The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-06
BESSEMER GIRL
 IS BADLY BURNED
 - Heater Turns Over on Little
 Sarah Baty TO ELECT ALDERMAN Proposed Increase in Number of Bremen to Be Considered.
 Street Paving Matters
TO ELECT ALDERMAN

Bessemer, February 5-(Special)--Sa. rah, the seven-year-old daughter of MT and Mrs. w. c. Baty, was badly burned wheM heater turned over at the home of her parents on Berkeley avenue. The child was sitting in front of the heater when 1t turned over. The child would probably have been fatally burned had her father not been present. She was badly burned about the body and legs and while her injuries are not considered se- rious they are very painful. The child is reported to be resting well tonight.
 Miss Maud Doyle, the 16-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. W. M Doyle, was badly burned when her clothing be- came ignited from an open grate. With the clothing and hair on fire she jumped in the bed and wrapped herself up in the cover extinguishing the flames without being seriously burned
 The Alabama public service commission which met today in Montgomery deferred until March action on the petition ot the Southern railroad to be allowed to operate its passenger trains over the Alabama Great Southern railroad through Bessemer. A committee from the Besse- mer Board of Trade went to Montgom- cry this morning to appear before the commission in an effort to have the pe- tition of the Southern granted.
 The hot water tank at the home of E. l.. Huey S07 Seventh street, exploded shortly after noon today, blowing the range all to pieces. The cook was not hurt. The house became ngnited and the fire department answered the call, extin- gushing the blaze in a very short time.
 At s:So o'clock this morning house on Twelfth avenue between Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, owned by Mrs. Howton, and occupied by W. M. Ethridge was damaged by fire, which originated from a spark on the roof. The damage is estimated at about $50.
 Several other calls have been answered today but the fires were of the roof va- riety and were extinguished with very little damage to the property
 The regular meeting of the Bessemer city council will be held Tuesday night. Among the matters to be considered will be the election of an aldeman from the Fourth ward to succeed w. J. Austin, resigned. There are several applicants for the place It is expected that the question of employing more men in the
 
 well as the paving of Second avenue. A committee from the Board of Trade will also confer with the council in regard to petitioning the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to double track Nineteenth street from Tenth to Carolina avenues, as we'll as to pave Nineteenth street from Fifth to Tenth avenues, and from First to Dartmouth avenues
 Tn the Bessemer division of the circuit court today the case of Tom Graham pro ami vs. the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, was taken up. A number of witnesses were examined and the case went to the jury this afternoon. Ben G. Perry represented the plaintiff and Till man, Bradley X Morrow represented the defendant company.
 Dr. T. C.. Donald delivered an address to the men and boys at the First Bap- tist church last night, taking as his theme, Personal Purity.'
 A series of services to be led by the laymen of the church is being arranged by the pastor, the Rev. M. K. Thornton. The subjects to be discussed will cover a wide range and the speakers will be chosen from all professions
 The Jonesboro. School Improvement as- sociation will hold it's regular meeting Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the school building.
 PERSONALS
 Attorney George Ross has gone to Cen trevile on business.
 John Bedford, Jr., is quite i'll at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. John Bedford, Sr.
 Mrs. Fred N. Caton of Camden, Tenn.