The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The preliminary debates of the four lit erary societies of the Ensley High school will be held this afternoon immediately literary societies are the Thalian and the Euepian and the boys the Delphian and the Shakespearian. The respective so- cieties will select their best speakers this afternoon to take part in the semi-annual debate which is to be held about the middle of next month. The subject of the debate will be, Resolved That Immi- grafton Should Be Further Restricted by
 the Literacy Test" It will not be decid- ed which two clubs shall take the af- firmative or the negative until after the debate this afternoon. The four societies
 represent practically the whole student
 body and a great deal of interest is al-
 ways taken in the semi-annual debate.
 The students are very much enthused over the coming event.
 J. x. Thomas of this city has received the appointment as humane officer of Jefferson county by recent action of the board of revenue. Uncle Jack" as he is better known, served as postmaster at the Ensley postoffice for eight years and for the past two years has been one of the inspectors in the city health department. I10 IS well knOWI LnrOuSn- out the Birmingham district, and is being congratulated on his appointment by his
 friends He. will assume his new duties
 on December 1.
 News was received in Pratt City yes-
 terday morning that M. L. Flowers was
 seriously injured Thursday night while
 working on an engine in the shops of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
 r,o at Mornnhia VI pp n St
 Joseph's hospital in that city in a very critical condition. He just recently left
 Pratt City and had only worked a few days in Memphis before he was injured. His wife, who was with her parents in Pratt City, has gone to his bedside. Funeral service sover the remains of George Mattson, age 60 years, who died
 at the late residence in Wylam Wednes- day about noon, were conducted yester- day afternoon from the residence. Inter- ment was at Oakland cemetery. The
 Rev. MT. Milner. pastor of the Wylam Presbyterian church, officiated. The de- ceased is survived by his widow, one daughter and four sons. MT. Mattson has lived in this district over 30 years. Mrs. Joseph H. Tetlow returned yester day after a nine weeks trip visiting points in the west and attending the two expositions. Mrs. Tetlow visited Seattle, Portland, Denver, San Francisco, San Diego and number of other points. An important meeting of the Baker School Improvement association will be held this afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock the school building. All interested in the welfare of the school are requested to be present.
 Funeral service sover the remains of Mrs. w. H. Pickering. Sged GA years, who died Wednesday at local infirmary. will be conducted from the late residence, 2S1o Avenue c, Sunday afternoon. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will have charge of the service. Interment will follow at Fraternal cemetery at Pratt City. The deceased is survived by one son, R. w. Pickering, of Pratt City. and two daugh- | ters Mrs. Frank Skinner of Pratt City and Mrs. E. M. Nesbitt of Virginia Mines The remains of little James Priest, the six-year -old son of MT. and Mrs. I. j. Preist of wylam, who died yesterday
 morning at Wylam from scarlet fever
 will be carried to southern Georgia today | for burial