The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-16
SUDDEN DEATHOF BESSEMER CITIZEN Plea of Guilty Turned Down
 by Judge and Defendant
 Acquitted by Jury B A $ B B A LL c A M B Clerk of Probate Court Performs
 Wedding Ceremony in Presence of Many Friends and Spectators
B A s E B ALL c A M E

BeSSemer, June -tSDeclaL )-l ne remains of w. E. C. Vermillion, who d,ed suddenly in Oil City. La, Tues day afternoon, will arrive in this city Friday morning at o'clock over the Alabama Great Southern railroad and will be removed to the family resi- dence 1900 Arlington avenue, from where the funeral will be held Fri day afternoon al 80 o'clock. the Rev George Stoves, pastor of tho First Meth odist church, assisted by the Rev I. F. Swallow, pastor of the Fiyst Pres byterian church. conducting the serv- ices. Interment will be made at Cedar Hill cemetery with Jacobs in charge The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: J. E. Hunt, o. W. Lewis IT. S. Fitzgerald, George E. Rrtledge, Joe Crawford and Rush Randall. MT. Vermillion was 55 years of age and has lived in Bessemer for nun Der of years, engaging in the furniture and undertaking business Two years ago he invested in an oil well in Oil City, La, and since that time has spent much of his time there looking after his interests He was at home to at tend the Confederate reunion n Bir- mingham and returned to Oil City on Nay 19. He is survived by his widow two daughters, Miss Kittie Mae Vermil- lion and Miss Zula Belle Ve.million or BeSsemer, his mother, one sister Miss Jeanne Vermilion: fouf broth ers Jesse Vermillion. Ben Vermillicn, Bob Vermillion and Patris Verlnillion, all of Donald. S. c. The announcement of his sudden demise came as a dis | tn 1at i've nd fri I. in this city.
 Much interest is being manifested i1 the baseball game which will be played Saturday afternoon on the roll ing mill diamond when the Bnssemer team will meet the Brown -Marx aggre- gation from Birmingham. Both teams are of the Manufacturing division of the T. c. I. league. The local team has not lost game this season and one of the fastest contests witnessed iH Bessemer in sometime is expected Manager Joe Eckhoff of the Besse- mer team has been working his men getting ready for this game, and they expect to annex another victory to their list. The public is invited tc attend this game and no admission is charged.
 The 3-months-old daughter of MT. and Mrs F. c. Durham died yester- day afternoon at their home, 3100 Dartmouth avenue. after a long ill., ness. The funeral was held ttis aft ernoon from the residence. the serv- ices being conducted by the Rev. MT Lee of Pleasant Hill. Interme1t fol- lowed at the Oxmoor cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
 In the Bessemer city court today L. Williams was tried on d charge of violating the prohibition law and aft CT hearing the evidence in the case the jury returned verdict of guilty and set the fine at $50. The defendant was also charged with another sffense of violating the prohibition law. His attorney stated to Judge Gwin that h, S client in this case would plead gull ty and accept fine of $100 ard three months at hard labor if the judge would suspend the hard labor sentence. Judge Gwin refused to accept the terms and the case went to trial. The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty and the defendant was discharged.
 There will be an, important meeting of Bessemer lodge No. 45S, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Monday night in the Masonic hall, at which time the ali nual election of officers will take place.
 The Red Mountain team of the Min ing division of the T. c. l. league will go to Vivian Saturday afternoon, where they will cross bats with the Wylam team The Red Mountain team is an unusually strong one and Man ager Unzicker has been putting his ag gregation through some hard practice preparing for the contest large crowd of rooters will accompany tne team on the trip.
 Lee Williams. a negro, was rested this afternoon by Detectives Ross and Ross on a charge of larceny and of trespassing. The negro attempted to take bicycle away from Jace Harris, d we'll known man of this city on Sec ond avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. about o'clock. After MT. Harris had succeeded in get ting the bicycle from the negro the man went to the home of Dr. George l. Waller and attempted to open the door, As the screen door was fastened he did not get in but Mrs. Waller ir- mediately telephoned to pr Waller and he, in company with the ,fficers, searched the premises and found the man hiding in the garage. He had in lis possession large number of coffin handles and other property belonging to an undertaken. He will be given hearing before Judge I. A. Lewis in recorders court Friday morning.
 E. B. Hornsby of Woodward and Miss Claudia M. Stansel were married this morning by Clerk Ethridge of the judge of the probate in his office in the Realty building, the ceremony be- ing witnessed by a large nuriber of people who gathered from the adjoin- ing offices when they heard that we'd ding was going to take place. Both lxv md vxyift o 1ye their home at Woodward.
 Mrs Minnie Ida Barksdale, 32 years of age, died this morning at 11:15 o'clock at her home at Raimund mines following short illness. The de- ceased was well known in this district, where she has lived for many years. and is survived by her husband, w. T. Barksdale, one son, Raymond Barks- dale; two daughters, Willie and Pearl Barksdale, and her parents, flr. and Mrs. w. W. Parker. The funeral will take place Friday morning at II o'clock from the Walnut Grove church, the services being conducted by the Rev. G. M Davenport. spastor of the p'ent will follow at the Walnut Grove cemetery with Huey & McCo..nel in charge.
 MT and Mrs. Jerome J. Karr an r.ounce the engagement of their daugh- ter. Nellie Viola, to MT. Claude E. Smith, the wedding to take place at , o'clock on the afternoon of sunday, July 2. at their home on Seventeenth street.