The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
'ENSLEY CITIZENS
 INDORSE BROWN
Miss Edwards to Have Charge of Ensley Pres
 byterian Mission

i At well attended meeting held at the inferior court room at Ensley, J. Ellis , Brown was indorsed as candidate for
 associate city commissioner. MT. Brown /! is a well known attorney and connected | with the law firm of Burger, Jenkins x | Brown He has lived in the Ensley vii
 cinity all his life and has many friends 1 in all sections of the city
 The statement was made last night that an active campaign in the interest of MT. Brown would be commenced at once. The entrance of MT. Brown makes two candi- dates in the fiefd from the Ensley dis trict, the other being Dave Kelso of Wy lam, who has been campaigning for sev- eral weeks. Mir. Kelso is assistant state mine inspector.
 Miss Lillian Edwards has been named as successor to Miss Rebecca Paynter at the Ensley Presbyterian mission. Miss
 Edwards is a young woman of unusual
 attachments and experience, being a graduate of the Moody Bible institute of
 Chicago and having taught and worked among the Indians in the northwest for a number of years. She is a specialist In kindergarten work and it is in this work that her time will be largely en- ployed at this mission. Miss Edwards is expected to arrive in Ensey the early part of next week.
 Floyd Smith, negro of the Ensley street gang, was injured Wednesday morning al the slag pit between Ensley and Pratt City. He was working in the pit when a large rock from the top of the pile rolled down on him and broke his leg just above the knee He was carried to the Hillman hospital
 ha oaf fcha iY1 fri0 is hou ing hard time enforcing the stock law while the grass is so tempting Three times in the past week he has had to call on the police for help; two of the cases having been tried in yesterdays police court. R. l.. Hoodenple and Mrs. Sallie Baker, both of Wylam, were fined
 each for trying to keep the COW catcher from enforcing the law.
 Lovett Wade, negro was given fine of $100 and 1S0 days each for stealing a bicycle and watch and chain. He will be tried again on a larceny charge today
 The Ensley steel plant employees will receive their two weeks pay today, the total amounting to over S200,000 This is the only large pay day of this week.
 Vacation Is over for many of the re- tailers of Ensley Since the beginning of summer the retail grocery stores belong ing to the Retail Grocery association have been closing at 1 o'clock on Wednesday afternoons and the coal dealers who compose the Ensley Retail Coal Dealers association, have closed their offices on Saturday afternoons. Perfect harmony has featured the weekly closings as all dealers and grocerymen have compiled with the rules.
 Mrs. J. E. Williams of 534 Forty-fourth street, Fairfield, will be hostess Thursday afternoon from 4 to o'clock entertain ing at a silver tea for Ensley No. Il, l Ladies of the Maccabees, and their friends.
 Miss Myrtle Hawkins, who has been her brother and sister, MT. and Mrs. Bob Hawkins, of Fortieth street l is resting comfortably after a serious operation at the T. c. I. infirmary.
 c. T. Thomasson is visiting relatives in Kentucky.
 Mrs. Claude Eubank has returned from | where she was called by the | illness of her father.