The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
News of Ensley

Chairman A. F. Hilleke has called a
 meeting of the Ensley team that will begin an active campaign for funds for the three charity societies of this city for this morning in the office of
 Pegram & Meade on Nineteenth street
 at 10 o'clock MT. Hilleke and Vice Chairman W. B. Bridge spent yester-
 day in mapping out the work and have
 divided the city into four sections and will put three members to work the quarters around this city
 l The following committee has been chosen: H. s. Meade, T. F. West, R. | E. Chadwick, J. H. Perkins, c. F. Camp, D. M Lewis, J. A. Dupuy. Tom Dever- | oux. W. R. Stewart, r. l.. Ellis N. w.
 Scott, Joseph Martin, Robert Glasgow
 and Adclph Rosenfelt.
 l The final plans will be adopted at
 the meeting this morning and the com
 rnittee will be divided so as to work | the different sections The teams will
 raise funds in behalf of the Associated l Charities, the Children's Aid society and the Anti-Tuberculosis association. The Childrens Day exercises will be
 observed on the first Sunday In April by the Ensley Presbyterian church, A special programme is being arranged. each class of the Sunday school will be included, and special music will be rem dered by the Sunday school orchestra recently organized. The programme is
 being arranged by the teachers of the | Sunday school.
 | Another fire occurred in Fairview yesterday morning, when house owned by Jessie Burns of Calera avenue was almost completely destroyed. The citizens of Fairview have been making every effort possible to get the city to
 install branch fire department, but
 up 10 the present time no action has
 been taken. This section of the city has suffered from four large fires in the last couple of months, due 1t is
 claimed, to the lack of fire protection,
 having to call on the Ensley fire de- partment which answered the call yes
 terday, or the West End fire depart ment.
 l Both stations are at distance and by the time they have arrived the fire usually gained considerable headway. Nearly d year ago the city built a sta ! tion for the fire department of this
 point and when almost completed the
 work was stopped. The citizens of l Fafrview have sen: petitions to the city
 commissioner with the names of every resident in Fairview asking them to have the Tire stction installed
 l The friends of the Rev. T. H. B. Tee
 pie will regret to learn of the death
 of MT. Peoples father, which occurred very suddenly at his home in Mt Gil cad. Ohio Mir. and Mrs Teeple have | gone to Nit. Giead today. Rev. Teeple is l pastor of the Christian church of this
 city, having beer here nearly six
 months.
 l! Yesterday morning two negroes were
 arrested on a charge of stealing
 chickens The police department have the chickens in charge and will de- liver them over to the owner if they will call for them. The chickens are
 Rhode Island Reds and White Plym- outh Rock and it is thought that they
 were stolen from people living on the outskirts of the city.
 ! Yesterday morning in the inferior
 court, Hfnry Williams was bound over
 on $500 bond to await the action of
 the grand jury on a charge of assault | with intent to murder. Williams is charged with cutting another negro
 several weeks ago with a knife, in- l flicting injuries that nearly proved fatal. He made his escape and was at
 large until he was captured the other