The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
News of Ensley

The Rev. S. A. Mueller assistant pas
tor of St. Anthony's church, is to be
transferred to Blocton, where he will
become pastor. The Rev. Father Downs,
who has been pastor of the Catholic
church at Blocton for several years, will
be transferred to ST yincent's hospital,
where he will act as chaplain for time.
Father Mueller has been officially noti-
fed of these changes by the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Allen. He will leave for his new
charge in about two weeks.
Father Mueller has been hard work
ing priest in Ensley and has made
great many friends among the non
Catholics
An alarm of fire was turned in from
Avenue NJ and Nineteenth street Mon
day afternoon at o'clock and the de-
partment in answering the call ran into
an ice wagon and street car, which put
the department out of business The
machine was called from Pratt City and
made a record run from that place, but
the blaze was out when it arrived. The
loss was small.
When the Ensley fremen found their
machine out of commission they prompt
ly hi1ed it down Nineteenth street for
the fire. Considerable amusement was
caused by the department walking to the
fire. The Pratt machine picked up the
Ensley men and carried them back to
their quarters.
Miss Effie Strickland of Wilsonville,
Is visiting the family of G. NJ C.
Strickland on Avenue G.
w. l.. Ryall of the Southern Wood
men, is organizing branch of that
order in Ensley.
The w. l. Swain shows are in the
city for a week and the small boy is
happy.
Miss Besse Manning Jones left yes
terday for a visit to her sister, Mrs.
S. J. Elliott in Memphis.
Mrs. W. T. Cochran and children are
spending the summer in South Geor-
gia.
Mr. and rMs. Peyton Eubanks are
visiting at various summer resorts in
North Carolina
A. r. Mays. of the Ensley post
office, is visiting relatives and friends
at Hamilton.
Roy L. Dimmitt, principal of the
the Ensley High school, left yes
for his old home in MissourH where
he will spend the summer vacation.
He will join Mrs. Dimmitt in Mis-
souri,, where she preceded him several
weeks since.
Everybody knows that Birmingham is
on the map" said j. F. Lee, who has
Just returned from an extensive trip
through the north and east. II came
into Detroit on board boat with 600
state rooms and so parlors and every one
met had something to say about Bir
mingham. There was something over 100
men from all parts of the United States
in our party and they came from Cali
fornia to Maine, and all of them asked
about the Magic City. / am sure that
Birmingham is one of the best advertised
towns in the south"
Dr. Thomas p. Hayes and wife will
leave for Montreal, N. c.. where try go
for months vacation. Services will be
held at the Presbyterian church each
Sunday, the pulpit being supplied by diff
ferent ministers. The Salvation Army
will hold services there next Sunday
evening.
In response to the many urgent re-
quests from bachelors, widowers and the
public generally a return engagement
of the "Old Maids Convention will be
played at Ensley opera house Thursday
evening at popular prices. The perform
ance last week was most successful, and
brS dlDuScu So IlucE COMMENT tHdl iIldny
who failed to attend are desirous of wit
Messing the performance.
The funeral of John Hampton Golston
will be held Wednesday from the Wylam
Baptist church. Mr.. Golston died at an
early hour Monday morning at Birming-
ham infirmary after an illness of several
days following an operation. The de-
ceased is survived by a widow and one
child. Interment will be at Oakland
cemetery.