The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
WILL SWEAR IN NEW
 ENSLEY COMPANY
Cunningham Guards to be Ada
 ed to the Third Regiment
RED MEN TO HAVE SMOKER
Over Twenty-Five Candidates Will Be Initiated and Pratt City Team Will Confer the
 Degrees.

Ensley. March 7.-(Special)-T an- nouneement that Governor. Cunningham had instructed Lieutenant Colonel H. b. Kennedy to muster the Ensley military company into the lhird regiment in the place of Company t ;, of Huntsville which was recently mustered out of serVlee' has been received wit much delight py the military loving people of this city. The company was organized several months ago under the name of the 'Cun- nineham Guards" in honor of the lieu tenant and acting governor, but as there was no vacancy in the regiment at that time the mastering in of the company has been delayed.
 The company already has about fifty members on it's roll and the following are the commissioned officers who were elected: James Perkins captain; George Byrum, first lieutenant; Felix Fuller, second lieutenant; Samuel Watson, jul nior second lieutenant.
 The company is made up of fine lot of young men many of whom have had considerable military experience and training
 The business men and the people gen. orally of this city are in favor of the new military company and it is expect ed that the Cunningham Guards will shortly become one of the foremost com panies in the Third regiment.
 Red Men to Have Smoker.
 The new lodge of Ensleys Improved f1e meeting next Thursday night. Over twen- ty-five candidates will be initiated and a number of the gran officers will be present to take part in the ceremonies. The team from the Pratt City lodge will confer the degrees on the candidates.
 The lodges from Bessemer, Wylam and Birmingham will also attend the meet ing.
 At the conclusion of the work the local lodge will tender the visitors a smoker, at which refreshments will be served.
 Flremen's Benefit.
 A number of tickets have already been sold to the entertainment to be given by the Ensley fire department tomorrow night at the opera house. The wrestling contest between Henry Treter of thi; city and Guy Weir of Chicago will be the main feature of the performances A three-round sparring contest between two local pugilists will be pulled off.
 The proceeds will go towards the fund being raised to buy a buggy for Fire Chief Hollingsworth.
 Improvement Notes.
 Mayor Scott is having his store building at the corner of Nineteenth street and Avenue F, which was recently damaged by fire, repaired. As soon as the building is put in shape 1t will be occupied.
 Smiley Sons & Go. are doing a vast amount of repairing and improving on the interior of their stables on Avenue F. Recently the firm purchased ten new rigs and several additional horses J. C. Jor- dan Is the popular manager of the livery company.
 Plant to Begin Operations.
 The work of rebuilding and improving the Raihe Cooperage riatn is practically completed and 1t will be put into oper- ation in the next few days. This indus try had been dismantled and shut down for what was then thought an indefinite time. It has not only been repaired but has been fitted up with new machinery and its capacity greatly increased.