The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22
BESSEMER FURNACE ID GO INTO BLAST Little Belle, After likeness of Many Years, Being
 Blown In BIG ORDER FOR PIPE Bessemer Keenly Interested in Base- ball Games to Be Played in the
 T. c. I. League
BIG ORDER FOR PIPE

Bessemer, April 21.-(Special )-Work or
 the Little Bell furnace of the Tennessee
 Coal Iron and Railroad company al
 l Robertstown has been started and a large
 force of men is at work removing debris
 and accumulation of yearse to make ready
 for the refining and overhauling of the l furnaces. Work of rebuilding will begin
 next week and it is expected that the stack will be ready to make a special
 brand of iron which will be shipped tc
 the Ensley steel mill in hot pots where I it will be used in the manufacture of
 steel, within 50 days. Little Bell is the
 smallest stack of the Tennessee company I in Bessemer and has not been in service
 for many years. It has a capacity of 6C | tons per day, but under improved condi-
 tions will easily make 100 tons. About
 200 men will be employed at the furnace ' when it Is ready for operation.
 | Number furnace of the Tennessee company has commenced making manga nese iron, stock of ore needed for this product having been delivered from South American ports.
 An order for 5000 tons of. cast iron pipe from to 20 inches in diameter has been received by the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company The ship
 ment will go to Ohio. It is probable that good portion of the order will be taken from the stock on hand, while some will be made. This is one of the many orders that the company is booking for the year.
 The statement that the Tennessee coal, Iron and Railroad company has pur- chased from the Birmingham Mineral rail- road the lines of that company for years operated to the ore mines on Red noun tain, has created not little interest. The Birmingham Southern railroad is owned by the Tennessee company and has been operated by this company for years. The business heretofore handled by the Mineral road will be handled now by this road.
 The baseball fans of Bessemer are look ing forward with a great deal of interest to the opening of the T. c. I. league next Saturday. at which time the Bessemer Rolling Mill, which is known in the league as Bessemer will meet the Ems ley nine on the local diamond. Red
 Mountain will meet the American Steel and Wire Mill on the latter's diamond.
 These four teams constitute the manu- featuring division of the league. The pulpit at the First Baptist church will be filled Sunday by the pastor, the
 Rev. M. K. Thornton, who will preach the second of series of sermons on the life and work of Paul, at the morning hour the subject being, Paul as Mis- sionary" At the evening hour there will be evangelistic services. The Rev. MT. Thornton has secured the services of the
 Rev. R. s. Gavin. former pastor here,
 to conduct meeting in August and Sep tember. This announcement will be of | interest to the people of Bessemer as MT. Gavin made many friends during his pas- torate here.
 l The Rev. J. c. Mcqueen will fill the pulpit at the Brighton Presbyteian church | Sunday morning, taking as his subject, ! q Am Not Ashamed of the Gosjel." Sun day school at $40 o'clock; Junior Chris | tian Endeavor society will meet Sunday i afternoon at 8 o'clock at the church, while ! the Senior Christian Endeavor will meet
 at the church at 6:30 o'clock.
 | Much interest is being manifested l in the address which will be made by Miss Rosa Strickland Sunday morning at 10 o'clock to Mrs. G. G. Meals Sum day school class of the First Meth odist church.
 1 The Pastors Helpers of the First { Methodist church will hold a general ! meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 1 o'clock in the parlors of the church, at which time circle Mo- 2 will be l hostess. An excellent programme has 1 been arranged for the occasion. The Womans auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the par | lors of the church. at which time all l members are urged to be present, as l matters of importance will be dis posed of.
 A surprise wedding which took place yesterday afternoon at the home of | the Rev |. G. Nunnally was that of 1 V. J. Hale and Miss Ethel Barnes the ceremony being performed by the Rev MT Nunnally in the presence of few relatives and friends. After the cere- 1 mony MT. and Mrs. Hale left for OK moor, where they will make their home.
 The silver tea given yesterday aft ernoon by band No of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Baptist church at the home of Mrs. J. c. B. Gwin, was success in every way. The guests were met in the hall by Mrs. J. c. E.. Gwin. Mrs. J. L. Woods. Mrs. Maritime, Mrs. J. G. Johnston, Mrs Ed DeShazc and Mrs. l.. w. Allen. The guests were then ushered into the dining room, where tea, sandwiches and hints in the red. white and blue tones were served. Tea was poured by Mrs Rose Huey and Mrs E. W. McNeil About 100 guests called and neat sum was realized.
 l Mrs. Sam Waites was seriously in jured yesterday afternoon when she fell against the stone fence at her home in East Brighton. It appears that Mrs. Waites and her little grandson were just entering the yard and in some manner she tripped, fallira g against the fence, breaking one rib and fracturing two others and other wise injuring herself. She is report | ed to be resting comfortably.
 1 The Knights of Ezelah enjoyed a ] hike yesterday afternoon and evening leaving at o'clock and crossing Red mountain to Shades spring, where l they had supper. The party returned | about o'clock Those making the 1 hike were: The Rev. W. M. McDon- aid. Marbut Kidd. Alec Gray. Mark Fisher, George veasey Willie Bax- ley, Braxton Kacklehoffer, Jesse l Wilbur Mcdonald and Percy Bush. PERSONALS
 | pr. and Mrs. A. J. Edwards have named their little daughter Elizabeth I Porter Edwards