The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
NEWSPAPER MEN
VISIT BESSEMER
Press Association Delight
fully Entertained
SMITH EDGE DIES
Unknown Negro Instantly Killed at
Robertstown by Premature Blast.
Social Events Are Very
Enjoyable

Bessemer, July 27.-(Special.)-A
large delegation of the Alabama Press
association which is in session in Bir-
mingham today and tomorrow came
to Bessemer this afternoon where they
were delightfully."- entertained by the
Bessemer Board of Trade, Mr. and Mrs.
William H. H. hudson and a number
of other citizens. The visitors made
the trip to Bessemer in a special car
on the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company and were re-
ceived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William H. H. Judson on Clarendon
avenue. The entire lower floor was
thrown open and was artistically ar
ranged for the occasion in ferns and
garden flowers. On the front porch a
refreshing punch was served from a
table banked in dahlias and ferns by
Miss Grace Judson in a pretty after
noon gown of blue and Mrs Ed Read
in handsome gown of gray char
meuse. Mrs. Moody received the guests
wearing a white net dress, while Mrs.
gown. They were assisted by Mrs Tom
Benton, Mrs. Jack Clay, Mrs. ]. +.
Cannon and Miss Ethel Gillen, as well
as the reception committee appointed
by the Board of Trade as follows:
Mayor I. A. Lewis, w. P. Gum, J. e.
Haffner, William H. H. Judson, Louis
Hoster, Sr, the Rev. Stoves, the Rev.
Stevenson, the Rev N. c. Powell, w
H. Lewis, ]. A. Snfder, c. L. Odell,
George Ross, T. T. Huey, Dr. S. L.
Nash, j. F. Cannon, Lee Moody DR..
r. p. McTyiere, Sam Erlick, Norman
Lefkovits, F. B. Buck, John McCon-
nell, B. P. Harris, DIR. J. S. Winters and
many others. After spending few min
utes at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. judi
son, where refreshing punch and cigars
We're served, the guests were taken in
automobiles and were shown Readers
from where beautiful view of the
city could be obtained After that a
number of the local plants were Wis
tied and the guests gathered at West
Lake park, where watermelon cut
ting was enjoyed. The affair was most
unique in that no speeches were made
at all during the afternoon. At {
o'clock the visitors departed for Bir-
mingham on their special car and were
profuse in their thanks for the delight
full hospitality offered by the citizens
of Bessemer.
w. Smith Edge, one of the best
known men in this district, died to-
night at 1850 o'clock at his late resi-
dence 1912 Fourth avenue, following
to his friends as PA Smith, and al
though he has been i'll for sometime
his death came as a distinct shock t.
his friends, and has cast a gloom over
the city. He was a native of Alabama
having been born in Talladega county
on December 10, 1872, and came to Bes-
semer when boy II years of age
Since that time he has lived here and
was loved by all who knew him for
his many noble deeds and charitable
works His death was particularly sad
in that he died on Mrs. Edges birth
day Since his return from Browns
Wells, Miss, last Sunday night he
gradually became weaker, but made q
hard fight for his life, being conscious
until late this afternoon, when he sank
death came tonight. He is survived
by his widow. one stepdaughter, Mrs
Harold v. Rogers of this city; his
mother, Mrs. Cady of Birmingham; one
brother, Euston Edge of Memphis; and
one sister, Mrs. Jack Douglass of Bir-
mingham, as we'll as number of other
relatives. Funeral arrangements have
not been made as yet. but the funeral
will take place Saturday.
A number of cases appeared before
Judge I. A. Lewis in recorders court
this morning at which time Harvey
Conwell, a negro, was fined 800 on a
charge of assault and battery with a
weapon. John Brown, negro, was
tried on a charge of violating the pro-
hibition law and was fined SIS. Frank
O'Neal colored, was fined $3.50 and
costs on a charge of assault and bat
terry on the person of his wife.
John Shields of Belize, Central
America. has been the guest of his
sister, Mrs. H. C. Hatcher, on Fifth
avenue, for the past few days and he
stated that his company had leased a
vessel at the beginning of the year
for shipping at cost of $4,000 a month
but at the end of three months they
had been offered $4,000 for the niue
inOHlHS tease anu 1dQ SOlu, Tie COItt-
pany adding $4,000 to the amount and
buying another fruiter outright. Mr..
Shields stated that when the war closes
the company that does not own its own
fruiter will not be able to ship their
fruit, as the demand will be far in
excess of all past orders in the busi-
ness. He left today for south Ala
bama, where he will visit relatives be-
fore returning to South America.
An interesting meeting of the young
men OF the Lipscomb Methodist church
was held last night at the home of
the teacher Mrs. Gilmore McAdory, ami
elected the following officers Walter
Butler, president Murray Wagonner,
vice president Ed Millstead, secretary
and treasurer. Much interest was man
ifested in the meeting and the class
promises to do splendid work.
An unknown negro laborer working for
the Birmingham Stag company at Rob
ertson was killed instantly this morning
in an explosion. 1t appears that the
man was working on the Stag pile and
after a hole had been dug for blasting
he poured in the powder and the Stag
deep down had not cooled and caused the
explosion, the negro being blown twenty
feet and instantly killed. The body was
taken to Birmingham by the company
and has as yet not been identified.
The Bessemer baseball team of the T. c.
T. league will meet the Ensley aggrega-
ton Saturday afternoon on the local dia-
mond on Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street and a close contest is expected.
The Bessemer team has lost two games
to Ensley this season, while they have
defeated them once and they hope ia
annex another victory to their list in the