The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-16
POWER LINE FROM
BESSEMER TO JASPER
Large Shipment of Cattle
Made by Local Dealer
QUARTERLY MEETING
All-Day Singing at Concord Church.
Double Header Baseball
Game
QUARTERLY MEETING

Bessemer, September 15-(special)
Work has been started by the Alabama
Power company on the construction of
line for the transmission of power
from Bessemer to Jasper, the line leaving
the main line near Bessemer and pro-
ceeding along the right-o of the
Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
road near Mulga, At present large
force of men are at work erecting the
poles and towers along the city limits.
The work will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible, and the line will
carry enough power to supply the whole
territory along the route. The main line
of the company from the plant on the
river to Birmingham passes close to
Bessemer, where there is distributing
point. From this point lines con-
structed in many directions,
A shipment consisting of about 100
head of cattle will be shipped over the
Alabama Great Southern railroad to New
Orleans tomorrow by C. Horton, who
has previously made several large ship
ments of cattle. According to Mr.. Hor
ton, these consignments will be made
regularly, and they are proving bene-
fical to the farmers of this district by
opening up a new market for their cattle
here at home.
The local baseball fans are looking for
ward to the double header which will be
played Saturday at Redwood park when
the Red Mountain aggregation will meet
the Ensley team and the Bessemer team
will play Pratt City These four teams
are the best of both the mining and
manufacturing department of the T. c.
l. league, and as these teams evenly
matched hard fought contest is ex
pected to take place. A large number
of local fans will accompany the team
to Redwood.
]. C. Lewis and Miss Nettie Wade of
Wylam were married yesterday after
noon in the office of c. l.. Odel the
ceremony being performed by the Rev.
l. r. Swallow, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. in the presence of sew
eral witnesses. Immediately after the
ceremony the young people returned to
their home in Wylam.
The committee of women of the First
Methodist church who have been gather
ing rags and old papers for sale have
been very successful so far. about SIS
being realized from the first shipment.
Mrs. w. C. Baty has charge of the work,
and announces that another shipment
will be made in the near future. The
money will be used in church work and
the women wish to thank those who
have aided them in this movement.
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The fourth quarterly conference of Athe
Methodist churches of the Bessemer dis
! trict will be held Saturday at Flint Hill,
the Rev. J. f. Sturdivant, presiding elder
of the Bessemer district, presiding, and
he will also deliver a sermon at II o'clock
in the morning. The regular business
session will begin promptly at 2 o'clock.
Dr. John Cummings, agent for Bir-
mingham college, will open revival serv-
ices at the Morgan M. e. church, south,
Sunday, preaching two sermons, ut
the morning hour and one at the even
ing hour The meeting will continue
throughout the week with the Rev. w.
o. Horton of Brighton, in charge, assist
ed by the pastor. Services will be held
daily at II o'clock a. M, and in the even
ing at o'clock. Good music will be a
feature of the meeting and the public is
invited to be present
There will be an all-day singing and
dinner on the ground Sunday. Septemb er
II, at. Concord (Piney Woods) church. A
numheT of splendid singeres will be pres
ent taid the public is invited to attend.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Walter Wood and children and
Mrs Emma Minis have gone to Hunts
vile, where they will visit their brother,
DIR. w. S. Minis.
NJ. Dennis. formerly agent of the South
'ern Express company in Bessemer was
a recent guest of relatives and friends in
this city.
Mrs. j. f. Klein of Taladega has been
In this city for the past few days, hav-
ing beene called here by the illness of
her sister, Miss Ola Mingea, who is in
the West End infirmary.'
Mrs Pat Moore has been removed from
the Elizabth Duncan hospital to her home
and is much improved.
e. III. Anchors is at the Elizabeth Dun
can hospital, where he underwent an
operation.
Mrs. j. G. Macarthur and Mrs. Nan
Y Greaves of Meridian are the guests OF
tMrs. P. J. Gillen and family.
Mrs, e. M. Buns of Brighton is doing
nicely following an operation at the Eliza
beth Duncan hospital.
Mrs. C. A. Harris, who has been quite
i'll at her home at Sloss, is reported to