The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
BESSEMER NEWS


 Basketball game to be played Friday evening when the team of the Bessemer High school will go to Tuscaloosa where they will meet the aggregation from the Tuscaloosa High school The local five is being put through some hard practice preparing for the game, and as they are in splendid condition feel sure they will bring home the bacon. A number of local fans will accompany the boys on the trip, leaving here Friday afternoon and returning the same night.
 verdict in favor of the defendants was returned last night by the jury in the case of John Velatos administrator of the estate of Michael Velatos, de- ceased, vs. J. A. Keith and the Birming- ham Chero-Cola Bottling company. It will be remembered that Velatos fell from jitney operating between this city and West Lake last summer and was killed. The plaintiff was seeking damages in tho amount Of S10OO0 and was represented by Attorneys Theo Lamar and Grady Mims, while Messrs Goodwin and Ross repre- scented the defendants.
 While the prisoners in the city jail were in the main detention room last night, Walter Mobley, a negro, seeming ly became violently insane and attacked the other prisoners with an iron poker. Jack Johnson suffered the severest injury, his arm being broken. Mobley was placed in one of the steel cages and is being held awaiting papers to commit him to the asylum. The negro was well known in this city and has served several jail sentences.
 Candidates continue to qualify before Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the probate judges office here, and city politics are becoming active Those qualifying to- day were: A. D. Maddox, for patrolman; w. c. Davis, patrolman; Cliff Childers, patrolman; G. w. Martin, night warden; J. G. Bruce, candidate for alderman, First ward; L. Pike Mitchell, patrolman; w. P. McCord, patrolman; George Shaw, sanitary inspector; w. J. Austin, alder man. Fourth ward. MT. Austin is the only enc of the present aldermen to qualify for recollection up to date.
 A measuring party will be given Fri day evening from to Il o'clock at the parsonage of the Brighten Methodist church, and the following invitations have been sent out: Come to our party and have a good time; five feet of length will cost you dime. If you are taller, twill be a bit more, but one cent an inch will make nobody poor" The wom- en of the church have arranged splen- did programme for the evenings enter tainment and refreshments will be served. The public has been invited.
 The musicians of this city are looking forward with much interest to the con cert which will be given at the High school auditorium on the evening of Feb 1,6n nnEniGaS Wednesday Music club.
 Miss Gertrude Burrell has arrived from the South Highlands infirmary in Bir- rningham to take charge of the operat- ing room at the Elizabeth Duncan hos pital to succeed Miss Dora Parker. re signed. Miss Parker will do private in this city.
 The registration books for the city democratic primary election to be held Monday, March 20, will be opened on Monday morning, February 21. from s o'clock to o'clock by T. E. Pinner registrar at the city hall. The books will be open every day that week and on Saturday night until 10 o'clock. All qualified voters in this city must regis ter before they will be permitted to vote in the city primary.
 Arrangements are belng made Dy Band No. of the Woman's Missionary union of the First Baptist church for a series of tableaux, known as the Feast of the Flowers" The tableaux are under the direction of MT. Belden, and rehearsals are now being held
 A large crowd attended the Valentine tea given this afternoon at the home of Mrs E. E. Honeycutt on Nineteenth -lr1 1s,xy ar16 Q Aar avenues by Circle No of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church. The Valentine idea was carried out in the decorations of the reception rooms, red hearts, cupids and cut flowers in- termixed with ferns were used in pro- fusion. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. Honeycutt and Mrs w. D. Lanier and were ushered into the dining room by Mrs. Farris, where re- treatments were served. The affair was most enjoyable and neat sum was realized.
 The Sunday school class of Mrs. J. H. Grove of the First Methodist church will serve turkey dinner and supper Saturday in the vacant store on Third avenue between Nineteenth and Twen-, tieth streets, next to the E. L. Huey Furniture company. The public Is fn- vited to be present.
 One of the most enjoyable affairs of the Valentine season was the surprise party given by Mrs. Schwartz in cele- hration of the twentieth anniversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. George Otto The crowd met and went in a body to the Otto home, carrying the decorations and refreshments with them and were met at the door by a most surprised hostess. Music, con- tests and progressive games were en- 1oyed, the guests were given booklets in the shape of red hearts and on the front page was written 1S96-1916-J. F. G. O. Life History. as told by the flow CTS, and they had to guess the flowers described therein. Mrs. Otto had copy of the Bessemer Evening Tele- gram that contained a notice of her wedding, and it was read.