The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18
NEWS OF ENSLEY

That the Ensley club will pass a resolu- mingham a separate county is the opinion of a large number of business men of this district who believe that this will be the only solution to Birmingham s financial condition. This will be the chief question, which will be taken up tonight when the Ensley club meets in the in ferior courtroom and a large attendance is expected. There is also a resolution on foot by some of the leading citizens favorng a secession from the parent city should the Mcdonald injunction hold in the higher courts but this matter will prob ably be laid on the table until the higher courts hand down their decision. Among other items of interest to be taken up to- night will be the complaint that the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany's cars are not being properly vepti. lated All persons interested are invited to attend.
 Two reports were turned into the police department yesterday of people being bit ten by an alleged mad dog. Mrs. w. c. Myers, residing at 623 Fifth street. Pratt City, reported that she had been attacked and bitten by a dog which is still at large Amos Powell, residing at 1900 Ave Hue U, was dlIaCheQ Dy uOS On the corner of Avenue F and Twenty-first street and bitten several times. The dog ran away after attacking the boy and cannot be found. There have been over b persons in this district who have been bitten by dogs recently.
 During the severe rain and electrical storm late Sunday afternoon and early yesterday morning, the lightning struck the wires 1aadinO n O fire hell and rang the alarm quite a number of times. Yesterday the wires had to be repaired, and were tried out and during the after noon the fire phone was ringing con- stantly from people calling up asking where the fire was. This is the first time, it is stated, that the bell has ever rung so many times during an electrical storm.
 The third quarterly conference of the Bessemer district of the Methodist church was held at the Ensley Methodist church last night, and was we'll attended. An address by Dr. s. T. Slatton, pastor of the Norwood Methodist church, was very interesting and appreciated. The report of the board of trustees of the Ensley church was very encouraging as they re- ported that they had paid $4O6 on the church debt. The board of stewards also made very fine report, which shows that they are progressing nicely. The election of w. B. Bridge, as chairman of the of ficial board of the local church, was also accepted. MT. Bridge will finish the un- expired term of Roy L. Dimmtt, who re- signed on account of leaving the city. Several other minor matters were taken up.
 A false alarm was turned In to the Ems ley and Fairview fire departments yes- terday afternoon about 4 o'clock from Calera avenue Fairview. This is the second time the local department has been out in two weeks.
 A heavy docket was on hand yesterday morning before Judge J. T. Lowry in the Ensley police court, and total of 36 cases were tried. Pat Grubs, Mary Nelson Martha White and Will Hackett, all ne- groes, were fined $50, and cost each on a charge of violating the prohibition law Fifteen negroes were fined $10 each on a charge of gaming, and several white peo- pie were convicted for violating the sani- tary law.
 The Rev. A. K. Wright, pastor of the First Baptist church, left last night for Louisville on a two weeks vacation trip. He will spend the entire time in Louis vile and vicinity visiting his relatives.
 All members of the Steel City lodge No. 19o, Knights of Pythias, are especially urged to be present at the meeting of the lodge tonight when final action will be taken on their new bylaws. Four candidates will be initiated into the rank of knight, and several other matters will be taken up, and all members are re- quested to be present.
 Water again reached the high water mark yesterday morning as a result of the heavy rains Sunday night, and the residents in the vicinity of Village creek and Tuxedo junction were water bound. A large portion of East Thomas was also under water as a result of Village creek overflowing it's banks at that point. forced to leave their homes. Small bridges in that section have been washed out, and railroad service on the Southern rail- way is paralyzed and trains annulled. All railroads in east Tennessee are heavy suf- ferers, many bridges and culverts having been destroyed The Wautauga and Chuckey rivers were higher yesterday than they have been known for 20 years. Water was running over the bridge at Embreeville; the Virginia and Southwest ern railway bridge at Butler is gone, and the wagon bridge at Wautauga has been washed out. It is estimated that bridge loss will alone amount to $1,000,O00 in east Tennessee Southern railway trains are getting through from the east over the Norfolk and Western railway, but the Southern railway route, by way of Asheville, is completely blocked and will remain so for at least week. The weather bureaus daily river bulletin re- ports all rivers east of Knoxville above the flood stage tonight with the excep- ton of the Wautauga and Nolichuckey. both of which reached the crest Sunday night, and were falling today
 FEARFUL DAMAGE
 Greensboro, N. C.. July 17.-Reports reaching here from Wilkesboro, N. C.,