The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, August Especial. )-Worh
is being pushed on No 1 and No. 3 fur
naces of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railroad company at Robertstown for the
purpose OF getting them in shape for i'm
mediate operation and a gang has been
put to work at night No. at Roberts
town has been In blast for sometime and
1t is stated that the repairs on No. :
are nearing completion and it will in all
probability be blown in in short time.
me news that night shift has been
added to the force is very gratifying to
the people of this city and especially to
the business men, for with four fur
naces in operation it will mean an in
crease in practically every department of
the Tennessee company's plants in this
district.
The first bale of cotton to be brought
into Bessemer came in today and wa
ginned at the Mcneil GIN The cotton
was brought in by w. j. Winslett, who
lives on the Mcneil farm, several miles
from this city, and weighed $50 pounds.
Thomasson e. Hendon, cotton buyers and
warehouse men, purchased the cotton,
paying 10 cents per pound for it,
IL has been announced by T. B. Wal
lace, president of the Bessemer district
lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
that everything Is in readiness for the
convention to be held with Canaan Lodge
at Morgan Thursday. Sixteen lodges com
prise district No. and there will be
at least five representatives from each
lodge present. j. j. Goode is secretary
of the convention which is expected to
be the best of its kind ever held in this
district The automobile parties will
leave Third avenue and Nineteenth street
Thursday morning at o'clock.
jeffrey Smith, a negro. who was ar
rested In Coosa county and who is wanted
in Bessemer for the alleged murder OF
another negro in house near the brick
yard here two years ago, has been
brought back to this city and was car
ried to Birmingham, where he was lodged
in the county Jail. Sheriff Batson and
Chief of Police T. 3. Wallace were mott
fled by Sheriff J. P. Doherty of Coosa
county several days ago that he was
holding the negro he thought was wanted
in this city on a charge of murder He
will be given a trial at the fall term
of court.
Thomas Anderson, So years of age, died
today at II o'clock at his home at Helena.
The body was brought to Bessemer and
prepared for burial. The funeral will take
place in the morning at 10 o'clock from
the chapel at the Huey & Spangler I'm
dertaking parlors interment being at &C.
dar Hill cemetery.
An important meeting of Company D.
Fourth regiment Alabama National
Guard will be held Thursday night at
the armory on Second avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets and as
it is regular muster night, Capt Lacey
Edmondson insists that all members of
the company be present at roll call AS
the state encampment is only two weeks
off, every man is urged to attend and
receive instruction.
Invitations have been issued by the
adult Bible class of the First Baptisr
Sunday school to a reunion and recep-
ton which will be given at the church
Thursday evening at o'clock Extensive
arrangements have been made for the
affair, which promises to be one of the
most delightful ever given in Bessemer
number of friends of the class have
been invited and it is expected that a
large crowd will be present.