The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
SIDEWALKS WILL
 BE BUILT AT ONCE Shady Side Land Company Be- gins Large Improvements REAL ESTATE MEN ACTIVE Woman's Christian Temperance Union Will Hold Important Meeting at
 Ensley Today-MIss Matte
 Sheldon Dies.
REAL ESTATE MEN ACTIVE

Ensley, February 2s.-(special. 1.-The Shady Side Land company, an Ensley concern which recently acquired large tract of valuable property known as the Goodwin farm between Tuxedo and Owen- ton, have lot the contract for grading streets and sidewalks in the property to James & Zuber. and 1t is understood that more than mile of cement sidewalks besides street paving is to be done at once and before any of the property is of fered for sale
 The property is beautifully situated on the highland overlooking Ensley, Pratt City and Thomas and when properly opened up will be one of the most invit- ing residence sections in the district.
 Engineers have been engaged for some time laying off the strets and avenues through the tract and preparing for the grading.
 While no positive announcement has been made 1t is understood that the owen- ton line of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company will be ex- tended through the property so as to con meet with the Tuxedo line which already touches the property on the west side. This will give a new and shorter line from this city to Birmingham and will open one of the finest and most conven- tent residence sections in the Birming- ham district.
 The officers of the Shady Side Land fIat 1if1n will be built in the near future and in fact the rumor Is not denied by the offi- cers of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 Other Activities.
 While no definite announcements have been made 1t is understood that at least two other large land deals are nearing continuation that will mean much for the development of this section.
 Several of the local real estate men and dealers from Birmingham have been very busy during the past few weeks and it is almost a certainty that they Will authorize the announcement of one or two transactions in few days that will sur prise the people of this section.
 These transactions. if made, will not be mere speculative movements. but will result in healthy development that will be of great value to the city and sec ton.
 It means that new territory is to be opened up for settlement that streets and sidewalks will be built, possibly new electric lines constructed and that homes will be erected for people who will own and occupy them.
 Ensley has in easy reach several Of the finest residence sections in the dis trict and the people are coming to realize this fact more and more every day. With the great demand for more people to handle the business and work 1t is nat ural that real estate men should be- come interested in the opening of new ter ritory and the building of homes for these people. There is a daily cry for homes in Ensley and those in position to supply them are getting busy and great things may be expected in the near fu- ture.
 w. c. T. u. to Meet.
 The woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. w. T. Emmal on Avenue H.
 This meeting will be one of importance as committees will make report on mat ters of interest to the members.
 The committee appointed at the last meeting to call upon Chief of Police D. F. Suggs in reference to the enforcement of the curfew law and the Sunday laws will make a report.
 EnsIey has a curfew law forbidding all children under the age of 16 years to ap- pear on the streets of Ensley after the hour of 9 o'clock in the evening. It is claimed that the police have become slack in the enforcement of this law and at the last meeting of the union a committee was appointed to call upon the chief of police and insist upon the strict enforce ment of the ordinance.
 When the committee approached Chief Suggs he readily consented to take the matter up and promised that he would issue special orders to his men requir- ing them to enforce the law to the letter.
 To Enforce Sunday Law.
 The committee was also instructed to see the chief in reference to the enforce ment of the laws against the selling of liquors on Sunday. To this the chief re- piled that the officers were vlgilant in the enforcement of this law and he be- lieved that as far as possible the saloons had been kept closed on Sunday.
 It is understood that there is a gen. eral movement on foot among some people in the city to agitate the strict enforce ment of the Sunday laws as is being at tempted in Bessemer but so far no deii- nite action has been taken.
 Miss Sheldon Dies.
 Miss Matte Sheldon. after a long ill- ness died last night at 10:30 o'clock at the home of her brother. J. H. Sheldon. in this city.
 Miss Sheldon had been i'll for some time and while her death was not unexpected it came as q great shock to her many friends in this city and the district.
 The funeral was conducted from the residence this afternoon by the Rev. l.. F. Whitten, pastor of the First Methodist church. and the interment was in Oakland cemetery. The pall-bearers were made up from the membership of the Knights of Pythians lodge in this city, of which Mir. Sheldon, the deceased brother, Is chancellor commander.
 Notes and Personals.
 The first quarterly conference of the First Methodist church of Ensley was held last night, the Rev. s. l.. Dobbs, presiding. The reports of the several departments of the church were received
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