The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
BESSEMER NEWS

ham delivered an interesting address here
 tonight on commission government. MT.
 Barber was greeted by good sized audi
 ence and he presented the arguments in
 favor of this form Of municipal govern
 ment in such manner as to make de-
 oided impression upon his hearers. His
 address lasted for nearly an hour.
 A great deal of interest is being mani fested in the musicale which will be
 given Thursday evening at the High
 school auditorium by the Music club of
 this city. An excellent programme on
 which some of the best local talent in Bessemer will appear has been arranged
 for the occasion and a large number of
 tickets have been sold. The affair prom
 ises to be one of the best ever given by the club and the music lovers of this city will avail themselves of the oppor-
 tunity of hearing this splendid musicale. 1 The board of revenue was in Bessemer
 this morning attending to regular busi-
 ness of that body. Eugene Ragsdale
 was elected road tax collector of Beat 33,
 there being seven applicants for the place. Those applying were Harry c, l Grigsby J. s. Tillman, D. L. Milton, AL , lious Benton, Charlie Houston, Will Ken- nedy, Jr., and MT. Ragsdale Two desks and some other furniture were ordered
 for the office of Deputy Judge of the
 Probate Herbert Ethridge, while tele-
 phones were ordered installed in each
 branch office of the county offices re gently established in Bessemer.
 The residence of Maj. Thomas T. Huey on Dartmouth avenue and Nineteenth street was entered by thieves last night and a pistol, $7 in cash and a pocket
 knife stolen. Just how the thief gained entrance is not known, but the money and knife were taken from the pocket
 of MT. Huey's trousers in his bedroom,
 and his watch was taken from the chain,
 but was left in his pocket. The pistol
 was on the sldeboard in the dining room. l The thief is thought to have made his exit through the front door. as it was
 found unlocked this morning.
 1 While riding in a transfer belonging to MT. Moore and operated between Bes-
 semer and Johns T. D. Watkins was
 killed when he stepped from the car,
 which was going at rate of about 9
 miles an hour. The accident occurred between Johns and Blue Creek and it is stated that MT. Watkins stepped from the moving machine without warning the driver that he wished to alight. As soon as the accident occurred the injured man was moved to a nearby house and physi-
 clans were summoned, but he died in a few minutes. The deceased was well known and highly respected in this dis
 trict and was boss carpenter for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pay at Johns.
 The members of the football team of 1 the Bessemer high school were pre-
 sented with their sweaters this morning
 at the high school auditorium, at which
 time a splendid programme was rendered. | Each sweater was presented to a mem- 1 Der of the team by one of the high
 school girls in a few complimentary re-
 marks. The sweaters are purple with roll collars and have a big white ''B'' l on the front. Short talks were made
 by MT. Vandegraff, of the University of
 Alabama, and Bob Bumgardner. while the quartet of the University of Alabama Glee club composed of MT. Crawford
 Chappell Cory, Jr., Lehman Mayer and 1 w. V. Wier, made hit with number of musical selections and were forced to
 respond to a number of encores The boys receiving sweaters were: Charlie
 Scott, Frank Scott, Lee Martin, Penry
 Evans, Charlie Wright Joe Hoiston, 1 Bryan Cowan, Robert Lee Howard l He
 Ralph Snider, Shelby Martin and Her
 bert Salters, and the girls presenting
 them were: Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss Elizabeth Crowe, Miss Louise Hendricks,
 Miss Marguerite Phillips, Miss Vertna Randall, Miss Hattie Pennington, Miss
 Ella Bumby, Miss Elizabeth Barron, Miss Kathleen Cahill Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Miss Phillis Waites. l The Junior United Daughters of the Confederacy held an interesting meeting ! this afternoon at the home of Miss Es telle Brown, which was presided over by the president, Miss Elizabeth Grove. After routine business was transacted, the following officers were elected Miss Rachael Ragsdale, president; Miss vir- l ginia Williamson, vice president; Miss
 Florence Kelly May, secretary; Miss Els | telle Brown, treasurer; Miss Elizabeth | Grove historian; Miss Ruth Vancleve. director. It was decided to meet on the | second Tuesday in every month and the next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Florence Kelly May on Claren- don avenue. At the conclusion of the business, tempting refreshments were | served.
 | There will be a special meeting of the | Bessemer board of trade Thursday aft ernoon at o'clock in the boards room; oH NlHeteentn street. The object of the
 meeting will be to discuss the "On to Warrior" problem and all members are urged to be present.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Readers | Methodist church will give an oyster supper Thursday evening from to g o'clock at the Tennessee Coal, Iron and | Railroad company school auditorium.
 Mrs. P. J. McAdory is the guest Q. Mrs. W. J. Bryant in Birmingham for a few days.
 Miss Maud Tipton has returned to Montevallo after spending the week end with relatives in Bessemer
 | Arthur Green has returned to Tusca loosa, where he is a student at the Uni versity of Alabama, after attending the
 concert given by the University Glee | club
 Mrs. J. Jenkins and son of North Car olina are the guests of the Rev and Mrs. l Waites on Owen avenue
 l J. c. Wilson has returned to his home in Tuscaloosa after spending a few days with friends in Bessemer.
 Miss Beatrice Robbins has returned to her home in Birmingham after spending several days as the guest of Miss Min nie Jackson.
 The many friends of Prof. l. w. Me Adory will regret to learn that he is quite i'll at his home at McCalla J. c. Christian. who suffered a stroke or paralysis several days ago, continues quite i'll at his home.
 Miss Maybeth Moore is the guest of MT. and Mrs John Shannon at Wood