The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
YOUNG SPEIGLE IS
KILLED AT ENSLEY
Came in Contact With Live
EIectrict Wire
WAS FROM CULLMAN
Several Handsome Residences Are Be-
ing Erected at Ensley South High
lands and Palmer Terrace.
Notes and Personals.

Ensley. August S1.-(special)-
speigle an Is year old youth. who
was employed as a helper to the electri-
clans at the steel plant, was killed by a
shock from live wire connected with a
switch while engaged in his duties about
1870 o'clock today. Death was almost in
Simultaneous.
At the time of the accident. the young
man was learning how to operate. the
switch and was standing up preparatory
to manipulating some of the machinery.
In some way he leaned his head back
against the wire, and the current, which
he could probably have borne through
his hands, came in contact with the sem
sitive nerves near the brain.
The young mans home was in Gull
man and had only been working in Ems
ley for about four months He is said to
have been well liked by his employers and
to have been a youth of excellent char
aeter and kindly disposition He is sur
vived by his parents and one sister. A
sad feature in connection with young
SPECIFICS death is the fact that his
brother,' a machinist, was killed in the
same plant A~5out three years ago.
The remains we're prepared for burial
by Echols & Angwin, and were sent to
Cullman tonight at 6>Vclock for inter-
ment.
Interesting Police Case.
A case that is arousing some interest in
police circles is that of negro. Sam
Coleman, charged with assault with a
weapon which has been up for two mora
ings when the docket was called, but
which was passed over on both occasions
September is the date fixed for the
final hearing.
Yesterday morning the case was in
cluded in the regular call of the docket
as one of the arrests made on the preced-
ing day. The attorney for the defendant.
r. e. Scott, was not ready. however and
the case was continued over until this
morning. Alderman w. L. Suttle was Of
floating in the absence of the Mayor
The strange part about it is the fact that
the city announced itself not ready this
morning. although ready yesterday. An
interesting colloquy was engaged in be-
tween the attorney and the Mayor pro
tenn, as to a date that would be mu-
tually satisfactory, and the result was
the ruling above mentioned.
New Theatroium.
The Ensley Theatorium company, COM
posed of Birmingham capital, has secured
one years lease on the opera house.
where it proposes to conduct a first class
performance moving picture show by
means of the Edison kaleidoscope. The
hours will be from to 10 p. m., and the
pictures will be changed from two to
three times per week
The management announces a special
matinee for women and children only for
tomorrow afternoon from to o'clock.
"A Strenuous Courtship and Marriage
will be the attraction
Building Operations.
That part of the city embraced in Pal
mer Terrace, Ensley South Highlands and
Hill Top is experiencing something of
building boom. In addition to the homes
that are in course of construction 1t is I'M
derstood that there are several contem-
plated for erection in the near future.
Superintendent Brooks of the wire mill
has just begun the construction of a
handsome home on Ensley Highlands and
the home of DR.. j. T. Kent in the same
section is about completed These will add
much to the appearance of this popular
residence division.
Notes and Personals.
Work on the Avenue l division of the
sanitary sewer. which has been held up
during the present week on account of
the lack of pipe, will probably be resumed
on next Monday Snorning. The contractors
expect to receive a good shipment of pipe
before that time and the work will be
pushed from now on.
Miss Maggie Brooks of Macon, Ga is
visiting her brother, A. C. Brooks on Pal
mer Terrace.
F. M. Arnold, who has been visiting his
son, A. l.. Arnold for some time return
ed yesterday to his home in Centreville
in answer to telegram sating that his
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Davis, was danger
ously i'll.
w. X. Green, local freight agent of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad at Shuqualak
Miss, is In the city for a few days Mrs
Green, who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nat G. Clarke will return home
with her husband.
The new board of control of the pub
lie library will meet at the library build
ing next Tuesday night The members
who were elected at a recent meeting of
the city council are as follows: The Rev.
J. w. Orr. the Rev. Father f. c. Doyle,
CT. Thomasson, Prof. 7. r. Walker and
L. G. Waldrop.
The Rev. and Mrs. Raymond G. Sherrer
left yesterday for Jellico, Tenn, where
they will make their future home. The
Rev. Mr.. Sherrer has accepted the pastor
ate of the Christian church of Jelico. His
successor as pastor of the Christian
church Of Ensley has not yet been call
ed The officers and members of the
church are looking over the field for a
pastor and hope to secure one in a few
weeks.