The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-04
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March 3-(Special.) 1.-The fun eral of P J. McAdory. who died yester- day afternoon at o'clock following a stroke of apoplexy Sunday morning, will be held Saturday morning at 1O:3o o'clock 1 from the late residence at Jonesboro. the services being conducted by the Rev. l.. 1 c. Branscomb, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Davenport, pastor of the Jonesboro Meth odist church Interment will follow at the Cedar Hill cemetery. The following gen. tlemen have been named as pallbearers:
 Active, J. w. Rarden, J. E. Wilson, R. s. Moon, J. M. Norwood, W l.. Martin and
 Ray Tillman; honorary, T. T. Huey, D.. w. Owen, Dr. F. 1T. Compton, w. H. Lew is, E. L. Huey. c. M. Ray, Dr E. L. Ed mundson, Lee Moody, George Rutledge ,, and William Sloggget. MT. McAdory was 65 years of age and was born in this district and had lived here all of his life He is survived by his widow; one daugh- ter, Mrs. Lucy Armstrong; one brother, Prof. I. w. McAdory; one sister, Mrs. William M. Owen, and two half-brothers, Walter K McAdory and Bob McAdory, as well as a number of other relatives in this district.
 Henry Martin, negro, was shot and killed last night at No slope at Fossil by Mack Mckinney, negro, as result of a quarrel. Deputy Coroner Arthur Ja- cobs was called and will make an investi- gation. Special Officers Parsons and Will son of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company arrested Mckinney and he is being held in the city jail pending a preliminary hearing.
 Tn recorders court this morning Ra- chael Harris, a negro woman, was given a. hearing on a charge of violating the prohibition law and was fined $50 and given 90 days extra on the streets. After being idle since January, 1912 the coke ovens of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company at the De- Bardeleben furnaces have been relighted and over 275 beehive ovens are now mak- ing 4S-hour coke.
 The many friends of Detective J. Carl Goodwin will be pleased to learn that he is very much improved today and is resting well at the Elizabeth Dun can hospital.
 w. P. Gunn secretary of the Bessemer Commercial club, has received letter from Congressman Huddleston in which he stated that he had appeared before
 the rivers and harbors committee and had secured the insertion of a clause authorizing the war department to make a preliminary survey of Valley creek, in Jefferson county. Congressman Huddles- ton in his letter, said in his opinion there
 would be no trouble in securing the pas sage of this measure through the house and that he hoped the bill would also
 so through the Senate. It is thought that when the survey is made 1t will demon-
 strate that canal up to Bessemer from
 the Warrior river will be practicable. pretty home wedding took place last night at the attractive home of Mrs. G.
 P. Martin at Jonesboro, when Miss Lu-
 cile Dunlap and pr. Charles Sleek of
 Seattle, Wash, were married in the pres
 ence of relatives and a few intimate
 friends. The reception rooms were thrown together and the tones UT pink and green
 were employed in the decorations, ferns,
 palms, English ivy and Killarney roses
 being used in profusion. An improvised
 altar was built of ferns and palms, while
 huge vases of pink roses stood here and
 there To the strains of the wedding
 march the bride, wearing a handsome tan
 cloth coat suit, with accessories to match,
 and carrying an arm bouquet of brides
 roses and valley lilies. entered with her
 maid of honor, Miss Alberta Backman,
 who looked charming in gown of white charmeuse with net Overdress and trim
 mings of gold lace and carrying a shower
 bouquet of Killarney roses. They were met at the improved altar by the groom and his best man, MT. James Wells, where the ceremony was pronounced by the Rev. MT. Curl of Porter. Following the cere- mcny an informal reception was held
 punch being dispensed from a bowl half
 buried in ferns and cut flowers by Miss Blanche Smithson. Later in the even- ing plate luncheon was served in the dining room. The bride is the attrac- tive daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. G. Dunlap of Fell City and possesses a charming personality, which has made for her many friends in that city and Bessemer, where she has visited her aunt Mrs. Martin, on several occasions MT. and Mrs. Sleek left last night for Chi cago, where they will be the guests of relatives before going to Seattle to make their home
 The Philathea class of the First Meth- odist church will serve turkey dinner and supper Saturday in the vacant store on Third avenue next to the B. L. Huey Furniture company.
 Early this morning the residence of Louis Wollock, eos Seventeenth street. l was entered by thieves and 8 number of articles were stolen. including a gold l watch and chain For the past few weeks | robberies have been every night occur ences and it is probable that the city council will recommend at it's next reg ular meeting that several special off, cers be put on duty to guard the resi- dence sections of the city.
 
 Funeral services over the remains of ! Mr& !. B stmms who died yesterday