The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
IRA W, GORDON |S SCALDED ID DEATH Was Repairing a Boiler at the STEAM TURNED ON HIM Baptist Young Peoples Union Organ ized in First Baptist Church at
 Ensley-Prof. J. D. Will
 Hams Is President.

| Ensley, November 6-(Speeial.) )-Ihe re- mains of Ira M Gordon, the boilermaker who was scalded to death in boiler at | No. mines near this city yesterday Will | be buried in Elmwood cemetery tomorrow afternoon. The funeral will be conducted | from the Cumberland Presbyterian church at 1.sO o'clock by the Rev. l.. A. Reagor' pastor of the church.
 The deceased was a young man well known and popular in this section and his horrible death was great shock ' to the people of Ensley and community | He leaves a wife.
 It seems that Gordon went into boiler at the mine late yesterday afternoon to make some repairs While engaged at his duties inside the iron hull the steam was turned on, it not being known that he was still inside, and he was fatally scald- ed before he could be rescued. He was hurried to Cunningham hospital where he died about o'clock last night. B. Y. p. u. Organized. The young people of the First Baptist church met at the church yesterday after noon and organized Baptist Young Peo- ple's union.
 The following officers were elected; Prof. J. D. Williams. president; J. $. Falkner, vice president; and J. II. Doty, secretary and treasurer.
 The programme for the meeting next Sunday will be announced by the presi- dent during the week. The meeting will be held regularly every Sunday afternoon 1t o'clock.
 The organization promises to gain con- siderable strength and will no donot be of great benefit to those who become members.
 Shady Side Land Company.
 The officers and stockholders in the Shady Side Land company met at the office of J. M. Perkins on Nineteenth street tonight at o'clock and discussed matters of importance to the company and looked into plans for the development of properties recently acquired by the concern.
 This company recently purchased the Goodwin farm near the terminus of the Tuxedo car line, which will be developed at once.
 The plat contains sixty acres and will be laid off in streets and resident lots. Good streets and sidewalks are to be built before any of the lots are offered for sale. The property lies directly be- tween the Tuxedo car line and Owenton and it Is possible that the Tuxedo line |. will be extended so as to connect with the Owenton line giving direct car ser vice both from Ensley and Birmingham. This is said to be one of the choicest | and most convenient residence sections in | the district and will be developed very | rapidly when the proposed improvements are made by the company. One of the | trunk sewers of the county runs directly l through the property and has the adVan- l tage of the city waterworks system.
 The officers of the Shady Side Land company are: B. R. Pegram, president; J. M. Perkins. vice president and H. s. Meade, secretary and treasurer.
 Royal Arch Masons.
 Royal Arch Masons of Ensley met to- night at their hall on Nineteenth street and had very interesting session. | The following candidates were initiated 1 in the Royal Arch degree: pr. E. T. I Fields, K. T. Mcleod and c. H. Clarke.
 Pratt Land and Improvement Go. 1 The Pratt Land and Improvement com | pany Is making some extensive improve ments at Wylam and vicinity. A number of tenement houses are being built at Brownstown near that place. A number of handsome residence are being erected 1 by this company in Wylam. Walter McNeill, who was at one time mn \ HrIkC CIIuNC 10 cnHAIHiC