The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
'BESSEMER HIGH TO
PLAY CENTREV|LLE
More Homes Needed for
Delegates to Conference
RESIDENCE is ROBBED
Two Carloads of Negro Miners Leave
Bessemer With Their Fam
lilies for West Vir-
ginia
RESIDENCE is ROBBED

Bessemer October Especial THE
| Bessemer High school eleven will leave
| Friday in automobiles for Centreville,
where they will meet the Bibb County
| High school. This team has not been
defeated in the past two years and is
| one of the strongest aggregations in high
| school athletics. The local high school
| is facing one of the hardest schedules
| in it's history and from now until Thanks
giving when they will meet the team
from Central High school of Birmingham,
| they will meet some very strong teams
on the road Among the teams the locals
will meet are Etowah High school, Shell
| by County High school, the Tuscaloosa
High school, Bib County High school
and Central High school of Birmingham.
A large number of citizens will accom-
pany the team to Centreville.
The entertainment committee appointed
| for the North Alabama conference, which
| will convene in this city next Wednes-
! day, met last night and completed the
work of sending out cards to the dele
| gates informing them who will be their
hosts. A large number of those who
promised to entertain delegates have at
and this matter has greatly handicapped
| the committee Within the past three
| days more than % parties have done
| this and that means that so delegates
| have to be provided for elsewhere. This
! causes a serious situation and the COM
mittee is now calling on its friends to
| please stand by them in this opportunity
of the city to prove its hospitality
The large vacant storeroom al 308 North
Nineteenth street, in the Realty build
ing, has been leased by the Neal Electric
company and the real estate firm of G.
| H. Stevenson. who will occupy the new
\ quarters after November l. This store
room is the last vacant one in the Realty
building and is admirably suited for the
| firms leasing same. The Neal Electric
company will add a pumping department
\ to its business.
| Thieves entered the home of j. D. Mar
| tin at Jonesboro last night and a val
| liable watch was stolen. Entrance was
gained through a kitchen window and the
| thief escaped, leaving no trace behind.
The home of Louis Hoster, Sr., was also
| entered The thief had made his way up
| stairs when Mr.. Hoster awakened and
hearing someone in the house, secured
| his pistol and chased the intruder down
stairs into the kitchen. where he attempt
| ed to turn on the light. but the thief, who
gained entrance through the kitchen win
| dow, had removed the globe and in the
| darkness was able to make his escape.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Presbyterian church will give a
social Tuesday evening in the basement
of the church. A large number of invi-
! tations have been issued and the affair
promises to be one of the most delightful
ever given by the society.
| Two carloads of negro laborers left
| Bessemer yesterday afternoon over the
| Alabama Great Southern railroad for
| West Virginia, where they will work in
the Pocahontas coal fields. A number OF
the men were accompanied by their fam
| lilies.
| One of the most delightful affairs of the
| early fall was the open meeting of the
Music club, which was held this afternoon
at the Elks hall on Nineenth street., when
! a large crowd was present. The pro-
gramme was opened by piano duet, LA
| Gallins' (Gottschalk), Miss Lena Hatcher
and Mrs. Kittrell Trotter; vocal solo,
Light of My Life Miss Blanche Brad
ley; piano solo, "ro1onoise" Chopin,
Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth; current events
| Mrs Forst; reverie, I'D Amour Mrs
/
derer," Mrs. j. E. Wright and Mrs. W.
B. Rue: piano, selected, Mrs. Ford; vocal
| solo, MY Peace Is Cone" Mrs. Cecil
! Cowan.
! The hall was artistically arranged for
\ the occasion in potted plants and garden
| flowers, and the hostesses for the occa-
| sion We're Mrs. c. f. Abbott, Mrs. George
| Ross. Mrs NJ. X Thornton and Miss
| Beryl Primer. Mrs. Wright was chairman
| of the programme.
| Much interest is being manifested in the
meeting of Bessemer Camp, No 81. Wood
| men of the World, which will be held
| Thursday night at the hall on Third
\ avenue, at which time six candidates will
| be initiated After the business meeting
refreshments will be served.
! The Bessemer Hatikwah club will meet
4 Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the CLUB
| rooms on Second avenue between Nine
| tenth and Twentieth streets, and all
| members are urged to be present
| Mrs E. A. Little has returned from
Rochester,, Mimi. where she has been 10
| Mayo Brothers hospital.
! Phil Gulley has returned to his home in
Meridian after visit to E. A. Little.
| Mrs. Walter Hendricks has gone to Nc
i Allister Okla, where she was called by
the serious illness of her sister.
Mrs. w. d. Lanier Sr., who has been
| quite i'll for the past 10 days, is reported
to be, somewhat improved. s.se.4
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