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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1915
Page
8
Special Bayou La Batre report details church activities and social visits. Bible class growth, new members in Ward Lunney Class No 1 led by A H Daughdrill with Gle Rush as secretary. Various residents and guests mentioned, plus Chautauqua Circle meeting and program highlights.
Miss Ruby Scott Howard entertained friends at a birthday party in east Brewton on Friday evening February 26. Attendees enjoyed games, refreshments, and music by local singers as the home was decorated with smilax and cut flowers.
An entertainment for the Lutheran church to be built soon was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson in St. Elmo Alabama. West Virginians arrived to settle on land bought from St Elmo Land and Farm Co. Mrs. L Litten returns from Mobile infirmary. Mammie Davis visits Mobile. Mrs. C O Bouchard visits Mobile. Fruit prospects look good with pear blossoms. The Bouchards visit Mobile.
A white haired man was found near Dadeville Alabama. Chief F W Crenshaw opened an investigation to confirm if the body is C C Green of Waynesboro Mississippi and Madison County Alabama who vanished in January during a Mobile business trip. A description circular was sent to Tallapoosa sheriff and relatives notified.
The manual training department exhibit of Mobile Public School will stay at the Gulf Coast Products Exhibit on Sunday. It was to close Saturday but the committee granted an extra day so Sunday visitors can view the fine workmanship of Mobile’s future citizens.
Rufus Milton and G. Shepperd discharged in the inferior criminal court on Saturday after being charged with petit larceny by Sherman King. The complainant bore costs totaling 12.20 dollars. it was proven both men owned as much coal as King, who charged them with stealing charcoal.
The office of City Engineer Wright Smith reports permits issued for the week ending February 27. A Strauss, owner, approved for an erection frame cottage two west of Tuttle avenue in Illinois, valued at $700. A W Daniels, owner, approved for an erection tool room building at the northwest corner of Savannah and Chatham streets, valued at $100.
The Camden page lists questions about Civil War secession and the Confederacy, notes visitors in town, a Camden high school minstrel event next Friday, and gatherings at Mrs. W. P. Burford’s home and the Methodist Church Missionary Society with treats. Bettie McCaskey of Birmingham visits Mrs. Stanley Godbold.
Rep Dietrich of Massachusetts introduces a house resolution seeking a 60 day assurance from Great Britain that its wartime actions will stop. He accuses Britain of violating U S neutrality, allying with Japan, drilling troops near Canada, using the Panama Canal, and seizing American ships while circulating hostile statements.
Prichard baseball club opens its season next Sunday at Plateau at 2 30. A Wednesday meeting will elect a manager and position holders. Probable Prichard lineup includes Lavett catcher Dixon Raines Tucker F Sanders McMillan Sanders More Ross Tleg Cramer. Plateau lineup features George catcher Chanler Goodman Tacon Rea son over King Daves B Tacon Green.
Mr Smith and family moved to Ledyard and Sutton avenue. St Mathews church Friday night talk titled The Bread of Life drew a crowd. George Evans builds a fruit stand near the L N Railroad crossing for park-goers. Miss Lillie Belle Brewton visited Spring Hill relatives. Jitney buses grow popular as cars run less often. Moffree park baseball diamond readied for season. Mobile appears to have one of the choice teams for the coming season.
Washington reports patent grants to Alabama citizens. Names include Lewis H. Lindsay of Birmingham for a cane brake, Henry Rogers of Birmingham for a bale tie trimming and buckle attaching machine, Edward Senn of Birmingham for My Coca trade mark, and Duke Guice H P Dohrmeier and Co A Lane of Greenville for a folding crate or box.
In New York on Saturday February 27 dull trading dominated the cottonseed oil market. Moderate buying appeared for the July position, pushing prices up only a few points.
Carter Simmons was arraigned in recorder's court after his wagon struck a southbound street car on Conception Street. He was fined ten dollars for the incident.
A lengthy Alabama reform era recap notes lawmakers failed to prohibit Alabamians from attending the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Officials killed bills to fund Alabama exhibits while Hartwell supported a $25,000 building appropriation and aiding municipalities. The piece also covers solvent credits, tax changes, and faction tensions in the Prohibition party.
Jones Mill Ala February twenty seventh narration celebrated Washington's Birthday with school programs including songs drills and dialogues. The event raised funds for the school building. Also reported are the marriages of Thomas Evans and Helen Weatherfred, deaths including Miss Lillie Belle Hauss’s father illness of Mr Hauss and the death of Mrs Minnie Branton Johnson. A Sunday school convention for District No. 2 was held with talks on equipment and enrollment and planning for a May meeting at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
W R Brown a New York City steward on the steamer Nelson was arrested Saturday by Detectives Harris and Newbern on a charge of theft from Helen Carson of 550 St Michael Street. Carson later swore out a state warrant accusing Brown of stealing a diamond ring valued at $400. Brown denies the charges and a search found no ring in his possession.
Mrs W BR Pape enjoys her first outing after weeks of illness. Daphne normal seniors Luna Hall Louise Johnson Mary Blair Blanche Stelzenmuller and Sarah Street with Professor Vance walk sixteen miles from Daphne to Fairhope and back to observe the Fairhope school. Captain and Mrs George Vidmer and others motor to Daphne to take the Beaver to Mobile and return. Northern tourists from Fairhope praise Mr W Randall and Mrs W W Turner during their Montrose visit.
Esther Brown visits Vinegar Bend while Mrs. R. Collins returns from Chivora and Mr. J. W. Platt returns from Chatom. Mrs. M. Kirkland leaves Quitman for home. Will Tew visits grandfather J. S. McRae. H. M. Platt Sr. makes a Mobile trip. A school debate concludes fire is more destructive than water with the affirmative winning. Crochet Circle gathers at Mrs Green and Catholic priest visits for parish meeting. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE cures colds in one day, Druggists refund if it fails. Grove signature on each box.
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