The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
NEWS OF ENSLEy

The 13 persons who were bitten by mad dog during the latter part of June, were released from treatment at the Pas teur institute at Montgomery Thurs day and have returned to their homes in this city. A dog owned by l. B. Moore ran amuck in the vicinity of Ave- nue B and Thirty-siXth street and bit B persons before he was killed, Among the victims were: I. B. Moore, owner of the dog; two children of MT and Mrs Ed Allison; two children of MT. and Mrs. McAbee; little daughter of Mir and Mrs E. A. White; little daughter of MT. and and five negroes.
 Another case was reported to the Ems ley police department yesterday morning. A stray dog attacked and bit Mrs. M. c. Reese, residing at PIP Zinn avenue. The dog ran away following his attack and has not been seen since. There is an unusual number of people being bit by stray dogs in the Ensley district this summer and the police department is doing everything in it's power to kill all stray dogs in this city.
 
 The residents on Avenue G, in the vicin- ity of Twenty-fourth street. are complain ing to the police department of boys using slingshots and rocks hitting their children Several complaints have been made about little children getting hit in the head as a result of this practice and their parents are afraid they may be seriously injured, especially if they should be hit in the eye. There Is an ordinance T,r0 inO ho oor ircr nf slingshots in the city limits and all boys caught using one will be arrested and tried in the juvenile court.
 The Rev. and Mrs. l.. E. Brubaker have returned from Atlanta, where they at tended the All-South Christian Endeavor convention, at which they were presented with a handsome silver loving cup, the gift of the assemblage. The Rev. Bruba- ker is secretary of the All-South Chris tian Endeavor movement and the splen- did success of the first convention was largely due to his work.
 The Rev. and Mrs. B. T. Waites and little daughter will leave Monday morn- ing with MT. Waites' brother, Dr. J. c. Waites. of Rockford, Ala, on a month g automobile trip through the country. The party will leave Ensley for Chicago and from Chicago to Toronto, thence to Mon- treal, thence to Portland, thence to Bos- ton, from Boston to New York, from New York to Philadelphia, from Philadelphia to Washington and from Washington back home.
 The Rev. Waites will use as his sub ject at the Il o'clock service at the Ensley Methodist church Sunday morning, "A Call to Preach and at the evening serv- ices, "A Struggle For Spiritual Life" 
 Yesterday morning in the Ensley police court Scott Thomas, negro, was fined $1OO and 1SO days extra at hard labor by Judge J. T. Lowery on a charge of violating section 1041 of the city code Thomas was arrested by Officer Tyler in Wylam Wednesday for appearing in the streets in an indecent manner, having the residents of Forty-sixth street and Ninth avenue.
 Lillie Johnson, a negro woman, was fined $50 and costs on charge of vio- lating the prohibition law. The arrest was made in the steel plant quarters by Detectives Granger and Brown.
 A sale of homemade pies, cakes, bread. rolls, etc., will be conducted by the mem- bers of the Young Womans Missionary society of the First Methodist church, be- ginning at Il o'clock this morning at the grocery store of w. T. Snow on Ave- nue E.
 An unusually attractive programme has been arranged for the special song serv- ice which will be conducted at the Ems ley Highland Presbyterian church Sunday evening The choir will be Ndirected by Jack K Thomas, with Miss Roberta Rus sell as pianist. The public is invited.
 Owing to the absence of the Rev. A. K Wright, who is away on his vaca- tion, visiting relatives in Kentucky, the pulpit at the Ensley Baptist church at the II o'clock service Sunday morning will be occupied by pr. G.: w. Mason of Howard. The Rev. A. D. Zbinden of will occupy the pulpit at the evening services.
 Chicken thieves are again active in this district and the police department is re- ceiving calls daily about different chicken houses being robbed. E. l.. Swann. re- siding at 2709 Avenue E, reported to the department yesterday morning that some b. ody had stolen IA chickens from his place sometime Thursday night.