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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 155.
WANTED TO BESUREf
THAT HIS LIFE |
WOULD END
MAN SWALLOWS LAUDANUM AND
THEN TURNS ON THE GAS IN
SAVANNAH HOTEL.
NEGRO STICKS LIGHTED MATCH
TRHOUGH TRANSOM—EX
PLOSION FOLLOWS.
Savannah, Ga.. March 27. —Graver
results than usually follow the suc
cessful attempt of a despondent to
commit suicide were the sequence of
tne passing of young Willie D. Hankin
son. of Ellenton, S. C., at the Screven
nous-- last night. An explosion of gas
occurred and wrecked two rooms of
the hotel, completely broke glass and
windows of many other rooms, severe
ly cut and burned a colored |>orter and
singed the hair from the head of a
hell hoy. Consternation reigned su
preme among the guests of the hotel.
Hanklnsou was a painter, who came
to Savannah about a year ago. He
suffered from some physical disorder
that left him incapacitated for any
heavy work. His condition so preyed
upon his mind tfiat, he determined to
Sunday he informed those where he
resided that he expected to take his
life, and their efforts to turn him from
that purpose were without avail. They
prevailed for the time. but. he adhered
to liis determination.
At 6 o'clock this evening he went to
the Screven house and secured a room
A little later lie rang for a messenger
boy, whom he sent, to a drug store to
secure an ounce of laudanum The
hoy obtained the drug and delivered it
to Hankinson, who went to his room,
lie then drank the laudanum, hut evi
dently not willing to depend solely
upon the laudanum as the agency for
his takingoff he unscrewed the gas jet*
from the pipe, leaving a great vent,
through which me gas poured into the
room. The young man Then lay down
uiion the bed to await the end
How the Explosion Occurred.
A few minutes after 7 o’clock a coi
o. and porter smelled gas. It seemed
to lie issuing from Jiankinson's room,
the porter secured others, and then
three, .lolm Harris, Walter King and
James Gndiros, went to the room.
Harris tried the door, but it would
not yield, lie pushed a table against
the door, and climbed up to peer
through the transom, lb- could see
nothing, but smelled the- gas issuing
front the room. Striking a match he
thrust it into the room to see what
he could discover. Instantly the ex
plosion followed.
With a loud report that set the peo
ple in the street to running, sent
guests pouring from the hotel, caus
ed an alarm of fire to he turned In.
and did great, damage in the hotel,
the gas ignited.
Harris was badly cut and burned.
Gridiron had his head singed, tw'O
rooms were wrecked and the hotel
was strained In its every part.
When the firemen reached the scene
burning gas was pouring from the
pipe, through the opening that Han
kinson, lying dead upon the b.d, had
left. It was extinguished and after a
time the excitement subsided.
Letters were found on Hanklnaon’s
body addressed to his mother, explain
ing the motives for the act.
To Give an Entertainment.
The New Town association has de
cided to give an entertainment to
their friends on April 2. The enter
tainment will be in the shape of a
farce comedy, entitled “Wanted —A
Confidential Clerk.” Specialties will
he introduced, refreshment served
and a pleasant evening is anticipated.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Butts drug store has been enlarged,
repainted and generally overhauled
and is now one of the neatest places
in the city.
The fire department has had an un
usually quiet time during the wintei,
as there Lave been but very few fires
during Hie past four months.
The Hawaiian hand left yesterday
for Dungerness. After visiting Fer
nandina and Savannah the band will
return to t..is city.
All the noles on Gloucester street
ate being III'"• * with oyster shells.
Several of the ether streets are x‘o
bad y e need .it new she i.s.
C. W. Deming, the hustling railway
and mill supply broker, is now super
intending the work of erecting Page
fencing around the model Ctapp farm.
The Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias, are now practising regularly
for the coming prize drills. Captais
Newman and the members are very
enthusiastic over the outlook for a
crack company.
All the merchats axe s*njoying a
good business this week, and a big
rush is expected tomorrow, as is gen
erally the case on the Saturday night
before Easter.
The News is glad to note that the
members of both Brunswick’s military
companies are taking great interest
in their respective organizations. A
number of members gather at the ar
mories now every night aim have prac
tice drilU. etc.
The Ladies Memorial association is
preparing a very Interesting program
for the dedicating exercises to lie held
on Memorial Day.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting at the
court house Tuesday. Only routine
business is scheduled to come up.
Attention is directed to the ad. of
C. McGarvey, tine furniture dealer,
elsewhere in this issue. Mr. McGarvey
always carries a full line of every
thing pertaining to furniture.
The statement of City Treasurer
Smith will be found on the second
page of this issue. Every citizen
should read it and see how the city
stands financially.
The average attendance at the pub
lic schools this term has been very
gratifying. The children have taken
great interest, in their studies and
good work has been accomplished.
There is little or no political talk
going on in Brunswick at present
while other Georgia cities are head
over heels in politeal campaigns.
Brunswick has had her share in pre
vious years, however.
The horse belonging to Mrs. M.
Isaac became frightened last night
ami made things lively near Levy’s
store. Considerable damage was*
done to the buggy and a bicycle in
the animal s path -as completely de
moliahed.
ROMAN i 1C UNION
AT CUPID'S COURT.
Wedding of Two Popular Griffinitcs
Comes to Light.
Griffin, Ga., March 27. A romantic
marriage between two popular young
Griffinites which occurred on January
26, has just been announced. The
contracting parties are Miss Ella Lee
Milligan and John Barnes Randall,
and the announcement of their mar
riage will he a surprise to tneir many
friends.
Mr. Randall is taking a course in a
business college in Atlanta and the
latter part of January Aliss Milligan
went to the Gate City to visit rela
tives. The young people have been
engaged for some time and decided
that they would join their lives for
wcel or woe then and there,
e<r. Randall enlisted the assistance
of a fi w friends, whom lie pledged to
secrecy, and the wedding was solem
nized at his boarding house in the
presence of a few witnesses. His
bride made In r visitant and returned
to uiis city, while the youthful groom
continued his studies,
Tne story leaked out yesterday and
tne congratulations of many friends
have been extended the young people.
Mr. Randall is the son of Captain ana
Mrs. B. G. Randall, and is one of the
most promising young men of this
city, whiie the bride is one of
most beautiful young women.
Pickled spare ribs just in at Har
per’s. ’Phone 158.
BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1902.
CITY COUNCIL HELD
INTERESTING METING
A NUMBER OF MATTERS CAME U P BEFORE THE BODY AND IT WAS
MIDNIGHT BEFORE THEY AD JOURNED—ORDINANCE PER
MITTING RAILROADS TO LAY TRACK ON BAY STREET
Council hold a busy session last
night, adjourning at a late hour. Quite
a number of petitions and communica
tions were received. Among other
things, the city was served with no
tice of a suit by the Milne Christine
aggregation, for $5,000 damages for
being refused permission to perform
under tents, during fair week in No
vember, 1899. The city attorney was
instructed to defend the suit.
The ordinance granting permission
to lay spur tracks on Bay street was
passed and adopted.
Ordinances granting C. .1. O’Farrell
permission to erect poles and con
struct and maintain electric motor
plant, was placed on its (list reading.
Council adjourned until Thursday
night:. 7:20 p. in.. April 2, when the
ordinance granting franchise lor elec
tric street railway will be put on its
first reading. The official minutes will
appear in Saturday’s issue.
The ordinance referred to above
granting permission to lay side tracks
on the east side of Hay street, is as
follows:
An ordinance regulating tk laying;
of sille-traekß on the east side of
Bay street am. other streets, lanes
and alleys in the city of Brunswick,
and for other purposes.
Be it, and it is hereby ordained, by
the Mayor and aldermen of (he city
of Brunswick in council duly assemb
led. That the railroad company own
ing and controlling the railroad trace
on the east side of Hay street, be. ami
it is hereby authorized and empower
ed to construct side-tracks connecting
with such track on the east side of
said street, between Ifowe and Glou
cester streets, except 27d feet south
of Monk street, under the following
conditions and provisions, to wit:
(a) That the side-tracks tie run as
near the sidewalk as practicable, and
Hint there he at least one switch con
neeiion wltn the main line of the said
railroad in each block.
(Ii) That the ties he sunk below
the grade of Ihe street, so as to make
the rails practically flush with the
street, and that a plank or deal three
inches by nine inches, be placed on
each side of the rails, and that shells
or other paving material approved by
the committee on public works he
laid between the rails.
(c) That such side-tracks lie used
exclusively for ihe receiving and de
livery of freights from and to con
signees having places of business a>-
ce.-sJhle to such si le tracks and not
for the storage of cars, loaded or un
loaded .
(and) That all consignees or ship
pers using such side-tracks be re
quired to unload and load cars on
such side-tracks with all reasonable
tl.'Spnv.L. seas to event the, block
ading of said tracks or the street as
far as possible.
(e) That said railroad company, its
successors and assigns, he always re
quire! to switch, deliver and receive
freight in carload lots for, to and
from persons having places of busi
ness located and fronting on the east
side of Bay street on the blocks where
such side-tracks are so constructed,
which are transported to Brunswick
over the line of said company, without
extra charge for such switching ser
vice. Said railroad company shall in
like manner also deliver to and re
ceive from such persons so doing bus
iness, or who may hereafter have such
places of business on said blocks, all
cars of freight in carload lots trans
ported or consigned over the line of
any other raiload company or com
panies now navlng a railroad line or
lines in said city and having track
i
connection within the corporate lira
!
its of said city with said railroad
J company owning and controlling said
track on the east side of Bay street,
and which may lie tendered to said
| last named railroad company by such
other railroad company or companies,
at and for a switching charge not to
exceed two dollars per car. And this
provision shall likewise apply to any
other railroad company or companies
which may hereafter construct a line
or lines in said city and have side
track connections with said railroad
company having and controlling the
track on the eastern side of Bay
street, its sucessors and assigns.
(f) The railroad company so own
ing and controlling such tracks, and
such persons who may now or Imre-
After have places of business on such
blocks and make use of said side
tracks in shipping ami receiving
freights, are and shall forever be sub
jeet to all ordinances and resolutions
of the Mayor and council of the ~{tyo
f Brunswick now in force or which
may heroaltcr he enacted, gov, ruing
and regulating the use and construc
tion of such side-tracks.
(g) Wilful or pertstout violations
of the provisions of this ordinance, or
of the ordinances governing such side
tracks and the operation of trains
thereon, shall authorize the Mayor
and council to revoke the rights, priv
ileges and fraud Res herein granted,
and to cause such side-tracks to be re
moved from the streets. A failure
cr relusal of the railway company
owning or controlling such side
tracks to remove them, in i e event
of sinh forfeiture shall authorize the
removal of the same by the Mayor
and council at the expense of such
railroad company.
| (n) In the event it becomes nee
jess ary to lay or repair any sewer or
water or gas main or pipe on such
I portions of said street where such
side-tracks are constructed, the rail
road company owning or controlling
! the same shall not, in any way Inter
fere therewith, and if extra expense
In so laying or repairing such mains
or pipes is occasioned by the con
struction of such tracks, by the ne
cessity of constructing braces or
studding to hold up such tracks, am
extra expense shall be borne and paid
by said railroad company.
(ij The provisions of paragraphs
(e), (0, (g) and (li) of this ordinance
shall be applicable to and govern the
use of each and every railroad sid
track v bicli the Mayor and council
may permit or authorize to he con
structed in any street, square, lane or
silty i*Stl in the corporate limits of
this city and which shall be connect
ed with the track of any railroad com
pany for the purpose of making deliv
eries of freight to or receiving ship
ments of freight from any person do
ing business within such corporate
limits.
(j> Said railroad company so own
ing and controlling such track on the
east side of Hay street shall, lief'
laying or constructing such side
tracks or any of them signify its ac
ceptance and agreement to the terms
and provisions herein made in wilt
ing. signed by its chief executive of
ficer.
Section 2. Be it. further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith he and the same
are Hereby annulled and repealed.
WEDDED ON CAPITOL DOME.
Couple Begins Married Life Way Up in
the Air.
Washington, March 27. —Today a
few minutes after 12 o'clock the first
couple ever married on the dome of
the capitol were united by Justice
of the Peace Bundy, of this city.
The briuegroom is a young Cuban
named Andres Dias Pairo and the
bride Miss Catharine McConchie, a
Canadian girl. The ceremony was
witnessed by only a tew persons, as
the dome was closed for the time be
ing against the general public.
After the ceremony Judge Bundy
pointed out the places of interest
from the 300-foot elevation, and when
at last the party descended to terra
firma he expressed tne wish as the
couple drove away in a cab that they
might "live long and prosper.
Senor Pairo said that the honey
moon would be spent in Spain.
OFFICERS ELECTED. •
Brunswick Elks Held a Large Meeting
Last Night,
The Brunsiwck lodge of Elks held
an interesting meeting last night, and
among other things, elected the fol
lowing officers:
Exalted Ruler —B. P. Coleman.
Esteemed Leading Knight— F. A.
Wrench.
Esteemed Loyal ixtiight—Rev. C. G.
Bradley.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight—J. W.
Thomas.
Secretary—Louis H. I-laym.
Treasurer—Hoyt W. Gale.
Titles —W. B. Isaac.
Trustees—F. I>. Aiken. M. Kaiser.
W. S. ’laylor.
The lodge also decided to give a
ladies' social early in April, and set
erul other minor matters were trails
acted.
Biting the meeting Mr. Julius Levy
was initiated in the order.
INTERESTING MEETINGS
Are Now in Progress at the Second
Advent Church.
me revival meetings at (he Second
Advent, church are well attended and
a most striking spiritual ruanifesta
lion on ih" part of the membership
of the chin r h as a result of a week’s
prayer ana consecration on their part
in anticipation of a genuine revival
among too people, and for the welfar
°i the public generally. Rev. H. V
.Skipper, oi Live Oak, Fla., commenced
In s.-rles of lectures last night from
jhis large chart, inscriptive of all thr
j ways of sin ana rignteousness, and
.the final result of oath, jhe founds.
’lion stiujoct, from which his lectures
1 will lie delivered, will he “Tlic two
I
ways, and with the application of the
'question, “Which will you lake?" |j .
1 sermon last night was "meet ia due
season" for all who heard it., bein':
1 practically and doctrinally instructive
to all.
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| MARRIED IN DEATH’S SHADOW.
I
Woman’s Devotion Carried Her t:>
Dying Man’s Bedside.
j Chattanooga, Tenii.. March 27. \
romanlic story of womanly devotion
was illustrated here tonight when
Henry Suns and Miss Elizabeth j
! Lehman were marri and.
|
j Seven years ago, young Suns went
to Detroit to engage in business,
j While then lie met and won the heart
of Alins Lehman, an attractive young
lady, and member of a prominent fam
ily.
! Several months ago Suns was strick
en with consumption. He was brought
here, accompanied by Miss Lehman.
She returned to Detroit.
Suns generally grew worse, and she
was notified that he had hut few days
to live. She came on the first train,
arrived here today and tonight, with
Suns on his dying bed, they were
married.
Board of Trade Today.
Tiie hoard of trade will meet in
regular session at their rooms in the
city hail at 11 o’clock this morning.
A full attendance of the memlieis is
urgently requested.
Clayton sewing machine motor now
on exhibitio at J. W. Watkin's, 208
Day street. Only five left
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WILSON IS SOUND
OVER TO m
COURT
YOUNG WHITE MAN GIVEN A PRE
LIMINARY HEARING BEFORE
JUSTICE CONOLLY YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
FAILED TO GIVE REQUIRED BOND
OF SIOO AND WAS REMANDED TO
JAIL—EVIDENCE WAS STRONG
LY AGAINST HIM.
Chas. Wilson, the white man who
was arrested for r ' liing different
houses iu the city, was given a pre
liminary hearing before Justice Con
| oily yesterday afternoon, and was
j hound over to the city court, under a,
SIOO bond. The young man was un
able to get a bondsman and was re
manded fo jail.
Several citizens who nave been vic
tims of this slick thief wore sum
moned before the court and testified
that he was the man. and all the ev
ide:r e was against him. Wilson was
permitted to make a statement, but
in* had very little to say in reference
to the ease against him. He said that,
ft, tried to sell his watch to raise
money enough to get to Charleston.
He claimed to be tt pugilist, and said
was going to that city with the
he; oof arranging a bout. He said he
was from New . ork and could send
there and get money if he wanted it.
It has been learned since his arrest
that Wilson lias visited any number
of residences in the city, and lias
'iN nil'll ItUlilY vahmblf artH'lt'tt anil
quite a large sum of money altogeth
er. He claimed that lie .s innocent,
and said tHat. there was no evidence
introduced in the case by any one who
raw him take anything.
It seems that there are more of
these crooks in Brunswick at present,
and hip police are hard at work on
the ease.
WED AT RAILROAD SPEED.
Mr. Matthews an,j Miss Beckham
United on a Train.
Gal" toil. Tex.. .Karen 27—Last
. v; ill:i g a very unusual marriage oc
curred on boaru the Southern Pacific
! j a ••?••• train while it was going at
' full sliced near the Ixmisiana line.
The cimtiacting parties were J. F.
Matthews, of Vinton, La., and Miss
Willie Beckham, of Pike county, Ga.
j Rev. W. M. Perkins, of Bdgerly, Ln.,
j performed the ceremony.
The bride came from Georgia to
meet the man oi her choice, and ex
pected to meet him at Burton, La.,
instead, lie and a party of ’nis friends
met the train at Lake Charles, La.
Rev. Mr. Perkins accompanied the
party and asked the young couple to
stand nil In the rear end of the chair
car, whore the ceremony was per
formed in the presence of their friends
and fellow-passengers, all of whom
entered heartily into the spirit of the
occasion.
Henry clay flour is the best. Call
and get a free sample at Harper’s.
’Phone 158.
THE BLUE GIVES TO THE GRAY.
Small G. A. R. Post Contributes to
Soldiers’ Home Fund.
Montgomery, Ala., Marcn 27.—The
local Grand Army of the Republic nas
presented Camp Falkner, United Con
federate Veterans, with S2O as a con
tribution lo the Confederate home the
latter is undertaking to build at Moun
tain Creek.
The post is small and the gift is
to show the good will and good feel
ing between the old soldiers.
Send for free sample of our evap
orated Georgia syrup, and If it’s not
the finest in Brunswick then don’t
buy. Harper's. Plume 158.