The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20

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 ner of Avenue and Nineteenth street. in the interest of the candidacy of James Weatherly, candidate for reelection as city commissioner. C. W. Sanders of this city introduced the speakers.
 The second of series of lectures to be given by the Ensley Baraca association In its hall on Nineteenth street. will be held this afternoon at o'clock. The Rev S P, Speiele. pastor of the Ensey Christian church. will deliver a lecture on "ls a Young Man Safe?''
 The remains of pr. H. B. Mohr of Montgomery. who died at local in- firmary following an operation were sent yesterday afternoon to Ashland N. C., by Echols X Anewin, pr. Mohr was connected with the state health office at Montgomery for the past several years and Is widely known all over the state Before becoming connected with the state health department he was working for the government at the Panama canal He Is survived by one sister and one brother.
 Work Is progressing rapidly on the new Pike avenue and Avenue N road which is being macadamlzed and paved by the city. The contractors have finished about five blocks of the pike and are rushing the work to completion. They expect to complete the work in amout a month. The completion of the new road will make straight main pike between the Ems ley Highlands and the Epsey South Highlands. The work, when finished, will cost about s15000.
 There will be an important meeting of the vestry of St. Johns Episcopal church Of this city tomorrow at noon in the office of w. Nj. Wood on Nine teenth street. The Rt. Rev. c. M Beck with. bishop of the diocese of Alabama will attend this meeting and several mat ters of importance will be taken up. There will be a meeting of the building committee tomorrow evening at 73O o'clock at the same place.
 The members of the Ensley Baptist B. Y. P [. will leave the corner of Avenue D and Nineteenth stree at 7:15 o'clock tomorrow evening to attend the monthly meeting of the union in Birminream. The meeting will be held at thc First Baptist church on Twenty sccord street and Sixth avenue. Rir- mins ham All members are invited to attend.
 Yesterday afternoon Sid Smith. a ne- gro, was arrested by Constable Will Cochran and locked up in the EnSey jail on a charge of assault and in- tent to murder. Last December Smith is alleged to have shot a negro, Rathe Tolliver, in the stomach, and made his escape until yesterday. The other ne- gro recovered from his injury. The case will come up before Judge F. O. Harris of the inferior court sometime this week.
 The Ensley Baraca junior baseball team defeated the Palmer Terrace team in a double header. They won the first game, r to 2, and the second by score of 1 10 O. In the second game (. Walker pitched a no-hit same for the Baracas Batteries-fiis game. z Walker and Neeland; Palmer, Has sler and Oggs. Second game-Baracas: c. Walker and Neeand; alm, Elem ming and Oggs.
 Miss Margaret Stowell has returned from her vacation in Peoria, Ill.. and will take up her duties al the Enslcy Wesley house
 Mir and Mrs Albert w. Smith have returned to this city from their we'd ding trip, and will make their home on the Ensley Highlands
 Jessie A. Bell has returned from q trip tU Canada and points in the north.
 Henry Keller has returned from a trip to Chicago.
 IT. c. KiIgore of Gadsden, was in the city yesterday on business.
 Mrs. Dora Ketchen of Memphis is the guest of Mrs. D. F. Faircloth.
 Miss Nora Jackson of Adamsville is the guest of Miss Myrtle Lumpkin.
 Mir and Mrs. Henry Sanders of War ricr is the guest of MT. and Mrs. C. ". Sanders of this city.
 The Ensley playgrounds won i.-st place at the athletic meet at the State Fair grounds yesterday. The Ensley made 29 points with East Lake second with 27 points They won first place in the contest between the different playgrounds of the Birming- ham district. The children of t:,e of this city are being highly complimented for the showing which they made yesterday.
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