The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-15
A GOOD CITIZEN
 HAS PASSED AWAY
G. D, Smiley 82 Years Old,
 is Dead
WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY
"Ensley Mecca Team' Latest Aggrega, ton In the Field-Ensley Man Shot In Buff
 faIo.

Ensley, May .-(special.1-G. D. Smiley, one of the oldest and most respected citi- zens of Ensley passed away this morning at 9:10 o'clock at his home. Death came after about two months of gradual de- cline, and it had been known for some time that the end was but a question of a few weeks at most. He suffered from no specific disease death being caused by the weakening of the functions from old age.
 MT. Smiley was born in Garrad county. Kentucky, January 30. 1924 His youth and early manhood were spent in the blue grass region of his native state, where he imbibed the Kentuckians natural love for horses. During his long life he was engaged principally in the breeding and livery business. He married Eliza J. Jones of Lancaster, Ky. by whom he had seven children, three of whom are living as follows: J. B. Smiley of Birmingham, G. T. Smiley of Lexington, Ky, and J. II. Smiley of Houstonville, Ky His widow also survives him. He was veteran of both the Mexican and the Civil wars. MT. Smiley had been in this district about twelve years, during which time he had formed a large circle of friends who now mourn his loss
 The remains were sent to Lexington tonight and the funeral will be held bl that place tomorrow.
 New Baseball Team.
 A number of the athletically inclined young men of the town are engaged in getting up a baseball club which they de- clare is to become the very first" team of Ensley. They will style themselves the "Ensley Mecca Team All of the members are experienced players and some of them have made records on the amateur diamond in the past. They will begin hard practice at once and they state that they will be prepared to meet all corners in the field after the 1st of the month
 Following is the roster and the proba- be lineup of the aggregation:
 Tom Deverox, manager; Tom Musgrove, captain; Henry Fisk, assistant: Anthony Burgn, secretary and treasurer Bruce Berney, mascot. Tom Musgrove Ed Brazelton, Claud Mackey, pitchers; Pete Moore Burgn and Locly, catchcrs; Bur
  second base; John Litsey and Burney third base; Ed Day. short stop; Earl An derson. right field, Berney and Will, cen ter field; Duff Fletcher, left field.
 Notes and Personals.
 News has been received in this city that w. II. Roberson who had been em- ployed at the steel plant here for a long time and who has only been away from Ensey for about three weeks, was shot in Buffalo. N Y, Saturday. The particu- lars of the accident could not be learned, but telegrams received state that he IS lying at the Emergency hospital in a crit ical condition. The bullet passed through his stomach.
 H. S. Meade returned today from Bayou Batre where he has been spending some days on a hunting and fishing trip.
 Roscoe Scott, son of Mayor N. w. Scott spent yesterday in Ensley with his pa rents. Young MT. Scott is student in the law department of the State university.
 Miss Johnnie Bryant of Tennessee is visiting her brother J. C. Bryant.
 The Ensley Invincbles will play the Bes- semer Eagles in Bessemer Friday. Quite a large crowd of rooters will go down with the team to exercise their lungs in the atmosphere of the Fourth Avenue park.