The age-herald., 1902-03-04
ENSLEY

Ensley, March 3. - Special )-Mr. E. l.. about o'clock. MT. Drake works at the steel plant and 1t seems that he fell asleep and one of the "pushers" went over his foot. mashing it and cutting off one toe. He was immediately carried to the Cunningham Hospital and the injury dressed. He Is resting we'll.
 The fourth successful raid on gambling houses in the past four weeks was made yesterday afternoon about o'clock and 17 alleged gamblers were caught by Off cers Ward and Bennett over Wilson's saloon on Seventeenth street and avenue E and all were taken to jail and fined from $7 50 to $1O.
 MT. Newton M. Askew has accepted a position with City Attorney w. J. Martin as stenographer. MT Askew Is a gradu- ate of the Birmingham Business College and intends studying law under MT. Mar tin.
 MT. J. E. Holingsworth, a prominent contractor, spent today at Dolomite, where he is erecting a $6Go0 brick commits sary for the Woodward Iron Company.
 There are two rival baseball teams be- ing organized among the employees of the steel plant office, the Fats and the Leans" Mir J. L. Brierton, chief clerk of the Ensley furnace division, will be manager of the Fats and Mir l.. H. Bass of the steel works division will be manager of the Leans" They expect to play great ball when the season opens.
 MT. l.. P. Hill, editor of the Ensley En- terprise, is making preparations to es- tablish a daily afternoon paper in this city.
 MT. D. Barber will return from his home in Selma tomorrow.
 Mir George J. Gerst of Helena and Charles Gerst of Besr Ter spent yester- day with their mothc Miss Winniefred Batiste and sister, l Elizabeth, returned to their home at Bes- semer after a brief visit to relatives in | the Steel City.
 MT. Tom Pierce,f for long time valued | | Company, left Saturday for Swainsboro, l Ga, to accept a position with lumber
 company.
 MT. James Ryan is confined to his home
 on avenue l and Twentieth street by Ill.,
 ness.
 Miss Daisy Long of Birmingham Is
 spending several days with her cousin, | Miss Mabelle Bird.
 MT. Forrest Winters returned from his l old home in Austelle, Ga. Saturday, hay | ing entirely recuperated. and has resumed | his duties at the Alabama Steel and Wire | Company.
 l The following invitation has been re- ceived by Troop D of Ensley: The ladies of the Womans Christian Temperance Union of Ensley invited Troop D to a CO., l lonial dinncr, March 6, 1902 to be given in Nolans Hall, Nineteenth street and ave- nue D, from 5 to o'clock p. m. The la dies intend at that time to present a flag l to the Troop, and we hope you will honor us with large attendance of the mem | bers. Respectfully, Mrs. E. k. Robinson, secretary, W. c. T. T.; Mrs. Kate Simp- l son. president; Mrs. J. H. Perkins, treas l urer."
 Second Lieutenant c. H. Mandy has sent the following to the Troopers: "We | have accepted the above invitation and you are hereby ordered to report at the city hall, Ensley at 6:45 o'clock p. m., March 6. trust you will report promptly. as this is noble action on the part of the ladies of Ensley in presenting us q flag of our nation; but if you find you will be unable to attend, please report | same to me not later than the 5th. Re- spectfully, C. H. Mandy, Second Leuten- ant, Troop D."
 Professor Falkner will meet his dancing class tonight at Nolan's Hall, and after wards have a soireA.