The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-06
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Board of Education Meets.

The board of education of the Ensley public schools met in regular session in the council chambers at the city hall to- night The meeting was attended by every member of the board
 The session was long and very busy many interesting matters receiving atten- ion and disposal The feature of the meeting was the reading of Superntend- ent Thomas R. Walkers monthly report
 The report showed many Improvements in the school work Among the features shown was in the matter of attendance The enrolment now numbers 135S with an average attendance of l056 for the month. The highest attendance on a single day was on Wednesday, October 3, when 1928 pupils answered the teachers roll call
 The board instructed the committee en buildings and supplies to buy new sets of maps for two of the schools and to provide books for same.
 The committee was also ordered to buy additional desks as they are needed.
 An important act of the board was the increase in the length of the High school course from that of three years to four years.
 An invitation was prepared and extended 10 all county teachers to visit the Ensley schools during tue two days granted them by the county board of education. An appropriation of $25 was made for the purchasing of school journals, which will be kept on file at the public library. The report of Professor Walker also showed all of the desks in all Of the school build ings to be full.
 only three days in the month showed less than 1000 daily attendance. Nine teen days were taught out of the twenty school days. the one being suspended on account of the State Fair. Professor Walkers report was very satisfactory throughout. Many compli- mentary comments were passed upon it by the members of the board. John Adams Dies. | John Adams, who for a number of years had been a resident of Ensey, died at the home of Jasper Jones near Helena, in Shelby county, last night at o'clock. His death resulted from a stroke of pa ralysis
 The deceased was in the employ of a MT Joy, who operated an artesian we'll digging outfit. He had enjoyed excellent health for some time, and with the eX- ception of slight cold he was iu ap- parent good health at the time of the attack which occurred at o'clock q. m., and which subsequently, resulted in his death. He was about 50 years or age anu was unmarried.
 The body was conveyed through the country a distance of thirty miles in a wagon by MT. Joy who brought 1t to the undertaking parlors of Echols X AnS- win. where it. was prepared for burial.
 Mr. Adams is survived by his mother and five brothers. who reside at laPine, in Crenshaw county, and by F. L. Adams, an uncle who resides in this city. The remains were shipped to La Pine today for interment
 Personal and General.
 Miss Edwina Moore of Montgomery Is in the city. the guest of Mrs. Lon Will lingham Supple Miss Moore is here to attend the marriage of Miss Jesse Mae Supple to Mr. J. Is. Patterson, which oc- CUTS on Wednesday next al the home Of the bride-eect. The Rev. ]. V. Long crier will ofrcate at the ceremony. The intimate friends
 c s. LeCren of Birmingham. of the tax assessors and collectors office of lief ferson county will spend this week in Ensley looking after the taxes of the state and county as concerns Ensley and vicinity.
 The Ensley Lodge, Royal Arch Ma sons, held a lively meeting in their hall on Nineteenth street tonight Three candi- dates were given the degree, namely, IL. | S Meade Joseph Steed and Alex Reed. l The work, which is said to have been un- usually strenuous, was put on by the regular Royal Arch team.
 Ensley Lodge. Knights of the Macca- bees, Jones Valley Tent No. 1, has paid to Mrs w. J. Champion widow of the late w. J. Champion, the sum of s2oo0.