The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
PRISONERS TRY ID ESCAPE FROM JAIL Warden Suspects Them and
 Prevents the Break CAMPAIGN AGAINST FILTH Quinn Furnace Company Is Installing New 6oIers-Y. M. c. A. Boys Go
 Into camp-Presbyterian
 Pastor Has Resigned.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST FILTH

Gadsden, August 26-(Special1-Th was an attempt last night on the part ot the city prisoners to break jail While some were singing and apparently con- ducting Sunday night revival, others were hard at work burrowing through the brick and mortar of one of the prison walls. Warden Foreman suspected that the excess of religious zeal was not alto 1 gether the real thing, and upon investiga- ton found that a number of brick had been removed, and that a little more l work would nave paved the way for a l general delivery. The prisoners who had i mad the freedom of the corridors were all promptly locked up in their cells.
 Thomas (. Moorehead and William r. Moreland, two young men from this city, : have entered the United States marine service through the recruiting office It ] Admission. They went over Friday and were sworn in by Lieut.. R. B. Farquas9n of Atlanta. The hattering Inducements now being offered by Uncle Sam in the navy is attracting many young men frofl l this section.
 Chairman Baker of the street commit l tee from the City Council has taken up an active campaign against the weeds and filth ana, besides the regular street force, l has hired all available free labor and .n- tends to give the city a hoqse-ceaning that will make things shine. The some what unusual summer rains have caused a rank growth Of vegetation that is a ! menace to the public health, and the au- thoriues are determined that the renova- tion shall be complete. Some of the city sanitary regulations have been poorly cD- served, and after this general cleaning 1t is the intention Of the council to enforce a strict compliance with them. A drunken TOW at Altoona Saturday night called one of Sheriff Pike's deputies to that place who put several of the Of lenders under arrest The message call ing for assistance indicated much more serious disturbance than was found by the officer on his arrival
 The Jewish New Year will be dutly ob- served in Gadsden. Among the promi- nent citizens of this place there are many Jews, and Rosh Hashonah and Tom Kip pur are always religiously solemnized.
 H. A. Wise, w. P. Archer and W. H. Callan, all of this county, leave tomorrow for Andalusla, as delegates to the meeting of the State Farmers unon which is to be held in that city the coming week. The Quinn Furnace company Of this place Is installing a large new blowing machine. and will probably add a battery of new boilers Several carloads of the big engine have already arrived, and the work of installation is being pushed as fast possible.
 MT. Jerry Echols, a member of the Smith Echols- Burnett Hardware con- pany, has just received a new touring car of an elegant pattern. The car was made in Peru. Ind. and cost about 5000. This makes fourteen large cars now in use in this city besides a number of skee- tons and runabouts.
 The Baptist church at Hokes Bluff is holding a protracted meeting at that place. conducted by the Rev Smith and several assistants The meeting opened Sunday and a great deal of interest was manifest
 
 Secretary Arthur Chairsell and quite crowd of the junior class of the Y. NJ c. A., left this morning for Canoe creek. where they will camp for three days. They will return Wednesday and the ln termediates. seventeen in number, will camp at the same place until Saturday night In the absence of MT Chairsell the Y M. c. A. hall will close at o'clock.
 The Rev. H. C. Kegley pastor of the First Presbyterian church, rendered his formal resignation to the church session Sunday. meeting of the congregation has been called for the purpose of voting on the same. It has been rumored that he would take the course and for some time there has been talk of the Rev Kegley accepting q call to the Ensley pastorate hence his resignation Sunday was no surprise. The Rev. Kegley has been pastor of the Presbyterian church here for several years, and Is an elo- duent and earnest preacher, who has made many friends here. His resignation and acceptance of the call to Ensley Is made for the purpose of getting into d larger field of usefulness. Should he leave Gadsden he will carry with him the best wishes of a large section Of the community.
 A marriage license was issued yesterday to Loften Calhoun and Miss Lou Steel both of the lower part of the county. and the execution of the same bids fair to cause father to prosecute son. it is said, on account of the affidavit of the young man that he had his fathers consent to the marriage. The irate parent was In the city today to see about the issuance of the license. After finding out the rep- resentations made by his son he went awav from the probate office threatening prosecution in the matter. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
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