The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
]. B. WEAKLEY WILL SPEAK IN ENSLEY
City Improvements Have Be-
 come Live Issue
RASCO IS POUND KEEPER
Negro storekeeper Killed In a RroiI. Week of Prayer to Be Held at
 the Presbyterian
 Church.

1 Ensley. March S.-(Special. John B. Weabley of Birmingham will address the citizens of Ensley next Wednesday even ing at the opera house. MT. Weakley will speak on local issues for public inn provement.
 All citizens of Ensley. especially those interested in the recent ordinance pro- viding for the improvement of the streets and sidewalks of Ensley are invited to at tend.
 MT Weakley will discuss a bond issue for publie improvements and will outline a plan whereby the money can be raised to complete the improvements suggested by the city council rousing meeting is anticipated as the recent ordinance pro- vides for improvement in every ward in the city
 The many friends of Alderman and Mrs Craig will regret to learn that their little daughter is quite sick with fever at their home at Palmer Terrace.
 w. P. Rasco, ex-warden of the city jail. has been appointed city pound keeper and the appointment means that
 
 the stock law will be rigidly. enforced.
 At the meeting of the Beau-Not club Friday afternoon announcement was made of the approaching wedding of Miss Lucy Belle McWilliams to MT. Yelling ton Owens of Birmingham. to take place April 21. The announcement was made by Miss Ida Huey, a cousin of Miss McWilliams, and it came as a great sur prise to the many ;trl friends present.
 Charles Anderson, a well-known negro storekeeper on Nineteenth street, was shot and instantly killed by a negro named Jim Ross. The trouble is sup posed to have occurred about a woman. Anderson was shot through the neck and died almost instantly
 Coroner Brasher held an inquest this morning and the result of his finding was that Anderson came to his death at the hands of Jim Ross. Ross made his escape and has not yet been captured.
 A week of prayer will be held at the Presbyterian church beginning Monday night. The services will begin at s o'clock every night, the Rev. l. F. Swal- low of Bessemer will preach and conduct the services Monday night A large at tendance is looked for. Each night a different speaker will be present Cards are being circulated in the city on which are printed pledges to be present at every service during the week. | Mrs. F. B. Dodge and son Frederick have returned from visit through Flor 1 ida and other points on the southern 1 coast
 MT. and Mrs. E. B. Kilgore are moving to their new home on Ensley Highlands. MT. J. M. Martin will occupy the house vacated by them.
 J. A. L. Minor of Big Stone Gap, Va, is the guest of Mrs. S. A. McCuen at Palmer Terrace
 MT and Mrs 2. F. Curry are visiting relatives in Jacksonville Fla, and other points south.
 Mrs. Joseph Keeney of Birmingham en- tertained a few of her Rebekah friends of Ensely at luncheon Friday. Those present were Mrs. J. R. Jones, Mrs Ed Pugh, Mrs. A Emerson, Mrs. Foster Crisp, Mrs. w. H. Reed, Mrs. Charles Keefer, Mrs. Jack Tompkins, Mrs James Reed Miss Carrie Dawson and others. The home of MT. and Mrs Henry W.
  Wood, on the corner of Twenty fourth street and Avenue J, presented a bril- liant scene last evening where the pop ular young couple entertained quite a number of their friends in celebra- ton of their second wedding anniver- sary The games played during the evening were new and novel and were highly enjoyed by the large number of guests. Mrs Carrie Turner carried off the first prize, handsomely framed pie ture. The second prize fell to MT. Craw- ford A. Perkins, an ash tray, on which was engraved a scene in New Orleans. After the games a delightful salad | course luncheon was served followed | by a fruit course Those present were: 1 MT. and Mrs. ". N. Wood, MT. and Mrs. l Crawford A. Perkins, MT and Mrs. l George Wilson and MT J. A. FTannigan | of Birmingham, Mrs. G. c. Morris, Mrs. | Carrie Turner, MT. and Mrs. Beckwith | Dilson, MT and Mrs. W. D. Washing ton and George W. Crowe of Gadsden, | MT. and Mrs Wood were the recipients | of many useful and valuable gifts.