The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

| The majority of the local industries
resumed operations this morning after
having been closed three days for the
| Christmas holidays. In many instances
this morning the plants were short a
| number of men who had not quite got
ten over the Christmas festivities, but
it is expected that full force will be
on hand at every industry tomorrow
morning.
Never in the history of Bessemer has
such trade at Christmas or any other
| time been experienced as that of the
holiday season of 1916. In all of the
stores entire stocks of goods were
sold SO completely that merchants
stated that they mad practically moth
ing left. The business was so heavy
that customers could not be waited on
| Saturday night. and crowds left the
city and returned Monday morning to
do their Christmas shopping.
| There have been number of COM
plants of boys and men. both white
and colored, shooting toy pistols on
| the streets of Bessemer during the past
| few days. and it is stated many be-
| came so free in the use of the make
faces of pedestrians. The authorities
are being urged to curb this seeming
| enjoyment and not permit the shooting
of toy pistols on the streets
| The hospital board of the Elizabeth
Duncan hospital wish to thank the
| merchants and friends of the hospital
| for the following donations sent to
| them on Christmas: Milton Grocery
company, two turkeys; DIR. Berry,
crate of oranges; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Snider, II passes to the Grand thea
ire to every nurse and employee in the
hospital; MIR. and Mrs. Jim Sullivan, a
crate of oranges; DR. R. w. Waldrop,
| a box of candy to each nurse; Huey &
Mcconnell, a box of candy to each
nurse; Postmaster Dan Houston, four
dozen eggs; Bessemer Lodge No. T2i
Benevolent and Protective Order of
ElkS, a large box of fruits and nuts
Mrs f. L. Mitchell. preserves and
pickles; the First Presbyterian church.
a large box of fruits and nuts for the
colored ward; the Rev. I. f. Swallow,
potted plant for the women's ward
Is being erected on Eighth avenue
between Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth streets by the colored people
of this city, is progressing rapidly
and it is expected that the building
will be ready for occupancy early in
January. Mae Reese, who is in charge
of the settlement work here among
the negroes, has already opened up
cooking and sewing classes among the
girls. while the boys have organized
a brass band. A glee club, composed
of both women and men, has also
been organized The club made a round
of the town Christmas eve night and
serenaded their white friends, render
ing splendid programme Of Christ
mas music. N o. Nelson of the Bes-
semer Soil Pipe company, under whose
supervision the settlement work is
being done. gave 81 for every So raised
by the colored people.
J. c.. Harper of Birmingham and Miss
Marie Irwin were married tonight at
the Baptist parsonage, the ceremony
being pronounced by the Rev. NJ. X.
Thornton in the presence Of few rel
| atives and friends. The young couple
were accompanied on their happy mis-
| sion by their brother and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Finch. They will make their
| home in Birmingham.
The Christmas tree and entertain
ment of the First Christian church
| will be given Wednesday evening in
the Sunday school rooms, at which
| time all members are urged to be
present A splendid programme has
been arranged for the occasion.
| Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the pro-
bate court issued the following mar
riage licenses today: Charlie Bowden
and Miss Mamie Patton; N. G. Jen-
| kins of Wylam and Miss Gladys Mae
| Mcbride.
| Mrs Mamie Keller Smith, wife of
Abe Smith, died this morning at 3
o'clock. at the Elizabeth Duncan hos
! pital, following a short illness The
| deceased has spent the greater part of
her life in Bessemer. where she was
we'll known. She is survived by her
husband, two brothers, Irby Keller
and one sister, Mrs. Stanley Price, all
| of Bessemer The funeral will take
| place Wednesday morning, arrange
ments having not yet been COM
pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs George Ethridge. Miss
| Ruth Ethridge and Herbert Ethridge
have returned from Maplesville. where
| they spent Christmas with relatives.
| DR.. and Mrs r. r. Smith and little
daughter, Claudia Mae, have gone to
| Ozark, where they are the guests of
relatives.
| J. Furniss Lee of Macon, Ga. is the
| guest of DR. and Mrs e. l.. Edmund
| son on Fifth avenue.
| Duke Thornton left today for New
| Jersey, after spending the holidays
with his parents. the Rev. and Mrs. M.
X. Thornton.
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