The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-17
JOE AND KEENAN,
 JOIN THE RANKS EnSIey Fire Department Now Has Four Fine Horses POPULAR COUPLE TO UNITE Preparations Are Being Made for Free Mail Delivery By the Postoffice
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POPULAR COUPLE TO UNITE

Ensley, October 16.-(Specal.) )-The fire department now has two new horses in its ranks. Joe and Keenan," they have been named, and appropriately so, as the two men for whom they are named have done much for the protection of the city. Chief Joe Tetlow of the fire departmen. and Alderman Keenan, chairman of the committee, have worked hard for in- creased facilities, and the the result of their efforts gives Ensley an almost per feet department.
 The two new horses are great normans, brawny and muscular, with fine heads, perfect eyes, and are easily controlled. The color is a jet black matching nicely with tho two we'll trained grays. who are old in the service. The animals were tried this afternoon, and found to be excellent draught horses with good gait and easy movement. They are young between 1 and years of age, and Assistant C. e. Morrison, who with Chief Tetlow pur- chased the animals yesterday from F'ies livery stable in Birmingham, says they will be trained and ready to draw the new padder truck in few weeks.
 Two horses were purchased last month on trial at a cost of S425, but they were not satisfactory. The blacks. which were taken III eAcnaIBe, cost @06O buL tno Huhi- ity of the animals fully justifes the ex- pense
 Fonville-Sawyer.
 The wedding of Miss Bettle Fonvlle or Luverne, Ala, and Fred Sawyer of Ems ley will be soemnized tomorrow at F o clock in the Baptist church in Luverne. The bride is one of the most popular young women i'll her native city, leader of the social set and has many friends in Ensley, where she has often visited her relatives. MT. Sawyer is the well known chief clerk of the steel plant and one of the most thorough employees of the company He has risen rapidly from a clerkshp to one of the most responsible positions in the office.
 The ceremony is elaborately planned, and will be one of the most beautiful of the season. Dr. W. s. Rountree of Wy lam will act as best man, and Mrs. W. E. Taylor of Luverne as matron of honor. The attendants are J. D. Frazier, w. H. Skinner, Dr. W. D. Fonville, Miss Sue Sawyer and Miss Anna Dean Sawyer.
 The attendants from Ensley left this afternoon, and a party Joined them from Montgomery. consisting of Miss Jesse May Suple, Miss Ludle Young, W. G. Fon- vile, James Ray, E. A. Fonville and wife and several others They will return to Birmingham tomorrow night The bride and groom will pass through the city on their wedding tour to New York and other points north. They will return to lsnsley, where the couple intend to make their home.
 Local Items.
 The board of education will meet in the city hall tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 O clock for the purpose of electing prin- epal ot the negro school Professor Knox, who has been in charge for several years, has resigned to accept other work. There are two applicants for the position, J. c. Jones of Tuskegee and Johnston from Wetumpka. Unless others apply, ore of these will be chosen.
 First Assistant Postmaster-general T. H. Hitchcock has instructed a repre- sentative of the carriers department to come to Ensley at once and make the necessary investigation in regard to put ting into effect the carrier. system. AS all of the departments requirements have been complied with alreadq, it Is almost certain that the service will be put in within sixty or ninety days. The houses have been numbered the streets are well paved, the street names are posted, and receipts of the office have been above the requirements for more than a year. Taere will be several routes mapped out and an increase in the office force will be provided.
 Notes and Personals.
 The registration had reached 436 to- night, this being large increase over yesterday. It is said that there are 517 voters in the city and the committee expects a majority of these to have registered before Thursday night.
 Judge Manly will keep the books open In the city hall tomorrow and Thursday night until 9 o'clock for the benefit of tLose who cannot attend during the usual hours
 Howard Lacey, an old resident of Ensley. has returned after an absence of eight years in Rock Island, Texas, with the intention of making Ensley his home.