The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-19
STEPHEN SNOW IS
 DEAD AT ENSLEY Was Deputy Sheriff of JeHer-
 son County TRAINS THROUGH ENSLEY Southern Is Operating Trains From Mobile Junction Over New Line
 Into Rirminaham-Passen-
 ger Service Expected.
 
TRAINS THROUGH ENSLEY

Ensley, April 1s.-tspecial )-stephen Snow. aged about 45 years. died at his home in this city this morning at 5 o'clock of meningitis. from which he had been suffering only few days
 Mir. Snow was deputy sheriff of Jeff ferson county and was one of the best known and most popular officials con nected with the office. He has served as deputy sheriff for the past three years who knew him.
 He leaves wife and six children, five daughters and one son.
 The funeral will be conducted from the residence in this city tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock The interment will be at Bethlehem church, near Dolomite.
 Railway Service lnaugurated. The line of the Southern railway be- tween this city and Mobile Junction, near Bessemer. mas been completed and the first through freights were dispatched over the new line last night All through freight traffic will be han dled over this route from Selma to Bir- mingham, and it has been announced that in a short while all the passenger trains on the Mobile division of the Southern will be operated over this route into Bir- mingham instead Of over the Alabama Great Southern line from Mobile Junction as at the present time.
 It was announced some time ago that the passenger trains would not be changed to this route until after the com pletion of the new passenger station at Birmingham but it is understood that the officers of the road ala considering the advisability of using the new line for this service at an earlier date. It Is be- leved that all passenger trains on the Southern will be operated through Ensley within few months.
 People Are Pleased.
 The people of this city are very much pleased with the prospects of an early through passenger service, believing that the Southern's beginning will be but the beginning of more extensive service by all the roads operating through this city
 Every road entering the Birmingham district touches Ensley and yet the Frisco is the only road that operates passenger train through or into the place The Age Herald Newsboy has run into this city since about year ago and has proven 1 a success.
 A corps of engineers are in the dis trict making surveys for the Atlanta. Bir- mingham and Atlantic railway, the newest suitor for some of tine Birmingham dis trict tonnage who seem to be working In 1 uyftl1 for ba board Air Line railway. which has all ready made surveys in this vicinity A survey made by the Seaboard Air Line railway is along Avenue c out to Village creek, where it follows the west bank in l the direction of Birmingham. It is under stood that the surveys being made in this vicinity by the two new lines are for branch roads tapping the mining and manufacturing district between this city and Bessemer.
 The engineers have been in the vicinity of Bessemer and Ensley for several weeks and their movements are being watched with interest by the people of this city.
 Pythians to Meet. | Fairview lodge Knights of Pythias will meet in regular session at their hall at Osceola station on the South Ensley car 1 line tomorrow night. The meeting will 1 be one of special importance and num- | per or Ensley Bytn1anS Will he in attend- ance as well as prominent members from other sections of the district.
 Ensley lodge held an interesting meet ing at their hall in this city last night After eonferring the first rank on F. M. Tendon, several interesting talks were made by members and visitors
 Council to Meet
 The City Council of Ensley will meet in regular session at the city hall to- morrow night and will probably have several matters of interest to consider. A petition asking that the council pro- vide for the sprinl<ling of some of the | principal business streets of the city will probably be presented and acted upon. | It has been suggested that water wagon | be provided for the sprinkling of these streets and that the people benefited and 1 the city share the expense.
 l The council will probably consider also the paving of some of the business streets of the city
 Chamborden-White 1 Miss Matilda Chamborden and Mir 1 Henry A White of this city were mar 1 ried in the parlors of the Hillman hotel l ------------