The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-28
FIRST NAT|ONOL
 BUYS BUILDING EnsIey Bank Now Owns Its
 Own Home PALMER PROPERTY SOLD Birmingham Men Interested In Real Estate at EnsIey-SteeI City Lodge Knights of Pythias Elect
 Officers.

Ensey, Decemebr 27.-(Speclal) )-The building at the corner of Avenue E and Eighteenth street occupied by the First National Bank of Ensley was purchased by the officials of the bank yesterday afternoon.
 The property was bought from August Fayette and s13,OO0 was the price paid. The deal, which is considered one of the most important that has been made in Ensley for some time, was put through by the firm of Pegram & Meade and J. M. l Perkins.
 It is announced that the First National bank will continue to occupy the building and will not move to the Johnson build ing just across the street, as was an- nounced some time ago.
 The Johnson building has been leased to Kirkland & Green Bros. Drug company and 1t was announced today that this drug 1 store would be moved into the building next week. The drug store is located at present on Avenue E, near the city hall The stockholders of the First National bank will hold their annual meeting Jan nary g and will elect directors. Imme- diatey after the election the drec- tors will elect officers. It is under stood that new directors are to be added to the present board, which will add strength and prestige to the institution which has already reached a high place in the banking circles of the Birmingham district.
 Gordon DuBose, as president of the bank has been progressive and has won the esteem and confidence of all who have dealt with the bank or have been asso- ciated with him in the business.
 Large Land Deal.
 A real estate deal of no small propor- tion, considering the fact that it is in the midst of the holidays, was consumated this morning when Birmingham men pur- chased about three and one half acres of vacant property at Palmer Terrace for the sum of 5000.
 The property in the deal lies west of the South Ensley car line and north of the pike at Palmer station. The land was sold by Frank McWiliams and was pur | both of Birmingham.
 The transfer was made by w. w. Short ridge and J. J. Walker of this city. It is understood that the property will be improved at an early date.
 Eli Shortridge, one of the purchasers, Is trainmaster for the Alabama Great Southern railroad at Birmingham. and G. Rotholz, the other purchaser, is pro- prietor of the Peoples Tailoring company at Birmingham
 Officers Elected.
 Steel City lodge No. 190. Knights of Pythias, elected officers last night, and the meeting was of the most inter esting ever held by the lodge There were number of nominations for each office and the voting was very lively.
 The following are the officers elected:
 J. H. Sheldon, chancellor commander.
 S. N. Matson, vice chancellor com mander.
 l A. R. Mays, prelate.
 l.. H. LeCroy, master at works.
 W. F. Wyatt, master at arms.
 F. w. Kennedy, inner guard.
 F. F. Swan. outer guard.
 w B. Beacham, keeper of records and seals
 F. G. Fonville. master of finance.
 H. J. Cummings, master of exchequer.
 Dr. W. D. Fonvlle, trustee for three years.
 Dr. J. W. Cowan. trustee for two years. Dr. w. J. Tendon, trustee for one year. J. W. Clayton, representative to the grand lodge.
 F. E. McArthur, alternate to the grand lodge
 Steel City lodge is one of the strongest in the district and has a very large membership. which is constantly growing.
 Postoffce Business. The business at the Enley postoffice during the holidays has been three times as large as any previous Christmas, and Postmaster Clayton and his employees have been unable to take care of all the business that has been presented with the dispatch that they would have liked l to have done.
 In speaking of the large volume of business Postmaster Clayton said: Ut has been impossible for us to take care of all the business that has been offered with the proper dispatch on account of | our crowded quarters.
 q am sure that much matter was mailed at Birmingham and other places that would have been dispatched from this office had we been able to manage if The business of the Ensey postoffce during the holidays and for several days preceding has been about three times as large as at any previous Christmas
 we have been eramped for space and if has been impossible for us to take care of all the business we would have liked to have done
 we hope to be In the new building by February 1. where we will have con- sderably more room and will be able to handle the business with greater ease and dispatch The walls of the new building | tsad uao ,1,t