The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-20
IMPORTANT DEAL CLOSED AT ENSLEY Brick Block Will Probably be
 Erected at Once PRICE PAID WAS $11,000 Mondays Deposits at the First Ma. tional Bank of EnsIey Reached
 $16s,ooo, Breaking ksl
 Previous Records.
PRICE PAID WAS $11,OOo

Ensley. September 19.-A deal was closed today whereby the property at the southeast corner of Avenue E and Sew enteenth street. immediately across Sev- enteenth street from the new Morris block. passed into the hands of persons who intend improving 1t at once.
 The deal was made by Pegram & Meade, real estate dealers, but the names of the purchasers have not been made public The amount of the transaction is about s11.00o.
 The transfer is one of very great im- portance to Ensley as it, assures the tearing away of an old eyesore and the early erection of a handsome business block
 No official announcement has yet been made of the intention of the purchaser of the property other than he intends re- moving the old wooden building now standing and replace it with a modern structure at an early date.
 Real Estate Activity.
 Even the most optimistic believers in the industrial future of Ensley are sur prised at the unusual activity of real estate just at the present time" said J. M. Perkins yesterday
 Since yesterday morning I have my self closed several deals in real estate amounting in the aggregate to over $2o,- OoO and have several more in course of negotiation. l am not doing all the busi- ness. The other real estate men in the city seem to be busy and have observed some Of the good results of their ef- forts.
 Real estate was never more active m m Ensley than it is at the present time"
 The Revival Progresses.
 The tent meeting being conducted un- der the auspices of the Cumberland Presbyterian church Is growing in inter- est with every service. The Rev E. E. Hendricks preached this morning on Jesus, the Light of the World" and every one present showed a deep inter- est in the sermon
 The mems meeting at 9:15 o'clock this morning was held in the Anchor Ftlrni- ture store and was we'll attended. The mems meeting will be held tomorrow morning at J. H. Hall & Co.'S store on Nineteenth street.
 Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock tho Rev. MT. Hendricks will preach on What We Can See in christ's Face"
 First National Banks Record.
 The deposits in the First National Bank or Ensley yesterday reached s1g8 O0o breaking all previous records.
 The quarterly statements made by this pank to the comptroller of the currency or the uni6d States show a gradual in- crease ana especially good has this in- crease been during the present year.
 ihe business of the Bank of EnsIey mas also grown apace, which is fine proof or the general prosperity of the business conditions in this city. The First Ma tional bank is young institution and Ensley Is proud of its rapid growth as a public enterprise.
 Gordon DuBose. the president of the bank, has great faith in the future of the town. and is proving his faith by invest ing largely In local real estate and various improvements.
 Mrs. z. T. Fuqua Dies.
 Mrs. 2. T. Fuqua. aged 50 years, died at her residence at Avenue F and Twenty iourth street this morning at 6 o'clock after a long Illness.
 Mrs. Fuqua was greatly beloved by all who knew her and her death, while not unexpected, Is cause for universal sor- row in this city. She left no children of her own, but reared those of her sis ter, Neill and Mims Hutchins. and Mrs D. D. hennedy or Pratt City,
 The funeral will be conducted from the family residence tomorrow morning at 1f o'clock The interment will be in Oak land cemetery
 Notes and Personals.
 pr. R. M. Cunningham went to Blounts- Vile today to attend the opening of the North Alabama Agricultural college.
 H. s. Agerton lost one of his finest horses Sunday afternoon in very pecu- liar way. The horse was running in the alley to the rear of the Cunningham hos pitals and ran against projecting timber on building. The skull was fractured and the horse had to be killed
 Tony Frank sold his handsome residence at Palmer Terrace today to Bert Brink Ter, who will occupy 1t at once. It is said that Mir. Frank will rebuild at once. Ten of the thirteen white men arrested last Saturday by Special Officer James Merriman, charged with gaming, were convicted in police court this morning and fined $10 each
 W. N. Wood, who has been i'll for sev- eral days, is convalescent, and was able to be at his office for a while today.
 T. F. West has returned from St. Louis and Chicago, where he bought fall and winter goods for his store at this place,