The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
EQSI.EY
Mrs. Harold Mandy
Correspondent
Phone Enslsy 40s-W
Residence 2400 Ave. II
Circulation
3osN 18th ST., Room

Jim Gibson. a negro. Is In the T. C.
I. hospital at Fairfield probably ia
tally shot as the aftermath of cut
ting scrape which occurred yesterday
morning about II o'clock In Alley D,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. Gibson's wife and Eugene
Williams. negro, were badly cut and
are also IN the T. c. /. hospital.
According to a statement made by
Gibson. he returned home from work
ing in the mines at Bayyiew and
found his wife and Eugene Williams
in compromising position, and that
he drew his knife and cut Williams
in tho back, right arm and hands,
and stabbed his wife in the shoulder
and then ran.
Constable H. B. Fisher, who hap
pened to be near the scene, came up
in time to see Gibson running away
and. 1t Is stated, that after chasing
him and calling on him to stop, he
shot once in the direction of the ne
gro but failed to stop him.
Detectives Cochran and Gallops
were summoned to the scene and aft
err hunting around found Gibson in
negro house on Fifteenth street
badly wounded. A bullet had enter
ed his left shoulder and ranged up
ward through his neck and came out
OF his mouth.
All three negroes were rushed to
the hospital where 1t is stated that
Gibson will probably die.
The many friends of Rev. L. C.
Sturdivant. pastor of the Ensley
Highland Methodist church, will re-
greet to learn that he is Ill and has
been taken to the Norwood infirmary.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Sturdi-
want, the pulpit at the morning SER
ton. assistant pastor Of the First
Methodist church of Ensley.
DIR. M. e. Lazenby, editor of the
Alabama Christian Advocate. will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the evening SER
vices.
Revival Meetings
The revival meetings which are
being conducted by the Church of
God in the tabernacle one block east
of the Tidewater car line on Second
avenue. Pratt City. are being well at
tended at the evening services every
night. beginning at 1880 o'clock. j..
b. Ellis. elder of the Church of God,
OF Cleveland, Tenn, is assisting the
Rev. @. r. Danehower, castor of the
church, in conducting the revival,
which will close October 10.
The members of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society of the Fairview Meth
Cdist church will meet at the church
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. J. M. Farmer, president of the
society. urges all members to be pres
ent as plans are to be discussed for
some new work and also for the clos
ing up Of last years work. There
Will also be a mission study.
The members of Juanita Council
No. /. degree of Pocahontas. will
give a box supper at Sandusky hall,
hall. Pratt City. on Thursday night,
Pratt City. on Thursday night. Octo-
Der IL. for the benefit of the council.
Sesame Club
Mrs. NJ. H. Mcdowell entertained
the members of the Sesame club yes
terday afternoon at her home on
Ensley Highlands. This was the first
meeting OF the club for the ensuing
year. Roll call was answered to with
current events, and the first paper
on the program was Eleanor Hal
lowell Abbott" by Mrs ]. c. Bar
rett. Mrs. L. L. Brothers read =
paper on Martha Young" dialect
writer). Story of the Mississippi by
Mrs. J. S. Hall. Mrs. Adams was
leader for the occasion. and at the