The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-12
AWARDED
AT CHICKEN SHOW
Many Fine Exhibits Fea-
ture OF Annual Event
At Bessemer
(Bessemer Bureau)


BESSEMER. Ala, April 11.-Prize
winners of the Bessemer egg and poultry
show were announced Friday. Large
crowds attended the show. which
opened Thursday morning at the ]. NJ.
G. A. and will close Saturday afternoon
at o'clock.
The following were announced as
prize winners, to be supplemented later !:
Plymouth Rock, hen. first and second
prizes, Mrs. T. J. Letson; first and
second cocks and pullet. +. W. Harper !;
first cockerel and third hen, w. A.
Walker LIGHT Rock, firstSand third
cocks and hens respectively, w. A..
Walker Rhode Island Reds. first and
third cockerel. f. r. Morris; second
cockerel, $. NJ. Winfield; first pullet,
n. ID. Parsons first and third cockerel
and pullet, l.. NJ. Harris. Brown Leg
horns, first, second and third hens,
Willie Virgins.
White Leghorns, first cockerel and
first hen. E. l.. Moulin; third cOckerel,
Mrs. J. III. billiard second and third
hen. E. II. Moulin first and second
pullet. F. NJ Winfield Buff Leghorns,
first and second pullet. NJ. Z. Little !;
third pullet. w. ]. Jones; second cock
erel. w. j. Jones; first and second hen,
f. Truman; third hen, W. c. Rhea
Minorcas, second and third cockerel and
hen, r. Faller. Anconas, all prizes,
W. B. Whissett.
Buff Orpingtons, first cockerel, Mrs
J. II. billiard; second cockerel. Mrs
Jap Bryant; first hen, Mrs. J. ii. Dill
lard. Cornish White, all prizes, c. NJ.
Robertson.
Bantams, first cockerel. p. A. Hamp-
ton; second cockerel, G. r. Adams for
different breeds, first cockerel, z. A.
Hampton, G. H. Ward; first hen, G. r.
Adams; first and second pullets, Z. A.
Hampton. White Bantams, first and
second cOckerel and hens, Eloise Bryant.
Black Bantams, first and second cock
erel and pullet, E. X. Adams.
Hamburgs, first cockerel. first and
second hens. e. r. Adams. Games. first
cockerel, Jap Bryant; second cockerel,
Jess Cranswell; first hen, Jap Bryant 4;
second hen, +. j. Moore; first pullet,
Jap Bryant.
Prizes for sweepstakes were: Best
cockerel in show, e. r. Moulin best
hen in show, e. r. Moulin; best cock
in show, w. B. Whissett ;. best pullet.
w. B. Whissett.
Negroes Are Killed-Isaiafr Nibelett.
John Cook and Dave Parsons, negroes.
employed at No. ore mine of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company at
Muscoda, were killed Thursday after
noon, when they were struck by falling
slate. Death was instantaneous in all
three cases. The bodies were brought
to the McCollum Undertaking company
Burial will take place Sunday.
The men were at work on repairs in
the mines at the time of the accident
Election Officers Named-Final plans
for the city democratic primary to be
held Tuesday, April Is, have been com
pleted.
The following have been chosen
First ward, Jones' store, H. C. Ozley
j. NJ. Lowery and Mrs. Harry Massey
managers; Mrs. Lawrence Hood ant
L. L. McElrOy, clerk; f. o. Lathem
returning officer. Second ward. city
hall. j. E.. Golden, e. e. King, Mrs
Lack Edmundson. managers; Miss
Sarah Hayes and w. d. Taylor, clerks
j. w. Pickens, returning officer. Second
ward, Harris & Lemley's store, w. y
Ball, Mrs. H. l.. Bains and C. l.. Car.
michael, managers; Mrs. Tom Baker
and Mrs Eula Cartwright, clerks; ]. f.
Bailey, returning officer.N Third ward
Hosey's store, w. A. Simmons. Julian
Skinner and Mrs. C. A. Baty. man.
ayers; Mrs. Whitmore and II. Ii.
Fowler, clerks d. L. Fulton. returning
officer. Fourth ward. Fifth Avenue
Pharmacy, L. B. McCollum, J. J. Karr
w. l.. Gardiner, managers; Mrs. John
Flora and j. b. Vines, clerks; N. G.
Rogers, returning officer. Fifth ward
Houston's store, ]. w. Duncan, B. B.
Saunders and James Foster, managers
Mrs. b. j.. Russell and Mrs. J. w, Nc,
Corkle, clerks; Rev. Claude Anderson
returning officer.
Funeral Services Funeral
services for Mrs Marie Wise, SO, who
died at the Hillman hospital Wednes
day afternoon, will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Church
of God. Mrs. Wise is well known in
this section, and is survived by a
brother, of Knoxville, Tenn. Burial
will take place at Cedar Hill cemetery
with Jacobs in charge.
Mrs. Stapleton Dies-Mrs. Matte
Stapleton, SO, died at her home or
Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Staple
ton is survived by her father
t. w. Bridges; two sisters and one
brother. Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at o'clock from
Jacobs parlOrs, Rev. B. T. Waites of
ficiating. Burial followed at Cedar Hill
cemetery.