The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
RAILROAD ID BUILD
 NEW FREIGHT DEPOT
A. G. s. to Erect $3O,OOO
 Depot at Bessemer
THE BESSEMER COURT
Missionary Society Organized by the Ladies of Lipscomb Methodist Church-Ball Game Sched-
 uled for Wednesday

Bessemer, July 24-(S Especial. )-Prep
 arations are being made by the Ala | bama Great Southern Railroad com
 pany for the erection of a freight de-
 pot on a site three blocks west of the | present depot at a cost of about ESQ., 00o the amount spent the past year on l the handsome new passenger station | The new depot will be located on Ala
 bama avenue between Sixteenth and | Eighteenth streets, application hav- l ing been made by the company to the | city to vacate plot of ground 25x1200 l feet, on which the structure will be
 erected The depot will be 33x205 feet | and the office portion will be two stories high of brick veneer the freight | house to be of reinforced concrete,
 while the entire building will have a | concrete foundation, A brick platform | about 12 feet wide will extend along
 the track for $50 feet and will con meet with the main walks on Nine- | teenth street by concrete walks. A | low pressure steam heating system will | be installed in the building, which will | also have sanitary plumbing, steel l doors and windows throughout, and for
 the freight house will be wood block | floors. The Alabama Great Southern Railroad company has expended l
 the past year and the local citizens
 are very much gratified at the an 1 nouncement of the proposed erection 1 of new freight depot.
 | In the city jail this afternoon Ernest | King, a negro, cut Willie Pippen, an- l other negro, as a result of a quarrel | Pippen was cut on the left side of the l neck with a very sharp case knife. Dr. l George D. Waller was immedia tely 1 called and the wound dressed. It is ex-
 pected that the negro will recover.
 The baseball game between the Bes- 1 semer team and the Ensley team of the l T. c. l. league, which was to have | taken place Saturday afternoon, but which was postponed on account of
 the rain, will take place Wednesday l afternoon, July 26 on the Ensley dia- l mond. The teams are evenly matched
 and while the local aggregation has | lost only one game and that was to Ensley should the Ensley team defeat l Bessemer Wednesday they would then 1 have a good opportunity to win tine | pennant. This game is expected to be 1 one of the best played in the T. c. l. | league this season and large number
 of local fans will accompany the team
 to Ensley.
 | The following suits have been filed
 in the Bessemer city court today: Tom l Jones vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
 Railroad company, for damages in the
 amount of $2500 for alleged personal | injuries J. C. Quailes and J. R. Quailes vs. the West Lake Land company for l $2500 damages for alleged damage done | to their property by the water over | flowing the dam a West Lake during | the recent heavy rains; Sterling Fos-
 ter vs. the Central Foundry company, l for 5000 damages; c. P. Parsons. pro 1 ami, vs.. the Alabama Great Southern railroad for $3000 damages for alleged
 personal injuries; M. G. Howton vs. the | Louisville and Nashville Railorad com pany for $2500 damages
 | The improvements which have been l in progress for the past two weeks
 on the plate mill of the Bessemer roll | ing mill have been completed and work
 has been resumed. It is understood that | improvements will be made on the bar mill. This work will be much heavier | and more complex than that done on | the plate mill. The capacity of both | mills will be increased by the improve | ments
 | An interesting meeting of the women of | the Lipscomb Methodist church was held l this afternoon at the home of Mrs. John | Whitten at which time Mrs. Alice John 1 son, district secretary of the Woman's l Missionary society, presided over the meeting. At this time a missonary so- | ciety was organized with the following | officers Mrs. M. M Powman, presi- dent; Mrs. Ed Hartley, first vice presi- dent; Mrs John Whitten, second vice president; Mrs George McGee, third vice president; Mrs. Elmore McAdorS secre- tary; Mrs. Grover Huey, Urea surer. Fol lowing the organization of the society an Ra IVY fn thn fn1l Mrs. Alice Johnson, Mrs. w. o. Horton, Mrs. M. M. Plowman, Mrs. Amanda Jones, Mrs Elmore McAdory, Mrs. James
 Jones, Mrs. Grover Huey, Mrs. John Whitten, Mrs. Little Mrs. George Me- Rec, Miss Ruth Houston and the Rev. w. O. Horton The hostess was assist ed by Mrs. Amanda Jones and Mrs. James Jones.
 A silver tea will be given Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. w. Carter on Fourth avenue by the women
 of St. Agnes guild of Trinity Episcopal church. Plans are being made for a large attendance. The hours will be from
 to o'clock and from to o'clock The proceeds will go towards the carpet found of the church.
 The following marriage lcese was issued today by Clerk Herbert Ethridge
 
 Bridges and Miss Henrietta Gilmore. All four bands of the Woman's Mis- | sionary union of the First Baptist church l held an interesting meeting this after noon al the church. at which time the | Young Woman's auxiliary of the church
 met with the society The report for the
 month was read and was splendid, show | ing that $50 had been sent to the Jud- son centennial fund and $7 was sent to the foreign mission. Following the busi- ness session missionary programme was | rendered with Mrs. E. M. Owen as lead- CT, the subject being, Reading for Mis- sions.' Interesting talks were made by Mrs. D. B. Barnett and Mrs E. N Parnell. There was a good attendance and the programme was most interest | ing.
 l There will be business meeting of the entire Pastors Helpers of the First Meth odist church Tuesday afternoon at 4 | o'clock in the basement of the church, md o1I har orn