The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-02
ENSLEY FINANCES IN SOUND CONDITION Healthy Increase in Revenue for
 the Month SIDEWALKS TO BE BUILT Monthly Teachers Meeting to Be Held Saturday-Japanese Minister to
 Lecture at St. Johns
 Church Tonight.
SIDEWALKS TO BE BUILT
BY CRAWFORD PERKINS.


 Ensley, November 1-(Speclal )--At the regular session of the city council to- night, the monthly reports of the various city officials were heard and in each in stance tlattering returns were made. The eity's finances are in excellent shape and the past month shows a healthy increase ! in revenues.
 The Tidewater Development company l was granted franchise to construct a system of street railways on certain l streets of the city.
 The matter of this franchise has been before the citys officials for some time, and it's petitions are well known The ordinance recently adopted providing for several blocks of cement sidewalks along l Avenue and along Thirteth street, was passed upon and confirmed The work of laying the sidewalks will begin at once.
 Monthly Teachers Meeting. On next Saturday morning in the Ems ley High school building at S:9O o'clock. the regular monthly teachers meeting of the Ensley public schools will be held. An interesting and instructive programme has been prepared for the occasion, ir- cluding lecture, the feature of the meet ing, by the Rev. Dr. A. Crawford, rector of St. Johns church. the subject of which is The Americanism of the English Language"
 pr. Crawford is a brilliant speaker be- ing particularly well posted on the Eng fish language, and his discourse will prove, no doubt, a rare treat for those present. Prof. Thomas R. Walker, su- perintendent of the Ensley schools, eX- tends a cordial invitation to the board of trustees, especially and to the pub lie, to attend the meeting.
 Japanese to Deliver Address.
 The Rev. Watarsee Sakakiara D. D.. Japanese minister, will deliver an ad- dress at St. Johns Episcopal church in this city, tomorrow night at S:30 o'clock.
 Rev Sakakilara is graduate of Trim ity school, Sewanee, Tenn, and also of Columbia university, N. Y. He will talk of his native country in most part dwell ing particularly on the life and GUS toms of the Japs.
 The Rev A. Crawford. rector of St. Johns, extends an invitation to all de- nominations to attend St. John's and hear Rev. SaSakilara..
 Local Items.
 There were no cases docketed in the | Scott had a day off in this particular duty. Ensley is particularly orderly at present. There are scarcely any idlers to be seen on the streets al all, owing to the great demand which prevails at the several industries for labor of all kinds.
 No further announcements have been made by the separate managers relative to the joint debate of the Stiles-Higdon factions which has been discussed at length in the city for several days. Halloween Party. ! The Misses Crews entertained last night at their home at Oak Crest sta 1 tion, in honor of the Joy Bearers society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. 1 The many pranks and games usually | characteristic of Halloween were played. 1 The guests included, besides the host esses. Miss Edith, Miss Bertha and Miss Lillian Crews. Miss Roberta Russell, Miss Mabel Pfiel, Miss Margaret Wright, Mss Jennie Pfiel, Miss Aubrey Lawson, Miss Ruth Philips, Miss Annie Miligan. Miss Vera Barton. Miss Ricketts. Miss Fannie | Burrows Miss Bryant Mrs. R. w. Rus sell. The gentlemen were: The Rev. l.. A. | Reagor, MT. Brown, Mr. Moss. Mir Pitt man, MT. Cummings, Mr. Lawson, MT. | Burke, MT. Keith MT. Mcdonald MT. Blankenship, MT. King, MT. Lecroy. Personal and General. | Mrs Ellis Brown of Bessemer. who has ! been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas r. West. at their home on Avenue c, returned to her home today. | w. H. Skinner and W. l.. Clark are attending the meetings of the High Ma sons in Birmingham this week. l