The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-05
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. April Special ,(-According to a motion passed tonight by the Besse- mer city council, the Bessemer Water works company officials will be given until Monday of next week to give the city a definite answer as to whether or not the officials will install three fire plugs, as ordered by the council, in the vicinity of Second avenue and Second street, and in the event the Waterworks company refuses to install the plugs as ordered. the city attorney will start pro- ceedings as may be necessary to com pei them to do so. Another man was agement of the police department turned over entirely to Chief of Police Childers. Mayor Lewis and the police committee. It was. recommended that the council pass an ordinance placing a tax of 50 l cents each package of liquor received | in the city, On motion by Alderman Sur ratt this recommendation was laid on the | table until the supreme court of the 1 state decided on the case now before 1t l from Birmingham. Mrs. Wallace asked | that the hospital bill and funeral expenses 1 of the late Chief of Police T. B. Wall lace be paid by the city and her request 1 was granted
 Andrew C. Mitchell was unanimously 1 elected, on a roll call vote to succeed MT. l T. J. Fitzpatrick, who retires as a mem- | Der of the board of education. The term l is for five years.
 l The baseball team of the Bessemer roll 1 ing mill, which is known as Bessemer, in the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad l companys league, enjoyed its first prac- l a from 1 the season opens will be getting in shape | Cochrane Gerst, Scott Bumgardner, Lit | tie and Hughes, of last years team, will l be in uniform again this season. Two new men, Trotter and O'Rourke, will add to the strength of the team, which is com posed of men working at the furnaces and rolling mill. Joe Eckhoff has been elected manager; c. Denman, secretary; I c. w. Foster, treasurer and R. E. Burke official scorer. The Bessemer team won the pennant in the T. c. I. league last | year.
 Nellie Ruth Haynie, the 4-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Haynie, died this morning from burns received Saturday. The child, with several other children was playing near pile of burn- ing trash and, in stopping near the flames, her clothing caught, and before assist , ance reached her she was badly burned
 
 I brother of the child were also burned about the hands in trying to rescue Nell lie. The funeral will take place from | the residence on Fifteenth avenue and Eighteenth street, Wednesday morning at Il o'clock, the services being conducted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill cemetery, with Huey & Mcconnell in charge.
 Lillie Williams, a negro, stabbed Ellen Johnson, another negro, in the eye with a fork last night on Dartmouth avenue and Twenty-fifth street, as result of a quarrel. Both of the women were ar rested by Detectives Ross, c. Ross and Fitzpatrick, and in recorders court this morning the Williams woman was fined $l5 including costs.
 The Rev. Lowell McPherson, late ol New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, will be- gin a series of services at the First Christian church, on Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street, in a few days. MT. Mo- Emerson is an able divine and has been very successful ins his work. Prof. J. D. Patton. who is well-known in the district, as musical director, will have charge of the music
 At the meeting of the Ladies' Aid so-
 
 held this afternoon the reports of the work done during the past year was board and officers for the next year were elected as follows: Mrs. George H Stevenson, president Mrs. Walter N Williams, vice president; Mrs. I. F. Swal- low, treasurer; Mrs. Alonzo Smith, sec retary local society; Mrs. George D. Wal Ter, secretary of literature; Mrs. Rich ard Faull, secretary foreign missions Mrs. J. B. Morton, secretary assembly home missions; Mrs. J. G. Bruch, secre- tary local home missions; Mrs. H. F. White, secretary Christian Endeavor and ministerial relief; Mrs. Ed Hixon, sec retary of young peoples work; Mrs. Bert Lytle, historian. The annual report oi the treasurer by Mrs. I. F. Swallow, was : read and showed that $SO960 had beer [ collected and disbursed during the year } Mrs. M. K. Thornton was hostess this afternoon to the local chapter United 7 Daughters of the Confederacy at hel : home on Fifth avenue and Eighteenth , street. The meeting was presided ovel by the president Mrs. w. D. Lanier ant | after the transaction vY routine work the election of officers took place as fol lows: Mrs. w. D. Lanier, president; Mrs : Rose Huey, vice president; Mrs. L. D
 McCollum. secretary; Mrs L. B. Brad
 ley. treasurer; Mrs. Ellis Terry, cor. responding secretary; Mrs. M. K Thorn
 ton chaplain Mrs. w. E. Cunningham
 historian. Following the business ses
 sion refreshments were served. Amons those present were: Mrs. E. l.. Huey
 Mrs. c. M. Ray, Mrs. T. T. Huey, Mrs Rose Huey, Mrs. Lacey Edmundson, Mrs
 F. C. Moore, Mrs. J. E. McAdory, Mrs
 Ellis Terry, Mrs. l.. D. McCollom Mrs
 w. J. May, Mrs. w. D. Lanier, Mrs
 Nellie " Gaines, Mrs. c. K Gray, Mrs l.. A. Spencer, Mrs. R. A. Mickle, Mrs
 w. B. Cunningham, Mrs. Dave Kennedy
 Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. Moore. Mrs. J. L
 Rarden and others.
 There will be meeting of the Play
 ground association Friday afternoon at
 o'clock at the public library at whicl
 time all officers and everyone interest
 ed in the opening of a playground il
 Bessemer is urged to be present
 Much interest is being manifested il
 the silver tea. which will be givel
 Wednesday afternoon at the home o
 Mrs. Dave Kennedy. 1514 Sixth avenue
 from to 6 o'clock by Circle No. 0 | the Pastors Helpers of the First Meth
 odist church.