The age-herald., 1901-03-17
THE STEEL MILLS MAKE GOOD RECORD: Five New Furnaces Have Been. in Steady Operation FORMER RECORDS BROKEN On One Day the Plant Turned Out 600 Tons of Steel-Ensley's Postpttiee
 Receipts are Rapidly
 Growing.
FORMER RECORDS BROKEN

Ensley, March 16.-Five of the furnaces operations for the past six days and a good record was made for the week. We'd nesday one of the new mechanical gas producers was put in commission and on the day following the five furnaces turn ed out nearly 600 tons of steel, which sur passes all former records. Beginning next week the entire gas plant, including the two new producers, will be brought into service and two additional furnaces in commission, with the blooming mill running night and day. The rod and wire mills will also continue night work in all of the departments next week.
 The Council has ordered the grade. be- tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets along Avenue D, to be cut down on 6 level with Avenues c and E. MT. Wal lace of Birmingham has purchased four lots on the east side of this street and will soon begin the erection of four brick stores.
 It Is more than probable that the re- ceipts of the Ensley postofnce for the official year ending with March 31 vii reach the point that is required in order to make 1t a second-class office and af- ford the town a free delivery service. At any rate. from the information obtain. able 1t appears that the receipts from now until the end of the month would not necessarily have to be more thar $50 and this amount is practically as- sured by the regular routine of business
 John Butts was wounded in the face by shotgun in the hands of his brother Thomas. while hunting about noon to- day. The party was giving chase to a rab- bit, which sought refuge in hollow log, end a discharge of the gun which was intended to go through the log went wild of its mark, four shot lodging In the face of young Butts.
 The Beat Sunday School Association will meet at some convenient place, which will be selected and announced through the press next week, on March 31, the day being set apart by the county association as the Twentieth Century Beat Conven- ton Day" A similar meeting will be held in each beat, and delegates elected to the state convention which will convene at Talladega on the 9th, 10th and 11th of next month.
 J. W. Walker, who has been in the em- ploye of the Semet-Solvay Company, left early this morning for Knoxville, to at- tend the funeral of his wife, who died yesterday.
 Activity in real estate affairs is great CT here today than at any time since the town began it's rapid growth in the lat ter part of 1898. The entire town Is dotted with new houses and stores that are be- ing rapidly built. Notably among the beautiful dwellings, that are now going up are those of E. B. Pennington, M. H. McDowell Dr. W. H. Wynne, Fred Swoon, Frank Holt. L. c. Waldrop, J. w. Brigman and J. H. Perkins.
 The Steel City Land Company was or ganized here this week, and are to be an important member of the real estate circle.
 It is stated that the Catholic church people will soon erect magnificent build ing in which to worship, using the present building, which Is indeed a handsome one of itself, for a convent.