The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
GADSDEN WORKS ID BUILD NEW CARS Foundation for the Gas Plant is
 Completed J. H. SNEA0 SEMINARY Attendance Is Large and Is Increasing. Mrs. R. w. Crane Will Join Her
 Husband on the Isthmus
 Of Panama.
]. H. SNEA0 SEMINARY

l tion of a large number of new cars at the Gadsden car works. These are the local shops of the Alabama Great South ern railroad, and are operated mostly on repair work, but the demand for new cars Ia such that all facilities are pressed into service for their construction The order for these cars was placed some months ago, but the necessary material could not be secured until now. The shop now gives employment to some 200 men, and when this new work Is begun the number will be largely augmented. The foundations for the new gas plant of the Tri-City Gas company have been completed and work on the buildings proper will begin next week. These are to be of concrete construction and the blocks for the purpose are being made in Gadsden by the contractors of the buildings
 The ending of the first week of the fall session of the J. H. Snead Semi nary at Boaz shows that institution to be in q very fourishing condition. One hundred and fifty students were enrolled and this number will be materially 'n- creased when the school opens again next Monday. There have been a num- Der of additions each day since the school opened the first of the week All the departments are fully organized and splendid years work Is anticipated.
 A Sunday school institute will be held at Sardis church, Sand mountain, near Boaz, on Saturday and Sunday, Sep tember 2S and g. An interesting pro- gramme has been prepared and all Sun day school workers are given a cordial invitations to be present and help make the institute a success.
 Mrs. R. W. Crane and baby sailed to- day from New Orleans on the steamer Ellis, bound for Colon Panama. She goes to the isthmus to join her husband, who is in the government employ at Bas Obis- DO, Canal zone. MT. Crane has been on the isthmus for some time and considers the climate and sanitary conditions ideal In fact, he was employed there several years ago and had a pretty thorough knowledge of things before he went there this time While resident of Gadsden Mir. Crane was auditor and paymaster at the local plants of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company. He and his wife have many friends here, who will wish them well in their new home.
 The C. W. Park theatre. playing under canvas, has had such heavy run of patronage during the week that arrange ments have been made for another week $ stay in the city. This show always draws crowded houses in Gadsden, but this sea- son broke all former records. The seat ing capacity of the tent is 1900 but several nights there was not even stand ing room and many were turned away.
 e Postal Telegraph company opened Its office today, after having been closed since the strike began. The office will be in charge of Miss Dixie Bryant. well known in the city, as she used to be em- ployed here as a teegrapher some years ago.
 Arrangements are being made by the Louisville and Nashville railroad for an extension of it's switching facilities in the yards at Ninth street in this city. The business of the road has grown so rapidly that 1t is impossible to care for 1t in the present yards. Engineers to do the preliminary work are expected in the city the first of the week.
 Rev. H. C. Kegiy and family leave to- day for Ensley. where MT. Kegly has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian church at that place. Mir Kegly occupied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church 'n this city for a number of years past and has been very popular preacher. The best wishes of the community follow him to his new field of effort. Mrs. Keg- ly, too. has a large circle of friends who regret her departure from the city The following invitation is being ex- tended to members of Gadsden society folk:
 MT and Mrs. John Henry Clabaugh request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter, Fran ces Lee, to MT. George Crosman Thorn ton, on the morning of Thursday, the 26th of September, at Il o'clock. at 17l6 Thirteenth avenue. south, Birmingham '
 Miss Clabaugh Is well known in Gads- den. having left here only few months ago. and is one of Gadsden's most pop ular young ladies.