The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-25
BESSE:NER NEWS

Bessemer, May 24.-(Special 1.-The Bes- semer city court convened this morning with Judge J. c. B. Gwin on the bench. After impanelng the juries for the week a jury civil docket was taken up and the entire day was taken up with the hearing of the case of John Cooper vs. the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron com. pany. The plaintiff was seeking dam- ages for alleged personal injuries, and large number of witnesses were examined. Ethridge & Lamar represented the plain tiff, While E. l.. All, of the firm of Till man. Bradley & Morrow, represented the defendant company. In the case of George Jordan vs. the Long-Lewis Hardwar company a consent judgment was reached in the amount of $50. The plaintirr II this case was seeking damages for al. legged injuries received w<en a car in which he was riding was struck by a truck belonging to the defendant com pany.
 1 wedding which came as a surprise | to the many friends of the contracting l parties was that of Miss Catherine Nes- l perling and Holcombe II. Bacon, which was solmenized last night at the home l of the Rev. and Mrs. M. K. Thornton, | in the presence of few relatives and friends. Both of the young people are 1 well known in Bessemer, where they have l lived for several years, Mrs. Bacon being ! a charming young woman and a popular member of the younger set, while Mr. | Bacon is a young business mat. Mir and | Mrs. Bacon will reside in Bel iemer. l William Henry Coleman and John Wes- I ley Morgan, both negro boys, 12 and II years of age respectively, were taken to l the county jail yesterday on a charge of l murder. it being alleged that they attack ed another boy about the same age with rocks and an iron bar in the Louisville and Nashville yard Friday and injured him so that he died at his home at Madi- son station.
 l Much interest is being manifested in the organization of the BesSemer District Baseball league, which took place yes
 terday afternoon at the city hall. The meeting was presided over by James F
 Harrison, secretary of the Birmingham 1 City league, While B. G. Alverson acted as temporary secretary. The following ! clubs were admitted to memberships Dolo 1 mite, Hueytown, Bessemer Soil Pipe com pany, Lipscomb, McCalla and the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com pany The officers for the organization
 were elected as follows: Wilson $. Browi
 of Dolomite. president; J. w. Abernath, i of McCalla, vice president and secretary 1 The games are scheduled to take plac' | every Saturday afternoon at o'clock. 4
 committee was appointed to meet mex | Sunday afternoon at the city hall for thu 1 purpose of drafting bylaws and perma
 nent schedule. This league will be af | filiated with the Birmingham amateu | baseball commission The following i
 the schedule for next Saturday: MoCalli vs. the Bessemer Soil Pipe company
 Hueytown vs. the United States Cast Irol
 Pipe and Foundry company; Lipscomb vs i Dolomite.
 The men of the First Methodist churcl and the men of the Wesley Bible clas | of the church will have a social gatherin Thursday evening in the basement of tn l church, and every man connected wit the church and Bible class are invite
 to attend. and enjoy the several interest ing features planned.
 The Pastors Helpers of the First Meth
 odist church will hold a business meet
 ing Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock i
 the basement of the church, at which d
 members are urged to be present as sev
 eral matters of importance will be con
 sidered.
 Band No. 1 of the Ladies Aid societ
 of the First Baptist church held an in
 
 at the church at which one new membe
 was enrolled. Several plans were dis
 cussed, but nothing definite was decide
 on.
 Work on the two-story brick building
 which Is being erected on Third avenue
 between Eighteenth and Nineteent
 streets, for Jim Sullivan, is progressin
 rapidly, and already the brick walls ar
 up about six feet MT. Sullivan intend
 to use the building when completed fo
 his plumbing business.
 Bessemer lodge No. 109, Independer
 Order of Odd T elbows. will hold its regt
 lar meeting Tuesday evening at q: o'clock at the Woodmen of the Worl hall on Third avenue, between Nineteent and Twentieth streets. All members ar urged to be present.
 Dan c. Davis has returned from Chicag where he was the guest of relatives fc several weeks.
 Mrs. T. A. Lewis, Miss Rose Lewis Mis Alma Lewis and Lawrence Lewis left tt
 day for Durham, N. C., where they wi
 attend tine graduating exercises at Trinit college where Duff Lewis will graduate. Dr. J. G. Dupree is the guest of M
 Bailey in Bessemer for few days Mrs. William H. H. Judson and Mii Grace Judson have returned from Annis ton where they were the guests of friend for two weeks.
 Mrs. w. F. Nolan is quite i'll at he home on Fourth avenue, between Six teenth and Seventeenth streets. Mrs. Kate Waller, accompanied by he daughter, Miss Kathleen Waller, has gon to Sweetwater Tenn. where they wi attend the graduation exercises at tn Tennessee Military academy.