The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-22
CONTRACT |S LET FOR GAS BUILDING Knights of PythiaS Meet at
 AlbertMIIe OFFICERS ARE DISCHARGED Captain Thornton and Two Patromen on the Gadsden Police Force Lose
 Their Jobs-Arch Snuff
 Is Released.
OFFICERS ARE DISCHARGED

Gadsden. August 21.-(Special) 1.-The Tri-Clty Gas company has let the con tract for the construction of it's buildings. The contract price is s7o0o. and the work will be done by the Artificial Stone and Construction company of this city. Work on this contract will begin today and be pushed as fast as men and material available will admit.
 President II. C. Higgins Is giving the matter his personal attention and hopes to have the plant in operation early next year. The ailability of cheap gas For all domestic purposes will be great con- venience to our people and the enter prise should prove a prosperous one.
 The district meeting of the Knights of Pythias at Albertville yesterday was one of the largest ever held in this section. Utopia lodge of Albertvlle was the host, and its members did themselves proud in the character and spirit of the hospitality extended. The meeting was opened 1y the chancellor commander of Utopia lodge.
 Addresses of welcome were delivered by w. NJ. Coleman and Leon McCord, and responded to by Hugh l.. White of Chero- kee county. A roll call showed a full attendance of delegates from all lodges in the district.
 After the business meeting the semi annual election of officers was held TO- sulting as follows: President. Hugh L.. White, Center; vice president. J. P Stew art, Attalla; secretary, w. T. McCord, Albertville
 The next meeting of the convention will be held in Attalla during the third week of February, 1908.
 The reports Of the lodges showed that Gadsden stood at the head of the list m both membership and in finances.
 A sumptuous dinner was served by the wives of the entertaining knights. The Gadsden knights attending were enthus- astic in their praise of the entertainment given them and the good accomplished for the order.
 The Duck Springs Odd Fellows and their friends held a big picnic at that place yesterday. J. E. Blackwood, rep resenting Gadsden Odd Fellows, was in attendance and reports a large gathering and a royal good time
 Sheriff Pike has been served with notice of the amended injunction order issued from the court of Judge Jones recently restraining state officials from interfering with the operation of the Louisville and Nashville railroad until matters now pending in that court shall have been first disposed of.
 The Etowah County Cooperative union has appointed the following delegates to represent them at the annual meeting of the State Farmers Co-Operative and Ed ucational union. to be held at Andalusia September I: H. A. Wise of Coats Bend, w. H. Callan of Altoona and W. P. Arci,r CT of the south end of the county.
 small wreck on the Chattanooga Southern railroad crossing yesterday evening mixed up a few freight cars and blockaded things for a while. No one was hurt.
 At d special meeting of the council last night there was an investigation of the police force and resulted in the discharge of the captain and two patrolmen Two of the vacancies were filled at once. The trouble seems to have been too much talk. The men discharged are Captain Thornton and Patrolmen Sutherlin and Pogue. The meeting of the council was held behind closed doors, and no details of the investigation have as yet been made pubic.
 Arch Shuff one of the men placed under arrest in connection with the killing Of Charles Ellenburg at Citico Monday. has been released on bond. There was no evil dence to connect him directly with tho crime, but he was in company with D. Watson who did the shooting. when the latter was arrested and was taken In custody by the officers. It is thought that he can throw some light on the crime as he is known to have had so'ne differences with the murdered man a short time before the killing occurred.
 The entertainment given last night by the Juvenile Missionary society was a splendid success. both from ali artistic standpoint and financially The attend ance surpassed expectations and owing to the limited room the programme was re- peated so that none might be dsappoint- ed The entertainment was in the form of play. "A Batcnelors heFerle' anu the young people surprised their friend5 in it's presentation.
 Superintendent Brooks and Assistant Superintendent J. N Teague of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad came over from Anniston this morning In the super intendents private car. They are on q regular tour of inspection. and stopped here for some hours to look over the companys local property.