The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
VISITORS TOOCCUPY
BESSEMER PULP|TS
State Board of Equalization
Visits Bessemer Plants
CHANGE IN SERVICE
DIR. Claybrook to Hold Communion
Service at Trinity Episcopal
Church Sunday Night


Church Sunday Night
Bessemer. November Especial 1.-THE
local plants of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company were visited ard
inspected yesterday by the members OF
the state equalization board an assistant
attorney general of the state and the
state engineer. The visit was made in
reference to assessments filed with the
board, it is understood, and the plants of
the Woodward Iron company were also
visited during the day. 1t was learned
unoffcially that there was a wide diff
ference in assessments of properties Of
large interests and the purpose of the
visit was to get first hand information
to better equalize assessments.
H. F. Latimer, division passenger agent
of the Queen and Crescent railroad, has
arranged to give Bessemer and this terri
tory better service in securing tickets
been with the company for the past six
years at Tuscaloosa, has been transferred
to Bessemer, as city passenger and ticket
agent. The Officials intend to place at
the Alabama Great Southern depot
tickets to all sections of the country so
that no one will have to go to Birming-
ham to secure tickets to make a start
on a journey.
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will be occupied Sunday at both the
morning and evening services by the min
listers attending the North Alabama con-
ference, which has been in session In
this city since Wednesday. At the First
Methodist church, Bishop Collins Denny
will preach at the morning hour, and
at the evening hour, the Rev. ]. S. Chad
wick; at the First Baptist church the
Rev. Frank Brandon will fill the pulpit
at the morning hour and the Rev. ]. r.
Turner in the evening; at the First Pres
byterian church in the morning the Rev.
Fl. c. Howard, and at the evening hour
the Rev. K. W. Mathews; at the South
Highland Baptist church in the morning
the Rev. H. w. Hurst, and at the evening
hour the Rev. w. w. Caymer; at the
Jonesboro Methodist church the Rev. w.
E. Faust in the morning; at the Morgan
Union church, the Rev. w. w. Scott; in
the morning, at the First Christian church
at the morning hour the Rev. p L. Aber-
nathyf; at the Brighton Methodist church
in the morning, the Rev. j. w. Curl; at
the Colored Methodist church the Rev.
A A. Bonner in the morning and the
Rev. A. l.. Peck in the evening.
Several prominent real estate men of
Birmingham will come to Bessemer Mon
day afternoon where they will meet a
committee of physicians of this city, and
the party will look into the matter of a
suitable site for the proposed new hos
pital. The physicians of Bessemer are
very enthusiastic over the erection of a
new hospital.
Thomas j. Hayes, 81 years of age. a
well known citizen of this city, died
this morning at o'clock at his home
on Fifth avenue, following an illness
of a few days of pneumonia. The de-
ceased had lived in BeSSemer for many
years, where he was well and favor
ably known. He was taken i'll five days
!ago and his condition was not con-
sidered serious until yesterday when
he gradually became worse until the
end came this morning. He is survived
by his widow, one son, Thomas j
Hayes, Jr., three daughter, Miss Eula
Hayes, Miss S. E. Hayes and Miss Yer
non Hayes; two step sons, Walter Bal
lard and Alphonse Ballard. The fun
eral will take place Sunday afternoon
at o'clock from the late residence
1916 Fifth avenue, the services being
conducted by the Rev. George Stoves
pastor of the First Methodist church
assisted by the Rev. J. f. Sturdivant
presiding elder of the Bessemer dis
trict. Interment will follow at Cedar
Hill cemetery with Huey s. Mcconnell
in charge. The Bessemer camp No. 81
,Woodmen of the World of which the
deceased was a member, will have
charge of the services at the grave. The
following will act as pallbearers: Ac-
tive, G. D. Woodrow, Claude Odell, ]. F
Mailey, w. C. Baty, Eugene Moneycuti
and G. f. Goodwin. Honorary, B. C
Jones' DR.. William NJ. Waldrop. G. w
Everett, John Donaldson, DR.. E. L
Edmundson and Cyrus Scott.
The local fire department was called
to Exeter avenue and Twenty third
street this morning. where a house
owned by Charlie Perkins was badly
damaged by fire. The blaze originated
from a defective fue and the damage
is estimated at about 5000.
The Bessemer Culture club held ar
inter resting meeting this afternoon a.
the home of Mrs. w. L. Rush, on Sec
ond avenue. instead of at the library
as is the custom, on account of the in
terror of the library being reprinted
! The lesson was the continuation of the
study of Shakespeare Henry VIII ant
Mrs A. A. Persons was the leader. The
! members responded to roll call witt
! quotations from Ben Johnson while
J an excellent paper on THE Puritan