The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-03
EASTERN STAR IN
 SESSION AT ENSLEY Delegates Attend from All Sec
 tions of the State PETITION IS DISMISSED
Injunction Against City of Ensley Goes Of Docket of Birmingham City Court By Technical
 Error of Notice.

Ensley, November 2.-(special.)- )-The grand chapter of Alabama Order of the Eastern Star met in fifth annual session at the Masonic hall fin Ensley this morn ing.
 Delegates are present from all sections of the state and many more will arrive tonight and tomorrow morning.
 After the address of welcome delivered by Mrs. Maggie King, worthy matron of Cunningham chapter No. 24 and the re- sponse by Mrs. Ellen Carnot Dexter, as- sociate matron of Elizabeth Armstrong chapter No. 10, the morning session was taken up mainly in the reception of grand representatives and visitors, and the re- ceiving of reports of the committee on credentials.
 After the business session this after noon the visiting representatives were taken on a trip through the blast fur- mace plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway company at this place. The afternoon session was taken up mainly with the reports of officers and stand ing committees. These reports were in- terestng and showed the order in fine condition in all sections of the state.
 Toniehtss session was taken up with exempification of ritualstic work by Cum nigham chapter No. 24.
 Tomorrow the grand chapter will begin the real business of the session and will close tomorrow night with the public installation of grand officers at the opera house.
 Petition Dismissed.
 The case of F. B. McWilliams against the city of Ensley was called in the Birming- ham city court this morning and thrown out on motion of City Attorney Romaine Boyd on the ground that the case had not been properly filed.
 The case was in the form of petition for injunction against the city asking that the mayor and council of Ensley be restrained from selling property of the petitioner for taxes. The petition grew out of the contention of number of citizens residing in that part of Ensley recently annexed by special act of the legislature that the annexation was ile- gal and should be annulled. They took this method of testing the legality of the act and for some time the case has been running a strenuous course in the courts. The hearing has been delayed from time to time. Previous to the filing of the petition disposed of today other and various cases growing out of the
 
 court. The question has twice gone to the supreme court of Alabama, the city winning each time.
 McWilliams was represented by Attor- neys Miller and Sharpe and Joe r. Webb of Birmingham. The city was represented by City Attorney Romaine Boyd
 Some time ago the property of num- Der of the citizens living In the annexed territory in dispute was advertised and sold for taxes due. McWiliams' property was not sold at the time on account of temporary injunction that had been granted by the court pending a final hear ing of the petition.
 The case was dismissed today on the ground that the suit was brought against the city of Ensley, while 1t should prop erly have been brought against the mayor and city council.
 Council Meeting.
 The City Council of Ensley held short but busy session tonight. most of the time being taken up in the hearing of re- ports from city officers and minor reports from committees.
 An ordinance was adopted preventing the blocking of Twenty-second street near the steel plant. The ordinance is intended to prevent the blocking of railway txacks with cars at this point, which has be- come common practice with the railroads
 
 An ordinance was also adopted condemn ing certain poles left on the streets and lots of the city IS public nuisance, and orders were given that they be removed within ten days or a penalty would be imposed. The poles condemned belong to the Steel City Railway company. cor poration which was granted a franchise some time ago, but which never built the line proposed.
 The sanitary committee was instructed to close all surface closets on which the sanitary tax had not been paid. All Kelly closets in the city were con demned and it was ordered that they be declared a nuisance and be removed. The Kelly closet is a style of closet that is said to have proven unsatisfactory Voluminous reports were read by the | various city officials.
 Gospel Meetings. | The Rev. A. R. Moore of Birmingham 1 is assisting the Rev. R. c. Shearer, pas | tor of the Christian church, in a series | of meetings at that church this week. The | series began last Sunday and the attend f ance has been very good at every service 1 Services are held every night at 7:3f I o'clock, and all the people of Ensley arc 1 invited to attend. The Rev. MT. Moore g | subject for tomorrow night will be "Justil | ication by Faith"
 Two Men Hurt. Oscar Willoughby and Powell Jones, | two white men employed in No. 4 mines | of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway | company, were painfully burned by an ex- l plosion of gas in the mines. last night | shortly before midnight