The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30

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 Bessemer. July s.-(speciaD.-Th city of Bessemer sold today s1o5,ooo worth of road improvement bonds and s1oo,0oo worth of school bonds. | Sullivan, Long and Hagerty, com tractors bought the road improve ment bonds and the First National Bank of Bessemer, was the purchas- 1 CT of the school bonds. | The road bonds with accrued in- terest were sold at par and bear seven per cent interest. The school bonds were sold at 7S% and will mature in 1s41. The road bonds will mature in 1881. | As soon as the legality of the bonds is ratified by attorneys the street improvements will begin and the paving of tho city will be finished. According to Mayor B. c. Jones. by August Is. everything will likely be ready for the work of paving to start. The board of tax adjusters of Jef- ferson county will be in Bessemer 1 August 3, according to E. c. Hines, from their last sitting in Bessemer of tax adjustment for 1921. 1 Messrs. Brooks and Lewis, real es- tate firm which has purchased the real estate and insurance business of Edward P. Johnson, will remove on Monday, August 1, to the offices of MT. Johnson on Nineteenth street. | This firm will also succeed MT, Johnson as local agent for the Besse- mer Land company. whose holdings | represent large per cent of Besse- mer property. MT. Johnson has been with the Bessemer Land company for the past 14 years and has great faith in Bessemer's resourcs6 and growth having been a witness during these years to the development of its in dustries
 Messrs. Brooks and Lewis have been in the real estate business for eight years and have built up a large and growing business. Paden-Smith A pretty home wedding occurred Thursday evening when Miss Cora E. Smith became the bride of MT. l.. J. Paden at the home of her parents, Mir and Mrs. G. c. Smith on Dart mouth avenue.
 The home for the wedding was beautifully decorated with palms and ferns and white cut flowers. The ceremony was performed before an improvised altar of ferns and lighted with candles In silver candelabra, which shed soft glow over the we'd ding party.
 A musical programme was rem dered preceding the ceremony. Charles Hurst sang "The Sunshine of Your Smile" accompanied by Miss Ella Smith of Birmingham.
 The bridesmaids Misses Bessie Mae Jones, and Miss Annie Henderson of Birmingham lovely in charming French organdie frocks and white picture hats and carrying arm bou- quets of Russell roses, entered first with the groomsmen, MT Howard Stansen and MT. Roger Bell.
 They were followed by the little flower girl, Virginia Anderson. dainty in white organdie and lace and scat tering rose leaves from a basket.
 The bride, beautiful in a creation of white organdie carrying white brides roses with valley lilies enter ed on the arm of her sister, Miss Mi riam Smith, maid of honor. They were met at the altar by the groom and his best man. R. E. Nolen and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. l.. F. Stansell in the presence of close friends and relatives. An informal reception was held following the wedding
 Mrs. Paden was a graduate of the High school In June and the groom is a young business man of the city and they will make their home for the present with the brides parents.
 Personals
 Misses Katherine Baty, Mary Mill dred Woodrow, Zeta McTyeire and Edna Loveless returned this after noon from Camp Winnetaska where they have been for the past two weeks.
 Mrs. Albert Zimmerman, of Null berry, Fla, is the guest of Mrs. F. T. Moore on Fairfax avenue. GUARD IS ORDERED