The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18
z HENS LEY DEP "A R T. M E N T H

| department with power to make a thor oueh investigation of the needs of the city and make recommendation. It is believed that due regard will be given
 the recommendation to be made by Mir. Woods, and the people feel sure that the new building is a certainty for the near future.
 The matter of city free delivery was also laid before the department, but 1t
 is not expected that this system will be
 the custom of the department to install
 this system until the business of any
 office has become thoroughly established
 and above S10.00O for the space of two or
 three years.
 The postoffice at Ensley has just reach-
 ed this limit during the past four quar-
 ters, and 1t is believed that it will sus-
 tain the record, but the department Is
 not disposed to make an exception to the
 rule in Ensley.
 The people who are acquainted with
 conditions here feel that the record of
 the office will be increased and that the
 free delivery of mails in the city is only
 a matter of short time.
 The new postoffice building, if the rec
 ommendaton of MT. Woods is accepted
 by the department, will be erected by
 the Ensley company and leased by the postofhce department for the term of ten years In the proposed new building ample room will be provided for the prompt dispatch of the mails and better accommodation can be given the public.
 The business of the Ensley postoffice
 has long since outgrown the present
 building
 Opera House Improvements.
 The opera house in the city hall has
 been thoroughly overhauled and new
 scenes painted for the stage.
 The opera house Is under direct super vision of the mayor and city council and About two months ago they voted an ap- propriation for repairs and various inn
 provements. The work was under the
 jail committee of the city. which is com posed of the following gentlemen: E. J.
 Olen, J. L. Brierton and Ed Keenon. New scenery and curtains have been provided and the building supplied with new electric wiring. The new drop cur
 tain which is very attractive, was paint ed by Artist Roll of Chicago. l number of entertainments have been booked to appear at the opera house | this season, and the completion of the work was hurried so that the house would be ready for the first performance, which Is to be given Thursday night by the | Pallas Brown Concert company, under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society. | A number of tickets have been sold for
 this occasion and the attendance is ex- pected to be very large.
 Ensley at the Falr. "It occurs to me that Ensley should tak' | steps to advertise this city and it's indus
 tries at the state fair which opens next
 Monday" said a public spirited citizer i of the town today.
 q am of the opinion that Ensley is mol as active as 1t should be In the matter | of getting In on the ground floor of thii
 show. The state fair Is really and Ems | ley enterprise, being located within one 1 block of the city limits and we take more | interest in it's success.
 T see that our police department is tc | have charge of the grounds and the busi l ness men of Ensley should be conspicu' | ous in the exhibits. It occurs to me that | the city might take a booth on the grounds for the purpose of distriBu<ine matter advertising this city and its ad. | fnl6 6nv printed giving brief statement in refer ence to Ensley, it's advantages and won derful growth and distribute them free
 to every visitor on the fair grounds.
 'It occurs to me that there are several ways in which we might further the in- terests of the town and community al the state fair and we should begin tc consider the matter. Only a few more days remain to the grand opening and the fair promises to be one of the most popular that has been held In the state | for many years. The indications are that | it has been well advertised over the state | and the attendance promises to be excep' | tionally good.
 | we should at least let the people who | come to the state fair know that Ensley | the greatest city of its size in the soutf
 is just over the hill and within three | minutes ride of the fair grounds | Notes and Personals. The Fortnightly club will give dance at Perkins hall on Avenue E next Frida, | night which promises to be one of tho | most brilliant ever given by the club. | The city council of Ensley will meet fl | regular session next Thursday night ant will have business of importance to con | slider.
 l w. A. Kinney has purchased the inter est of his former partner, W. E. Smitf | in the blacksmith and wagon shop or | Seventeenth street and will conduct tho | business alone in the future. Mr. Smith i unable to attend to the business on ac | count of an attack of rheumatism con | tracted some weeks ago.
 | Mrs. w. l.. Kinney has returned to hel | home at Villa Rica, Ga, after severa
 weeks spent with her son and daughter l in-law MT. and Mrs. w. A. Kinney or | Seventeenth street
 l The contract for the erection of tn, | Carnegie library was closed today witt | the contracting firm of Fisher & White | It is announced that the actual work or