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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
(VOLUME 1, NUMBER 206
BRUNSWICK PUBLIC
BUILDING GETS THE
ADDITIONAL $30,000
NEWS RECEIVED
FIM CAPITOL
4.
IT MEANS THAT TME BUILDING
WILL BE BETTER IN EVERY
. RESPECT.
THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT DID
NOT COME AS A SURPRISE AS
IT WAS EXPECTED
A telegram was received yesterday
from H. C. Taylor, supervising architect,
Washington, by Edgar H. Klemroth, su
perintendent ot construction of publ’c
buildings, announcing an additional ap
propriation of iSjO.OOO for Brunswick’s
public building, and it is needless to say
that the information was the source of
great pleasure to every Brunswick citi -
zen.
I ire additional *30,000 means that the
cornices will be otthe finest stone instead
of wood as contemplated.
MORE ARE MENTIONED.
Will be Many Candidates for the May
oralty Race.
Thr.iv' is Sjtili a great rival of talk
about t!u> mayorallty race and tin re is
no telling how many names have and
will he suggested.
II seems that every little faction
has a candidate of its own and if
half of those whose rmnvs have been
writiontyl decide to enter tie race ii
will trul.l Ik-, a spirited contest. *
A number of citizens flavor a white
primary, while many think the colored
popple should have a vole.; in this
contest inasmuch an the city ejection
has always been of an non-partisan
nature and they further state that as
tlit colored population own( eonuidera
hie propery here it is hut proper that
they be allowed tovote.
BEDE WAS SENTENCED
10 TERM 0E TWO YEARS
ST. SIMON MURDEDER WAS CON
VICTED OF INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER.
.In'l cp FI in. nit fonvr-n.nl the superior
court yeg lord ay morning after a ref egg
of a few days, and will now disixise
of flie cimiual docket.
About the only ea tried during
the day wax tliat of the state vs.
Henry Blue, the St. Simon negro who
was charged with murder.
Quite a number of witnesses were
introduced jn cane and the evi
dence was in favor of Blue, most of
it being to the effect that he did the
killings in hclf defense.
The jury was out only a short while
and returned a verdict of involuntary
manslaughh r. Judge Bennet sentenced
Blue to serve a term of two years in
tho, state [K-nitont tary, the smallest
sentence that lie could impose on the
w-rdict of the jury.
Blue was represented hy Attorney
Max Isaac.
Cheating and Swindling
Robert Club, who results u few
miles in the country, swore'out. a war
rant yesterday against Alex Hardison,
colored, charging him with larceney
after trust. Mr. Club alleges that
Hardison got vegetables from aim and
aft? r disposing of tlic same did not
make returns. Judge Cor.oly will try
the case.
NOTICE.
We expect'd and were ready to run
our electrical tdarit last night, but ow
ing to the refusal of the Brunswick
I.ight and Water company to connect
our plumbing, after agecing to do so,
unless we would pay s3l for a meter
of tliffir selection, which we refused
to do. However, we worked all night
driving wells and will not in; delayed
more than one day. Our wells are Indus
Ufiven by Mr. A. H. Baker and he
guarantees us plenty of water.
C. J. O’Karrell.
RED-HANDED NEGRO CAUGHT.
He Claims Eight Accessories in the
Shooting of a Marshal.
Tifton, Ga., May -b. -Etoisy Brown,
the negro who fatally shot and wounded
Marshal Hicks, of Adel, Thursday night,
was captured yesterday at Pinepolis. He
Claims as his accessories six other negro
men and two women. All ot ihe men
have been arrested arid thewomen will be
taken. Sheriff Swindle deserves credit
in making tire arrests and for his prompt;
work on the case. The parties implicated 1
art held as much to blame as the negro 1
who fired the shot, and were alleged gam
blers and are said to have run blind ti
gers. Hicks planned to arrest them and
the object was to have Brown arrested on
a warrant. Their intention was to kill
Hicks, it is alleged, before he accomplsh
ed his purpose to raid them- Strong ev
idence is in hand against ah implicated, j
Brown is said to be an ignorant charactei ;
hired by the others to kill Hicks. Ex- ;
citement is intense in that section nnd ;
trouble is expected by the sheriff. His !
prisoners were carried to Nashville jail j
several miles out >f the way ol Adel and ■
Sparks, as the crowds had gathered in j
these towns and would undoubtedly have I
taken the prisoners. Hicks is in a dying |
condition.
TO oELLCT THE SHOOTERS.
Target Practice Tomorrow Will De
cide Who is to go to Macon.
At the target shunt to b bold on
St. Simon tomorrow by members of
the Kif!em"u ami Naval Reserves, it
will be decided who will represent
the two yompani. s at uie state snoot
1 to be bold in '.lav<>n next month, and
therefore, the boys are taking great
into rest in the shoot tomorrow.
Barb company in the state is allow
ed to he repn - ntod at tun shoot In
Mneon. and the two Brunswick organ
izations have derided to send those
who make ue beat wore*; at the shoot
on St. Simon tomorrow.
Rain is Needed.
Quill u large numbip of Glynn coun
ty fanner# wl re n the city yesterday
all r port t1i):....- pr >g mg very
nicely in faeir reipcotivc sections
Init say rain is badly -reeded to help
uhe. crops. Oik* of the most, entorpris
|ng fami-v said that lie would have j
watermelons op th, market in a short 1
time.
Getting Tilings in Shape.
Manager O'Farrtali, of the Electric
Supply company, is busily engage,; in
tmttiDjf his engine in shepe and within
a few day - in- iil have tilings in
goixl snap, and those who oiave in
stated fans will have all the breeze
they are looking for.
EXAMINATION (ST ALL
TEACHERS ON JUNE 14
TEACHERS OF GLYNN COUNTY
WILL BE EXAMINED ON
THAT DATE.
The. annual examination for lead er,
in the public schools of Brum wick and
Glynn county will be held Saturday.
June Jj, IttOJ; the while teachers at
the brick school, the colored teachers at
Hish y school. The uni orm slate cpms
Don- will be used Each applicant, will
Ik* expected to provide themselves with
the oil-owing byoks from which a mu
jorify of the quest ions \\ ill be taken:
Sham's School Hygiene, Hoark'.* Metli
ois in Education, and Manual of Metli
ondg for Georgia Teachers. Tim lasi
will is- urnished fr-e by-the eoiinlv
school commissioner.
No application will be considered by
Hie. board without having passed sue
cs.tally this ,n;g)j:,i| ~r ~
certificate fromth • hoard now in force.
ihe hoard will, on Jane !'j . )!!0;j.
elect teachers for both cjfy and eounfv
si bools. Ar the same time they will
elect not more than .-ix tiers.,ns who will
be known as the Normal Class.
The hoard agrees to prefer a member
of tills class in preference ~,,,, „ ut .
side provided they possess equal profi
ciency in all vacancies.
Any one seeking positions in f }„.
schools in the future would do well to
enquire of the -mperinfeiidcnt as tt the
requirements for this ela
N. 11. B.ILLAKD,
C. S. O. Glynn County
BRUNSWICK, GA,, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY2(f, 1902.
SOLDIERS HEARD
OR, MUNHALL
j +
ALL THE MILITARY COMPANIES
j ATTENDED MEETINT LAST
NIGHT.
An Able Sermon Was Delivered to
j .. . Them By Dr. Munhall—Tlie
Meeting Today.
1
1
j The service at (he tabernacle last night
! was one of the best yet.
j It was military and secret order night,
,and the companies in uniform made a j
; splendid appearance, especially the Rifle
I men, Naval Reserves and Uniform Rank,
IK. of P.’s: Quite a good dumber of the
! old veterans weie there and seemed to en
| jay the service.
Dr. Munhall, as a soldier of the Un
ion army, made some pleasant remarks
about the soldiers of botli armies by wav
|of introduction. Mis sermon was illus
j trated from experiences of the war and
j crouched in military figures.
It was a splendid gospel sermon and
addressed to the reason and judgment,
i This afternoon at l o’clock the suhi-c
[will be “lhe Resurrection of the Dead,”
and tomorrow afternoon. "The Second
| Advent of Christ.” Ihe subject for to
night will be “Hell.” and tomorrows,
night "Heaven.”
Everybody is invited to all these sei
vices.
PRIMARY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
List of Pupils Who Made High Mark
During the Month.
Following 13 tin- boror roll of Un
primary .school for Hie month of May,:
First Ura-lc A Tallulah Raffo, B:.
toJ.lo I.a than Irene ].often Idly
Lowe, Laura Raffo. John Banks.
Daniel, Jack Richardson, Julian Ter
ras, Frank Bankston. Katie McDonald
First Grade li - Stafford Davis, Doles
Ford, Helen Taylor, Sadie Zebu-no.
vitz, Mayse Walk inn. Maud Bee John
son, I amlse Blliol. 11 it ii it- Harley. Mm
ris Holler, Villard Royal, Frank Thom
son, Maud Ixi-tt, .Mildred It i.uks, Mattie
Coleman.
Second Grade —Marg" Ward. Bail
hie Lofton, Mary Gatchel. Lizzie.
Brown, Lewis Augustine, KrncDino
Meyers. Lillian Lob,nek. Gorin South
ard, Frederick Waller, liuberl Weaz,
DeVoe Coney. Gun Anderson, W. M.
Irvine, Nathan Heller, Arthur Tabbot,
Bril,-si McCreary,: honorable mention,
Wni. Dunwody, Lawrence Wilson.
Third Grade- Frances Beach, Ger
trude Bid.-fvcnick, Clifford Brock, Jr/a- j
me Courier, Clara Gains, Hattie HDt- j
del-son, Maggie don. ,;, Hattie Jones,
Virginia Lewis, Mary Verdery, Mary
lou Vance, l.egctto Huriis, Georg,
Blanton, Fairchild Coney, William Mc-
Donald, Dillon Raffo, Charlie- Rogowin,
Hugh Symrnes, Antonia Silver.). Ray
mond Torras, Charlie Barnhill, Willie
Cony ill.
Read Smith’s Ad.
Notice, is directed to the large ad.
of Smith’s P'daii rnacy on tlie third page
of this issue. Mr. Smith has now tin
exivltent biisuiness and he well de
serve,# it. Head his advertisement ari l
when you want anything in tie- drug
line call and sc him.
Special Meeting Today.
A sjiecial meeting o the Brunswick
Board of Trade is called to meet at the I
city hall at II a. m . Tuesday, May , I
I
A all attendance is earnestly request
ed as business of importance is to be
transacted.
i-’. I) AIKEN, Fr.s
i i . i>. oat;. Sec’.v.
Bankers to Gather Soon.
Savannah, May 2d. A commit to of
the Savannah Cl ttring Association,
consisting of President Mills 1!. Lane,
of the Citizens’ bank; Vice President
If. A. Crane;, of the Southern bank,
and Cashier P. D. tiloodworth, of the
National Bank of Savannah,i: busy nr
ranging for theVnfortainthent of <h,
(tankers of Georgia, North Carolina
and Viginia, who will gather here on
June 17 and IS. The banker# associa
tion of each of these stats s wil.l h,,).)
its convention bore, and many of ft, •
hankers of Soulh Carolina wili also
attend. The commit.!-e is expecting
from 2.70 to 300 visiting bankers.
Thher regular mouthy session of
Judge Conoly’s court was called yes
tarday but on account of Uk* superior
court little business was transacted.
I COL FRANKLIN
MAKES J REPLY
JUDGE WHITFIELD'S LETTER
REPLIED TO BY THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
Asks the Judge Some Questions as
to Previous County Com
missioners.
| Hditor Brunswick News:
j. From your issue of Friday last, in
j which appears a card from Judge
j Whit field,, under 11 ye flaming head
lines. "Whitfield talks of the eomniis
r loners in plain Hiigtish," it seems,
that the judge is still uneasy about the
county treasury.
As counsel for the commissioners, I
take the liberty of offering one or two
thoughts suggest; il by Judge Whit
field’s card. Of course 11 should be a
matter ol public congratulation when
a citizen of (he judge's ability and
prominence constitutes himself a
watch-dog of the public treasury. It
i. to lie regretted that the judge and
many others of like prominence, e with
him did not assume this roll several
years ago. Had they dp lie so the
eounty would now be better off by
som, two hundred thousand dollars.
Better lab than never, however.
The, commissioners are advised as
to tli law touching their expenditure
of small stunns of money for the pur
pose of aiding the Board of Trade in
I"- "irk -it development. While ibis
i-igniUc-and expenditure was. perhaps,
without express authority of law. the
commissioners fell that they weTT'
coni routed by a condition rather than
in theory,, that this condition called
for tie prompt exercise of heir dis
cietibo. and they believ- and that they I
had the . ndorsemimt of too tax payers
of the county in t’neir action. Since
then they have bad a very pronounced
expression of public endorsement in
tlie form of re-election, and no kick
er.; have been li< ard front except the
judge. Of course, if the judge must
mi l • it. and nothing else will satisfy
his solicitude for the protection of the
public funds from the ravenous inroads
of these very naughty commissioners,
"by lift the judge hringg an action
for the recovery of this little sum of
three hundred dollars from the indivi
dual members of thfl board. If the
courts dc. ..,0 that they must put it
back in the treasury, possibly they
would be able to raise it. The present
hoard of commissioners represents at
Imi two hundred and fifty thousand
dio/lars of property), and we think
they might bet able to raise Judigel
Whitfield's part of this three hundred
dollars in cash, though they might
nee,] p little time on the balance.
Whenever we begin this business
oi recovering back money illogu!-
I.V paid out of the county treasury,
however, judge, we would pr> for to
make wholesale job of it. Th re
might be others.
By the way, while wo are on this
subject of authority of law fin- tlie ex
penditure of county funds, perhaps the
judge might advize ns by what system
el legal gymnastics tlie commission
ii s, during the judge’s incumbency,
ol tiii - office of county attorney, lot
contracts for some three thousand dol
lars worth of bridges aml public re
pairs on public bufldirtgs without fall
ing tlie bonds required by sections 34J
and 316 of the political code.
We notice that, during the judge's
term as county attorney, the com mi s
ecn, ns made a contract with the clerk
ol the superior court to copy certain
oi l execution dockets for the very
in .lost compensation o. fifty cents per
pag.. Judge, did you advise your
clients at that time of the vary salu'
!>!iv provisions oi the law conatined
in civil code section 436!, sub-suction
h, making it the official duty of the
clerk of th; superior court to do this
"’oil; ■ In tact, it we are going to
have a discussion of treasury raiding
would it not bo good to go back and
uk ■ it up from the beginning ?
A. L. Franklin.
Returned to His Home.
B. 1-. Mann, who ha:; been in Bruns
ivii-k for the past year as principal of
tlie Nelson Grammar school, has re
turned to his home in Richardson,
Ga. Mr. Mann has made an able tea-
Die: in the schools and lias done much
work during the year. His friends
will bo glad to learn that he is to re
turn next term. ,
Ail
MR. FASH SAYS STREET
RAILWAY IS ASSURED
FOR BRUNSWICk
TWO CANDIDATES WERE HERE
Parker and Eason Mingled With
Brunswickians Yesterday.
Two candidates who are to be voted
for in the primary on June 5 were in
Brunswick yesterday and spent the
entire day mingling with the voters.
They were Prison Commissioner
Tom Eason, of Telfair county, and
Judge ~ A. Parker, of Appling county.
Mr. Eason is seeking re-election and
is opposed by Capt. Wiley Williams,
of Cplumbus, who seems to be making
a strong race for the place.
Judge Parker i:s anxious to suc
cetyl Judge Bennoi as judge of the
Brunswick circuit, and lie, too, seems
to be making a strong race. He is op
posed by Col. Simon W. Hitch, of
Way cross.
WILL NOT CLOSE AT SIX.
Effort of the Ladies in This Direction
Failed.
It now seems to be an assured fact
that the, stores will not close during,
the remla,Ruled of the summer at 6
o’clocK.
It will be remembered that a com
mittee of ladies went around with a
petition asking the merchants to close
at; G p. m., but it is understood that
one merchant refused to sign and
this. It is understood, broke imp the
arrangement with hose who had
agreed to close.
TOMORROW’S BICYCLE RACE
All Who Desire to Enter Should Do
So Today.
All desiring to enter the bicycle races
on the Riflemen’s field day 'will see Gus
tave Anderson, chairman,# and make
their entries today.
lire following events hive been ar
ranged.
One-quarter mile dash, three heats.
First prize, Tobacco jar; se.ond prize.
Pearl handle knife.
Two-mile handicap, prize, One pair
Hartford tires.
The following entries have alreadi
been made:
Ailie Elkan, John Bvs'ma, Frank Mai
lard, Donald Forsythe, Barlow Anderson.
Elliott Moore, Malcom McKinnon, I. T.
West, li. F. Anderson, John Ross.
Off For Charleston.
Quite a lar,|c < Kcr.rson left the, city
yesterday for Charleston on the cheap
excursion via the Southern railway.
Although a large number of white
pcopli took advantage of the cheap
rate tie; majority who went were col
orje.l.
SHE REJECTED HIM AM)
HE MURDERED HER
YOUNG GIRL KILLED IN CHURCH
NEAR ATLANTA BY
INSANE YOUTH.
Atlanta. May 2fi.—The last notes of
the doxolgy had hardly died yesterday,
morning in Wesley chapel, the little
Methodist church at Ben Hill, when
the restarting congregation was .start
ted by two pistol shots and the dying
shriek of a young woman.
Tlic( quiet, little house of worship
was suddenly made, the scene of a,n
awful tragedy—tlile fruit of the morbid
passion of a young man for a young
woman who had resisted his every ad
vance.
Miss Lilia Buttles was shot to death
by Millard Lee. the ball from his pis
tol piercing her heart. Crying, “O,
papa,” she) fell into me arms of her
father. Dr. J. M. Buttles, who hart rush
ed up at the. sound of the .pistol shot.
She died without speaking again.
The church was crowded at the time
and the greatest confusion ensued. It
was sornc minutes before the people
ralized what had happened. Before
the awfulness of the crime) dawned
upon them Lee had walked from the
church building. At the door he was
,naught by Karl Buttles, the; young
bromer of the girl he had slain. Young
Suttles caught hold of Leu- and attemp
ted to hold him, but Lee) placed bis
pistol against his breast and told him
that, he-would shoot him if he dj dnot
lejease him. The boy in desperation
yielded his hold and Lee took to flight
He was pursued, but though lie lias
l-on seen by many persons he has not
yet been captured.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PLEASED WITH
IHE SITUATION
*
WILL LIVE UP TO THE TERMS
OF THE FRANCHISE RECENTLY
GRANTED TO HIM.
THERE SEEMS TO BE BUT LITTLE
OR NO DOUBT ABOUT THE
BUILDING OF THE LINE.
Hobart C. Fash, one jf ihe gentle
men interested in the .elecrtic street
railway for Brunswick, arrived in the
city yeeterdtyj and spent the day in
looking over the; ground and making
preparations for beginning tliei work
at an early date.
Mi. Hobart says there is no doubt
about the construction of the road and
he expects to have it in operation a
great many months before the time
allowed by council in the franchise.
Mr. Fash has great faith in Bruns
wick and, being a man of considerable
means, will do us a great deal of good
on lines of development.
Mr. Fash said that his company was
well satisfied with the franchise grant
ed by council and also with the enthu
siastic encouragement they had re
eoivQl in the new enterprise at. the
hands of Brunswick people generally.
He thinks that a street ear line will
not only add greatly to Brunswick's
appearance as a hustling liille city;
but will be a, paying investment to the
promoters of the line as well.
O’FARRELL MAY
START WATER PLANT
SAYS HE IS SERIOUSLY CONSID
ERING THE MATTER AT
PRESENT.
C. J. O'Farrell, manager of the
Brunswick Electrical Supply company,
which will probably begin operating
theiir plant today, is now seriously eon
sidering addding a water works sys
tem to the business
A reported of The News heard of
this yesterday and at once called upon
Mr. O'Farrell to obtain the truth in
the matter, and, when questioned on
the subject, he said:
“Yes, it is true that i am thinking
! >t putting in a water works system in
connection with the electrical plant.
I have other parties interested in the
matter with me and we have
oeen considering the possibly of es
tablishing the system for some time,
and, although no definite, decision has
yet been reached, I am under the im
pression that we will,, later, decide)
50 Five the people of Brunswick an
other water works system.”
Mr. O'Farrell slays he is much grati
lieii al the encouragement he has re
-etved in his electrical business, so
ar, and that, he had been well pat
ronize,). |f„ iayt! he wj |j Kjve [l|e
people good service at all times and
guarantees his prices to be as low as
in any other city in the state.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
James S. Wright, left last night on
a business trip to Washington.
A party will, leave for the Old Vil
lagtfiage on St. Simon where: they will
spend several days fishing.
The grand jury inet’ugain yesterday
and a great dt-jal of business was at
tended to.
GharlesC. Fleming is spending some
time in Charleston.
Hon. Tom Bason, of Telfair county,
and a candidate for state prison commis
sioner, was among the visitors to tlie uty
yesterday.
Judge Horace Dart, who has been
quite ill, wgs reported better yesterday.
Colonel W. E. Kay left for New York
fast nigtrt on a business trip.