The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer July 24-(Special.) .)-At 8 o'clock this morning the fire department made run to 1131 North Nineteenth street. where a house occupied by a negro was destroyed by fire. Just how the fire started is not known, but the top was falling in when 1t was discovered and the occupants barely escaped with their lives. The firemen did excellent work in saving the adjoining houses. The damage was estimated at about S600
 At 3:45 o'clock this afternoon a call was answered to 1124 Twenty fourth street, where there was small blaze on the roof of store occupied by Angelina Perkins. The alarm was turned in at Carolina avenue and Twenty fourth street and after making the run the truck re- turning to the fire station, learned the call had come in from 1124 Twenty fourth street
 The residence of c. l.. Odell, on Dart mouth avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, was entered by bur glar last night and Mr. Odelrs trousers were carried to the front door where they were dropped. The burglar secured ~''-V iit NdsAi, d SosOV CUeCk ana TWO purses with number of railroad passes As NIT. odeiis watch, which was in his trousers pocket, was not taken 1t is believed that the thief must have heard some noise and was frightened away.
 Jim Hardin, a negro, was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Detectives Maddox and Ross on Exeter avenue and Nine teenth street. on a charge of violating the prohibition law. The man was given a hearing this morning before Judge l. A. Lewis in recorders court and after hear Ing the evidence was fined $50 Josie How ard "a negro woman, who was also charged with violating the prohibition law, was given a hearing before Judge Lewis and was fined $50, including costs
 large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at Underwood park this afternoon to wit ness the game between the nine of the Bessemer Soil Pipe company and the ag- gregation from the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company, which resulted in a score of to in favor of the former. The game was close and thoroughly interesting throughout. The feature of the game was the excel tN'it PitNiiihe oi IAOSS TUT tIe pcSSet1eI Soil Pipe company. Batteries for the game were: Bessemer Soil Pipe plant Ross and Houston; United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company. Jones and Hardin.
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow will fill the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church at both the Sunday services. He will have for his theme at the morning hour
 Thy Kingdom Come,' while at the even ing service his subject will be, Seek ing the Lost" Sunday school will be held at 10 o'clock.
 At the Il o'clock services at the First Methodist church Sunday morning, Hugh Locke of Birmingham will deliver all address Mr. Locke Is we'll known In Bessemer and a large crowd is expected to attend.
 Griffin Hill lay reader for the parish, will hold services at Trinity Episcopal church tomorrow morning at II o'clock. The members and vestry are requested to attend the services. Sunday school at 1G o'clock.
 The farewell services for Capt. and Mrs George Hazellief of the local Salvation Army, who will leave next week for Chat tanooga. where they will have charge of the work there will be held tomorrow evening at & o'clock at the First Methodist church. Major Dodd of Birmingham will have charge of the services.
 The protracted meeting which has been in progress at Jonesboro for sometime has closed and result there will be baptizing in Shades creek Sunday aft ernoon. The trip will be made in auto mobile trucks. During the meeting there were number of conversions who will be baptized on this occasion
 The usual services will be held Sunday at the First Baptist church at which time the pastor, the Rev. M. K. Thornton, will occupy the pulpit. The revival meeting which has been in progress at Hueytown for the past two weeks with the Rev. M K Thornton in charge closed last night and was a great revival, there being 37 cony ersions.
 The last of series of social affairs which have been given during the pas two weeks for Miss Marjorie Williams and her house party guests, Miss Zemett Jones and Miss Thelma Davis, both of Gadsden, and Miss Minnie Jackson and her guest. Miss Doris Brown of Gulfport, Miss, was the party given this afternoon by Mrs. George Schwartz at her home at Feeders. Green and white were the colors chosen for the affair and cut flowers and ferns were artistically arranged through out the reception rooms. On their arrival the guests were served lemonade Three tables were used for the games. score be- ing kept on hand painted cards by the hostess The prize, silk hose, was won by Miss Bennett Jones' At the conclusion of the games an ice course in the green and white tones was served. Those present were Miss Doris Brown, Miss Bennett Jones' Miss Thelma Davis, Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss Marjorie Williams, Miss Laura Ball. Miss Grace Mcdaniel. Mrs. D. L. Williams. Mrs. W. c. Stoddard and