The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
NEWS OF ENSLEY

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| At the meeting of the Ensley Re-
lief association. held yesterday MORN
ing in the office of w. +. Stewart. on
| Nineteenth street. it was decided to
set aside Thursday. February 4. as DON
alton day Since the organization OF
the association they have relieved over
so families in this district The finds
and resources are running low and
they have set aside next Thursday to
collect more donations committee
! composed of the Rev. A. X Wright
/ w. r. Stewart Miss Dorothy Grim and
| Mrs. Harry Hillhouse was appointed
to see President G. G. Crawford in re-
gard to the Tennessee company donat-
ing a car of coal for distribution
among the poor people. They were I'M
able to see Mr. Crawford yesterday aft
| ernoon but were promised by the sec
rotary that he would take the matter
up with Mr. Crawford and would let
| them know about the matter as soon
| as possible. The members are having
several thousand cards printed which
they will distribute throughout Ensley
| with the following wording:
| Donation day for the Ensley Relief
| association. Thursday. February 4,
1915.
please leave any clothing, staple
groceries or money you may wish to
donate for the relief of Ensley's poor
at the nearest address below or phone
to call for packages: Mrs. J. C. Bryant,
othy Grim, Ensley Wesley House, phone
1887; Mrs. J. c. Brumbauyh, 1928 Ems
ley avenue. phone 106-W; Mrs. r.. S.
Hickman, Shady Side, phone 305-J; Mrs.
7. A. English, 342 Twenty ninth street,
Fairfield, phone S70-J; Mrs II. A. Be-
Were WyIam, phone 1915 Rev. !. X.
| Wright, Avenue G, phone 4S1-J or w.
| r. Stewart, 500 Nineteenth street, phone
PSI"
The Ensley Relief association mem
bers are taking an active interest in
| the effort to lessen the distress that
prevails in the district. The chaiimen
of the different districts have teen
! kept busy since the organization was
| started attending to those that are
in need. They state they will be I'M
able to continue their work unless 9TH
er donations are made.
Funeral services over the remains OF
| Miss Myrtle Shaddick will be conduct
ed from the Ensley Methodist church
| this afternoon at o'clock. Interment
will follow at the Oakland cemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Watts pastor of the
| church, assisted by the Rev. ". G.
| CASTOR, pastor of the Ensley Highland
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survived by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. +. Shaddick. three brothers and one
sister. Miss Shaddiclx was 20 years OF
4 age and was we'll liked by those who
knew her She was very popular among
the young people of this city and was
a very prominent church worker. The
pallbearers have been named as fol-
lows: d. j. Flummer. Grover Warren,
Professor Banks. DR.. Jesse Robins, Ed
win Cook and Herbert Trotman.
All members of the Epworth league
of the Ensley Methodist church are re-
qEested to meet on the corner of Ave-
nue. Il and Nineteenth street at 1880
clock for the purpose of attending the
funeral of Miss Shaddick in a body.
The condition of l.. c. Townsend who
was shot in the hip Thursday night
about 10 o'clock on Avenue I and
Twenty eighth street by an officer is
was telephoned into the Ensley police
headquarters and Officers Pope, Crit
fis. Owens and Sandefer answered the
call. People living next door to the
house where the shooting occurred
stated that the occupants were away
on visit and that they saw two men
enter the house and knowing the cir
cumstances telephoned the police. The
officers surrounded the house While
one of them knocked on the front door.
Just then someone jumped out of the
window. All of the officers called on
the man to halt and fired their guns
up in the air several times, but the
man kept on running. Seeing that he
was about to get away one Of them
shot and hit him in the hip. When
asked who he was he gave his name
| as Smith, but authorities later IL und
out his name to be Townsend. The
| officers decided to search the house
, for the other fellow and upon inves-
tigating found seven other young White
men in the house. All were fined $3.50
on charge of gaming by Judge j. L.
Lowry. The officers state that they
thought Townson was a burglar try
ing to escape or they would not have
shot at him.
Yesterday proved very busy day
for the Ensley fire department. three
alarms being turned in. The first
alarm, about 1910 o'clock in the morn
ing, was at 2121 Avenue when a flue
caught fire. No damage was done.
About 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
an automobile owned by Mrs. Guy
Freeman caught fire from a short cir
cult The fire department was called
to extinguish the blaze. About $40
damage was done. The next alarm
was at $40 o'clock in the afternoon
from the residence of j. T.. Duhern, 613
Twenty third street. A spark on the
roof caused the fire, which was ex-
tinguished with little loss.
"Hiawatha's Childhood, which was
n presented at the EnsleY High school
4 last night by the members of the Lyric
club. was attended by u large crowd.
The play was one of the best ever held
at the school and was very enjoy able.
The costumes of the cast and the In
dian songs We're one of the features
of the entertainment.
Mrs Emma Madison. formerly of
Woodlawn, has moved to this city She
is now in her new home at 26l2 Ems
ley avenue.
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