The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-30
NEWS OF ENSLEY

| at a late hour last night and 1t IS
 hoped his injuries, received early yes- terday morning when he was hit by
 an outgoing Tidewater street car, will
 not prove serious. Dr. Holiday lives | at 2121 Avenue F. His garage faces
 the Tidewater car line on Twenty ond street and as he was backing out
 of his garage at an early hour yes-
 terday morning his automobile was
 hit by the car and carried about 90
 feet the automobile being demolished.
 Dr. Holiday was thought dead. Med-
 ical aid was secured at once and his
 wounds dressed, and he has been rest
 ing well since. although badly cut
 about the face and head.
 Dr. Holiday says the street car was
 coming at rapid speed and blew no whistle. He did not hear the car. Nine double houses are under con- | struction by the Fairfield works on Fifty-frst street between Valley road | and Interurban Heights for the em- | ployes of the new Fairfield works. The houses will not be leased to employees | in any other department of the com pany. Work has also been started on | the extension of the Tidewater street car line to the new works. Lots have been marked off for the homes of the | officials on Hillside Drive.
 l The union Thanksgiving services | held at the Ensley Highland Presby-
 terian church yesterday morning were
 well attended. Rev. w. P. McGlawn presided over the services, Rev. J. F. l Hixson gave the scripture reading, l Rev. T. A. Lennox delivered the ad- | dress, Rev. Claude O'Rear read the Presidents Thanksgiving proclama- : ton, and Rev. A. K. Wright offered 1 prayer. An excellent musical pro- | gramme was given by the choir with J. X. Thomas as director and Miss l Roberta Russell, pianist. Mrs. c. J. | Severin delighted the audience with q | vocal solo, as did Mrs H. J. Cum mings The morning offering will go
 to the Syrian relief fund.
 | N. o. Phillips is resting well at the 1 Norwood hospital, following an oper- ation for appendicitis.
 1 Mrs. N. A. Mitchell is convalescent 1 from recent illness.
 George Mayes is spending two weeks | with relatives in Savannah, Ga. The Steel City boys ran wild yester- | day morning over the walkover made when Ensley High school eleven de- l feated Jefferson County High school, l the score being 25 to O. A large crowd 1 witnessed the game on the T. C. l 1 gridiron. This being the last game of the season, enthusiasm ran high. Much 1 credit to the victory is given Erskine 1 Tidmore, John Hassler, Warren Mayer | and Allen Cannon.
 1 wedding of much interest, as well as
 surprising to their friends. is the mar
 riage of Miss Mabel Abbott of Bir- mingham to Sergt. W. F. Wilcox. Jr.. ot I Ensley. The ceremony was performed d I by Dr. Middleton Barnwell at the home of the brides parents, Mir and
 Mrs. A. V Abbott, Twenty eighth street south, Tuesday afternoon The wed- | ding march was played by Miss Arm
 were the attendants. The bride was at | tired in a suit of grey velvet and ac- cessories. She carried an arm cluster l of Killarney roses. MT. Wilcox is frsi sergeant at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
 Henry Chiles, a negro, who for foui years has been employed at the Smiley I Boss & Ross Livery company, has en. listed and left yesterday for Newpor l News, where he will be assigned tht rank of sergeant in the stable depart
 ment of the cavalry.
 Rev. J. c. Mcqueen, pastor of ths Fairview Presbyterian church, is spend ling two weeks in the east. His pulpit
 will be filled Sunday by a visiting min ister.
 MT. and Mrs. B. E. Majors of Bir- mingham are spending few days witl
 Mrs. N. A. Mitchell.
 Attending physicians offer no hope, for the recovery of F. J. Rogers, for merly a prominent business man ant citizen of Ensley, but now of Montgom cry. MT. Rogers lies i'll now at the hom, of his daughter, Mrs. Marx Mellon, ol Ensley avenue.
 Miss Christine Edge has been removed to the home of her sister, Mrs. Riageu on Avenue H, where she is resting wei after an operation at the Birmingham infirmary.
 A four-minute men branch of tn in Ensley this week, with s. c. Kin, as president. H. B. Sanders and s. King addressed both picture shows las night. Foster Hamilton and D. J. Flum
 mer will be speakers for Friday.
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