The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
.ENSLEY IS RID OF
UNSIGHTLY PLACE
Council viii Make War on Sew
eraI NuiSanceS
AT THE ENSLEY CHURCHES
Fire at Old cooperage Plant-Youns
People Enjoy a jolly Hay Ride.
Council Decides 70 Take Up
Matter of Paving.
AT THE ENSLEY CHURCHES

Ensley, March 2.-(special) 1.-The pass
ing of the negro restaurant that has been
doing business on Avenue E, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, has
created much favorable comment on the
streets today. A motion by Alderman
Matson was made asking that the license
for this restaurant be revoked, and was
readily seconded and carried. An effort
is being made to have the same action
taken against certain bootblack stands,
that are being run at the entrace of al
leys on two of the principal business
streets One of the aldermen stated today
that he had received numerous complaints
recently, by pedestrians who have to pass
these stands daily, who claim that the
stands arc nuisances, in that those who
conduct them allow negro boys to loal
there who are continually scuffing across
the sidewalks, impeding the way, thereby
causing great annoyance to the lady
pedestrians
There was some discussion on this mat
ter at the council meeting last night No
definite action was taken, but the alder
man referred to above says that he viii
exert his utmost efforts to have these
stands removed and will continue to try
and rid the principal business portion Of
the town Of negro establishments.
Fire at cooperage Plant.
This afternoon about o'clock the blow
ing Of whistles announced the fact that
there was something wrong in the vicin-
ity of the Southern Steel companys rod
mill, and In a very few seconds great col
umes of smoke were seen rising from one
/ of the buildings at j. II. Raible q Co. 5
cooperage plant
The building was once located on the
railroad and was at one time the old
cooperage plant, but recently it has only
! been used as a warehouse in which quite
a number of half-barrels were stored, and
the slaves and other cooperage stock
vas also stored there.
3 1t made quite a large fire, but the loss
Will probably not excel $l00. There was
no insurance. as the building was located
too near the railroad to Justify the risk.
This fire was SO near the Southern Steel
companys plant, that people off at a
distance recalled the memorable fire that
destroyed the nail mill last year. and for
awhile there was a deal of excitement
The building being some distance from
/ the main cooperage plant, it Will not
cause any interruption in the entire work.
With the Churches.
St Johns church, Sixteenth street. be,
tween f and f. March "a. Sunday next
before Easter Palm): 1880 a. m, holy
communion; 9:45 a. m, Sunday school,
Mr.. Charles II. Mandy, superintendent;
/ II a. m, morning prayer, Litany and ser
/ mon, Jesus Our Example in Death;' 3
p. m. Mission Sunday school. pratt city;
1880 D. M, evening prayer and sermon,
"a Judas of the Twentieth Century-the
Gospel of Rant Cant ana Snectaculariza-
tion-Man Made Religion VS.. Gospel OF
Christ Holy Week March 25-So) Mon
day, Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday:
a. m, holy communion; p. m. even
ing prayer and meditation Good Friday
tday OF crucifxiom, 29th. IL noon until
3 pm, three hours devotion at the foot
of the cross; 1880 p. m, evening prayer
and sermon. 1.-The Great Sacrifice" Eas-
ter evening, 3Oth 1880 p. m. evening pray
or an dsermon, He Descended into He'll"
st. Anthony's church. Twenty-Hrst
street and Avenue H. March "a Palm)
Sunday next before faster; 8 a. M, first
mass; 1879 a. M, high mass and sermon
p. m. Sunday school: 1880 p. M, beads,
Litany, benediction and sermon. Rev. F.
c. Doyle. pastor; Rev. Paul Klich, as
sistant pastor.
Regular services at the usual hours
will be held at the Cumberland Presby-
terrain. Christian Baptist and the Meth
onist churches, except the evening service
when all of them will unite with the
| Presbyterian church, where protracted
meetings are being held.
Protracted Meetings.
Rev. j. ID. Fleming evangelist, who is
conducting the meetings being held daily
at the Presbyterian church, is drawing
large crowds and the meetings which have
peen in progress only about five days are
proving the most successful that have
been held here for some time past
Mr.. Fleming is man of strong persona,
| a tr Of
that appeals to his hearers, and every
one should avail themselves of the Oh
portunity of hearing him during his stay
in the city.
Good old Summer Time.
A large party of merry hay-riders
passed through the town tonight, and by
the peals of laughter and the burst OF
song that could be heard 1t was eviden.
that they We're thoroughly enjoying a
typical old hay-ride. A large wagon, the
bottom of which was lined with hay.
drawn by two sturdy mules, was filled &c
overlooking with the jolly folks, and as
they passed through the town they
thrilled the hearts of many an overworIe ed
business man by bringing back to his
memory scenes and Incidents of bygone
days, aud for the time being his cares
We're forgotten, and the world seemed
brighter.
| me 1olloWlnB popular young people
made up the party: Miss Augusta Reid
Miss Susan Sawyer, Miss Katie Belle
Harrison, Miss Elsie Morris, Miss Mae
Guthrie. Miss Bertha Allen, Miss Eliza
beth Allen, Miss Mae HiclSle, Miss Halle
scruggs; Mr. c. =. Fulton, Mr.. Picard
Shirley, Mr.. Justice Jones, Mr. Richard
Colyar, Mr.. Charles Thomas, Dr. f. NJ
Mcdonald and Mr.. c, Il. Howard: chape
rones, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Jones
At the meeting of the City Council last
night, the matter of paving Avenue i
from Sixteenth street to Thirty first, ano
Nineteenth street from the railroad tc
Avenue l. came before the board ano
the city attorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance that will cover the cues.
ton. This will add greatly to the bust.
ness portion of the town, and will Ell.
nance the value of the property very ma
terially, and it is understood that the
property owners had been sounded on tho
matter and are much pleased that the
city has taken up this much needed i'm.
provement and hope to see the worl
done with the greatest possible dispatch
The merchants are elated over the pros
poets.
Personal and General.
r. NJ. Pyle of Lafayette, Ind, is in the
city looking after some of his property.
The friends of Mrs Thomas ID. Ray will
regret to learn that he suffered physioa
collapse. brought on by nervousness, to
day, and had to be carried to his room
over the Bank of Ensey. The attact
came on him about IL o'clock this morn.
ing. At late hour this evening he was
feeling much better. and IL is loped thai