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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
.LEHIGH COAL CO.'S BRIGHT PROSPECTS Pure Fire Clay as Well as
 Good Coal IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED A Plant for the Manufacture of Sewer Pipe and Brick May Be Built By
 the company-valuable
 Property.

John A. Rutherford of New York who has been here several days looking over the property of the Lehigh Coal company, In which he is interested and Priestly Toulman of the same company returned Wednesday from a trip to the mines at Lehigh in Blount county and both are en- thusiastic about the prospects of their en- terprlse.
 The coal vein in BIount is four feet thick and immediately below it Is vein of pure fire clay four feet thick. Mr. Toulman, who is a mining engineer of wide experience says he does not know of another mine in the state with such a vein of fire clay in such close proximity to coal
 Fire Clay and Shae.
 In addition to the fire clay there is plenty of shale on the company's prop erty.
 MT. Rutherford, in commenting on the affairs of the Lehigh Coal company in general said: We are undecided as to what ulSpoSlllOn we VIII make or our ire clay. We brought samples of 1t back and find it to be a very high grade. It might be to our interest to build a plant there on the ground and go to manufacturing sewer pipe. If people here can ship in their fire clay and coal and pay freight on both and make money manufacturing sewer pipe, we certainly ought to be able to do it when the clay and coal are to- gether as at our mines. We can also make very fine grade of paving brick from our shale.
 Large Improvements.
 Great improvements are to be made at once at Lehigh. A hundred miners cot tages are being built, and the Louisville and Nashville will at once build a spur track of two miles across the valley. which will open up two new mines for us. The veins of these mines are also un- derlaid with the fire clay. We have a reg ular scheduled train between Birmingham and Lehigh and in fact everything looks very bright for us.''
 MT. Rutherford has returned to New York by way of Cincinnati. He said he wanted to try that new route, leaving here at 9:30 p. m., catching the Twentieth Century limited at Cincinnati and arriv- ing in New York thirty-six hours after leaving birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
ED. E. WILLIAMS Manaasr

young couple left early thIs morning for Mobile.
 The wedding was very quiet home affair the Rev MT. Blackwelder. pastor of the Baptist church at woodlawn of- ficlating.
 of the Age-Herald. He is quite well known in Birmingham, and has scores of friends here who will rejoice with him in his new-fonnd happiness. His beautiful young bride Is only Is years old and has a host of warm admirers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
HIGHLANDERS WIN
 BASKETBALL GAME
SOUTHERN CLUB LoSES-NoRTH- SIDE GETS TROPHY CuP--BlR- MINGHAM CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM TO BE SELECTED TODAY.

If the South Highland basket ball team had played as well all season as they did last night it is very probable that the final standing of the teams would have been different. They won from the South ern club by the easy score of 19 to F. The Northside team won the handsome championship trophy cup, and the South Highlands and Southern club tied for second place as follows
 Won. Lost. P c. NOrthSide .. ............ iVoV South I;eblands 333 Southern Club .. ......... .ooS As all of the local games have been this season, last nights contest was ex- citing throughout, and neither side ever had any very heavy lead. For the South Highlands. Ferguson made six field and five foul goals, in all seventeen points, and shute two points. For the Southern club Perry made three field and four foul goals, or ten points in all and Jones two points.
 The lineup was as follows:
 S. Highlands. Position. Southern Club Dunne .............. c. .............. Berry Ferguson (Capt.). R. F............. Perry Shute .. ........... l.. F. .......... Towers Hunt .. .......... R. G. .......... Rudser Schmith .. ......F. G. :. F. Jones (Capt) The officials were c. H. Miles, referee, and Edwip Chairsell and Lee Williams umpire Lnnehan's orchestra furnished the music.
 Miss Marianne Hamilton was sponsor for the South Highlands, and for the Southern club Miss Bessie Le Grande was sponsor and Miss Edna Coughlan her maid of honor
 The team which will represent Birming- ham in the contest for the southern championship will probably be selected today oy the basket ball committee of the Athletic club consisting of c. H. Miles, Ed Warren and Henry Deen. Scarcely any of last years regulars are in the game this year, so the team will be a new one almost altogether. Some excellent material has been devel- oped, though, and a good team is ex- pected.
 The first game will be played in about two weeks probably with Mobile, though the date has not been definitely arranged. Two dates have also been arranged with Chattanooga, and trip to Murfrees- boro, Tenn, to play Mooney school is also in prospect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07

It's a mistake to go on losing appetite and strength; Hoods Sarsaparilla cor rects 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07

The different grades of coal mined are given as follows:
 Lump. 1,ois, 1855; nut, 1s5,s0s; slack, 1,22s,- S19; run of mines. 7,sO5.s46. Total 10, BPS, 793
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
AMERICAN DISTRICT
 TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Nah. ofics With Western Union TsIs.
 graph Company.

RELIABLE " MESSENGER3 Furnished for any Purpose. Note, andPackages promptly delivered. PHONES i9. Either Company
 BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
PENoBscoT.
ETNA,

Laura Abbott and sister, from Med
field, Mass, who are visiting at F. c.
Whitten's, spent Sunday at Carmel,
with friends. Their old home in this
town is now known as the Charles
Friend place.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Surman return
ed home, last week, to Vassalboro.
Simon Peavy, who has been very ill
for about six months. died, Mondoy,
Aug. 8. at Mrs. M. Pomroy's, aged
about 81. The funeral was held, Tues
day, at 8 A. M. Rev George Jones Off
ciating.
There was prayer and praise meet
ing at the school house. Sunday, Aug.
2, led by Frank King. The house was
well filled and among those present
were Rev. and Mrs. Rollins of Troy;
Edward Crawford and Rev. George
Jones. The evening meeting was led
by Mr.. Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Crawford were
in town visiting friends. Saturday and
Sunday, returning home, this week.
Mrs. Eugene Russell and Jason and
Geneva, from West Somerville, Mass,
are at her brothers, ]. B. Sanborn,
Plymouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
THE CHAUTAUoUA MEETING.
The Program at Ocean Park Giving
Best of Satisfaction.

Ocean Park, Me, Aug. 4.-The Chau-
tauqua portion of the Ocean Park AS
sembly began. today. The Biblical In
stitute also opened, conducted by Prof
]. A. Howe, DID,. dean of Cobb Divinity
School: also the children's class in
Bible study under the instruction of
l.Nss Mabel +. Lane. The Round Table
today, was conducted by Prof. II. b.
Davis. treating of. the subject The
Physical Basis of Society,"
Leon II. Vincent gave i'm the after
noon an admirable lecture on Sir Wal
ter Scott" which was full of remi-
-niscenses. as well as being an analysis
of the character of the Bard of the
NORTH The chorus drill also began
under Prof. j. f. Aborn.
In the evening. Prof. Henry Law
renee Southwick dean of Emerson Col
lege gave a highly interesting recital
of the Cardinal King" it being an in
terpretation of Bulwer-Lytons roman
tic drama "Richelieu.'
The Chautauqua course of two weeks
bids fair to be one of the most i'm
portant held in years. Some superior
talent has been secured for the lectures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
THE JOY BELLS
Rang Out at Portiand-Eishop O'Cons
nell on the New Pope.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 4-Joy bells were
rung, this noon, in all the Catholic
churches Of the diocese Of Maine an
nouncing the election of the new Pope,
in accordance with instructions from
bishop O'Connell. Tomorrow morning,
a mass of thanks will be celebrated and
in the evening a re Deum will be sung
and the benediction of the blessed sac
rament pronounced. The Portland
bells announced the election at 1203.
Kt. Rev. William II. OConnell,
bishop of Maine. who has held a high
official position in Rome, said it gave
him great satisfaction to learn of the
election of Cardinal Sarto as Pope. He
spoke with deep feeling of the personal
qualities of Plus X. and of his marked
ability. All who came in contact with
him were Immediately aware of being
in the presence of a remarkable man.
He was little known in Rome and has
not made frequent visits there. He
understands the personal needs of the
bishops throughout the world and his
election to the Papacy would appear to
be the best possible selection under the
circumstances. He had the high regard
and respect of the late Pope.
Bishop OConnell met Plus X. several
times In Rome and Venice and had very
pleasant intercourse with him. The
bishop was struck at once by his abl-
ity and the simplicity of his life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
MAY GO REPUBLICAN.
Missouri is no Longer Rock Ribbed
Democratic State.

Washington, August 4.-Word comes
from Missouri that the most remark
able thing which could happen in
politics is possible to happen, namely,
that Missouri might go republican.
That assertion sounds strange, but the
people who make it insist that it is not
beyond the range of possibilities. The
average person thinks of Missouri as
the most rock-ribbed democratic state
in the Union, yet the democratic
majority is only $4,000. Probably
Cum shoe Bill Stone and Governor
DockeW would resent Indignantly the
idea that Missouri could ever desert
the democratic ranks, but the poll
ticians who know say that they will
have to look out at the next election, or
there may be some surprises in Mis-
souri,.
Missouri has been controlled by II
most admirable and very excellent
machine organization. Missouri has
no boss, such as Pennsylvania pos
sesses, or New York; no Plat or Quay
or Hanna, but heretofore has had a
machine which did the trick. This
machine was combination of poll
Ilcld1lS, SuCli DIS JdillGS Nl. OClOCil
Samuel D. Cook Cat this time secretary
of state) and Harry B. Halves of st.
Louis. So excellent was this machine
in it's operation that it won the city of
st. Louis from the republicans and
made it democratic town.
Then came the exposures of the
boodling legislators and Mr.. Joseph w.
Folk came to the front. Mr.. Folk is
the prosecuting attorney who has
caused all the trouble to the boodling
legislators. He has turned things up
side down. AS one Missouri democrat
remarked today to Star man,
Things have just come to that pass
that we don't know what on earth to
do and how we are going to do it. This
fellow Folk has busted our machine
and everything is as skies and sevens;
it wouldn't surprise me at all if Mr..
Roosevelt, who is very popular, should
carry the state by storm. OF course, 1
know that seems queer, but it abso-
lutely is likely to happen"
Mr.. Folk, who has caused all this
| connection, is now being talked of by
the refrom element of the state as a
possible candidate for governor. 1t is
claimed that he could be nominated
apd elected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
SCHWAB RETIRES.
No Longer President Of the
Steel Corporation.
Says His Only Reason for Resigning
Is Continued III Health.
Succeeded by His Close Personal
Friend, VIM. e. Corey.

New York, Aug 4.-The resignation
of Charles M. Schwab as president of
the United States Steel Corporation,
was rendered and accepted at a meeting
of the directors, today. VIM. E. Corey
was unanimously elected his successor.
Mr.. Schwab's resignation caused no
surprise in financial circles were it had
for some time been foreshadoWed.
Formal announcement of Mr..
Schwab's resignation was made in APP
pended form:
AT the regular meeting of the d1-
rectors of the United States Steel Cor
poration, today, Mr.. Schwab, in conse-
quence of continued i'll health, rendered
his resignation as president and it was
accepted. w. E. Corey, who has been
for some time performing the acuve
duties of the president was elected TO
the vacancy. The office of chairman
of the board of directors was created
and E. H. Gary was elected to that po-
sition and will continue to devote his
entire time to the corporation. An adj
visory committee, to consist of three
directors, besides the president, to con-
slider and make recommendations con-
transportation and operation, were Gre
ated, and Messrs. E. c. Concerse, VIM.
Edenborn and D. G.. Reide were elected
as members of this committee. Mr..
Schwab will continue to be a member
of the board of directors and of the
finance committee"
Immediately after the election of his
successor Mr.. Schwab met the press
representative to whom he made this
informal statement:
Il want to say that / think l have
been treated very unfairly by the news
papers in regard to the reason for my
retirement. A number of reasons, in
Guiding this American Shipbuilding Co.,
matter have been given for it, but none
of them are true. AS q matter of fact
the shipbuiiding question has never
been a subject of discussion between
myself and the directors.
"On my return from Europe, six
months ago, l tried to get Mr.. Morgan
and the directors to accept my resigna-
ton, bl!t was unable to do so. That
does not look as if I had been forced
out Later l appealed to Mr.. Prick and
through him have finally succeeded in
inducing the directors to accept my res
ignation. am deeply interested in the
United States Steel Corporation as
ever. I am still the largest stock
holder and remain as director and
member of the executive committee.
The new president is close personal
friend and has succeeded me in all the
offices 1 have held. My retirement is
OF account of i'll health-nervousness.
Have been in bad health for six months
or more"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
NEW CUNARD BOATS
Swing Whole Cunard Line into British
Governments Hands.

London, Aug. 4.-The agreement be-
tween the admiralty, the Board of
Trade, the postmaster general, and the
sCunard Steamship Co., dated July 80, is
Issued in a parliamentary paper, this
evening. Accompanying the agreement
is the draft of a trust deed, securing
the debenture stock on which the gov
ernments advance of $15, 1000, 900 for
building the two new steamships is
made.
The new mail carrying agreement
substitutes for payments by weight, a
fixed annual payment of $4,000 during
the life of the contract, which is for 20
years. 1t provides that the mails shall
be carried more speedily than at pres
emit. All the company's steamships be-
tween Liverpool, New York, Boston,
the Mediterranean ports and Harve,
including the new steamships, which
will have speed of "a to 25 knots, will
be at the disposal of the admiralty for
hire or purchase in the event of war;
The vessels must be maintained under
the British flag and managed without
any undue increase in freight charges
or undue preference against British
engineers of all the vessels must al
ways be British subjects and the same
conditions applies to at least three
fourths of the crew.
On the Campania, Umbria and Luca-
nia until the new vessels have been
completed and thereafter, on the new
vessels, all the certificated officers,
other than the engineers and not less
than half the crews must belong to the
royal naval reserve.
FOR these concessions the government
agrees to subsidize the new vessels at
$4,000 per year each. The loan of $13,-
100000, which will bear interest at
"a per cent, and is to be repaid in 20
annual instruments, win rank as the
first charge on the whole Cunard fleet
and will be secured by the debentures.
The agreement provides for a reduction
in the subsidy for the new steamships
in the case of their failure to attain q
minimum speed of 90 1-2 knots.
The revised articles of the Cunard Co.
which arc included in the parliament
airy paper. contain the provisions pre-
viously cabled, stringently excluding
foreigners from holding shares in the
company directly or in trust
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
STATE NEWS
HANCOCK.
SuRRY.


Mrs. Charles Eidridge and family OF
Gardiner arrived at Mrs. James AL
lens, Sunday night, to remain two
weeks. Mr. Eldridge will join his fam
lily later
Miss Minnie Townsend of Maiden
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Mills for a few weeks.
Miss Nina Fowler of Boston, is al
home on a short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haskell of Somer-
vile, Mass, arrived, Sunday night, to
spend few weeks at their old home.
Mrs. E. A. Emery, who has been Wis
iting her son, DR.. Emery, on Main
street, has returned to her home in
Bangor.
Rev. ]. D. McGraw and family are
spending few weeks vacation visit
ing friends and relatives down East.
Miss Grace Grigson of Rutland,
Mass, is spending few weeks at Mrs.
Rich's, Morgans Bay.
A party of young people with Mrs.
M. G. Curtis of Medford, as chaperon,
have arrived at ]. Cunningham's farm
at South Surry, to spend few weeks.
Miss Esther and Master Willie EN-
cry, who have been spending d few
days in Bangor, have arrived home.
AS the time for the anniversary cele-
bration draws near, the town is being
filled by visitors. Nearly every house
contains some who have returned to
their old home and many more are ex-
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fowler of Bos-
ton, are visiting at his old home, Nor
CAMS Bay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
SOMERSET.
HARMONY.

The late good weather has been well
improved by the hay makers. Hay is
coming well, up to the average.
ner, is i'll with typhoid fever.
Saturday, Aug. Is. the Grange will
hold a chudren's meeting, the little
ones giving the program, with ice
cream and cake for treat.
The school board has assigned the
school on Sugar Hill to Miss Bernice
Bartlett; Ira Dore district to Arno
Stafford; Hurd district to Iona Willis;
and No. to Mertie Willis. The other
schools are not yet assigned.
Rev. Mr.. Vaughan, Baptist clergy
man, will preach at the church, next
Sunday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
WHlTECAPPERS ABROAD,
Mob Kills One Negro, Fatally Injuries
Another and Wounds Third.

Lewisbure, Tenn. Aug. 4.-One negro
was killed and another fatally wounded
by band of Whitecappers, last night.
There We're about rs in the mob which
made its appearance at the home of
negro preacher named John Milliken.
who made his exit through a back
door. He was brought down by VOL
ley, dying almost instantly. John
Hunter, son-in-law of Millikin. was
made to accompany the mob on a fruit
less search for another negro and in an
attempt to escape was fatally shot in
the back. The wife of Millikin was
struck over the head with a gun and
painfully injured. No cause is assigned
for the killing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05

Boston, was at L. G. Tilleys, last
week.
Mrs. Drusilla Taught of Philadelphia.
Pa, spent a few days at Josiah Soule's
recently.
Miss Mamie Clark went to Clinton,
last Friday, on a visit to relatives and
the Good Will Farm.
Miss Annie Smiley of Roxbury, Mass,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Bean.
George Proctor of Boston, is guest
at D. A. Fields.
Miss Marion Evans, from Massa-
chusetts, is visitor at M. P. Spring.
ers.
Miss Agnes Manning of Augusta, is
visiting Mrs. Orrin Davenport.
The Misses Clara and Nettie Hussey
Of East Vassalboro, visited their
brother, B. F. Hussey, last week.
Miss Jessie Robbins is the guest of
her uncle, Greenlief Barton.
Mrs. George Reynolds of Waterville,
visited at l.. G. Tilley's a few days,
last week.
Thieves entered the cellar of c. A.
Houghton, last week. and took butter
and canned fruit with them. Some
hens We're also stolen from James A.
Field, the same night.
Mrs. S. A. Bragg is on a visit to
friends in Auburn.
NJ. 3. Reynolds of Augusta, was in
town, last week.
Some may think that rhubarb has
had it's day, but not SO with the kind
L. S. Benson raises. A single leaf
picked from his garden measured Is
feet in circumference, feet in dame
ter, and 2 feet, inches tall Larger
ones had been picked previous to this.
James H. Bean, while taking swarm
of bees, last week, was stung on the
head which resulted in a case of celluli-
tbs. DR.. H. l.. Johnson attended him,
and the swelling is gradually denim
ishing.
at A. *. Swifts.
Mrs. Nancy Glazier of Newport is
at H. r. Smiley's for an indefinite time.
Mr.. Richards and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth of Des Moines, Iowa, are at
Greenlief Barton's.
SOUTH BELGRADE.
Misses Maude and Alberta Hewitt
are occupying the Lynn cottage at
Ocean Point for two weeks.
Frank Eldridge of Massachusetts, is
visiting his uncle, ]. c. Hewitt.
The people in this section are about
through haying A very heavy crop
has been harvested.
M. S. Fifield is cutting the hay on
the Hall farms.
c. f. Pinkham is cutting Taylor Pen
ney's hay.
Farm help has been and is very
scarce, this season.
EAST READFlELD.
c. H. Gordon and family of CHS
holm, Me-, were at Mr.. j. B. Gordon's,
over Sunday.
Luther s. Butler was called to East
brook, last week, to attend his brothers
funeral. Warren Butler accompanied
him.
is visiting her relatives Mrs. Maria
Mace and Mrs. Holmes.
Gordon Brothers, formerly of this
place, have crew of eight men on
apple Darrell stock at their mill at
Chisholm. They also have a large
trade in house furnishing doors,
windows, and hardwood boards for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05
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