The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-23
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September Especial. .)-The following is the report of the chief of the fire department, J. I. Reeder. for the month of August, which was submit ted to the city council at its regular meet ing last night:
 ITO the Honorable Mayor and Board of
 Aldermen:
 'Find herewith my report for the month ending Aust 31, 1915. During the month I answered seven alarms, laid out 2650 feet of hose, raised s2 feet of ladders, used 47 gallons of chemicals
 Causes of fires: Gasoline explosion, 1; unknown, 5; oil stove explosion, 1; sparks on roof. ?.
 Property at risk, $SS,SoO; insurance at risk, $12,sO0; loss for month. $4502; unin- sured loss, s12Oo; total loss for month. s57O2.
 During the month 34 gallons of gaso- line were used and four gallons of oil. Miles travelled during month. 47. Respect fully submitted, J. l. REEDER,
 sr "Chief Fire Department
 In the inferior court this morning sev- eral negroes charged with minor offenses were given a hearing before Judge Sam uel T. Huey and small fines were im- posed. Mary Eachern. a negro. was bound over to await the action of the grand jury on charge of burning rails.
 On account of the increased enrolment in the Bessemer High school this session it has been necessary for the board of education to secure another teacher and
 today Prof. F. Collier of Boaz arrived to take up his duties as a member oi the High school faculty Professor Col Her is graduate of the University oi Alabama and comes to Bessemer highly recommended.
 The High school department of the Hueytown school has been transferred to the Bessemer High school. where il is believed that they will have better op. portunities for high school work and will give the teachers at the Hueytown school more time for the pupils of the grammar and primary grades. There are 25 pupils | from Hueytown attending High school al present.
 | A wedding which came as a surprise to the many friends in this district wal that of Miss velma Mclaughlin and c l w. Smith, which took place in Birming ham yesterday, Clerk J. w. Morrow o | the probate court performing the cere
 nony. The bride is the daughter O. | MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Mclaughlin O
 Brighton and is a very attractive yount
 woman with a charming personality. Mir and Mrs. Smith will make their futur, home in Cleveland. O.
 l Bessemer camp No. S1, Woodmen O ! tho World. will meet in regular session Thursday night at the Woodmen hal on Third avenue. between Nineteenth ant
 Twentieth streets. All members are urged to be present. as there will be work il the initiatory degree.
 1 The Bessemer Soil Pipe and Foundr! company defeated the Hueytown base ! bali team this afternoon by a score o
 5 to on the rolling mill diamond. Tn especial feature of the game was tn pitching of Big" Williams. The line-ul was as follows: Bessemer Soil Pipe com
 pany: Brown. catcher; Joe Reed, frs
 base: ORourke. second base; Hendricks shortstop: Cooke, right field; Houston center field; Hearst, left field: Reed. thirt base; pitcher. Williams; Hueytown. Ball
 ey. catcher; c. Huey, pitcher; Robinson first base; T. Huey. second base; Huey | shortstop; Rogers, third base; T. Huey left field: Saulters. center field; J. Huey
 right field.
 Funeral services over the remains o John Sanders, who died this afternoon
 at o'clock at Acmar, will be hell Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at tn 1 home of Mrs. L. B. Bradley on Fourtl avenue. The deceased was former res ident of this city. He Is survived by on
 daughter. Mrs John Upshaw, and tw' sons, Henry sas Yrs and John Sander
 of Acmar. Ths NY. George Stoves vii