The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
NeWs of Ensley

Contractors will begin work tomor- row morning grading and macadamiz- ing Pike avenue from Burns street to the Ensley park and through to the Ensley South Highlands. A large crew of men will be employed and the work will be rushed to a speedy completion. The city of Birmingham let a $1o.o0o contract for the new road, which will make complete highway from the Ensley Highlands to the Ensley South Highlands. Sidewalks will be put down all of the way A number of citizens residing on Pike avenue petitioned the city to build a new road on the account of the old one being in such bad con dition The work is expected to be fin- ished in few months.
 Funeral services over the remains of Clifford Shaddick. aged 22, whose death occurred Friday afternoon at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. J. P. Shad- dick, following a long illness. will be conducted this afternoon from the fami- ly residence, 2714 Ensley avenue, at 1 o'clock He had lived in Ensley some time, his father being superintendent of the rail mill of the Tennessee com pany The deceased is survived by his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Shaddick, three brothers, John P. Shaddick, IT, and P. Harrison Shaddick of Ensley. and W. H. Shaddick of Lady Lake, Fla. and two sisters, Miss Myrtle Shaddick of Ensley and Mrs. George II. Dean of Hartford, Conn. The Rev George L. Jenkins, pastor of the Ensley Metho- dist church. the Rev. J. ". Fulford, pas tor of St. Johns Episcopal church of this city, and the Rev. w. G. Gaston, pastor of the Shady Side Methodist church, will officiate at the funeral services. The pallbearers will be as fol- lows Joseph Shoal. J. B. Calvin, Ed Wilson, B B. Forman, o. A Cane, Ar thor Thomas Samuel Sting and George A. Miller. Interment will be at the Elm wood cemetery.
 committee composed of T. F. West, chairman; r. A Eubank and R. U. Iid- well, appointed by the board of directors of the Ensiey Baptist church to make arrangements for entertaining the mem bers of the Birmingham Baptist associa- ton when they meet in this city, Septem- Der N-23, selected the vacant lot on the corner of Avenue k and Eighteenth street as the place for erecting large tent, in which the lunches will be served. The committee decided that this would be the best way in which to entertain the visitors and the ladies of the church have offered their services to serve the meals. The members of the committee are arranging an interesting programme for the occasion.
 Yesterday afternoon about l o'clock Morrow Blackburn had his left foot badly smashed at the open hearth furnace Of the Tennessee company at Ensley. 1t is reported that large piece of iron fell on lis foot. He was taken to the Tennes- see company's hospital and was given medical attention, but was later able to go to his home, where he is reported to be resting well.
 A concert by the Ensley Italian band will be given by the members of the Ems ley Wesley House on the playgrounds on Thursday evening, beginning at 7:45 o'clock The members of the Athletic club of the association will serve re- treatments. The concerts held at the Wesley House are being largely attended and an interesting programme has been carried out. The young ladies and chill dren who are planning to take part in the big athletic meet of the playgrounds of the Birmingham district which will be held at the State Fair grounds are prac- ticing daily and a large number will take part in the events. The public -is cor dfally invited to attend the concert on Thursday afternoon.
 Material is being hauled and every thing will be in readiness to begin work on the Ensley Christian church tomorrow morning. Workmen were busy yesterday getting things in shape and a number of wagon loads of brick and slag were dumped on the lot. The new church will be erected on the site of the old one. on the corner of Ave nue and Twenty first street, and will be of pressed brick. When completed it will cost over $10,000. The Rev. $. P. Speigl has returned from a visit to northern Alabama and will conduct both services today. Morning services will be held at 1 o'clock and the even ing at 7:45 o'clock.
 The remains of little Louise Priest. the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. I. c. Preist of 2920 Eighth avenue. Wy lam, who died Friday night, will be sent to south Georgia this afternoon at o'clock.
 Special childrens services will be held at the Ensley Baptist church to- day at II o'clock. The Rev A. K. Wright, pastor of the church, will take as his subject "The Human Clock. !" which will be Illustrated. This is the pastors quarterly sermon to children