The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
BESSE:MER NEWS

| Trainer Frank Lavine of the animal show of the Greater Sheesley shows,
 which are in this city this week, had
 a narrow escape from death this morn- ing in desperate encounter with the great Nubian loness "Untamable," ;" which he was attempting to break | to the arena for exhibition purposes ! It appears that MT. Lavine turned the animal into the big 40-foot arena this morning and she was in a particu- larly bad temper and as soon as he entered the cage she sprang at him. MT. Lavine succeeded in getting a training stool between himself and the infuriated animal but in so doing he caught himself in a corner of the are ma. He kept the beast off with blank pistol and the butt end of a bull whip until his assistant got to the l side of the arena and began firing blank cartridges in her face through
 the bars. thus binding her so Lavine could escape. The pedestal was almost completely demolished by the lioness
 with her teeth and paws while Mr.
 Lavine was badly lacerated about the
 body and received wound on his left forearm The animal has killed two l trainers already, it is said.
 | Repairs on pit No. of the United
 States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company have been completed and
 work has been resumed and about 50 men are back at their regular jobs ! This piu has been down sometime for
 repairs and No. l, which was put out
 of commission for repairs at the same time, is expected to resume work in a 1 short time. Work is progressing on
 the new pits No. and No. 5, and when
 these are completed they will be
 among the most modern and up-to-date | in the country.
 i A good crowd gathered at the High
 school auditorium tonight to attend the piano recital given by the pupils of the Grove School of Music. The stage was artistically arranged in ferns and spring | flowers making pretty background for
 the young ladies in their lovely evening 1 dresses of various colors Among the most delightful numbers on sthe pro- gramme was the solo by Cooper Lawley
 of Birmingham, who was forced to re- | spond to several encores The chorus,
 ''Maybells,' by Miss Meigs. Miss Alma Smith. Miss Kittie Mae Vermllion, Miss | Berney Gillen,, Miss s. F. Hayes, Miss | Elizabeth Barron, Miss Mary Word, Miss
 
 was very enjoyable. The programme was
 opened by Miss Berney Gillen, who played ! HI Trovatore (VerdD and Carnival
 Franks (Schumann), and was followed by l Sonata Opera N (Beethoven), by Miss
 Eva Calhoun. Sonata Opera 70 (Chopin) l beautifully rendered by Miss Gladys Nor 1 gan followed by the chorus. Miss Helen 1 Drum played Melody in F by Rubenstein, I while Miss Marjorie Wood played Men, I delssohn's Spring Song.' Valse Brilliante Opera 3f' Chopin and ''Nuptial March l Qeft-hand alone, Chopin was rendered by Miss Florence, Patton Gray, while l Northern Song (Schumann), Miss Nell lie Vogtle. "Nocturne, Opera g. (Chopin) was rendered by Miss Ethel Gillen, after I which piano duet was rendered by Miss I Jessie Gargile and Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove. Mrs Louise Taber played "On the Holy Mount (Dvoral), while Sonata Opera IF (MoZart) was rendered by Miss Eugenia Stevens and Miss Willie An I derson played "Marche Mlitaire' (Schu- bert. All of the numbers received much } applause and the programme was one of I the best ever given in this city
 l w. T. Johnson died last night at the
 Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where he has been for several months. MT. Johnson was hurt in the mines at Mulga about
 four months ago and he never recovered Il from his injuries The deceased is sur Vlved by his widow, who lives at Adams ] vile, as well as number of other rela. .l tives in this district The remains were prepared for burial by Kennedy Bros ! and were shipped this morning to Adams vile, where interment will be made. At the meeting of the Industrial Mems | Bible class of the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning the semi-annua , election of officers vii take place. This class has about 100 men enrolled and 3 is one of the largest classes of its kint I in this city. c. l.. Odell is the teacher. t George Ditson entertained few friends at dinner today at his home, which was 3 prettily decorated for the occasion 1T
 ferns and spring flowers. Music was ar interesting feature of the occasion anc splendid dinner was served to MT. and r Mrs. A. Morgan Mrs. Bethel Mrs. Alice :, Ellis, Miss Edith Ellis and Mrs. Lucy 5 Mandy.
 : The baseball team of the Bessemer Higf
 school was defeated this afternoon bS r the Central High school of Birmingham s at Underwood park by score of + tt l 4. The local team, started off we'll bu
 was unable to stop the onslaught of tho l visitors, and were clearly outclassed z This was the first game of the season fol . the Bessemer nine. The lineup was a' } follows: