The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, May 2o-tSpecial )-After be- ing out for several hours the jury in thu, case of John Cooper vs. the Sloss-Shef- field Steel and Iron company was unable to agree and a mistrial was returned at late hour last night The entire day was taken up today in the city court with the hearing of the case of W. o. Johnson vs the Woodward Iron company and a verdict in the amount of 5000 was re- turned. The plaintiff was seeking dam ages for alleged personal injuries received while in the employ of the defendant com pany. Goodwin X Ross represented th, plaintiff, while V J. Nesbit represented the defendant company.
 In the case of Frank Robena vs the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. which was tried today before Justice of the Peace w. c. Baty. a yer dict was returned for the defendant com pany. The plaintiff was seeking $50 dam- ages for the alleged killing of a dog. About 1:30 o'clock this afternoon the fire department made run to 25ls Tenth avenue where there was a small blaze Otl tuS iOoA oi n nt6tO HouSe. The lire was quickly extinguished. very little dam age being done. At S:3o o'clock another call was answered to 912 Eighteenth street where the house occupied by Vaughn Orr was on fire. The firemen succeeded in putting the fire out with loss of about s to the property.
 Early last night the residence of w. P. Gum, on Eighteenth street. between Fourth and Fifth avenues. was entered while he and his daughter. Miss Emma Gum were sitting on the front porch and $2S was stolen. Entrance was gained through the back door and MT. Gum and his daughter knew nothing of the matter until he went in to retire for the night. and found that the room had been ran. sacked.
 The Lewis Read Drug company has moved into it's handsome new quarters in the Realty building on the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street, and every thing in the most modern and up-to-dat equipment has been added.
 The following invitations have been re- ceived in Bessemer: MT. and Mrs John Madison Barrett request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Esther Louise, to MT. Malcolm Marion Argo. on Wednesday evening, June g. 1915. at s;so o'clock, First Methodist church, Bessemer. Ala"
 One of the prettiest affairs of the sea son promises to be held Wednesday aft ernoon at the hone of Mrs c. B. Hol- lingsworth, on Clarendon avenue and Twenty-second street. when the Music Study club will have it's annual reciproc- semer Culture club. the Civic Improve ment league and few friends will be guests.
 The women of the Altar society of St Aloysius Catholic church will entertain the members and their husbands and a few friends in compliment to Mrs Charles Stitts, who will leave in short time to make her home in Florida, at tha home of MT. and Mrs. J. D. OGara on sixth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
 The Sunday school class of Mrs G. G. Neal of the First Methodist church will enjoy moonlight picnic Thursday even ing at Hale Springs. The class which is composed of both girls and boys will have few invited guests. The trip will be made in automobile trucks, the party meeting at the church and leaving from there at o'clock.
 The Pastors Helpers of the First Meth odist church held it's regular business meeting this afternoon in the basement or the church at which time there was a good attendance. The committee which mad charge of serving dinner to the dele gates and visitors at the convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy reported that $125.25 had been cleared. The circles turned In s1315 making a total of s13S.4O.
 large number of Woodmen from Bes- semer went to Birmingham tonight to be in attendance at the big ceremonial which was. held at the Jefferson theatre. The uniform rank from the Bessemer lodge went in body.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Weinstein of Mont. gomery are the guests of the latter's par- ents, MT. and Mrs. Weinstein, on Seven teenth street.
 Lucian Harris of Birmingham has ac- cepted position with the Bessemer Gas company.
 "lss Mduu hammil IS the guest of Mss Leah Schwabacher at ner home on Sixth avenue
 The many friends of Mrs. Henry Mor- ton will be pleased to learn that she Is doing nicely after an operation at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital.
 Miss Margaret Berry will leave Thurs day for Greenville. s. C., where she will be the guest of relatives for a month.
 Miss Leah Schwabacher and Miss Dora Barr will leave next week for Livingston where they will take a normal course. at the Alabama Normal college.
 George Ross has returned from Tusca- loosa where he was the guest of bis brother, Fred Ross. who will graduate from the uniYarsity in law newt s,sa.1r