The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-15
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, June 14-(Specal.)- 1.-The re- port of J. I. Reeder, chief of the Besse- mer fire department for the month of May, which he will submit to the Besse- mer city council at the regular meeting tomorrow night, is as follows: Honor able Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Gen. tlemen: I herewith submit my report for the month ending May 31: During the month I answered 20 alarms: laid out 75O feet of hose; used 9S gallons of chemicals; travelled 41.2 miles; used 25 gallons of gasoline; oil 3A gallons. Causes of fires, spark on roof, 12; set on fire, 1: oil lamp, 1; false alarms, 2: supposed incendiary, 3, making a total of 20 Total amount of property at risk, s1s. 1885: insurance at risk. $10,o0O; loss for the month, s7ss 45. The building at Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street has been removed while the build ing at 713 North Nineteenth street front wall has been remodeled and is in good condition; building at 1901 Second avenue, the wall has been condemned and contract let for building new wall in rear of build- ing. Respectfully submitted,
 J. I. REEDER.
 Chief Fire Department"
 
 The Bessemer city court convened this morning with Judge J. c. B. Gwin pre- siding. After impaneling the jures for the week the case of J. A. Faggard vs. the Tennessee. Coal, Iron and Railroad con- pany, was taken up. The plaintiff was seeking damages for alleged personal in- Juries received while in the employ of the defendant company; Goodwyn & Ross represent the plaintiff while Percy, Ben- no e. prtr company.
 S. Hosey, 69 years of age. died this aft ernoon at the family residence at Lip scomb after long illness. He is sur vived by his widow, five sons F. A. Hosey, w. B. Hosey, J. G. Hosey, E. H. Hosey and J. T. Hosey, and two daugh- ters, Mrs. H. F.. Waters and Mrs. Noun tin of Lewisburg. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Lipscomb Baptist church, the serv- ices being conducted by the Rev J. w. Southerland, pastor of the Lipscomb Bap- tist church, and the Rev. Mir Abernathy, pastor of the Methodist church. Interment will follow at Union cemetery.
 The minstrel which was presented at the high school auditorium last Wednesday night will be given at the Hueytown ecHooiiouSe lHulSudy HlSHt IOr the Dene- fit of the Hueytown Baptist church and the First Baptist church of Bessemer. The characters will make the trip to Hueytown in an automobile truck. Sev- eral new features have been added.
 Mrs. Ike Marks will entertain the mem- bers of the Auction Bridge club Wednes- day afternoon at her home on Sixth ave- nue and Eighteenth street.
 
 The musicale given tonight at the high school auditorium by the Bessemer Gull ture club for the benefit of the public library was one of the best ever given in this city, and was attended by large end appreciative audience. The pro- gramme was opened with "A Dream" and the Sweetest Story Ever Told" by a quartet composed of George Houston, Dr. Wood Price. Howe Price and Walter Bryant. which was followed by a reading by Miss Lucille Lytle, who received much applause. several encores being called for. Dear Heart" (Tito MatteD. by Mrs. John Perkins; '''The Lost Chord (Sir Arthur Sullivan), by D. c. Davis; vocal solo. by Mrs. B. B. Pierce; the Spring Song posed of Mrs. John Perkins Mrs. w. B. Rue Mrs. Cecil Cowan and Mrs. James E. Wright were all we'll received and ap- preciated; "Barcarolle' (Tales of Hoff- man (Offenbach). by George Houston and D. C. Davis was beautifully rendered as was the vocal selection. My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice" (Samson and Deltlah) Saint Saens), by Mrs. Cecil Cowan; the violin solo, Meditation (ThAis) (Mas- senet). by Mrs. Ike Marks. and the vocal selection. Creole Love Song" CEdgar Smith), by George Houston. Miss Bernice Hayes was the accompanist for the oc- casIon neat sum was raised and will go to buy new books and to renew maga- zine subscriptions at the public library.
 Capt Lacey Edmundson and Lieut.. A. S. Fitzpatrick and J. M. Clewis of Com pany D, Fourth regiment. Alabama Ma tional Guard have returned from Mont gomery. where they spent the week at the school of instruction for officers of the Alabama National Guard. The men expressed themselves as being well pleased with the work accomplished which