The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-08
ENSI.EY
Mrs. Harold Mandy
Correspondent
Phone Ensley 4o6-W
Residence 24oo Ave. II
Circulation
3oeNa 18th ST., Room

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Mary Ann Poe, who died
Wednesday afternoon at the residence
Of her daughter. Mrs. NJ. NJ Taylor.
104 Thirty fourth street. will be con-
Quoted this morning at o'clock from
the residence. Rev. Il. l.. Hearn, pas
tor OF The Wylam Baptist church, will
Cfficiate. Following the services the
body win be sent to Leeds, Ala, her
former home, for burial.
She is survived by her husband.
W. c Poe, two sons Andrew Poe of
Leeds and w. A. Poe of Chicago, Ill,
and one daughter, Mrs. NJ, NJ. Taylor,
of this city, While Mrs. Poe has only
lived in this city for a few years, she
has many friends in this district, who
will regret to learn of her death.
VIII Askey. a negro. was shot and
seriously wounded yesterday after
noon about O'Clock by negro
woman named Emma Jones, who re-
sides at 1917 First avenue The
woman was arrested and held in the
Ensley Jail awaiting the outcome of
the affair. According to her state
ment, the woman had pistol in her
hand and Askew struck the pistol
with a poker, which caused 1t to go
Oft The bullet lodged in his left
tratlng his left lung.
Askew was carried to a local hos
pital, where his condition is said to
be serious.
New Apartment House
A contract has been let by DIR.
NJ. D. Clements for a new SIS, 900
apartment house which will be built
on the corner of Thirtieth street and
Gsr,e1 ferkJ a,, 4
Work is expected to begin on the
apartment right away, and it is ex-
pected to be finished about May 1.
The building, which will have 20
rooms, or four complete apartments,
each having a living room. two bed
rooms, a dining room, Kitchen and
bath It will be modern in every re-
espeet.
Mrs. L. e. Brubaker is in Kansas
City, Mo. attending the layman's con-
ference of the Presbyterian churches,
T. s. A.. which is now in session. Mrs.
Brubaker was recently. elected pres
ident Of the Woman's Synodical of
the Presbyterian church, U. s. A.. of
Alabama and is attending the confer
ence as delegate from that body.
The conference is composed of over
1000 men and women delegates from
ell over the states which draw up the
benevolent work for the ensuing year.
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Membership Contest
A membership contest between the
Shadyside Methodist church and the
Ensley Highlands Methodist church
is the cause of a great deal of inter-
est between the congregations of the
two churches. The contest lasts until
the first of the year and each church
is trying to increase their member
ship the most
At the Shadysde Methodist church
last Sunday the membership was in
creased by 81 members and a big
drive is in process throughout the
community for larger increase next
Sunday. and every man, woman and
child in the community are urged to
come to Sunday school next Sunday.
There will be meeting of the
stewards of the Shadyside Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock for the purpose of putting on
drive to pay up the weekly en-
velopes and every member of the con-
gregation s asked to make payments
up to date next Sunday.
Funeral services over the remains