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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
THE HISTORIANS
Of PiscataQuis Organize
Historical Society.
Has Already Gathered Valuable
Data About County.
Dexter Sues Bondsman Of Ex Tax
Collector Bunker.

Dover, Me, Jan. S.-(SpeciaD 1.-THE
annual meeting Of the Plscataquls
County Historical Society was held at
the Law Library room, Court house,
Dover, Friday afternoon and was
largely attended and very interesting.
The meeting convened at 2 o'clock for
the purpose Of incorporation under the
genera! law, after which the election
of officers took place for the ensuing
year as follows:
President, John Francis Sprague;
vice president, Miss NJ. E. Averill; re-
cordings secretary, Francis c. Peaks;
corresponding secretary, also librarian,
Judge J.. G. Smith; treasurer, l.. +.
Evans: trustees, w. Gushing, Fox
croft; II. Hudson, Guilford; J. A.
Chase, Sebec; J. e. Bigney, Greenville;
f. a. Thompson, Dover; NJ. l.. Dur
gin, Milo. a publication committee
was appointed composed of Judge f. c.
Smith, r. c. Tobey, w. +. Parsons.
The reports of the officers We're lis
tened to with interest, the librarian re
porting a considerable number of gifts
received during the year. Resolutions
were passed upon the deaths of Dr.
VIM. Buck Of Foxcroft. which was pre-
scented by Hon. w. f. Parsons, and up
on Columbus w. Ellis of Guilford, pre-
scented by H. Hudson, both members
of the society.
Very interesting papers were given
as follows: early History of Gull
ford" Henry Hudson; EARLY Naviga-
Hayes; "Sketch of Hunter John Ellis, ~
written by Mrs. Sarah A. Martin and
reaG by Miss M. Z. Averill History
of the Baptist Church in Piscataquis
County" by Rev F. H. Pratt.
The following names We're voted up
Oh by the society and will be admit
ted to membership: Resident members:
l.. r. Farnham, Rev. A. G. Earle, S
F. Atwood, r. E. Hall, F. B. Burgess
and w. E. Aver. Corresponding mem
bers, VIM. F. jerks, Houlton; A. H
jerks, Pressure Isle; T. H. B. Pierce
Dexter; Major c. J. House, Augusta
Henry A. Wing, Auburn; G. G. Sher-
man, Berlin, Mass.
The society is in a flourishing condi-
ton and is gathering some very valua-
bic data relative to the history of the
county A resolution is to be intro
duced into the Legislature at this ses-
sion and it is hoped that the society
will receive aid from this source that
will enable them to publish the greater
part Of the data accumulated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
BOXING NOTES.

Mike Garnon and Pat Sullivan will
meet in Philadelphia Jan. %.
Young Erne and Mickey Cannon will
meet in Philadelphia next Monday
night
Povo Driscoll. no relation to Jem,
now in this country, but nearly as clev-
er. will sail from England today for
America.
Sandy Williams, who put up bad
battle at Chelsea, has been matched
to meet Ed Smith at Columbus next
Monday night.
Promoter Pcrcari Of San Francisco is
irving to match Sam LanSford and
Marvin Hart for Jan. %, but 1t IS
doubtful if he can get Hart. The latter
is matched to meet Tony Ross in Pitts
burg, Jan. IA.
Eddie Carr of South Boston and
Tommy Bergin of Maine and KID Man.
ming of Pawtucket and Mike Cunning
ham of Maine will meet in the prellm-
inaries to the I.oughrey- Quill bout at
the Arnory \. A., Boston, next Tues
day night.
Stanley Ketchel has received such a
good offer from Promoter Cofroth 10
met Jack Johnson that he has accept
ed. He bars Langford, however. Joe
OConnor, ketchels manager, does not
want him to meet Johnson and declares
he will quit ketchel if he goes
through with the proposed match.
Ketchel is so confident he can beat
Johnson that he is willing to let the
Negro split the purse any way he de-
Sres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
New York Produce Market.

New Ork, Jan .
FLOUR-Receipts 15,222; exports 1555
sales 400: market quiet but firm. an -
WHEAT-Receipts S40o;, sales 1,2HW
futures. 5000 spot; spot firm: No re,
l075N10Ss elevator: No > red 1909
afloat: No. ! northern Duluth 1l9
afoat No. . hard winter 1l6 b afioat
BEEF-Firm.
Laid Steady; western 775@sS5.
PORK-Steady. M
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining 3,?3
centrifugal 96 test 3.73; molasses suga
BUTTER-Steady; receipts 4755; cream
cry extras 32M3S; western limitation
CORN-Receipts $4,000; spot steady No
. GS elevator and g. o atloat:: No.
white nominal and No. > yellow 6la t o
aflOat. ~
OATS-Receipts 74725; exports 1900; spo
steady: mixed 26N32 lbs. 54I543: natur?
white 26G32 lbs 5i957; clipped white sea
Fl FGc;S@F,as receipts Gs01: state, Pa
and nearby brown and mixed fancy %i13s
fair to choice 3lM35: western firsts 5l4u5?
official 81: do. seconds 30M3
POTATOES-Steadv. unchanged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
WAGNER CLAIMS HAND is HURT
AND LOSES TO YOUNG BRITT.

Baltimore, Md. Jan. S-Claiming
that his hand was injured and that he
was unable to continue, Joe Wagner
of New York lost to Young Britt Of
this city, in the fourth round of the
star bout before the members of the
Eureka Athletic Club at the Germania
Maennerchor hall Thursday night.
Britt was the master OF the situation.
AS soon as Wagner was out of his cor
ner in the fourth round he rushed Britt
around the arena with his left hand
not using his right at all. Jack Lee.
acting under the reckoning of Wagner,
jumped through the ropes and pulled
Wagner away from the center of the
ring Referee Abe Ullman proclaimed
Britt the winner amid the cheers of
his followers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09

rounds. but in the third both the boys
were pretty nearly all in. On points
they would have scored about the
same.
The second preliminary was funny,
without the participants intending to
make it So The contestants were
George Gilbert and Kid Albert. Gill
bert is tall and lanky and his opponent
short and stout Neither of the two
men showed a disposition to mix things
up to any great extent, Gilbert's strong
point seemed to be hitting the air,
while his opponent did great duck
ing act, apparently fearing that some
of the random blows might hit him.
On the whole Albert had the better OF
the argument.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
BASEBALL NOTES.

Baltimore is anxious to secure John
Hoey from the Boston Americans
Charley Camel says that Cincinnati
gave brother John d raw deal That's
what Ed Hanlon thought when Mr.. Herr
man turned him down to give the berth
to Mr.. CAMEL.
The famous Doc Reisling was re-
fused reinstatement by the National
Commission and the Tri-State League
will be forced to carry the doctor an
other year at least.
NJ. II. Sexton the new president Of
the Minor League Association said af-
ter the meeting in Cincinnati this week:
The boiling leagues found they couldn't
get thing they ask for and then
got out as gracefully as possible tax
ing just what John H. Farrell was will
ing to grant them.
About the only thing gained by the
Eastern League and the American AS
ISOLATION at Cincinnati was to humilate
Judge Kavanaugh's high-class South
ern League Eastern League and Ameri-
can Association teams have been barred
from the ball parks of the Southern
League. Although it is not known that
Pres. Kavanaugh has issued orders to
that effect, the clubs of the league are
refusing to make any dates to play, the
teams of the other two leagues dur
ing the training trips. The Rochester
team of the Eastern League was re-
fused permission to use the Memphis
park and games We're refused at the
same time The Little Rock club also
informed Manager CAMEL of the Roch-
ester club that all of the dates for
spring games had been closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. Jan. 5.
A marked improvement in the milling
demand for the cash grain had
strengthening effect on the wheat mar
ket here today. At the close prices were
a shade lower to quarter lower compared
with the previous close. Corn and oats
closed firm and provisions steady,
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT-May 1913; July 9S4: Sept. az
CORN-May 61s: July 62Ml; Sept: 62s1l
OATS-May 81; July 46s; Sept. SEIZE.
MESS PORK-Jan. 1915: May 1867.
LARD-Jan 947lG950 May 9l2i; July
SHORT RIBs-Jan. $50; May s7.7a; July
$50.
Cash quotations closed as follows:
FLOU R-Steady.
WHEAT-No. : spring 1o7l@109; No.
100M1o1l: No. . red 1o550l064:
CORN-No. : 59l@4: No. yellow 594G
COL.
white 50M52A.
RYE-No. , 146143.
BARLEY-61
MALTING-e3Nf6.
FLAX SEEDING. 1 northwestern 136i
TIMOTHY-4O0.
CLONER-935.
SHORT RIRS-S00GiSI0
MESS PORK-16i5I1650.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
U. OF M. BASKETBALL.
First Game Saturday With Dexter
High School Boys.

Orono. Me-, Jan. -(SpeciaD.-This eve
ming the L. of NJ. basketball team
will play it's first game of the season.
Maine as usual has had such large
squad of men out that it has been neces-
sary to reduce the squad to % men. all
of whom are working hard in order to be
given a tryout in tonight's game with
Dexter High school.
Captain W'adsworth will start the game
in his old position at right forward While
in all of the other positions several can
didates will be played during some por-
ton of the game The men are all get
ting into fine condition and although
today's contest is not one of great inn
portance it will be one of much impor-
lance to the players as the squad will be
cut down considerably after this game
and the playing Of the different candi-
dates will do much toward making for
themselves permanent positions on the
team.
The following men form the present
squad, Black. '09; Joyce. ~; Washburn'
'12; Pingree, ~; Jewett 90; Mayo. '09;
Middlemas, -; centers: Cleaves. ~
Scales, II; Wadsworth. 10, Capt);
Dodge, II; Eaton. II; Holmes, ~; Ma
son, II; Merrill. II; Tartre, IL; Scales,
10; Vaughan. II; Smiley. ~: Atwood.
II; Dwyer, 70, towards; Marshall III
Stuart, 10; Strout. II; Wilson, II; Mills,
70; Murphy. II; Clark, ~; Russell, '1G;
Sweetser. 10, guards.
Special Vesper services will be held in
the chapel at 3 P NJ. Sunday in memory
of Prof. Esterbrooke.
The candidates for the track team were
given their physical examinations on
Thursday afternoon by the physical dl-
rector.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09

novel hot water kettle which is
guaranteed cannot boil over under any
circumstances embodies steam
chamber into which the water when it
rises in violent ebulition is made to
pass through slots and then to fall
back into the main body of the kettle.
The spout comes from the steam cham
Der and is baffied and connected only
indirectly. The steam chest of this ket-
tie is utilized for cooking as we'll as
providing pure boiling water for tea
making
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Napoleon Dufresne Has
Better Of Fred 0'Brien.
Dick Nelson and Eddie Mur-
ply Fight Lively Draw
Joe Wagner Loses to Young Britt
In Bout at Baltimore.

North Adams, Jan. Snap Dufresne
Of Lewiston, Me, had the better of
Freddy OBrien of Chelsea in r.
round 60 before the North Berkshire
A. c. in Odd Fellows hall Thursday
night, before a crowd of about 400.
Dufrense inflicted bad punishment with
his body blows. No decision was given.
There were two good prelimlnarles.
The first was between Billy Brock OF
Chelsea and Battling Downey of Adams,
in which Downey had all the best of
it. The other was between McSherry
of Chelsea and Nike Roberts of North
Adams, and it was about even up. This
go was fully as good as the star bout.
The preliminaries were for four rounds
each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Gray-Haired Beauty.

King Edwards reign has given us
the craze for eternal youth. but oddly
enough 1t has brought us the cult OF
gray-haired beauty.
A few years ago to let ones hair
turn white meant nothing less than So
cial suicide. But now all is changed
and several smart women are noted
for their white hair as well as for their
beauty and fascination In these early
days gray locks are apt to arrive IN
early middle age, and young lace
framed in white hair has a marked
and most piquant attraction, and 1t
must be admitted that the blanched
brunette gets the innings-Strand
Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Race Between Engine and Horse.

1t has been some time announced that
the new machine for travelling without
horses being impelled entirely by steam,
against any horse in the kingdom This
bet, so novel in the sporting world, will
be decided on Wednesday and Thursday
next. The machine is to start at o'clock
on Wednesday on its ground in the fields
tear Russell Square to demonstrate the
extent of its speed and endurance. Very
large sums are depending on the issue
From the London Observer, Sept IS, 1905
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Jan. s.
APPLES-Unchanged Baldwins 350G45n
BUTTER--Unchanged northern 313M
80: western 30It31.
CHEESE-Unchanged New York 14l0
CORN-Steady; No yellow 69l.
EGGS-Unchanged; choice 3Slt40; west
ern 3lM3G.
FREsH BEEF-f'irm; Whole cattle 81
G10
HAY-steady; No 1SOOG1S.5o.
LA BS-Firm: Hole.
I.ARD-Unchanged; pure III.
MILL F'EF.D-Steady.
OATS Firm: No. clipped white 5@.
MIXED FEE,D-26 .0GM $50.
BRAN-24. 500, 300.
PORK -Unchanged; medium backs p. %
Gi2300.
POTATOES Steady; white 165Ml70
SUGAR-Steady: graduated 4.S5.
NEALS-Firm; 11N13
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
JOE HlRST HANDS MILLER
A LIVELY WAllOPlNG.

Philadelphia, Penn, Jan. S.-By fast
er foot work and superior science. Joe
Hirst won the honors of the wind-up
with Charles Twin Miller after six
rounds OF fighting at the Broadway a.
c. Thursday night. Hirst outboxed
Miller at every stage. and gave him a
lacing. but the latter took the punish
ment without whimper and was
never in danger of being stopped.
Miller also landed some stiff punches
to the head and body, but he could
never lengthen these occasional rallies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Jan. 8.
Snot closed quiet j. points advance
Middlng uplands $40; do. gulf 9.65. Sale
1900 bales.
quiet. 81 Memphis firm, o.; New orleans
quiet. 15-16: Savannah firm, s 1916.
Net receipts for seven days 272.0S0.
Exports to Great Britain 103.117: tC
France 1G,146: to the continent 9S,533; tC
Japan 6944: to Mexico 200.
Stock 1,049,934
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
PRESIDENT PULLIAM SIGNS
TRULY AS AN ARBITRATOR.

Cincinnati. Jan. S.-President Pull
liam has signed Harry TRULY, the old
Chicago and Pittsburg second baseman,
to umpire in the National League. He
worked in the South Atlantic League
last year TRULY takes the place of
Clarence owens, who jumped to the
American Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
BARRETT MAY MANAGE
SOUTH MICHIGAN TEAM.

Detroit, Jan. S.-Representatives of
the Bay City Club of the South Michi-
gan League were in the city Thursday
and made a proposition to Jimmy Bar
rett, formerly of the Detroit and Bos-
ton clubs in the American League. The
upstate club wants Barrett for man
ager the coming season, and it is said
the once great outtielder looks upon
the offer with favor and probably will
accept.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Dewey Is Disappointed.

Cincinnati, Jan. S.-President Dewey
Of the Bostons and President Pulliam
left here Thursday for their homes.
Mr.. Dewey before leaving said he was
disappointed over not being able to
make any trades or deals for the bet
terment & f his team while here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
The Earliest Man.

The skeleton just dug up Of Il gcnu-
inely "low-browed' citizen of Europe,
who shaped his stone weapons and
slew the hairy mammoth in southwest
France d matter of 100000 years ago,
as pronounced by the French savants
Tuesday to be of a kind with the
Neanderthal skeleton, discovered
shortly before Mr.. Darwin published
his "Origin of Species These skele-
tons, and one or two others exhumed
iii the glacial deposits of Belgium, are
of stunted men with prognathous jaws,
broad shoulders, crooked thighs, slight
ly bent knees, and of a semi-erect pos
ture. But Prof. Kemp of Columbia
spoke bit carelessly if he said that
science is looking in such remains for
evidences of the missing link"
Science no longer believes in the
missing lnk'-that is, in amidpoint of
development between man and ape.
The ape is higher type than it's evo-
lutlonary ancestor, and from this an
cestor, comparatively low in the scale,
sprarg divergent type that eventual
ing belief.
Prof William T. Ripley speaks in the
current Atlantic Monthly of a re-
version to the Neanderthal type of man
which may come sporadically from the
mixture of races in the United States.
Indeed. he does not hesitate to say
that the spectacle of a reversion to a
much more ancient type-that of the
ancestor from whom the differently
colored races sprang-is conceivable
from this abnormal intermixture. But
a better type of man than the world
has seen may also proceed from his
mixture.-New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Alone in the house with his a..
mother, John p. Lawton, one Of p
Oldest letter carriers of Auburn. cut I'
throat with a razor Thursday evcn,.s
" lille shaving and in the hour wh,As
summoned slowly bled to death. VIZ,
the circumstances are such az wo,,,s
ordinarily indicate suicide, men,hara =
the family state that death was ,o.,
dental.
An unusual case is now before .rud..
Hale Of the United States dis,.,s'
court at Portland. The United ST.
libelled the schooner Rosa MueJlss
Capt. Arthur l.. Hopkins, alleging tba.
he on a bright night, with suf,c,as.
wind to- give all necessary headua.'
came in collision with Lghtshjn ".
As, off the Connecticut coast. dana
ing her to the extent of $780, Can, uas
hins denies negligence.
The Knox county grand Jury, wb,os
rose Thursday night, found two indio.
ments for assault with intert IN Liz,
one is against Frank Eaton of Vim,
haven, W no is alleged to have savan.
ly assaulted an aged truckmai, win :,
sled stake last September The CTR
Indictment is against Onotrio Teti ~
Rockland, who is alleged to have sbo.
Frank and William Rose during :"
quarrel over cards in the italian on.,
ter on Christmas morning. Seven ljono,
indictments also are reported.
Elmer Walton Of Sabattus. an eu
picye of the Androscogg1n PUN q :,
south Windham, was taken To- ~.
Maine General hospital, Portland
Thursday night, suffering from inip,
les, from which he died at about on
Mr.. Walton entered the employ Of ~.
company that morning as an attend
ant on one of the machines. Will. o.
ing from his work he undertook :,
cross the railroad track between ~,
cars of a freight train which had tso,
broken apart. He was caught be.vper
the bumpers. Mr.. Walton was };
years old and unmarried
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Murphy Says $4,000
Will Not Tempt Chance,
Rllchey Wants to Train With
Pirates-,- Tommy Leach Signs.
PuIIiam Signs TRULY for An Um-
pire...BasebaII Notes.

Chicago, Jan. s.-President Murphy
of the Chicago Nationals was shown a
dispatch stating that Manager Frank
Chance had been offered $4,000 to
manage one of the clubs in the Cali
fornia Outlaw League.
"Thats no temptation to Chance"
said Murphy, he makes more than
that with the Chicagos. Don't worry;
Chance will play here next year"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
In Scotland it was long CUSTOMARY

In Scotland it was long customary
to place on mans tombstone the SYM
boil of his trade; and in burial grounds
tombstones So ornamented are to be
found. Thus. at the Abbey of Dunblane
sugar cone may be seen as showing
the grave Of a grocer; an ak and a saw.
with hammer and nails, occur on the
grave of a carpenter; and an awl and
a hammer on that of a shoemaker.
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Worcester Signs New Third Baseman.

Chicago, Jan. S.--George Bilger, third
baseman for the Felix Colts, local
semi professional team, was signed
Thursday to play with the Worcester,
Mass, team in the New England
League.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. 8
Prime mercantile paper 81 to per cent
Sterling exchange strong at 4Si.9OM AZ
for 60-day bills and at 4S7 20 for demand
Commercial bills 4S4a04S4s.
Bar silver 81.
Mexican dollars "A.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09

There has just been erected on the
Bass Rock, the precipitous island n,
the Firth OF Forth. off the Haddinp.
tonshire coast. a new foghorn which
has cost $500. 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
This Weeks Market Letter Devoted .
North Butte
American Sugar
New York Central IN
Will Be- Mailed Free Upon Application

Correspondents of LEAVlIi
GRANT, 90 Broadway, N. Y. Memus..
Of the Consolidated Stock Excnsn''
Of New York.
S0dtS
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Boston Curb Market.

Chicago Wheat Market.
WHEAT.
May ....................1o7s 1917 1913 1o7a
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Boston Stock Market.

Boston Elev. ............127l 1887 127 12S
Boston & Me.
Bos. & Wors.
Bos. & Wors. pfd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-24
Papal BenedIction.

Mass being concluded Bishop Allen. standing In front of his throne, put off his mantella and over his rochet vested in alb, cincture, stole and cope for the benediction ceremonial.
 Father Coyle, advancing to the sane tuary rail, read first in Latin and then in English the formula of indulgence as follows:
 By virtue of the faculties mentioned in letters apostolic and given by our most holy father, Plus x, by divine providence Pope, to the Right Rev. Edward Patrick, by the grace of God and the favor of the apostolic see, bishop of the holy church of Mobile his lordship- in the name of the sover- eign pontiff grants a plenary indulgence in the usual form to all here present who are truly contrite and who have confessed their sins and received holy communion. You will therefore pray to God for the welfare of our most holy father, the Pope, for his lord ship, the right reverend bishop, and for our holy mother the church."
 After reading the formula Father Coyle, standing in front of the throne with head bowed, ,-recited the confiteor. The bishop then turned to tile people, with hands joined before his breast, said in Latin: Through the prayers and merits of blessed Mary, ever virgin, of blessed Michael the archangel, of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy apostles, Peter and Paul and of all the saints, may Almighty God have mercy on you and may Jesus Christ, having forgiven you all your sins, lead you to eternal life. Amen.
 May the almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, absolution and remission of all your sins, time for true and fruitful penance, heart ever contrite, amendment of life and per- severance in good works. Amen"
 Then with eyes and hands raised to heaven the bishop said: And may the blessing of Almighty God Towering his hands and with his right hand making g the triple sign of the cross) the Fath CT Son and Holy Ghost descend on you and remain always. Amen"
 Thus ended the ceremony of the ben diction.
 The bishop, kneeling on the lower step of the high altar, concluded the services by leading the congregation In three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys for the intention of the holy father.
 Last night Bishop Allen delivered an address at the church of Our Lady of Sorrows on Avenue F. in which he gave an interesting account of his recent visit to Rome and his audience with the Pope, and also his visit to the holy land. The bishop will remain in Birmingham today and will, per haps, tarry until Wednesday night in order to attend the commencement ex- ercises of the Holy Angels academy and St. Pauls church at the Jefferson the- atre,