Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-14

h@H oruered ieoo tons of Spring Hill co,
ana II viii be sold at $3.50 I, ton.
"esthrook residents only. The coal
from Nova Scotia and is semi -bitum
nous.
Al the annual meeting of the stocI
noiders of the Phiiadelphia and Read
ing hallway at Philadelphia, Monda,
Ffesident Baer ami the old board of tii
rectors We're reelected. The meetin
WAS secret.
mere was no noticeable increase
monday, in the number of men at worr
IN 'ne mines around Tamaqua. Pa. Tn
ISL city Troop of Philadelphia. a par
OF the 9Th Regiment and a detachmen
OF Battery A patrolled the roads am,
paths leading to the collieries.
Nearly every coal bin in Orono /
empty. Prof. Fl. NJ. Estabroolze is on,
| ol the lew lucky ones, for he has a SIM
ply lett over from last winter. A 50
| ciety OF young ladies is being organ
ize1. whose chief object win be to col
iect snail pieces of coal as souvenirs
On The London Coal Exchange. Mon.
DAY, rices advanced % cents per ton
The quotations at Newcastle are main.
tanned. but little coal is obtainahl.
there for immediate delivery. Amer.
leans are said to be looking for co,,
in Scotland and Yorkshire. where there
are larger supplies.
LieWe!lyn Spencer, Orono's local cof
dealer. has purchased from Hannibal
n PERKINS, 130 acres of woodland Sit
uated out on the Pushaw road. Mr..
Spencer viii cut 1000 cords of wood from
TINS lot. this winter. Two hundred
tords have already been conFacted for
by the International Pape< Co.
Unknown persons, Mohday morning.
tried to blow up a Beading Railroad
bridge between Caperon colliery and
uniontown. Pa. i charge of dynamite
was set off in tie founda ton wall, but
the explosion did not cause much dam
age. a comDittee of soldiers hurried
10 the scenejand are still on guard.
Owing tothe great difficulty in pro-
curing hart coal in Rumford Falls, soft
coal will be burned in the furnaces at
Hotel Rtmford. According to j. H.
McKeergan. the wood and coal dealer
there Is no hard coal in town. As for
wood. /four-foot length brings Sc per
cord. while fitted wood is Sc. so per cord.
The Portland Argus says that it is
70 longer Il rare sight to see Il loaded
coil wagon on the street now. Com
m4cial street seems to be full OF them
lo4ded with both soft and hard coal.
TIE prices are stiil out of reach and
ol9y the well-off are ordering more
l4an q ton al time. The Welsh coal
ms not yet been landed.
AS the result of last weeks mining
1t the Brookside colliery at Pottsville,
Pa. 81 gondolas containing over 500
tons We're shipped to market. Monday
morning. Good Spring colliery also
made a small shipment, as did Kalmia
washery. All are operated by the Phil
& Reading Co. No troops
have been stationed at any of these
points.
Twenty-nine presidents and 81 repre-
sentatives of presidents OF the local
Ia Dor unions at a meeting held at Port
land. Ore, have decided by a unani-
nous vote to support the cause of the |
Pennsylvania coal miners. The unions
will be required to contribute to the |
fund mt least one days pay for each |
member BY this means it is expected |
that $20.O00 will be raised.
Since the commencement of the coal
difficulty up to the present time great
quantities of wood have been cut near
Bangor. 50 that the supply. instead OF
being cut down by the extra demand !
caused by the scarcity Of coal, IS lhuch |
greater than ordinary. HUNDREDS oI |
carloads are being cut at points near /
Bangor ard the amount on hand now |
does not warrant an increase In lFlce- |
Wood has taken a jump upwa1h a. /
Portland. the result of the scarciV OF
coal. cleft hard wood, which has Deen |
selling at 80 per cord, has been adj
yanced 10 $40 Other grades still hold
at their regular prices. If the coal
strike continues, however, it is expect
ed that all grades Of wood VIII eFent-
ualIy rise in price. The farmers are
holding back a lot of wood for hgher
prices. so it is said.
In resonse to Mayer Leonards can
n number of citizens met at CITY nan
al Lawreace. Mass. Monday, anu
formed the Citizens Fuel SuppiS as
sociation. the object OF which IS 20 pro
vide fuel at cost to the people tleI
who cannot afford 10 nay the prevail
;no, hfyn nrices. C. J. r. Humphreys
was elected president KEY. JAM
o'RailIy vice president and HeefoF T.
Belisle. secretary. Mayor Leonaid an
nourced that william NJ. Wooa had
snnt bis check for $500 and tlft thel
BOARD of Trade had voted 20 CO.
operate.
Tho coal famine has eXteHied -
tIo,Itop but that country is 100 Wen
,roo,fad TO be scared at sucr a ual
ornarition as a scarcity OF foai nlas
onnear "a the southern sections. but
t,,r rise in price of fuel elsewhere nae
,ivap =, impetus TO the Vood ttdu'
1hare ana il is quite likely that extern
si,,o onerations may be doFe in Aroos-
TOOK tbis winter in furnishing fuei .ol
both local and outside demands
=, a cold section in winter but the resi-
dents cannot be frozen ont anu ~.
i comes down to fighting the coid' 'his
eort;o,, can contribute OF its We"l'n ~
loss fortunate places.
ro1Iovin Mayer Bocthbys $ listru'.
.;,,,. 20 Investigate the wood supply ~
Croat Diamond island, City Messens.r
c.aorse Macgowaa of Portland. sat
urdav morning. went down 'he htt ~ 90
.n1 found tnat j. II. Fergerson' the
! Tnston contractor at tie fortiilcatiof's,
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