The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
FUNERAL SERVICES OF PIONEER EDITOR
 ID BE HELD TODAY
The Remains of Thomas A. Mclaughlin Will Be Laid
 to Rest in Native Soil
REVIVAL SERVICE
 AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Cantata Will Be Presented at High School Auditorium by Local Talent-Social Events of
 Marvel City

Marvel City
 | Bessemer June 3.-(Special.) .)-Funeral 1 services over the remains of Thomas A. Mclaughlin, a pioneer citizen of Besse- mer who died last night at the home of his niece Mrs. J. N. Thomas, on Sixth
 avenue, following a stroke of apoplexy,
 will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock l from the residence of Mrs. Thomas 1915 Sixth avenue, the services being conduct
 ed by the Rev. George Stoves, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. l. F. Swallow, pastor of the 1 First Presbyterian church, and the Rev l M. K. ThorNton pastor of the First Bap-
 tist church. Interment will follow at l Cedar Hill cemetery, with Huey & McCon- nell in charge. The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: Active, Dr. w, D. Taylor, pr. L. A. Spencer, .. l.. Odell,
 Lee Moody, Thomas T. Huey, Dr. A. s. Fitzpatrick. Honorary William H. Ii. l Judson, w. P. Gum, A. K. Williamson, l Dr. J. c. Curry, John A. Nabers, pr. T. | F. Robinson, pr. J. w. Carter, Dr. F. P.
 Lacey, C. T. Cooke, Capt. J. M. Crook,
 E. A. Dudley, Robert M. McAdory and l Judge William Jackson.
 1 MT. Mclaughlin was 66 years of age, having been born in Bessemer on August 1, 1850, at the old homestead, which still Istands near West Lake. When the war | between the states broke out he was a | boy of Il years of age, and remembers | very vividly those stirring times. AL though under 13 years of age he belonged to a military company and drilled as l soldier After the war he went to the | University of Alabama. His family moved in 1870 to Elyton, where he worked | in a printing office. He went through 1 the cholera epidemic in the '70s his Iyrn1 hrnt tpaf, 6trito frnp ha 60 l He made Birmingham his home for 20 years, and edited the first daily news | paper which was published at Elyton, and l was the only one in the county at that 1 time It was known as the Elyton Her. aid, which in alter years was moved to | Birmingham and was afterwards merged with the Iron Age, another paper which had been started there, forming The Age l Herald. After a residence of 20 years in | Birmingham, MT. Mclaughlin moved to Bessemer, where he was editor of a weekly papeS' known as The Bessemerite. | He later retired to private life in this city, where he was a familiar figure the streets. He was a bachelor and for number of years made his home in tho 1 Mcdonald block.
 I The deceased was a very brilliant man and a strong and splendid writer, his l articles having been and copied all over the United States. MT. Mclaughlin was one of the best posted men in th dis l trict on public affairs, and up to the day he was stricken with the stroke of | apoplexy he kept in close touch with the politics of his county, state and nation ] He is survived by number If relatives l among them being, four nieces, Mrs. J. l N Thomas Mrs. w. E. V. Vermillion Miss Jessie Patterson and Maggie Walker three first cousins, Felix Mclaughlin Clarence Mclaughlin O. Birmingham and 1 William Mclaughlin of Tennessee.
 GENERAL NEWS 1 Plans have been completed by the 1 Bessemer Playground association for | the opening of playground in Besse-
 mer on flag day, June IA, and much | interest is being manifested in this
 movement. The site has been selected 1 as the vacant lots between Third and l Fourth avenues and between Eight
 eenth and Nineteenth streets, and Miss Jean Hard and Miss Allen will be the Il supervisors. The pledges received to- | ward the playground so far are as fol- lows: Annie Lou Allen. cents; Vel Ter Kirkpatrick cents; Ralph Wal drop, cents; Neal Rodenberg, 5 cents, | Alley Childress, 30 cents: Lewis-Read Drug Co.,, $30 Culture club, $25; Mu- sic club, s21; Helping Hand league,
 s59; Boy Scouts, $10; Auction Bridge club, s1575; Matrons' club. $25; Bes- semer Soil Pipe company. SIC; Fulton Drug company, s5; N. B. Parker, S5; Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Clark $2 Mrs. Sam Brick, s1; George Ross. $5; Dr. Powell, s1 Dr. F.. w. McNeil, $5; Herbert Eth
 ridge, s1; Mr. Vines, 25 cents; Dr. R. T.
 Smith, s5; Dr. S. E. Grout, s2; Dr. Downing, s1; Dr.. E. P. Lacey, $2; pr. S.
 Fy Nash. s2; cash, $1; Roberts school, $6; Clarendon avenue school, $6.l5: l Lumber company, $10.
 The Bessemer city court will take
 up a jury criminal docket Monday morning and rtere are eight murder | eases. g charging the violation Of the prohibition law and number of others for misdemeanors. Among the defend i ants who will be tried on charges of murder are Bob Hardeman, John Pruitt, l William Chamblee, Powell Earnest, | Charles Parsons. Chambers Parsons,
 Joe Leonard, Bunch Walker, Mary | Farrow and Jap Tarrant. Much inter-
 est is being manifested in the outcome of several of the cases as the facts In
 them are we'll known in this district. | Manager J. A. Keith of West Lake l park has arranged to have band con- 1 certs at the park on Sunday afternoons. ] A large number of improvements have been made at this resort this year and l it is fast becoming the most popular
 resort of it's kind in this district. Large l crowds flock to West Lake on Sundays
 and there are several hundred bathers | as well as those who enjoy the skating, | bowling and boating. A new cafe has l opened up and the added attractions of
 the band concerts will be an interest ing feature.
 The committee in charge of the | Fourth of July celebration of which Il J. A. Snider is chairman. held an fn- teresting meeting today and number of plans were discussed and decided on. An interesting feature of the oc- casion will be the bicycle races in | which a number of the best known | bicycle riders in this city will par ticipate There will also be a big parade and already a number of merchants
 are making plans for floats to be used in same while many automobiles will
 also take part Handsome prizes will be awarded to the winners and large crowd is sure to be in attendance at this celebration. The committee, which
 mercial club, will make an effort to
 make the celebration this year larger
 and better than ever before.
 CHURCH NOTICES
 Revival services will begin Sunday
 morning at r o'clock at the South
 Highland Baptist church. on the cor
 ner of Fairfax avenue and Seventeenth
 street at which time Thompson McRae
 will fill the pulpit. At the evening
 services the pastor will preach, who will also preach every evening during
 the week at o'clock. On June 12, pr. w. P. WiIl<s of Cullman will arrive and will conduct the services for two weeks.
 Preaching will be held daily at 10