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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS-
VOLUME 2,"NUMBER 10.
HHI COMPANY
BUIS THE PLANT
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BRUNSWICK ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
COMPANY CHANGED HANDS
* YESTERDAY.
TALK OF ELECTRIC LINE
E. Brobston, A. Fendig and E. H.
Mason are the Purchasers and
Will Greatly Improve the
Plant.
A deal was consummated here yes
terday by which the tirm of Brob
stim, Fendig & Company and E. H.
Mason become the owners of the eu
tire plant of the Brunswick Electrical
Supply Company.
This matter has been under advise
ment for a number of days and was
finally closed yesterday. The pur
chasers propose to put the system in
thorough working condition, and it is
ptoiKised to give the city an up-to
date service.
Petition for incorporation will ,be
published in these columns during the
week at which time the objects, aims
and purposes of the company will be
made perfectly manifest to the pub
lic. Tue charter will ask for priv
ileges of boring artesian wells and
the company will eventually supply
water as well as lights.
The new concern will be capitaliz
ed at $25,000 and will ask tor privi
lege to increase same to $200,000 if
necessary.
The business character and absolute
reliability of these gentlemn is the
very best evidence that the new com
pany w.d boa success. New machin
ery is to be installed; duplicate en
gines supplied, and In every possible
way the plant will be fashioned with
the view of giving the people of this
city the very best service.
1( is also contemplated that some
where in the future the company w.u
construct a system of electric railway
in the city, but just now soon this will
occur, can not. at this time, be stated.
In connection with this matter it
will be of interest to state that C.
J O'Farrell, the energetic manager of
the old company, will be retained by
h!s successors, and will have entire
control of the electrical part of the
business. Mr. O’Farrell is an untiring
worker and an expert electrician and
under his guidance It Is sate to pre
dict that this feature of the business
will be strictly high class. There is
plenty of room In Brunswick for a live,
energetic electrical concern and we
are sure the people of this city will
give this one their earnest support
it' merits.
The gentlemen who have acquired
this property need no introduction to
the people of Brunswick. They are
closely Men lined with all mat. stands
for progress In this city, arc capable,
conservative business men, and the
News wishes them abundance of suc
cess in their new field.
TALKS OF THE B. & B.
Supervisor of the Offerman & West
ern Has Something to Say of the Road.
The following is taken from the
Albany Star of Tuesday;
Mr. E. VV. Beck, the efficient super
visor Oi iti'e offerman & Western rail
road. with headquarters in Nicholls,
Is In the city, and in convessation
with a Morning Star reporter said tha
the Brunswick & Birmingham
has its tracks about completed from
Brunswick to Offerman, a distance of
4Si miles, and will, in a few days take
cnarge of the Offerman & Western,
which they have purchased. This will
give the Brunswick & Birmingham a
total of 84 miles of track, and through
one of the finest and best sections of
the "wire grass" region of South
Georgia. He also stated that the
Brunswick & Birmingnam people hope
to complete tueir road tnrough to
Birmingham in the near future. They
have had built and about ready to be
delivered to them 750 flat cars and
250 box cars, and have let the con
tract for more cars including pas
senger and baggage cars. This in his
opinion will be one of the best roaos
in South Georgia wnen completed, and
a great dveloper of the section
through which it will pass. Mr. Beck
says that they are using the very
best an.l finest of materials in the
construction of their orad.
MEET! HELD
IN JACKSONVILLE
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NAVAL STORES MEN MET THERE
YESTERDAY AND ORGANIZED
NEW COMPANY.
scramble over ofeicers
The News Endeavored to Get Full
Proceedings of the Meeting But
Brunswick Was Cut Off from
the World.
The much-talked of combine of the
naval stores firms, of Georgia and Flor
ida, an account of which has previous
ly been published in these columns,
was finally perfected in Jacksonville
yesterday, when the head of the dif
ferent firms met and formed the or
ganization.
The News endeavored in every way
possible last night to get the pro
ceedings of the meeting but on account
of Brunswick being cut. off from the
outside world after 11 o'clock nothing
could be learned.
side world after 11 o’clock, nothing
could be learned.
Our telegraph office closes at that
hour, and the long-distance telephone
is never in working order when one
really wants to talk to a neighboring
city. We did succeed in getting Jack
sonville at 11 o’clock, but the naval
-Tores men were still in session at
tnat hour and nothing could be learn
ed of the proceedings, only that the
men present were having some dif
ficulty in naming the officers of the
new company.
Another effort was made to get
telephone connections with Savannah
or Jacksonville shortly after 12
o’clock, bui neither city could be
reached, therefore we are unable to
give tic- proceedings of the meeting.
Aachen andhyde
COMING lOMORROW
THEY WILL BOTH ARRIVE IN
THE CITY TOMORROW
OVER THE B. & B.
President Hyde, of the Brunswick
& Birmingham railroad, and President
Macken, of the Brunswick & Birming
ham Construction Company, will reach
the city tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock
over the B. & 8., and much interest
is manifested in their arrival by the
people of Brunswick generally.
Col. Maclien has been in New York
for a couple of weeks, and it Is under
stood that he went there on some very
limpcytant business, connected with
the B. & IS. Mr. Hyde has not been
in Brunswick in several months and
is coming down to take a trip over the
road of which ne is president and to
see how rapidly the new lino is pro
gressing.
In connection with Cos!. Maehen’s
arrival tomorrow, some veey impor
tant and pleasing announcements will
be made.
A TERRIFiq EXPLOSION.
News’ Dev.l Tries New Experiment
With Serious Results.
Peoplem the vicinity of tne News
office yesteruay afternoon had just
cause to Imagine that Admiral Dewey's
fleet was in toe harbor during a bom
bardment staunt. or that the rough
riders were charging on tne heights
at El Canoy.
However, sqch wag not the case, and
George Houston, the ebony hued indi
vidual, who supervises i% wor.. in the
smelterlng rooms of the News has
had the fact practically demonstrated
that molten lead and water will not
mix without a stout kick on the part
of the lead. In going through his
routine work yesterday, George acci
dently turned a bucket oi water into
his metal pot, and as a result,, that, ad
junct was thrown about forty feet in
the air and an explosion followed that
put Mount Peiee out of business and
Scattered a coat of lava over the en
tire room, giving George a very good
share of it. Fortunately, however, he
was not severely burned, but was
badly 'scared and the experience nas
given him a pretty good idea of t~e
eruption of ML Vesuvius.
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY LOANING, OCTOBER 2, 1902.
ELECTION WAS
A OUIET ONE
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ONLY A SMALL VOTE WAS POLL
ED IN THIS COUNTY YES
TERDAY.
JUDGE ROSS CARRIED GLYNN
This Was the Only Contest in
There Was Opposition—The
Vote for County Of
ficers.
But for the fact that all of the
saloons were closed one would have
hardly known that an election was be
ing held in Glynn county yesterday.
There was no excitement whatever
around the polls and only a small
number of votes were polled.
Tms quiet election, however, was
due on account of the fact that there
was no opposition in the election, ex
cept. for the place of associate jus
tjee of the supreme court. A num
ber of the friends of Judge Ross work
ed hard all day while a few support
ers of Judge Candler put in several
hours work, and had it not been lor
these workers the vote would not have
been over a couple- of hundred.
There was not a single negro vote
cast during tue day. Of course they
have no ticket in the field and did
not want to vote for tne democrats.
The election managers had rather a
dull time of it, and spent the day
cracking jokes trying lo get C. M. Til
ton and Ed. Dart, two of tue clerks, to
do a little work. They had quite a
job counting the votes last night,
however, as the ticket was an unus
ually long one and contained some
forty or fifty names.
In the race for judge of the su
preme court, Judge Boss, of Macon,
carried the county by a good ma
jority, receiving •>"> vo*. m. while Judge
Candler oniy received U 4. The other
candidates for stato offices received
about the same vote, only a little
scratching being indulged In.
There 1s still one populist in Glynn
county-—nobody knows who he is, but
he Is here nevertheless and went to
the polls yesterday and voted a
Straight, populist ticket, which was
headed by Judge Haines.
The total vote cast was ;!29, which
was unusually small. The local can
didates received the following votes;
For senator, W, F. Symons 329
TT5r representative, E. C. Butts. .327
For clerk, H. F, dußighon 327
For sheriff, W. H. Berrie ...328
For tux eceiver, J. E. Bubberly. .327
For treasurer, li. S. Lor 82'.)
For surveyor, W. I''. I’enriinnm. .320
For tax collector, H. J. Bead. .. .82;.
For coroner, G. H. Jennings .. . .322
For County Commissioners.
,1. ,1. Lott 327
C. D Ogg 327
J B Knibb 325
Constant Miller 828
J ft Wright 32(1
Davis Dubberly 327
W B Townsend 3.2
IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
C. F. Jones is Still Very Low in Sa
vannah.
A telegram was received in tho
city yesterday, from Savannah, an
nouncing that G. F. Jom of this city,
who fell from a second-story window
Saturday night, was in a critical con
dition.
On Tuesday Mr. Jones was reported
as resting easier and seemed some
what better, but yesterday ne was
in a bad condition.
The accident occurred in rather a
peculiar way, Mr. Jones lias her n go
ing to Savannah quite frequently late
ly, and he always occupied the same
room at the hotel. He went there
Saturday and. not noticing was given
a different room. Late that night, Mr.
Jones was taken slightly id. The
room that he usually occupies has a
balcony and Mr. Jones feeling rather
warm, walked out to get some tresh
air. but he was in another room which
had no balcony and he stepped from
the room and fell to the sidewalk be
low. Had St not been tor the prompt
arrival of physicians, he probably
would have died from flis severe in
juries.
Selling Whiskey on Sunday.
W. M. Morgan, a negro, who runs
a restaurant on Bay street, iias been
arrested charged with selling wniskoy
on Sunday and also for s< lling it with
out a license.
CHS DLL SCOW
A BIG INCREASE
STATEMENT ISSUED BY POSTOF
FICE DEPARTMENTS OF RE
CEIPTS FOR YEAR,
ATLANTA’S GOOD SHOWING
Brunswick Also Made an Increase and
Keeps Well Up With Other
Cities of the State—The
Figures.
Washington, October I.—Atlanta
continues to hold her own among the
principal postoffic.es of the United
States, as will lie shown by the busi
ness statement, now In course of pre
paration by tho auditor of tap post
office department For several years
the race between Atlanta, Columbus,
Ohio, Omaha, Nebr.. and Toledo, 0.,
for supremacy in the matter of grow;
receipts, has been close and exciting.
The large increase In the volume of
business transacted at the Atlanta
postoffiee during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1 802. inspired Postmas
ter Blodgett to hope that ~.s office
would gain a peg or two on its wes
tern rivals.
The accompanying statement shows
that. Atlanta made a big jump during
the past, year, but at the same time
her western competitors took advan
tage of tho prevailing prosperity
throughout the land, and made sub
sfantlaly increase in their gross re
ceipts, thus preventing Atlanta from
forging ahead of them on the list of
first-class offices. The returns from
all of the principal cities have not
yet. been compiled, hence the numeri
cal standing of Atlanta has not been
fully determined.
The following table shows that sh n
has kept, pace with her class of last
year, and St IS fart to assume from
the figures given that she still holds
twenty eighth place, or better,
1902, HOI,
Atlanta $415,392.04 $357,233.04
Omaha, Nebr., . 438,71 1.72 390,389.30
Columbus, 0... 438,929.01 395,757.88
Toledo 382,442.17 354,795.99
Charleston, fc>. C. 107,414.13 97.487.38
Richmond, Va. . 310,797.33 280.871.41
Birmingham ... 145,352.36 122.700.50
The gross receipts for the other six
principal cities in Georgia, not includ
ing Atlanta, during the year 1902, are
as follows:
1902. 1901.
Savannah $159,037.47 $144,402.05
Augusta 67,701.01 (13,634.88
Brunswick 10,364.09 15.222.05
Columbus 38,109.51 84,488.50
Macon 81.407.37 74.532.03
Borne 21.027.77 19,794.81
CUTTING DOWN THE WEEDS.
Citizens are Taking Heed at Orders
of Supt. Spear.
Tne weeds, which have taken full
charge o! the vacant lots in the city
of late, are now being cut down at a
rapid rate and the city will soon be
clear of them again. This is being
done by owners of the vacant lots in
accordance with the orders issued by
Supt. Spears, of the city sanitation de
partment.
Now that the city authorities have
required owners of lots to have tho
weeds removed, would it not be a
good Idea for the city to have the
chaingang remove some of the weeds
on the streets of the city? in sev
eral sections of the city, the weeds
are growing ala. rapid rale and the
city should have them removed.
COMMISSIONER S DECISION.
A Change Made in Charges for De
murrage.
The Georgia Railroad Commission
has rendered I h n following decision:
“When upon (lie request of an in
tending shipper, a railroad company
places a car or cars at a reasonable
I accessible point on its train track, or
|on a private track designated by the
snipper, free loading time shall ex
pire forty-eight hours from the time
such car or cars are so placed, Sun
days and legal holidays excepted, and
thereafter a demurrage charge or no
! more than one dollar per car per day
or faction of a day may be assessed
and collected until such car or cars
have been tendered 10 the railroad
company with shipping instructions.
If loading is Interrupted by weather
conditions such as are stated in rule
9, time during which such interrup
tion continues shall not be computed
against the shipper.”
CANDLER lIIS
THE JUDGESHIP
*
DEFEATED JUOCE ROSS, OF MA
CON YESTERDAY BY A VERY
LARGE MAJORITY.
HE CARRIED MANY COUNTIES
The Atlanta Jurist Was tire Winner
in About Two-Thirds of
the Counties of the
State.
Atlanta. Ua., October L—The elec
tion in Georgia today for state and
county officers was very quiet, and a
Ight vote was polled all over the state.
in the racy for as ociat.e justice or
the supreme court, Judge K. an
dlcr, defeated Judge Ross, of Macon,
b.v a big majority, carrying, over two
thirds of the counties in Ike state.
A noticeable feature about the re
turns received so far is that Governor
elect Terrell led the ticket and re
ceived a very good vote.
Only about half the counties In the
state have been heard from and it. is
yet impossible to give any figures as
to Judge Candler's majority over
Boss, but he has been overwhelming
ly elected.
DURAND'S BROTHER IS CHOSEN.
To Make Race foFT.overnor by Mich
igan Democrats.
Detroit, October I. —After an anima
ted discussion lasting nearly three
hours this afternoon, the democratic
state central committee unanimously
selected L. T. Durand, of Saginaw, as
l lie party’s candidate tor governor.
The new nominee was made necessary
by the withdrawal of Judge George H.
Durand, of Flint., a brother of today's
nominee. Judge Durand was stricken
by paralysis five weeks ago.
The light today lay between the
geld democrats who favored L, T. Dur
and .1 t(l the,Silver leaden;, who want
ed to nominate State Senator J. \y.
Helm, of Adrian. Charier. W. Sligli, of
Gram! Rapids, or some other democrat
wi n hart come out a.< a silver man in
1890.
JEWISH i:m/S \’S ARE
CELEBRATING NEW YEAR
THE DAY WILL BE APPROPRIA
TELY OBSERVED HERE—SER
VICES AT THE SYNAGOGUE
This is tin- Jewish New Year and
the -,lay will be-fittingly observed by
our Jewish citizen;-- gem:rally. All
business house;; owned by them will
be closed, while r li :ious services will
be conducted ;;f the synagogue on
Monk street, at which Rabbi Warsaw
will officiate.
The holidays were usbod in last
night at 6 o'clock and all oi tne
stored were cloned. Bosh icishana
services were hold at the synagogue
and were attended by n large congre
gation. Rabbi Win saw took as his
subject ‘'f’eriiianev of tin jews’ Relig
ion,” and the sermon was much enjoy
ed by all.
Since Tima of Adam.
The new year will be known as
5603 A. J.f„ or ancient time, tho years
bring numbered from the time of
Adam. In Hebrew the now year is
known as Bosh !l r The Jew
ish year doc:; not commence at* the
same time oath year, r see;; the
Christian .. nr. there being twelve lu
nar months in the common year and
thirteen in leap year. The year just
passed was a leap year, which made
N< w Year’s Day occur on September
1 last vt ir. Nor do the leap years
occur with the fame regularity which
marks those of the Christian year.
For this reason, few are the J ws
who can . ny off hand, on what day
of the month the several holidays
occur. The present month is well
filled with days which t-.r Jews ob
serve.
On the day following Bosh Hashan
na memorial services will p.e held in
ihe synagogue and the temple. These
services are designed to commemorate
the deaths ot. fhor.e who have died
within the past year. These services,
as v.ell as the services on New Year's
Day, are entirely different from any
others held during the year. Today
the services will be more extend
ed at the temple than at the other
places of worship. ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EVAN P, HOWELL
1 ESS? WINNER,
DEFEATED HIS TWO OPPONENTS
IN ATLANTA YESTERDAY BY
A BIG MAJORITY.
HE CARRIED EVERY WARD
Woodward and Johnson Were Not in
the Race at All and Both Re
ceived a Very Small
Vote.
Atlanta. Gn.' October I.—ln tho
mayor’s election today, captain Evan
i’ Howell va elected, and carried
every ward in the city. The ether
two candidates, Woodward and John
on were terribly snowed under and
did not receive as many votes in the
entire city as Captain Howell did in
one ward.
The official vote Is as follows: How
ell. 3,231; Woodward, 380; „ohnscn,
396,
The friends and supporters of Cap
tain Howell themselves did not ex
pect, such a landslide for their candi
date, and tonight they are jubilant
over the great victory.
In me rao-e for judge of the su
f-ri-mc court to succeed Judge Lewis,
Judge Candler received a handsome
m.i.ioviiy over Judge moss, of Macon.
GEORGIA CROP REPORT.
Cotton Damaged by Excess of Pre
cipitation and Picking Retarded.
Atlanta, October I.—The weather
bureau to-day issued the following
or p report for Hi week find'ng yes
terday.
•<: •'■umll, seasonable temperature
iirovnikd throughout, the week. Scat
tered showers occurred in the early
part of the period and heavy rains
'-■•ere genera] .taring file latter puiL
Tin- rains bonefitted minor crops, but
iftoa wa si ill furiuer damaged from
vof precipitation and picking
r tarde.i. Picking gives employ
ment to ail available hands, and is
rie-aed during intervals ot. fair weath
er. More labor is needed In numer
ous ; ■ ctions. The bulk of the crop
already secured In many localities,
■-ad it is being ginned and marketed
a rapidly as possible, kittle or no
m w growth is visible. Plants are
•load over large areas, and in some
fii Ids iho staple is regarded as too
poor to be picked. The inclement
weath r of the week is about the cul
mination of a disastrous season for
cotton and prevlou estimates of a yield
much more normal are fully substan
tialed. Corn ga ihe ring is in active
progress in the middle and northern
■ lions where the yields are generally
poor and cars being small and not
well filled. Considerable hay that was
iu the field was injured by the rains.
Fall plowing and sowing nave not as
yet b< come general, although prepara
tions lor till.; work are under way.
Asa rule the crops of peas and pota
to! s arc good. The conditions of
turnip;- variable, stands are poor In
some sections, but the rainfall of the
week resulted in improvement.” ’
STOLE COAL; SPARED JEWELS.
Philadelphia Burglars Show Keen
i lea of Value in Looting a House.
Philadelphia, October 1. —Alter
.-.pending the summer at the seashore,
if. ('. Taylor and family returned to
their home at 24 Faij'iuont avenue last
nlghf to find that burglars had been
in their home, evidently on Sunday
night.
Several of the rooms on the first
and Keen floors had been entered
and home hold effects were overturn
ed, Cons.u, , itale- valuable silverware
and some jewelry hail lain where the
thieves could hardly help seeing it,
but none of it had been taken. ,ne
burglars were- after bigger game, and
got it.
When Mr. Taylor went to the sea
shore ho lett three tons of anthracite
eoa! in his cellar, and during the last
two months he has been congratulat
ing himself that he would not 'nave to
worry about the coal sir me. But
his fond illusion Is gone, for tne burg
lars who spurned silverware and jew
els stole the three tons of coal, carry
ing it away in a wagon.
The coal cost Taylor ~16.50 when
be bought it. li will cost him about
three times that much to replace it.