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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 28.
CITY COUNCIL HELD
VERY INTERESTING
SESSION LAST NIGHT.
A, M,SMITHTHE
HEW ALDERMAN
— ; — +
HE WAS ELECTED TO FILL THE
UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE
LATE A. L. FRAKLIN.
C. B. Conyers Named as a Register—
Many Other Matters Were Dis
posed of By .the Solons
at the Meeting.
Adjourned Regular Meeting.
Brunswick:, Ga., October 27.
Present —Hon. N. limanuei. mayor.
Aldermen du Bignon, Calhoun, Me
Harvey, Kaiser. Cook and Taylor
Absent —Alderman Newman.
Minutes of meetings nel.t October
13)a and 23rd read and confirmed.
Petitions from Silers C hack on to
transfer license issued to him for a
'restaurant at 316 Oglethoi pe street to
new location at JOB Mansfield street.
Granted. >
,• Tlio following communication was
spread on the minutes, pub
lished and filed:
“Slarrsville. Ga., Oct. 2.7, 1902-
To tiie Mayor _uud Council, and
through you to the noble' people of
BrunswicK for'your loving ItindtK ss to
our tlear Sou Alfred leak Franklin,
though his sickness and death and es
corting him to his last resting place
we would, and do return lo j*Ou ,fntr
heartfelt gratitude. will ever lie a,
pbiasaxrt remembrance to ns for-what
you did for iiftn, who loved aid labor
ed for you and with you.
Your loving ahnl'grateful friends.
Signed.)
Alfred S. Franklin, Father.
Sue Franklin, Mother.
Leila Franklin. Wife.
R. G. Franklin, Brother.
Reports.
From taxes and revenues commit
tees on petition of diaries Summeraii
an Offer of $75 for lot No. Town
Crjnmons, between Lee and Gordon
streets, recommending that a ally
charter provide that lots acquired at
tax sales lie sold at public outcry, the
petition and offer be refused. Adopt
ed.
From Committee on Public Works,
•on the petition of .1. A. Mont gome! y
and .1. It. Abrams and 156 others to re
peal or amend ordinance! prohibiting
hcyele r.lng rn the east side of Union
street "except on the Sabbath.
“We find, alter investigation, tnatit
is not customary in cities, or largo
low ns to permit bicycle riding on the
sidewalks. Union street is our princi
pal residence street where live a great
many children, who use the sidewalks
to play om There are a large num
ber of school children who lo
cality in question as a main thorough
fare to and from school, in case of
accidents to pedestrians from bicyc
lists we believe the city would be
held harmless, so long as ordinance
is in effect. We believe the ordinance
to be a wise one, and as this commit
tee has in view a proposition looking
to the early improvement of Union
street that will provide ample facili
ties lor bicyclists, we therefore rec
ommend that no change or amend
ment be made in the existing oidi
nance. Adopted.
From same committee, cm pet''.ion
to Malcolm B. McKennon, for reim
bursement for loss and damages occa
sioned by falling into a hole .eft by
city employees at the corner of
Prince and Richmond streets >ri Sep
tember Hi), asking for S2O in full set
tlement. recommending that pea tion
be granted. Adopted.
From police, fire, and building pf r
ruit, and saimat-un, Ugh- and water
committees, stating that, they had
grant'd permit tt Anlri.v Lar-en to
erect a two story frame house on r*;d
Town lot No. 348. Orh' e.l filed. *
From 'City Treasurer George 11.
Smith statement for mouth >f Septem
ber. Examined and approved l_v fi
nance committee. Ordered published
‘ and filed.
Recessed for fifteen minutes.
Resolution by Mayor Emanuel.
He it resolved by the Mayor and
Council of the city Brunswick, that
Mr. E. C. Butts, representative from
this county, and Mr. W. F. Symons,
senator from this district, be request
ed to introduce at the present general
assembly, and urge the passage* of. a
bill to amend the charter oi the city
of Brunswick so as to provide for the
appointment of a reeorde far ; 41 and
city, whose duty it. shall ho to preside
over the police court, said bill to fur
ther provide that the combined salary
of the mayor and the said recorder
shall not exceed the maximum salary
of the mayor as now fixed by the city
oaarter. that is to say, twelve hun
drel dollars ($1,200.00).
Resolved further, that the city at
torney be requested to prepare a bill
creating the office of recorder, and
submit the same to the mayor and
council for approval. Adopted.
Elections.
An election was held for alderman
for the utiexpired term of tne. late
Mr. A. L. Franklin. Mr. Albert M.
Smith was unanimously elected
Flection was also held for city, reg
istrar to till the vacancy occasioned
by tlie resignation of C. P. Goodyear,
-lr. Mr. O. U. Conyers was unanimous
ly elected for tlie unexpired term.
The following motion prevailed:
That the mayor be autnoried to have
ihe necessary work (lone al the pump
ing station to aft', rd protection to
die well ami engine room from over
flow during high tides and heavy
rains.
Bill- and accounts property approv
ed and audited reajj. wnd ordered plac
ed on Me in course of etaoshrdtet-.*;
-Hi in cerise of ..‘.ett.leftKn. Adjourned.
• N. i). RUSSELL.
Clerk of council
EXEMPT CHURCH PROPERTY.
Measure Has Been Introduced Both
House and Senate.
A bill designed to exempt all church
and schom property front taxation has
been introduced jointly in the house
tnd senate, flte senate hill was intro
1 need by Senator Davis, of the seven
teenth, while the house hill was intro
dueed by Mr. Candler, of DeKalb.
The two bills are identical and pro
vide for an amendment to the consti
tution. They were referred to appro
priate committees for consideration
tnd eport. and will come p for action
at an early date '(Turing the present
jesskm of the legislature.
The measure contemplates an alter
ation of the amendment to paragraph
2 of section 1 of article 7 of the con
stitution of (lie state so as to enlarge
jjhe power of exemption front taxation
1'I all places <-f religious worship or
burial and also ail property belonging
to colleges, incorporated academies or
other institutions of learn.ng, and to
provide for the proper ratification of
the same by the people, and for the
promulgation by the governor of the
ratification in ease of ratification.
This very matter was fully discuss
'd by Governor Terrell during bis
antjialgn and was tonclied".upon by
Governor Candler in his last, message
to the legislature which was read in
both bodies of the general assembly
Thursday morning.
OFF FvR COLUMBUS.
Glynn County Veterans Left for Re
union Last Night.
O'he Brunwich ltle-gatiotr-ot veto-r
--im left last night over the Southern
for Columbus to attend the annuai
state reunion. Among those who left
were Dr. \V. B. Boroughs, Judge Hor
ace Dart and Dr. J. A. Butts.
The reunion opens in Columbus to
day, and promises to be one of the
most successful ever held in the s%i-e.
The people of that city have made
elaborate arrangements for the enter
tainment of the old followers of the
stars and bars, and a good time is in
store for ail of them.
Mrs. John Black Dead.
Friday morning at her home in Dal
ton Mrs. John Black, wife of Hon.
John Black, passed away after a lin
gering illness. Besides her husband,
several childen survive her, among
them Mrs. F. A. Wrench, of this city.
Mrs. Black has visited Brunswick sev
eral times and had many friends here
who regret her death and sympathize
with tue bereaved ones.
BRUNSWICK, GA-, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1902.
RECORDER FOB
i POLICE COURT
— 4 —
1 BILL FOR ONE WILL BE INTRO
j DUCED DURING PRESENT SES
SION OF LEGILSATURE.
CITY COUNCIL T\KES AC I ION
Resolution .Introduced by Mayor
Emanuel Last Night Requestin'-)
Representatives Butts and Sen
-V
ator Symons to Use Efforts.
As will be seen in, the council pro
ceedings this morning, a resolution
was introduced by .Mayor Emanuel lasi
night, requesting Senator Symons and
Representative Butts to have intro
duced at the present .session of I lie
legislature a hid to -amend the char
ter of the oily of Brunswick so as to
provide for the appointment of a re
corder.
This practically means tnat hereaf
ter, as soon as the bill bee .sues a law.
the police court will lie presided oy. y
by a recorder, instead of by the mayor
is has been the case heretofore.
At tlie meeting last night the city
attorney was Instructed to prepare the
bill and submit it to council for ap
proval.
The bill will doubtless pass, as nr;
opposition at all is likely to spring up
The recorder, of course, will be clock
ed by council and it will be somewhat
of a good' position for someone ot
Brunswick's all or ney s.
T,ne salary will be fixed af about sf.o
per month, which will be taken from
the mayor’s salary.
A SPECIAL MEETING.
Commissioners Will Meet Today and
Elect County Attorney.
The county commissioners will hold
a session at noon today for the pur
pose of electing a county attorney
to succeed the laite Col. A. L. Frank
tin.
A number of names have bu n ,inen
turned in connection witn the place,
but just who will he elected cannot be
foretold.
INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Has Been Arranged for the Enter
tainment Friday Night.
The entertainment to b - given ' y
the public school Friday night prom
ises 1,0 l)o very interesting.
The s!or< optican views oMseittod by
Mr. A. V. Widd will be new and in
teresting, and the lecture by Mr. Gl, un
also will be thoroughly enjoyable. It
is noped a large crowd will attend
Justice Conoley’s Couit.
Justice Conoley’s Court, was in ses
sion yesterday and considerable liti
giition of several kinds were disposed
of, The court will also convent; today
as fne docket-is quite a large one.
ISTHE FRISCO SYSTEM
AFTER THE B. & B.?
Many railroad rumors are going the
rounds at present In all sections of
-he country. Thee lias already been
much said about the Frisco system
getting here as the deep water termi
nus of the great line. Yesterday's Ma
con Telegraph contains the following
article concerning the system, which
will be read with niterest here:
Since fine story was put into icrett
lation that the’’Frisco road had acquir
ed, or was about to acquire the Cen
tral of Georgia, and secure an outlet
to the Atlantic seaboard, the air has
been full of rumors of all sorts of rail
road extension.
The latest rumor puts Macon on a
now route from the wheat fields of
the west to tidewater, with Brim: wicj<
as the objective point on the coast.
The line was built from Kansas City
to Memphis with Boston capital—with
out asking a bonne of any sort—even
the {igh; of way through different,
towns was brought Memphis was
reached and then the stringent condi
tions of ’9l-'92, preceding the panic of
'93, caused a halt in the project.
Recently tne 'Frisco has acquired
the road, and also the Kansas City,
Fort Scoff and Memphis. The 'Friscu
also secured recently the Beit Ter
LEEiSLATDRE IS
READV FOR WORK
+
FLOOD OF NEW BILLS ARE EX
PECTED TO REACH CLERK'S
DESK THIS WEEK.
TO VALDOSTA THURSDAY
| Speaker Morris to Announce His
Standing Committees Wednes
day—lmportant Matter
to Come Up.
Atlanta, October 27.—Now that the
preliminary work of organization is
completed and the inauguration cere
monies are over, the general assem
bly it is expected, will gel down lo
work this week, though little be done
until the standing committees cl' (lie
house and senate have been appointed
and Me great batch of proposed legis
lation begins to go o.rough the mill.
Speaker Morris will name the stand
ing of the house about
Wednesday, tl had been his intention
to announce them this morning, hut
lie lias found ibis impossible on ae
deni IL iwell, of l.ne senate, is expected
l'ppearanco-of "Speaker Morris, dr,"
who has kept ais father busy when
file house was not in session. I’rosi
ctolll Howell, of the senate, i expecte
to announce his committees today or
Tuesday al latest. As soon as the
ci lnniitleos have organize,!, meeting
hours will he arranged, and they will
begin to get. the bills and resolutions
which will soon flood the cjprk’s desk
in shape for consideration- by the
■ louse and sc ■*iate.
Tile legislator will haive only four
- 'si Working days (his week. however,
as an invitation to attend the state
fair at Valdosta has been accepted for
Thursday, and the solons will leave
Atlanta in a body 011 Wednesday nig.
to lie the gliosis of one of south Geor
gia's most hospitable cities for a day.
There was some little opposition to
making . ■<• trip manifested in the
house, by members who did n-it like
fue idea of losing a working clay, bn
it will lie declared a dies on and an
other day will be added on at the end
of the session. Usually two or three
such days are required during flic fif
ty-day limit, and a 111 *. members have
their fun losing any time.
There is very little talk as yet. of
in)p- riant legislation that is likely to
make its appear, 11n.ee, though it Is un
derstood several members ha.ve meas
ure's up i.nnir sleeves which will reach
foe clerk’ desk within the next day or
two.
His Birthday.
Albert' Fen dig, the clever real es
tate man. was receiving congratula
tions on tile; anniversary of his .12nd
birthday yesterday. His friends will
join the News in wishing him many
happy returns of the oocf.s on.
minal road at Birmingham. The ’Fris
co is governed by the same desire that
Influenced Genera] Nettleton to secure
a line from St. Louis and Kansas City
to tidewater.
It is also rumored that, a party of
Frisco officials, headed t ,y I 'resident,
Yoakum, have been on a tour of in
vesligatfon from Birmingham east
ward:, with a view of selecting the
most direct and feasible route.
in this connection it is stated that
tne ’Frisco may purchase the Atlan
tic and Birmingham, ana the Bruns
wick and Birmingham, and consoli
date them to make a part of its line
from Birmingham of an Atlantic port.
In the event it should do -ms, it would
have an independent line from Kansas
City to the ocean. Tne Atlantic and
Birmingham is built and in operation
from Wayeross to Cordeie, and ihe
line is graded from Cordeie to Monte
| zuma westward. Grading has been
commenced also in Alabama. The
j Brunswick and Birmingham connects
with the A. and B. at Nichols in Cof
fee county. If this route is selected it
will not require the building of more
than 150 miles of road, in addition' to
the mileage already built, to give a
line from Birmingham to Brunswick,
SEVEREST RAIN TALL
IN RECENT HISTORY
VISITS BRUNSWICK.
MRS. DR. A. C. BLAIN DEAD.
She Passed Away in Macon Yesterday
Morning.
News was receivecT'ajf'dMt' city yes
terday of file death of Mrs. Dr. Ar
thur C. Blain, which occurred in Ma
con yesterday morning.
The sail intelligence was a great,
shock to the many friends of the de
ceased who was well-known and very
much loved by a large circle of friends
Mrs. Blain had been sick only about
ten days with malarial fever, compli
laie-d by a severe cold. Dr. Blain left
Ia week ago last, Sunday for her bed
side. wnere he remained until her
death, but. her condition was not then
considered at all serious. Her symp
toms began to improve and up to Sun
day she was considered much better.
A change for the worse came Sun-
day night, however, and although ev
erything known to medical skill was
done, it was in vain and death claim
ed for his own.
Mrs. Blain had lived here many
years, hating spent a part of her girl
hood in Brunswick.
As Miss Zeph Love she was very
popular, and in 1889 was married to
Dr. Arthur C. Blain.
B< sides her husband and two little
children. Arthur and Catherine, Mrs.
Hlaia leaves her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Jeters, her sisters, Mrs. J. W Pinks
ton, of Valdosta. Mrs. R. C. Corbin
and Miss Fvanß odder, of Macon, and
rne brother. W A. Jotor. Jr.
* Master Arthur Blain left lasi night,
for Macon.
The bereaved family has the sym
pathy of the community in their sad
affliction. The particulars about the
funeral arrangements could not be
h urt, l II L*4Bf .to.yuwqp thought
the remains would be taken to Haw
kinsvillo for interment.
MR. F. WARNKE DEAD.
Old and Highdly Esteemed Citizen
Died Sunday Morning.
.Mr. F. Warnko, an old and highly
respected citizen of Brunswick, died
al o\o residence of his daughter, Mrs.
F. J. Docrllinger, on Union street at a
very early hour, Sunday morning.
Mr. Wranko iias resided in this city
for many years and until a. short time
since, conducted a merchant, tailoring
establishment on Grant street. He has
reached a ripe old age and- ris death
was due to general debilities.
The funeral occurred from the resi
dence of Mr. Doi-irflinger yesterday
morning. Rev. Rede, of St. Mark's
church, officiating.
The interment occurred in Oak
Grove cemetery and tne following gen
tlemen acted as pal .bearers: A. D
Gale, W. R. Cox, H. W. Krauss, C.
Miller, 'J’h. F. Winter and D. D. At
kinson.
The members of the family have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
A GREAT MINSTREL.
Quinley and Wall Will Be Here Next
Wednesday Night.
All amusement lovers are awaiting
the Quinlan & Wall Imperial Minstrels
which come to the Grand next Wed
nesday.
The first part of the show will be
entitled: “A Reception to thq Diplo
matic Legion.” Mr. Qiman has con
-•eived all the wonderful first parts for
rears, and this his masterpiece, his
greatet conception. It. is highly In
structive and historic. The court cos
tumes of all tne governments of the
earth will "be worn, and it will be pro
duced. bearing the approval of Presi
dent Roosevelt and his cabinet, the
crowned beads of Europe, and the dis
tinguished 1 diplomats, of ail tne world.
The olio will excel all predecessors,
there will he new faces, new fascina
tions, new jokes, new songs, new
dances, everything new, fr: m "bones
to afterpiece.” The company travels
in its own special palace cars and car
ry special machinery etaoshrd etaoia
ty special scenery galore. Every day
is made a nappy holiday, presenting a
,-ageantrie panorama, a street parade
of marked magnificence. The chal
lenge band comprises solo artists of
exception ability. Their daily open
air concerts are a wholesome embel
lishment. In the parade the members
ol the company are attired in the fm
dress uniform of the admiral of the
United tales navy, the swellest the
money can buy. The paper, couriers
amt lithographs arc of special design.
There are advertising novelties un
known and unheard of heretofore.
PRICE FIVE" DENTS.
Mil SECTIONS ’
IPE FLOODED
NEWCASTLE STREET WAS VERIT
ABLE INLAND LAKE FOR
MANY HOUR.
Only Slight Damage Was Sustained
by Merchants in That Vicinity
Water Receded During the
Night and Yesterday Was
Clear as a Bell
Brunswick was visited from mid
night Saturday until Sunday afternoon
by one of the heaviest rains ever seen
in this section of tjae country, and, as
a result, the low sections of the city
were almost flooded, and some dam- t
age was done.
On Newcastle street, between Mans
field and Monk, the water rushed into
the stores and was from sto 12 inches
deep. The proprietors of the stores
wore c-n hand, however, and by hard
work succeeded in removing most of
the stock front the water, and thus
avoided considerable damage.
The rain fell heaviest, from 4 until
10 Sunday morning. It came down In
torrents and never slacked the least,
for several hours.
Those Damaged.
'Die stores of C. McGarvey, Thos.
Keuny. M. KlVan. IT. P. T.cvja, Riley'g
restaurant, Kenner's millinery and
others in Mho blcck were flooded an.l
each of tliMe mercfhaiuts were some
what damalwi . The water, however,
was not hitch enough to wet t.|ie stock.
Citizens Frightened.
Many of our citizens were badly
frightened when they saw how rapidly
the wafer was covering the city, and
many of them thought, (hey would
again see the scene of a few years
ago. when wo were visited bp a tidal
wave. The rain ceased in the after
noon, hpwovcr, a.nd the water rapidly
receded, and by early yesterday morn
ing the city was as dry as a pin, ex
ovept in a few very low places.
Railroad Washouts.
Asa result of the heavy rain
tw/i or three washouts occurred
on the Southern andi ~fne' B. &
H. The latter road was uadly dam
aged and it was almost impossible to
operate trains yesterday. On the
Southern two washouts are. reported
between this city and Jesup' and all
(rains were belated yesterday.
A force of hands are now at work
on both roads and the regular sched
ules will probably he-cesrfmeit today.
Country Flooded.
Reports received from the country
districts are to tne effect that the* en
tire surrounding country -is flooded
and traffic is almost impossible.
Many bridges have been washed away
and farmers could nftfr get to the city
yesterday at all. ear Everett City,
Bladen, and Jamaica, a regular river
is said to he the scene. Ther county
chain gang will be put to wont at
once repairing the bridges and public
roads.
Lord Strathmore. #
“Lord Strathmore," a romantic
drama whose dramatic version, is
taken from Onida’s popular novel of
“Strathmore,” will be seen'in this city
for the first time on Wednesday*"'Oc
tober 29, at the Grand, for one night'
only, and Managers Fleming and
Waff can assure his many patrons
that no play of modern met
with more universal praise (from the
press and public wherever it Iras been,
seen. “Lord Strathmore ’ is thorough
ly modern in its construction, full of
intense heart interest throughout the
entire five acts. Trie action is inter-'
spersed wltn enough refined cotnedy
and intense pathos to hold fife audi
ence from the rise to the fall of the
curtain.
Mr. David Traitel, the manager, has
long been identified with a number of
the very best attractions throughout
the United States. He has spared
neither time nor money to give to his
drama a most magnificent and careful
presentation. _>_ j