The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19
SCHMIDT PLEASED
WITH ADMISSION
Leaves Central Plant Running
Smoothly
BAND FOR TOURNAMENT
Former Admission Man is Charged With
Killing His Wife In Atlanta.
Must Not Rubber at Base
ball Game.

Admission, May E.-(special.)-Afte a
prolonged stay at Admission, while the
plant of the Central Foundry company
was being rebuilt, C. R. Schmidt, vice
president of the company, left Admission
Saturday night everything working
smoothly at the new foundry.
In parting, Mr.. Schmidt said: "I have
enjoyed my stay in Admission very much.
You have good air, good water, good,
clean streets and good people. Admission s
interests and financial institutions are
looked after by energetic, progressive and
yet conservative men. and as the finan-
cial Institutions of city are as the heart
is of the body. Annistons heart is in good
hands.
ut will be a pleasant recollection that
it was my good fortune to be on the
committee in charge of rebuilding the
foundry, since 1t gave me an opportunity
to furnish a connecting link
S. @. Hale of Birmingham, the his
torian of the Sixth Alabama regiment,
Rhodes brigade, of the Confederate vet
Grams, spent Saturday and Sunday in this
city. Mr.. Hale is a delightful writer,
having received prizes from a number
of Alabama and Georgia papers for his
work. He is well known in Mississippi
for his Interesting and clever lectures on
personal "reminiscences of a private dur
ing General Lees invasion of Pennsylva-
MIA and many of the battles in Virginia.
Mr.. Hale promises to return and de-
liver one of his lectures in Admission at
an early date.
The West Annistons firemen's band
will attend the firemen's tournament at
Talladega next week.
An ice cream supper will be given at
the Glen Addie companys hall on Fri
day evening for the purpose OF defray-
ing the expenses of the band on the
trip.
A feature of the entertainment for the
evening will be exhibitions by the Glen
Addie hose team. which will represent
Admission at the tourney.
The Glen Addie team will be strong
one and 1T is expected that they will
capture many of the prizes.
George e. Burge, formerly of this city,
is held in Jail at Atlanta, charged with
killing MS WIG IN Allantd MONDAY morn
ing and attempting to take the life of
his stepson, Frank Britton.
Both Burge and his wife, the widow
of the late Frank Britton, who was killed
in Decatur three years ago, are we'll
known in Admission.
After Britton's death Mrs Britton re-
turned to Admission and conducted
boarding house After a short acquain-
tance she was married to Burge and they
moved to Atlanta.
Arthur Weliborn, cashier of the City
National bank, was signally honored by
the Alabama Bankers association, which
recently held its annual convention in
Mobile.
He was made vice president of Group
Two of the association, which comprises
16 banks. Mr.. Wellborn returned from
the meeting yesterday,
Don't loiter around the baseball park
and rubber over the fence or through
the cracks" is the advice of the re-
corder TITS against the law and spe-
cific Instructions have been given the
police officers to pun the fellow that
does IT."
Bob Smith. negro, was fined 49, so by
the recorder this morning for rubbering
a quarters worth.
Mr. and Mrs w. z. Kidd and Mrs ].
c. Wall returned yesterday from Cum
ningham, Ca, where they were called to
attend the funeral of Mrs. j. d. Walker,
the sister of Mr. Kidd and Mrs. Wall.
Mrs. Walker was well known here as
Miss Willie Kidd, and her death on last
Friday night brings genuine sorrow to