The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
ANNIsToN
CITY'S REAL ESTATE MARKET BE- COMING MORE ACTIVE-ALABAM- IAN MAKES HIT AS MOVIE ACTOR

Anniston, December 5.--(Special. With the opening of the Anniston Ordnance company's plant the starting up of a steel furnace and other industrial activi- ties that promise to increase the popula- ton of this city by several thousand peo- pie, real estate in Annston is becoming more active.
 Among the most nosable marks of this rejuvenaton is the opening of a fashion, able new residence section on Woodstock and Christine avenues by Lieutenant Gov ernor Thomas E. Kilhy and w. A. Dar- den. Already plans have been completed for the building of three houses in this section, and others are in contemplation.
 Other parties are figuring on the erec- tion of new apartment house in this drawn for the structure by Birmingham architect, and it is probable that it will be erected shortly after the new year. It is greatly needed. as there is not desirable residence for rent in any part of the city, and the demand for apartments far exceeds the supply.
 The work of the extension of the car line of the Alabama Power company to the Anniston Country club which was abandoned temporarily last week to al low the gang to work in the plant of the Anniston Ordnance company, with which the power company is connected will be resumed this week; and it is hoped to have the extension completed in time for the annual New Year ball at the club
 The power company still contemplates an extension of its lines to Blue Moun- tain City on the north as soon as condi- tions justify this improvement. The gas mains sshave already been laid to that place and to Oxford on the south, new gas plant having been built at an expense of several thousand dollars
 A part of the loot taken from the Saw yer Shoe store in this city last week has been recovered under the St. Paul s Methodist church, Fifteenth and Leigh ton, where the shoes were probably se- creted by the burglars They were mo- tices under the edfice by neighbors who notified the police The burglars are still at large.
 A. R. Noble manager of the New Noble theatre in this city, has afforded another complication of Anniston's ex- cellent climate by putting on display at the First National bank in this city sam pies of strawberries that were ra in his yard on Christine circle. --r ole says he has three rows of very fine ber- ries and that ne intends to have them on his table for his Christmas dinner
 The Glee club of the University of Ala bama will be in Anniston shortly after January 1 under the auspices of the Wednesday Study club. an organization composed of young women. They will sing here for the benefit of the library fund that is being raised by the Wednes- day club.
 Bernard Sutler, who has been in Annis- ton on business trip, has returned to At lanta. MT. Sutler is editor of Iron Age" a class publication issued in At lanta, and he was much impressed with the evidences of prosperity in this line at Anniston.
 Tom Bell son of Capt. A. w. Bell of this city, who has been connected with a cotton mill syndicate in South Carolina for sometime, will be the guest of his father during the holidays en route tn New York. where he will take charge of a higher position with the same com pany.
 Henry Walthall, who appeared in An 1 niston last week in movie representa- tion of Poes Raven is an Alabaman. having resided at Columbiana and at | Sylacauga, south of here, before he be- 1 came a picture show actor He was re- ;; garded as of no special talent when he
 left home but has won national repute /; as a movie star.