The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31

SCHOOL EXERCISES BEGIN
Literary Societies Meet Tomorrow
Night and Governor Cunningham
Speaks Friday Night-Per-
sonal and General.

Ensley May 30.-(Special. Ut Is cur
rently rumored that the Wylam and
Tuxedo car line will be extended from
Wy.am to Dolomite The proposed line
will run through one Of the best sections
of the Birmingham district and will con-
rect rich mining interests with Ensley.
The distance from Wylam to Dolomite
is two and a half miles and the distance
from Ensley to Wylam is one and a half
miles.
Dolomite Is one of the best mining camps
in the district. Two mines operated by
the Woodward company supply coal for
the two furnaces, and another mine to
be opened in the near future will furnish
coal for the new furnace to be put in
blast in the next few weeks.
| 1t is probable that when the new steel
plant. which rumor has it will be erected.
is built the car line will be extended
from Dolomite to Woodward.
AS the city has already granted the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company a franchise to extend the Tux
edo line to Palmer Terrace. the chances
are that Ensley will shortly have an
other connection with Birmingham as it
would be natural for the Tuxedo line to
be eventually connected with the Owen
ton line.
The territory between Tuxedo and
J Owenton is building up so rapidly as to
make the construction of a car line as
sured in the next few years.
To Erect Several Buildings.
The indications are that large number
of brick buildings will be erected in the
business portion of the city in the next
few month.
| The large building on Avenue e, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
| being erected by Hoke Perkins and James
Breton, will be one of the handsomest
structures in the city when completed
D. w. Morris will shortly begin the
erection of large brick building at the
corner of Avenue f and Seventeenth
street. The structure will be two stories
high and will be $50 by $50
| 1t Is also understood that the owner
Of the site opposite Mr.. Morris on Seven
teenth street will erect a large brick
! building In the near future.
! The fair grounds al Farview, where the
state fairs are to be held is only short
distance from the city limits of Ensley
and the entire grounds will come under
the police jurisdiction of Ensley.
New Fair Grounds Part of EnsIey.
The fair grounds are nearer to Enslev
than any other town in the district and
the people are pleased that the state
| fairs are to be held annually at Fairview.
School Exercises in Progress.
The several grades of the Ensley pub
lie schools are holding their closing ex-
Iofr !, t. i
mencement programme proper will be
held next Thursday and Friday nights
at the Ensley opera house.
Thursday night the two literary So
cieties will hold a joint meeting at the
| opera house, theer being an especially in
teresting programme already arranged for
| the occasion.
! Friday night the graduating exercises
will be held and the commencement adj
dress will be delivered by Lieut.. Gov r.
! NJ. Cunningham
Personal and General.
The new Ensey lodge of Elks will hold
| a meeting some time next week for the
purpose of electng officers and perfect
| ing an organization.
At a meeting o. the Steel City lodge,
| Knights of Pythas tonight plans for
a new hall were discussed and consider
able other routine matter disposed of
! A number of young church workers will
meet at the First Presbyterian church to-
morrow night for the purpose of arrang-
| ing for a meeting to be held in the near
| future under the auspices of Birmingham
Y. NJ C. A.
| At a meeting of the Woodmen Circle
| yesterday afternoon several candidates
were elected to membership.
Postmaster J. w. Clayton has begun
work on his new residence which will
| be pushed rapidly to compilations
Mrs. A. f. Wells is visiting in Mobile
and other points on the Gulf, where she
will spend the summer.