The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
bESSEMER NEWS

beSSemeT, DGCGmDer Ei.-(Sp6Cldl.D While on the back porch of her home on Eighteenth street between Sixth and Seventh avenues yesterday afternoon, Mrs. H. Goldberg fell and broke her leg. It appears that Mrs. Goldberg stopped over to pick up a box which was on the edge of the porch when she caught her foot in some way and was thrown down the steps to the ground A physician was immediately summoned and the injured member was reduced. While 1t is not thought to be serious it is very painful and it will probably be several weeks be- fore Mrs. Goldberg will be able to be out again.
 Bessemer lodge No. 45S, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, held an inter esting meeting tonight in the hall on Twentieth street at which time the entered apprentice degree was con ferred on a number of candidates. There was a good attendance and the work was well presented.
 The Womans Missionary society of the First Methodist church met in regular session this afternoon in the basement of the church, the following officers being elected: Mrs. G. c. Neal president, reelected; Mrs. G. A. Gill lett, first vice president; Mrs. Sher- man, third vice president; Mrs. R. ". Lee, fourth vice president; Mrs. G. w. Patton. assistant fourth vice president; Mrs. F. B. Buck, recording secretary; Mrs J. F. Sturdivant, corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. A. Persons. treas urer; Mrs. w. B. Rue, assistant treas urer; Miss Jamie Hataway, agent for the missionary magazine, our voice. This was the last meeting of the SO ciety for this year and the ladies are very enthusiastic over having com pleted all they set out to do. They completed their payment on the car pet and will meet their pledge of $10o before January 1. The society has de- cided to take for it's next years work the paying for the pulpit furniture. The next meeting will be held on Mon- day, January 3, at the church, at which
 time the installation of officers will
 take place.
 The Christmas entertainment given last night at the First Baptist church was very enjoyable and was attended by large and appreciative audience Stereopticon views of the life of Christ from the time of His birth to His ascension were shown.
 Mat Tyne. young white man, was | shot by a negro in his fathers store | at Sumter mines Christmas day, the | bullet fracturing the mans leg. It is | understood that the men had few | words which resulted in the negro l shooting Mir Tyne and making his es cape. According to reports, the negro | has been arrested at Green Pond or | the Alabama Great Southern railroad
 several miles from the shooting. ] The Wide Awake club was delight l fully entertained tonight by MT. ant Mrs. William Warner at their home oi Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street
 The reception rooms were attractive 1 ly arranged for the occasion in fern and cut flowers and dancing was tn l feature of the occasion. Late in tn 1 evening refreshments were served 1 Those enjoying this hospitality wer MT. and Mrs. A. K. Tatum, Mir ant | Mrs Oliver Hathaway, Mrs. Castor 1 Mrs. Highland MT. and Mrs. Earl Gas ton, Miss Sallie Perkins, Miss Mari | Gaston Edward Jones, Sam Curl, Jo Ray, Percy Briggs. Otha Boykin. Will Conner, Harvey Gaston and others. The merchants of Bessemer are al we'll pleased with the amount of busi
 ness done during the holidays, tn volume of trade running far in exces
 of that in 1914. All lines of bushes l report excellent trade and today ar | engaged with the packing away of al \ left over Christmas goods. J. IT. Bush has gone to Childersburs where he will visit relatives for fe' days.
 Miss Rosebud McWilliams has gone
 Taladega. where she will spend fe' N days with friends.
 J. c. Pope left last night for Aberdeen
 Miss, where hs will be the guest of rels tives for severll days.
 Miss Lucille Fielder has gone to Greer
 wood. Miss, where she will visit relative
 NJ. P. Reynolds, who has been in Wins ton county for the past few months the guest of his family for few day Mrs. Joe Weinstein has gone to Mon gomery, where she will spend sometin with her parents.
 MT and Mrs. Ben Houston and childre have gone to Greenwood, Miss, whei they will visit relatives.
 Harry Kartus has returned from Men phis, where he spent Christmas wit friends.
 Miss Zelna I.efkovits has gone to Bil mingham where she is the guest of Mis Mildred Fox for a few days. Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Smith left yesterda for points in Kentucky, where they wi be the guests of relatives,
 | Miss Lucille Murrah. student at til Alabama Normal college at Livingsto is the guest of relatives in Bessemer thi
 week.