The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-14
BESSEMER SHOWS POPULATION GAIN New City Directory Indi- cates Nearly 25,OOO Peo-
 pie in City CROWDS ATTEND FAIR Woodmen Lodges of Bessemer Dis trict Hold Joint Meeting With
 Jonesboro Camp
CROWDS ATTEND FAIR

Bessemer, October 13-(Special.)-T new Bessemer directory has just been is sued by the R. l.. Polk company of Birmingham. It shows s2S9 names which indicates a population of 24,7li. This is a gain of 2350 names and in population of sT050 over the directory of October, 1913 The total of the two directories is as follows: 1913, 17,6S7; 1916, 24,717. The total school population taken in 1914 and again in 1916 has about the same totals as the directory, although the new directory is much more complete than the one issued three years ago and contains much in- formation
 The entire roof of the house on Berldey avenue and Fifteenth street, occupied by Dr. A. A. Persons, superintendent of the city schools, was destroyed by fire this morning about 11:30 o'clock. It is thought | that the fire caught from a spark and a large part of the roof was on fire be- fore it was discovered. The damage is estimated at about s6OO. The house was owned by J. K. Trotter.
 About 10 o'clock this morning much ex- citement was caused on the streets when Officer J. H. Parsons fired several shots in the air when Andrew Godson, who had been arrested by MT. Parsons, made & OdSn QOWn the street. Ine negro WdS recaptured on Fourth avenue and Seven teenth street.
 The three local Woodmen lodges met last night in join session with Pine Forest camp at Jonesboro. Colonel Younger and Major Finder were guests of the lodges They made splendid talks along the lines of constructive woodcraft. The Brighton camp of Woodmen had charge of the initiation of the candidates, and the work was most impressive. Colonel Younger also instructed the recently organized uniform rank of the Jonesboro lodge.
 Mrs. T. H. Read and children, Hubert Miss Mattilee and Thomas H. Read, Jr., of Tuscaloosa, and Mrs. C. s. Satter- white of Eoline motored to this city today and will spend the weekend with rela- stives here.
 All cars on the North Bessemer line this morning were crowded with school children going to attend the fair, all schools having given a holiday.
 Mrs. Archie Smith and two children ar rived in Bessemer yesterday afternoon from her home in western Cuba, where MT. Smith died a short time ago, follow ing short illness. The laws of the coun- try forbid the removal of the body from the island until after two years burial. Mrs. Smith will be with Mir and Mrs. F. N. Parnell for the present.
 Suit was filed in the Bessemer city court today by Attorneys Goodwin and Ross for James Gaffney vs. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company for S10000 damages for alleged personal in juries received when the plaintiff was struck by train of the defendant com rany.
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 Mrs. Fisber and little daughter of Tus- caloosa are the guests of relatives and friends in Bessemer Mrs. Fisher was formerly Miss Melony Block.
 Miss Beatrice Moorer of Selma is the guest of her sister, Miss Lila Mae Moorer for the weekend.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Dyke who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Winter have gone to Akron, O., where they will reside in future.
 Dawson Collins has returned from a visit to Portersville.
 Mrs. Edna Kinnett is i'll at the home of her parents on Huntsville avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. D. Cobb have returned to their home in Jemison after a visit of several days with Mrs. Cliff Lowery Mrs. Corrie Owens Gray has returned from Gadsden, where she attended the state convention of Confederate veterans
 The Rev. George Stoves has returned from Florida where he has been con ducting a meeting.
 Joe Stone, student at the University of Alabama, is spending the weekend with his mother, Mrs Emma Stone, on Nineteenth street Hi