The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-14
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July 13.-(speciaL)-Ca Lacey Tdmundson and Will Kennedy of Company D, Fourth infantry, National Guard, left Bessemer this afternoon for the mobilization camp in Montgomery With number of recruits secured in Bes- semer since Monday. Sergeant Powell will remain in Besemer 10 days securing recruits and he will be joined tomorrow by First Lieut.. Bruce Majors, who will have charge of the recruiting station. Among the boys who left yesterday were: Leroy Sellers, Worth Lewis, John Me Collum, Frank Sullivan, George Ray, Ben Salters and Gid Tidwell, who was called home several days ago by the death of his father and mother who were killed by freight train on the Alabama Great Southern railroad.
 Ed Farmer, a negro, was arrested this afternoon by Detectives Maddox and c. Ross on charge of violating the prohibit tion law. It is alleged that the man was receiving liquor from the express office under an assumed name. He was placed in the city jail and will be tried before Judge I. A. Lewis in recorders court tomorrow morning. While the board of health appointed by the Bessemer city council at it's last meet ing have not been able to do anything thus far. Dr. Bert c. Gillen, the new sanitary inspector, has been hard at work and he states that he finds conditions in some parts of the city intolerable as long lines of tenement houses in alleys have fnr of hQ a rV sewers only three feet below the surface, none having been connected with the sewers and large accumulation of dirt and filth which is sufficient to spread disease all over the district. He has in- spected Eighth, Ninth and Tenth alleys and says it is surprising at the amount of debris, refuse and filth found every where. Although orders have been issued for all dry closets to be connected with the sewer several times, this has not been done and Dr. Gillen is now instruct ing that it be done and in case 1t Is not the persons refusing to connect will be arrested
 The local fire department made It's third run this month, this afternoon at 1:50 o'clock, when a call was made to 3015 Fairfax avenue, where there was a blaze on the roof of the house owned and oc- cupied by John Falkner. The fire was extinguished with very little damage to the property.
 A wedding which will be of much local interest, was that of Thomas J. .Cornwell and Miss Carrie E. Cocllrell, who were married yesterday in Montmgogery. The wedding was solemnzed at the home of the Rev. w. J. Elliot on Court street. Miss Cockrell spent the greater part of her life in Bessemer where she taught in hn nQifxy Cobf fot.1 h rnf later going to Birmingham, where she taught several years. She is native of ShorterS, but is well known in Bessemer. Mr. Cornwell lived in Bessemer many years, where he was prominent in bus mess and social circles. He is at present a county official in Chester, S. C., but prior to that time made Bessemer his home. MT. Cornwell was a member of the last Alabama constitutional conven- tion. Immediately after the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Cornwell left for their home in Chester, s. c.
 PERSONALS
 The many friends of Mrs. T. P. Waller will regret to learn that she is seriously i'll at her home on Fourth avenue.
 Miss Viola Dalton of Tupelo and little Miss Elizabeth Dalton of Birmingham are the guests of Miss Frances Coburn.
 Mrs. George D. Randall and children are the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Rogers on Dartmouth avenue.
 Mrs. Margaret Givins of Kentucky is the guest of Mrs. Kate Giyins on Eighth avenue.
 Mrs. Caroline Martin is quite i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs A. J. Roy at Morgan.
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, left today for points in Kentucky, where he will spend his vacation with relatives.
 The Rev. M. K. Thornton is conducting a meeting at Evansville this week.
 Mrs. Joe Weinstein is quite ill at the local hospital.
 MT and Mrs. c. w. Nixon and son, David, have returned to their home in Holt. after visit to relatives and friends in Bessemer.