The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-04
.ENSLEY MAY GET
PASSENGER DEPOT
Railroads Said TO be Consider
ing Union Depot
NEW PURIFICA1ION PLANT
Work Is Under Way on the Septic
Plant of the Village Creek Sewer.
Meeting For Men This
Afternoon.

Ensley, June S.--(specal.) 1.-The pros
poets are good for Ensley obtaining a
union passenger station. 1t is known
that several of the railroads operating
In this city have the question of building
a passenger depot under consideration.
AS soon as the Southern completes its
line, now being constructed, from Mobile
junction to Ensley, 1t is understood that
passenger trains will run through Ems
ley. AT the present there are eight rail-
roads in this city and not one of these
operate a passenger train.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Frisco has taken up the question of run
ming passenger trains into this city and
that the Seaboard will shortly put on a
passenger train from Birmingham to Bes-
semer by way of Ensley.
Work on Septic Tanks.
The ground for the foundation of the
Village creek publication plant was
broken yesterday and the work is pro-
ceeding rapidly. The plant will consist
of a large building for the septic tanks
which will filter the water from the VII
lage creek division of the Jefferson coun-
ty sanitary sewer.
The plant is being built by the Jeffer-
son Construction company amd ]. l..
Mullarky of this city has charge of the
work
The main brick building will lie 160x3O
feet and the grit house through which the
water will be run will be Is feet in diam
alter. The contract will be completed with
In sixty days.
The greater part of the Village creek
division has been completed, and as soon
as the plant Is completed everything will
be ready for the towns along the sewer,
which extends from East Lake to Ensley,
to be connected with the sewer.
Meeting for Men.
The Birmingham Young Mems Chris
tian association and the Jefferson County
Christian endeavor will conduct a meet
ing for men tomorrow afternoon at the
Ensley opera house. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged. r. r. Nc
Carly of Birmingham will deliver an adj
dress on THE Parting of the Ways.
The singing will be under the direction OF
Walter II. Maxim.
BETSY Hamilton" Thursday.
Camp Pat Cleuburne, United Confed-
crate Veterans, has arranged for Betsy
Hamilton the well known Georgia hui
morist, to deliver a lecture at the Ems
ley opera house next Thursday night fo-
the benefit of the camp.
Bishop Allen Today.
The Rt Rev. e. p Allen, bishop of Mo-
bile, will preach at the 10 o'clock mass
at St Anthony's church tomorrow morn
ing, and after the mass will confirm a
class of thirty.
Personal and General
Il. o. Harris and Claud zuber have re-
turned from a several days fishing trip.
Miss Patricia Stribling will leave to-
morrow for Montgomery, where she will
visit Miss Sawyer for several weeks.
Miss Mayria. one Of the teachers of the
Florence, where she will spend the sum-
mer.
The Rev w. e. Striplin. superintendent
of the Gadsden public school. visited
Prof. Bowen yesterday and last night.
Prof. Bertha Cowan. teacher in the
fourth grade of the Bush school, left this
morning for her home at Bloeton to spend
the vacation.
Miss Alice Craig, teacher OF the fourth
grade in the Moore school, will leave to-
morrow for her home at Piedmont to
spend the summer
The Sunday school of the Falrview
Methodist church will give a picnic next
Thursday at Avondale park.
Miss Sadie Sawyer left this morning for
her home at Montgomery. Miss Sawyer
is one of the teachers in the public schools
and has many friends in this city who will
be interested to hear of her approaching
marriage to Mr.. Felix D. Fuller on June
Il. Mr.. Fuller is one of the most popular
young men of this city and his many
friends are congratulatlng him winning
SO charming prize for bride.
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