The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Ne7vs of Ensley

Another highway robbery was added to the local list Wednesday night, the victim being T. r. Plunkett, citizen of Tuxedo ''Chicken Farm" MT. Plum kett states that he was en route home on the Eighteenth street road when two men who came upon him from the rear, showed big revolvers against his back and ordered him hands up." One held gun in his face while the other one got his money, amounting to $19. Mr. Plunkett received his pay from the steel plant the afternoon of the rob bery and after paying some debts was walking home at 2524 Eighteenth street He immediately called the po- lice and Officer White made a quick run to the scene on a bicycle. No trace was found of the men. however, and they are as yet unknown. MT. Plum kett holds the idea that they might have been white, although he said they were either negroes or white men blackened with something.
 Thomas H. Moore, one of the four candidates for the office of judge of the inferior court of beat 45, yester- day afternoon authorized the announce ment that he had withdrawn from the race MT. Moore said: For reasons best known to myself I have with drawn from the race for judge of the inferior court at Ensley. l take this means of thanking my friends for their words of encouragement and promises of support" MT. Moore's withdrawal leaves the race between D. ]. Flum- mer, r. O. Harris and C. F. Camp. The friends of these three candidates are active and the race a { this time Is getting warm. The withdrawal of MT. Moore has considerably changed the outlook for the leading candidates. copies ur the annpaI report of the Birmingham public schools have been received in Ensley. The report is for the year ending June 30, 1911. It is attractive in general make up and con tains a wide and extensive amount of important and interesting information, including a lengthy article written by Prof k. F. Tidwell, principal of the Ensley High school. Professor Tidwell
 reviews at length the work done at the high school. His statement shows among other things that the attendance
 for the years 1910-11 was S47 against 164 for the preceding session. He out lines many details of the studies and makes many valuable suggestions for
 tho advancement of the school The re- DpIl lS CtOnipdnltu DN StNtldl llluStld- tions.
 In the recorders court yesterday morning Judge Lowry fined Red" Ad-
 ans s100 and 90 days on the streets for vagrancy. Adams is a well known
 citizen of Ensley. John Reese, who was arrested by Officer Granger for stealing pigeons and chickens from D. Trucks was fined s100 and 30 days. Ii is alleged that Reese stole about S50
 worth of fine homing pigeons.
 Mrs. Kate Thomas and Miss Mary Thomas, who have been in Florida foi
 several weeks, have returned to the city and are at home at 1712 Ave nue II. Mrs. Thomas and Miss Thomas have a winter home in Florida.
 telegram was received yesterday by w. s. Emmal stating that his daughter, Miss Katie Emmal. is crit ically ill at a hospital in Pittsburg
 Pa. M>0; Emmal has been on visit at Pttsburg for some time
 Mrs. w. c. Perry of Nashville. who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. ". s. Emmal, returned to her home yesterday at noon.