The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
BOARD OF REVENUE
 MEETSAT BESSEMER.
Bond Issue for High School Planned by Board of
 Education

Bessemer, February 1-(Special) ) The board of revenue of Jefferson l county held a meeting in Bessemer
 this afternoon. Bills were passed and
 ordered paid and the salaries of county employees fixed. John D. Martin ap- peared before the board and petitioned that body to build 6O-foot boulevard between Birmingham and Bessemer. | The board took the matter under cor sideration.
 J. G. Johnston has leased his lots on Nineteenth street to the Wofford oil company, which will build an office and garage of concrete blocks. Work will commence at once MT. Johnston will operate his coalyard on Alabama avenue.
 The Bessemer board of education is planning a new high school building for this city and will confer with the city council in regard to s5o,0o0 school bond issue being referred to the citizens of Bessemer.
 J. F. Seibert and Miss Sarah Cath crime Goodhue were married this morning at the home of the brides mother on Twenty fourth street, the ceremony being pronounced by the Rev. I. F. Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The young peo- pie are well known in Bessemer, where they are very popular. After a short wedding trip Mir and Mrs. Seibert will l.. L Doc
 In the case of E. W. Foy vs the Woodward Iron company, on trial in court, the jury returned verdict for the defendant company.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Georgia Reed, who died this morning at 3:30 o'clock at her late residence at Dolomite following a short illness of pneumonia, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence Interment was made at the Miner cemetery with Huey & McCon- I.ell in charge. The deceased was so years of age and was well known in this district. She is survived by one sen, H. C. Reed and one daughter. Mrs. E. M. Suell.
 Eugene Turner Mann. 47 years of age, died this morning at 4 o'clock at the late residence at Lpscomb follow ing short illness. The deceased was we'll known and highly respected here, where he has lived for several years He is survived by his widow and three children. Robert, Eugene and Josephine Mann. The body was shipped this aft ernoon at o'clock to Cedar Bluff by Huey & Mcconnell, where interment will be made
 H. s. Cowlev and Miss Eva White head of Aibertville were married this afternoon by Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the judge of probate, in the presence of a number of witnesses. MT. and Mrs Cowley will make their home in Besse- mer.
 The home of MT. and Mrs. M. Willis at Jonesboro was the scene of a pretty hospitality yesterday y afternoon when their little daughter, Grace, entertained a number of friends in celebration of her fifth birthday. Various games, rnu- sic and contests were enjoyed, the prizes in the contests being won by Lois Bear den, Hazel Crawford and Ruth Lang ford. The dining room was artistically arranged for the ccason. The birthday cake, with it's burning candles. formed the center decoration Mrs. Willis was assisted in entertaining the guests by Mrs. E. D. Brown, Mrs. J. c. Shaw. The little hostess was the recipient of many pretty gifts Among those present were: Flora Dye, Ruth Langford, Mary Gable, Jeannette I4angford. Lois Barnett, Leon Langford, Driver Burgess. Flor ence Marona Catherine Shaw, Lois Bear den, Lillian Johnson. Lois Glosson, Eve lvn Armstrong, Mildred Braswell. ouise Houston. Hazel Crawford, Geraldine Ma son. Grace Willis and others
 Tho Thursday Whist club was organ ized this afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. D. Butler, with the following mem