanr. Mrs E. R. Buck, Mrs. McNeice, Mrs. Sher-
 man, Mrs. George Stoves. Mrs. George Fattons and Mrs. A. A. Persons
 Band No. l of the I4adies' Aid so. ciety of the First Baptist church heli
 an interesting meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs F.. M Owen or Fifth avenue. Mrs. Percy Briggs reat an interesting paper while Mrs. M. P Reynolds read sketch on the life o
 Miss Anne Hartwell, a missionary tt China Plans were completed for thu reception to be given for Miss Allc'
 Huey next Monday.
 The Sunday school class of Mrs. O C.. Neal of the First Methodist churcl
 will have short business sesston aI.' social hour Thursday night in th'
 basement of the church and all mem
 bers of both bands are urged to D.
 present
 The Music club will meet Wednea day afternoon at o'clock with Mrs l. r. Swallow on Clarendon avenuo'
 Earl McCormick hos Bone to lAaley