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

Bessemer, April .-(Special)-During the month of March three of the four furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and | Railroad company at Bessemer broke all previous monthly records when they made H,00O tons of iron in the S1 days. The aggregate record was broken by 3400 tons, while No. furnace broke her best pre- vious record by 600 tons. The rolling mill also broke all previous records in March when it rolled 5000 tons of finished mate- rial, the record heretofore having been | 1000 tons. l Mattie Davis, negro woman, was shot and instantly killed this morning about 2:30 o'clock at Blue Creek by Frank 1 Brown colored. The man was arrested by Deputy Sheriff s. N. Walker. who brought him to Bessemer and then trans ferred him to the county jail where he is being held on charge of murder. The | exact cause of the trouble is not known but 1t was stated that there were several eyewitnesses
 The Bessemer city council will meet in regular session Tuesday night in the | council chamber at the city hall, at which
 
 taken up. One of the most interesting | matters to come before the aldermanic body will be the election of a successor to MT. T. J. Fitzpatrick on the board | of education. his term expiring at this time. MT. Fitzpatrick has been on tho board for the past seven years and is not a candidate to succeed himself. The newly elected member will be from the I second ward.
 Funeral services over the remains of little Hazel Mae Smithson, the 7-year- 1 old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. NJ. Smithson, who died yesterday afternoon at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis, will be held Tuesday morning at g o'clock from the family residence, 400 Second | street, Jonesboro, with the Rev. MT. Da- l venport pastor of the Jonesboro Method ist church, conducting the services. In- terment will be made at the smithson cemetery with TTuey & Mcconnell in charge. The child had been i'll for some time prior to her removal to the hos l pital. where it was deemed necessary to operate. She was a very bright and beautiful child and had many friends in this district, who will regret to learn of | her death.
 Little Nellie Ruth Haynie, the 4-year- | old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred l Haynie, who was so badly burned Satur- day afternoon at her home on Fifteenth avenue and Nineteenth street, is resting I as well as could be expected today. AL though she is terribly burned about the 1 body, she has fair chance of recovery
 The regular monthly meeting of the local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Tuesday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock at the home of l Mrs. M. K. Thornton on Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street. All members I are urged to be present.
 l Bands No. 1 and No. of the Wom- ans Missionary union of the First Baptist church met this afternoon at the church and after a short business meeting the lesson was taken from "The Kings Highway" with Mrs. Rose EIuey as leader There was a good attendance and much interest was manifested in the lesson.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church held an in- teresting business session this after noon at the home of Mrs. J. r. Sturdi- want on Arlington avenue. The report of the treasurer for the quarter showed that $2022O had been turned in and that $1S0 of this amount had been paid on the pulpit furniture
 Much interest is being manifested in the silver tea, which will be given Wednesday afternoon from to 6 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Dave Ken nedy. 1514 Sixth averue. by circle No. 3 of the Pastors Hs.pars. The public is invited to be present.
 II The Junior Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday ! afternoon at S:90 o'clock in the par lors of the church and all members Il are urged to be present as the election of officers will take place. II Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the pro- bate court issued marriage license to- day to Harry B. Griffin, Feeders, and Miss Emma Weeks.
 The New Louisville and Nashville passenger depot will now be open TOT the reception and comfort of the trav- cling public from z o'clock a. m. until Is o'clock D. m., according to orders re- ceived in this city from officials of the company. The work on the depot and surroundings has not yet been com pleted and no date of the formal open ing of the structure has been an- lnounced
 l. Rube Robertson who has been in Saranac Lake, N. Y., for his health, is the guest of his parents at Dolomite for several days
 pr. A. p. Patton has gone to Eu- taw. where he was called by the death of his uncle.
 The many friends of Mrs. Frank Per kins will regret to learn that she is very i'll at her home on Seventh ave- nue.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Howard McEniry have returned from their wedding trip and are at home on Berkley avenue
 Mrs Mary Gillen Boshwitz has gone to Meridian, where she will visit rel atives.