The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-28
W eWs Of Ensley

The Ensley committee began an active work yesterday for the $50000 library fund
 campaign which will last today and to- morrow. Prof D. M. Lewis, chairman
 of the Ensley team, stated that he did
 not know how much money was taken in yesterday, as the different committees have not made their report, but he thought that they had a very successful day.
 Mrs. R. L. Hassler, captain of the la dies team, named her committee yester- day morning and began active work. The following ladies are on the committees
 Mrs. Roy Dimmitt, Mrs. W. l. Phillips, Mrs Lloyd Mckenzie, Mrs Rush Hick- man and Mrs. Price Dickens.
 Yesterday afternoon George Evans, negro, was instantly killed when he was struck on the head by a piece of heavy
 timber. Evans was working for the Southern Steel Construction company on the viaduct over the Frisco railroad. being built by the Tidewater at Pratt City, when large piece of lumber fell and struck him on top of the head causing almost
 instant death Coroner C. l.. Spain will fhN 'StiSdlt lbudNs
 Yesterday afternoon about o'clock Amos Gordon, negro boy. while riding d bicycle, ran into a North Ensley street car on the corner of Avenue K and Nine teenth street and was seriously injured. It is stated that Gordon was coming down Nineteenth street and as the street car came around the corner from Avenue E they Pplli1a1 Gordon several feet into the air and falling on his head was knocked unconscious.
 The officers of the First Presbyterian church are preparing to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of the organization of the church on Sunday, May 10. A com- mittee composed of the following was appointed to make the arrangements for the celebrations: W. R. Stewart, A. C. Kicks and J. A. Logan. The members ot the congregation are preparing to cele- brate the anniversary on Sunday which will be followed by a reception on Mon day or Tuesday following. Several im- portant church officials will deliver ad- dresses and special services will be held at the church
 The White market, located on Nine teenth street in this city, was broken into sometime Sunday night and a quantity of goods were stolen. It is thought that the robbers gained entrance into the store by means of a skeleton key and that they had a wagon to carry away their stolen goods. Detectives are work ing the case.
 Funeral services over the remains of J. A. Hardin age 6S years, who died this morning about 6:30 o'clock from pneu- monia following an illness of five days, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with interment at Oakland cemetery. MT Hardin was proprietor of the Hardin Grocery company and has resided in this district for number of years. He is sur vived by his widow, three sons, ]. M Hardin of Talladega Springs, J. II. and 0. o. Hardin of Wylam, and one daugh- ter, Mrs. J. F. Glaze of Shelby county
 An alarm was turned into the Ensley fire department yesterday morning about o'clock on Seventeenth street and Ave nue F The home of R. B. Jordon caught fire from a spark on the roof The damage was small
 Next Saturday morning the blooming mill shift No. will play the rail mill shift No. on the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad companys diamond at 10 clock for the championship at the mill Both teams have been practcing hard for the battle and a good game is expected Batteries: Blooming Mill, Francher and Page; Rail Mill, Brandon and Davison
 The Ensley Baptist Young Peoples union won the banner at the meeting held at East Lake Sunday afternoon for hav- ing the largest attendance Twenty-eight members of the local union were present.
 Wilbur Gay was carried to the Bir- mingham fnfirmary yesterday afternoon and was operated on for appendicitis. At a late hour last night he was reported doing we'll as could be expected