The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
SCHOOL TERM GUT
 ID SEVEN MONTHS Board of Jonesboro Lays Plans.
 for the Year BASEBALL GAME TODAY Star cahaba Coal Company Is Sinking New Shaft Into Very Promising Coal Bed-EIectric Railway
 Committee Meets.

bessemer, July Zb.-lSpecial.-At a meet ing of the school board of Jonesboro held yesterday it was decided to have seven months term, to open October ?, with five teachers.
 The board has been considering a plan to elect eight teachers for this term and to contract for eight months, but accord ing to recent decision of the states attorney general and the superintendent of education, to the effect that the school terms outside of cities would have to be shortened for the benefit of the very weak schools in the rural districts, it was decided by the board to avoid com plications and contract for only seven months, as provided in the decision of the state officials.
 The board. however, will give its earn est support to any movement to increase the school term in tke future. It was also decided by the school board of Jonesboro to abanuon for the present their intention of erlarging the school building.
 New Shaft Being Sunk. The shaft being sunk by the Star ca- haba Coal company a few miles from Bessemer has reached a depth of 300 feet and the work is progressing satisfactor- | fly.
 The vein of coal being tapped by this shaft is said to be very fine and the in- dcations are that t will continue for at | least 300 feet. The vein is five feet thick and of very fine quality. After reaching depth of 500 feet the shaft will be stopped and side entries made, when the work of getting out coal will begin. 1 This mine promises to be one of the best paying properties in the district The machinery employed is the best and most improved on the market
 Committee Meets. l The executive committee appointed some time ago to solicit subscriptions for the building of the proposed electric rail way to suburban points from Bessemer met at the city hall tonight to discuss the plan and canvass the result of their work. Only part of the members were in attendance and the result of the meet ing was not given out.
 Baseball Today.
 The second of the series of baseball games being played between the Beav- CTS and Eagles will be pulled off at the Fourth Avenue park tomorrow afternoon and the game promises to be an exciting one. The game will be called at o'clock | The Eagles were losers in the first game of the. series two weeks ago. Following is l the lineup of the two teams:
 Eagles: King, catcher; Ross, pitcher Kelly, first base; Shea second base; Chil- ders, third base; Perkins. short stop Leonard, left field; Sullivan, center field George Ross, right field; Childers and Bryan, subterfuge.
 l Beavers: Houston, catcher; Edmondson I pitcher; Moody, first base; Dennis, sec ond base; Waller, third base; Joe Hurd short stop; Austin, left field; Harry Hurd center field; Hines, right field; Martin and Henry Hurd, subterfuge. Personal and General. | Judge William Jackson has gone to I Montgomery, where he will spend a few weeks with his brother, J. Kirk Jack l son.
 w. P. Crenshaw was taken very i'll yes- | terday with acute indigestion from which l he suffered considerably. He is a little | improved today.
 l Mrs. E. H. Lopez entertained the Young Ladies' club yesterday at her home on 1 Fifth avenue. A number of invited guests were present besides members of the club. | After a game of buzz, in which Mrs. 1 George H. Stephenson won the first prizs, a pretty fan, delicious refreshments were | served.
 l w. H. H. Judson and family have re- | turned from Mobile.